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Avoid Being Late

妈妈mā ma带dài儿子ér zi坐zuò公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē去qù学校xué xiào,谁shéi知zhī第dì一yī天tiān就jiù迟到chí dào了le。

第dì二èr天tiān,儿子ér zi一yī上shàng车chē就jiù在zài车chē里lǐ跑pǎo了le起来qǐ lái。

“你nǐ在zài做zuò什么shén me?

快kuài点儿diǎn r坐zuò下xià来lái!

”妈妈mā ma说shuō。

“我wǒ和hé车子chē zi一起yī qǐ跑pǎo,这样zhè yàng就jiù不bù会huì迟到chí dào了le!

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Vocabulary 37 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
儿子 ér zison
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chēbus
去 qùto go, to go to
学校 xué xiàoschool
谁 shéiwho
知 zhīto know / to be aware
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
迟到 chí dàoto arrive late
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
二 èrtwo / 2
上 shàngto climb; to get onto; to go up
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
跑 pǎoto run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
你 nǐyou
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
什么 shén mewhat?
快 kuàito make haste
点儿 diǎn rerhua
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
和 héand; together with
车子 chē zicar or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
不 bùno; not so
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to