Morning Subway

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小郭xiǎo guō每天měi tiān早上zǎo shang七点qī diǎn起床qǐ chuángXiao Guo wakes up at seven every morning.zài公司gōng sī上班shàng bānzhùzài地铁站dì tiě zhàn附近fù jìnHe works at a company and lives near the subway station.今天jīn tiānde有点yǒu diǎnwǎnToday he got up a little late.

赶紧gǎn jǐn刷牙shuā yá洗脸xǐ liǎnchī面包miàn bāoHe quickly brushes his teeth, washes his face, and eats some bread.出门chū ménde时候shí hou看到kàn dào外面wài miàn下雨xià yǔleWhen he goes out, he sees it’s raining outside.没带méi dàisǎn只好zhǐ hǎo跑去pǎo qù地铁站dì tiě zhànHe didn’t bring an umbrella, so he has to run to the subway station.地铁里dì tiě lǐrén很多hěn duō站在zhàn zài门口mén kǒuThere are many people in the subway; he stands by the door.

一个yī gè女孩nǚ háizài看书kàn shū旁边páng biānde老人lǎo réntīng音乐yīn yuèA girl is reading a book, and an old man nearby is listening to music.小郭xiǎo guō想着xiǎng zhe今天jīn tiān一定yí dìngyào早点zǎo diǎndào公司gōng sī。”Xiao Guo thinks, “I must get to the office early today.”

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