大龙：苏南，你开快点！
还有二十分钟就上课了，我们要迟到了！
苏南：别着急，还有二十分钟才上课，来得及。
不会迟到的。
大龙：我们昨晚两点才睡，我现在困得睁不开眼睛。
苏南：昨天那个电影太好看了，看的时候，我一点儿也不困。
大龙：别说电影了，还是想想迟到了怎么办吧！
苏南：马上就要到学校了，还有五分钟。
大龙：一下车我们就快跑，不然来不及了。
苏南：到了，别忘了书包。
大龙：怎么学校里没有人？
苏南：今天不是星期五吗？
应该上课的。
大龙：我问一下铃美。
苏南：铃美说什么？
大龙：铃美说今天是中秋节，不上课。
苏南：哎呀！
我们忘了！
大龙：才八点，我们吃个早餐再回去吧！
苏南：好。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 苏南 | Sūn án | southern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 开 | kāi | (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 点 | diǎn | a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 二十 | èr shí | twenty; 20 |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 就 | jiù | as soon as; immediately after |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 别 | bié | don't ...! / (noun suffix) category |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 的 | de | emphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening / night |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep / to lie down |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 困 | kùn | sleepy / tired |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 想想 | xiǎng xiǎng | think for a moment; consider |
| 怎么办 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 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) |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 一 | yī | as soon as |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 不然 | bù rán | or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
| 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag / satchel / bookbag |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 星期五 | Xīng qī wǔ | Friday |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 铃美 | Líng měi | Suzumi (a name) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 中秋节 | Zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 回去 | huí qù | to return / to go back |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |