昨天，在从南宁开往广州的动车上，一对穿着传统结婚服装的新人在车厢上给所有人发喜糖，动车变成了他们的婚车。
原来，这一对新人在南宁工作，要回家乡办婚礼，但是因为当天起晚了，如果从南宁开车回到家乡需要五个小时，所以他们决定选择坐两个小时的动车回家，这样就不会错过婚礼时间了。
动车上的乘客纷纷对新人表示祝福，动车的工作人员也送给他们一碗面条，祝福他们的婚姻长长久久。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 南宁 | Nán níng | Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, China. |
| 开 | kāi | (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run |
| 往 | wǎng | to / towards / (of a train) bound for |
| 广州 | Guǎng zhōu | Guangzhou; a major city in southern China, capital of Guangdong Province. |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 动车 | dòng chē | (PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train / power car / multiple-unit train |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 对 | duì | classifier: couple; pair |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 新人 | xīn rén | newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / newlywed couple; bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens |
| 车厢 | chē xiāng | carriage |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 发 | fā | to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money |
| 喜糖 | xǐ táng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into / to turn into / to become |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 婚 | hūn | marriage / wedding |
| 车 | chē | car / vehicle / machine |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work / (of a machine) to operate |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown / native place |
| 办 | bàn | to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) / to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) |
| 婚礼 | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony / wedding |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 当天 | dāng tiān | on that day |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) |
| 晚 | wǎn | late |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 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) |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 错过 | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 纷纷 | fēn fēn | one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / in profusion / pell-mell |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl / cup |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | marriage; matrimony |
| 长长久久 | cháng cháng jiǔ jiǔ | lasting a very long time; enduring forever |