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The Engineer's Night (Part 2)

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The Engineer's Night (Part 2)

林Lín工程师gōng chéng shī负责fù zé写xiěApp的de程序chéng xù。

Engineer Lin is in charge of writing the app's code.

每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang,他tā喝hē一yī杯bēi咖啡kā fēi,然后rán hòu开始kāi shǐ工作gōng zuò。

Every morning, he drinks a cup of coffee and gets to work.

他tā和hé同事tóng shì小陈xiǎo chén一起yī qǐ测试cè shì系统xì tǒng。

He tests the system together with his colleague Xiao Chen.

上线shàng xiàn前一天qián yī tiān晚上wǎn shang,小陈xiǎo chén突然tū rán说shuō:“不好bù hǎo了le,有yǒu一个yī ge问题wèn tí!”

The night before launch, Xiao Chen suddenly says: "Oh no, there's a problem!"

用户yòng hù注册zhù cè的de时候shí hou,App会huì变biàn得很de hěn慢màn。

When users sign up, the app becomes very slow.

林Lín工程师gōng chéng shī很hěn冷静lěng jìng:“别bié急jí,我们wǒ men一步yī bù一步yī bù来lái。”

Engineer Lin stays calm: "Don't panic. We'll take it step by step."

他们tā men检查jiǎn chá代码dài mǎ,找zhǎo了le两个liǎng gè小时xiǎo shí。

They go through the code, searching for two hours.

十shí一点yī diǎn,林Lín工程师gōng chéng shī说shuō:“找到zhǎo dào了le!”

At eleven, Engineer Lin says: "Found it!"

他tā小心地xiǎo xīn de改gǎi好hǎo代码dài mǎ,又yòu测试cè shì了le三次sān cì。

He carefully fixes the code, then tests it three more times.

一切yī qiè正常zhèng cháng!小xiǎo陈说chén shuō:“你nǐ真zhēn厉害lì hai!”

Everything works! Xiao Chen says: "You're amazing!"

林Lín工程师gōng chéng shī笑了xiào le:“明天míng tiān,就jiù看kàn大家dà jiā的de了le。”

Engineer Lin smiles: "Tomorrow, it's up to everyone else."

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Vocabulary 72 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
林 Línsurname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
工程师 gōng chéng shīengineer
负责 fù zéto be responsible for; to take charge of
写 xiěto write
的 depossessive particle
程序 chéng xùprocedure; program (computing)
每天 měi tiānevery day
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
他 tāhe; him
喝 hēto drink
一 yīone
杯 bēicup; glass; measure word for drinks
咖啡 kā fēi(loanword) coffee
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
开始 kāi shǐto begin; to start
工作 gōng zuòto work; job
和 héand; with
同事 tóng shìcolleague
小陈 xiǎo chénXiao Chen (a Chinese name)
一起 yī qǐtogether
测试 cè shìto test; a test; (in computing) a beta version
系统 xì tǒngsystem
上线 shàng xiànto go online; to put sth online; to reach a specific standard; to put into production
前一天 qián yī tiānthe day before (an event)
晚上 wǎn shangevening
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
说 shuōto speak; to say
不好 bù hǎono good
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
问题 wèn tíquestion; problem
用户 yòng hùuser; consumer; customer; subscriber
注册 zhù cèto register; to enroll
时候 shí houtime; when
会 huìcan; to know how to; meeting
变 biànto change; to transform
得很 de hěn(after an adjective) very
慢 mànslow
很 hěnvery
冷静 lěng jìngcalm; composed
别 biédon't; other; do not
急 jíurgent; anxious; hurried
我们 wǒ menwe; us
一步 yī bùone step
来 láito come; to arrive
他们 tā menthey
检查 jiǎn cháto check; to inspect; examination
代码 dài mǎcode
找 zhǎoto look for; to seek
两个 liǎng gètwo
小时 xiǎo shíhour
十 shíten
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clock
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
小心地 xiǎo xīn decarefully; with caution (manner)
改 gǎito change; to correct
好 hǎogood
又 yòuagain; also
三次 sān cìthird; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
一切 yī qièeverything; all
正常 zhèng chángnormal; regular
小 xiǎosmall; little
陈说 chén shuōto state; to assert
你 nǐyou
真 zhēnreally; truly
厉害 lì haiformidable; intense; amazing
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
就 jiùthen; just; precisely
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
大家 dà jiāeveryone