有三个人去北京玩，他们在一个宾馆的第45层订了一个房间。
一天晚上，电梯坏了，他们决定走回房间。
他们一起唱歌、讲故事，感觉走得很快，也很高兴。
但是走到34层的时候，大家都累了，有一个人让麦克讲一个故事。
麦克说：”这是一个让人伤心的故事，我把房间的钥匙忘在一层了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 玩 | wán | to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse / lodge / hotel |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 层 | céng | layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf |
| 订 | dìng | to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator / escalator |
| 坏 | huài | bad / spoiled / broken |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak / to explain / to negotiate |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative; story; tale |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | to feel; to perceive |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 累 | lèi | tired / weary |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 麦克 | Mài kè | (name) Mike; Michael / (prefix) Mac-; Mc- |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 钥匙 | yào shi | key |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget / to overlook / to neglect |