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The Email Mistake

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The Email Mistake

早会zǎo huì结束jié shù后hòu,小郭xiǎo guō回到huí dào座位zuò wèi。

After the morning meeting, Xiao Guo returns to his desk.

他tā打开dǎ kāi电脑diàn nǎo,看见kàn jiàn很多hěn duō邮件yóu jiàn。

He opens his computer and sees many emails.

有yǒu一封yī fēng是shì老板lǎo bǎn发的fā de。

One of them is from the boss.

他说tā shuō要yào把bǎ文件wén jiàn发给fā gěi客户kè hù。

It says to send a file to the client.

小郭xiǎo guō马上mǎ shàng写xiě邮件yóu jiàn,可是kě shì太快了tài kuài le。

Xiao Guo writes the email right away—but too quickly.

他tā不小心bù xiǎo xīn把bǎ错误的cuò wù de文件wén jiàn发出去了fā chū qù le。

He accidentally sends the wrong file.

几分钟jǐ fēn zhōng后hòu,老板lǎo bǎn打电话dǎ diàn huà来了lái le。

A few minutes later, the boss calls.

“你nǐ发错了fā cuò le!”老板lǎo bǎn的de声音shēng yīn很hěn严肃yán sù。

“You sent the wrong one!” the boss says seriously.

小郭xiǎo guō心里xīn lǐ很hěn紧张jǐn zhāng,不知道bù zhī dào该gāi怎么办zěn me bàn。

Xiao Guo feels nervous and doesn’t know what to do.

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Vocabulary 44 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
早会 zǎo huìmorning meeting (at work/school)
结束 jié shùto finish; to end
后 hòubehind; after
小郭 xiǎo guōXiao Guo (a person's nickname; literally “Little Guo”)
回到 huí dàoto return to
座位 zuò wèiseat
他 tāhe; him
打开 dǎ kāito open
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
很多 hěn duōMany; a lot
邮件 yóu jiànmail; post; email
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一封 yī fēngone (classifier) for letters/emails
是 shìto be; correct
老板 lǎo bǎnboss; business owner
发的 fā desent; that (someone) sent (modifier with 的)
他说 tā shuōhe says
要 yàoto want; will
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
文件 wén jiàndocument; file
发给 fā gěito issue; to grant; to distribute
客户 kè hùclient; customer
马上 mǎ shàngright away; immediately
写 xiěto write
可是 kě shìbut; however
太快了 tài kuài letoo fast (already); way too quick
不小心 bù xiǎo xīnCarelessly; accidentally
错误的 cuò wù dewrong; incorrect (as a modifier)
发出去了 fā chū qù lesent out; has been sent out/away
几分钟 jǐ fēn zhōnga few minutes; several minutes
打电话 dǎ diàn huàto make a phone call
来了 lái lehas come; arrived
“你 nǐ
发错了 fā cuò lesent to the wrong place/person; sent incorrectly
的 depossessive particle
声音 shēng yīnvoice; sound
很 hěnvery
严肃 yán sùsolemn; serious
心里 xīn lǐinside (one’s heart)
紧张 jǐn zhāngnervous; tense
不知道 bù zhī dàoto not know; be unaware of
该 gāishould; ought to
怎么办 zěn me bànwhat to do; how to handle it