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The ambulance is coming

大龙Dà lóng:你nǐ能néng帮帮bāngbang我wǒ吗ma?

路人lù rén:你nǐ怎么zěn me了le?

大龙Dà lóng:我wǒ被bèi一yī辆liàng电动diàn dòng车chē撞zhuàng了le。

路人lù rén:你nǐ能néng站zhàn起来qǐ lái吗ma?

大龙Dà lóng:不能bù néng,我wǒ现在xiàn zài感觉gǎn jué背bèi很hěn疼téng。

路人lù rén:你nǐ还hái能néng动dòng吗ma?

大龙Dà lóng:我wǒ好像hǎo xiàng动dòng不了bù liǎo了le,我的wǒ de腿tuǐ也yě很hěn疼téng。

路人lù rén:哎呀āi yā!

你的nǐ de腿tuǐ流血liú xuè了le。

大龙Dà lóng:你nǐ可以kě yǐ帮bāng我wǒ给gěi我的wǒ de同学tóng xué打dǎ个gè电话diàn huà吗ma?

我wǒ同学tóng xué叫jiào苏南Sūn án,我wǒ手机shǒu jī里lǐ有yǒu他的tā de电话diàn huà号码hào mǎ,手机shǒu jī在zài我wǒ包bāo里lǐ。

路人lù rén:我wǒ跟gēn他tā说shuō了le,可是kě shì他tā赶gǎn过来guò lái要yào一yī个gè小时xiǎo shí。

大龙Dà lóng:那nà请qǐng你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ打电话dǎ diàn huà叫jiào救护车jiù hù chē吧ba,我wǒ感觉gǎn jué越来越yuè lái yuè难受nán shòu了le。

路人lù rén:好hǎo,我wǒ现在xiàn zài就jiù打dǎ120!

需要xū yào我wǒ扶fú你nǐ起来qǐ lái吗ma?

大龙Dà lóng:不bù行xíng,我wǒ可能kě néng骨折gǔ zhé了le,还hái是shì等děng救护车jiù hù chē来lái吧ba。

只是zhǐ shì我的wǒ de腿tuǐ一直yī zhí在zài流血liú xuè,可以kě yǐ请qǐng你nǐ帮bāng我wǒ按住àn zhù伤口shāng kǒu止zhǐ血xiě吗ma?

路人lù rén:好hǎo的de!

救护车jiù hù chē来lái了le!

大龙Dà lóng:请qǐng你nǐ再zài给gěi我的wǒ de同学tóng xué打dǎ个gè电话diàn huà,告诉gào su他tā我wǒ去qù医院yī yuàn了le。

如果rú guǒ警察jǐng chá来lái了le,你nǐ能néng跟gēn警察jǐng chá说shuō你nǐ看kàn到dào的de情况qíng kuàng吗ma?

路人lù rén:好hǎo的de,你nǐ别bié担心dān xīn,我wǒ会huì跟gēn警察jǐng chá说shuō的de。

大龙Dà lóng:谢谢xiè xie你nǐ!

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Vocabulary 95 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
大龙 Dà lónga name
你 nǐyou
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
帮帮 bāngbangto help a little; help out
我 wǒI; me; my
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
路人 lù rénpasser-by / stranger
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
一 yīone / single / a (article)
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
电动 diàn dòngelectric-powered
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
撞 zhuàngto knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
起来 qǐ láito stand up; to get up
不能 bù néngcannot / must not / should not
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
感觉 gǎn juéto feel; to perceive
背 bèithe back of a body or object
很 hěnvery; quite
疼 téng(it) hurts; sore
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
动 dòng(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter
好像 hǎo xiàngto seem like
不了 bù liǎo(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth)
我的 wǒ demy; mine
腿 tuǐleg
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
哎呀 āi yāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
你的 nǐ deyour; yours
流血 liú xuèto bleed / to shed blood
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
同学 tóng xuéfellow student / classmate
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
电话 diàn huàtelephone / phone call
叫 jiàoto be called
苏南 Sūn ánsouthern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
有 yǒuto have; there is
他的 tā dehis; belonging to him
号码 hào mǎnumber
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
包 bāopackage / wrapper / container / bag / bundle / packet
跟 gēnwith / compared with / to / towards
他 tāhe; him; his
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
可是 kě shìbut; however
赶 gǎnto overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
过来 guò láito come over
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
小时 xiǎo shíhour
那 nàthen (in that case)
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
打电话 dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
救护车 jiù hù chēambulance
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
难受 nán shòuto feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear
好 hǎoall right!
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
扶 fúto support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help
不 bùno; not so
行 xíngcapable; competent / all right; OK!; will do
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
骨折 gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture / (of a bone) to break
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
等 děngto wait for; to await
来 láito come
只是 zhǐ shìbut; however
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
按住 àn zhùto press and hold; to press down firmly
伤口 shāng kǒuwound / cut
止 zhǐto stop / to prohibit
血 xiěblood
的 deemphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
告诉 gào suto tell; to inform; to let know
去 qùto go, to go to
医院 yī yuànhospital
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
看 kànto 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
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
别 biédon't ...! / (noun suffix) category
担心 dān xīnto worry / to be anxious
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
谢谢 xiè xiethanks / thank you