Afternoon Mood

Afternoon Mood Illustration

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午饭后wǔ fàn hòu小郭xiǎo guō一个人yí gè rén坐在zuò zài办公室bàn gōng shìAfter lunch, Xiao Guo sits alone in the office.外面的wài miàn de阳光yáng guāng很亮hěn liàng觉得jué de有点累yǒu diǎn lèiThe sunlight outside is bright, but he feels a little tired.想起xiǎng qǐ早上的zǎo shang de错误cuò wù心里xīn lǐ还是hái shì不舒服bù shū fuHe thinks about the morning mistake and still feels uneasy.

为什么wèi shén me总是zǒng shì做得zuò de太快tài kuài小声xiǎo shēngshuō"Why do I always do things too quickly?" he whispers.同事tóng shì小王xiǎo wáng走过来zǒu guò lái拍了拍pāi le pāi他的tā dejiānHis coworker Xiao Wang walks over and pats his shoulder.没事啦méi shì la每个人měi gè rén都会dōu huì犯错fàn cuò。”小王xiǎo wáng笑着xiào zheshuō"It’s okay, everyone makes mistakes," Xiao Wang says with a smile.小郭xiǎo guō笑了笑xiào le xiào心情xīn qíng慢慢màn man好了hǎo leXiao Guo smiles, and his mood slowly improves.

xiǎng也许yě xǔ明天míng tiānhuì更好gèng hǎoHe thinks, maybe tomorrow will be better.

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