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The Station Where You Can't Say "Fast"

不能说“快”的车站

Bù néng shuō “kuài” de chēzhàn

9:06 min video · 20 sentences · 4 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 张伟大声说：“快，快，我们要晚了！”Zhāng Wěi dàshēng shuō: “Kuài, kuài, wǒmen yào wǎn le!”Zhang Wei said loudly, "Hurry, hurry, we'll be late!"
  2. 妹妹张月马上捂住他的嘴。Mèimei Zhāng Yuè mǎshàng wǔ zhù tā de zuǐ.His sister Zhang Yue immediately covered his mouth.
  3. “上次我们的车晚了三个小时。”“Shàngcì wǒmen de chē wǎn le sān gè xiǎoshí.”"Last time our train was three hours late."
  4. 在车站，大家都知道这个奇怪的规定。Zài chēzhàn, dàjiā dōu zhīdào zhège qíguài de guīdìng.At the station, everyone knew about this strange rule.
  5. 所以人们都说“慢慢来”。Suǒyǐ rénmen dōu shuō “mànmànlái”.So people all say "take it slowly".
  6. 他们要先坐地铁，再坐最后一班火车。Tāmen yào xiān zuò dìtiě, zài zuò zuìhòu yì bān huǒchē.They first take the metro, then the last train.
  7. 张伟看着手机，心里很急。Zhāng Wěi kàn zhe shǒujī, xīnli hěn jí.Zhang Wei looked at his phone, feeling anxious.
  8. 在地铁站，人非常多。Zài dìtiězhàn, rén fēicháng duō.In the metro station there were very many people.
  9. 张月笑着说：“你今天最好别说话。”Zhāng Yuè xiào zhe shuō: “Nǐ jīntiān zuìhǎo bié shuōhuà.”Zhang Yue said smiling, "You'd best not talk today."
  10. 上车以后，地铁停了五分钟。Shàngchē yǐhòu, dìtiě tíng le wǔ fēnzhōng.After they got on, the metro stopped for five minutes.
  11. 过了一会儿，他们还在地铁上。Guò le yíhuìr, tāmen hái zài dìtiě shàng.A while later, they were still on the metro.
  12. 红色的灯一直亮着，地铁不动，谁也走不了。Hóngsè de dēng yìzhí liàng zhe, dìtiě bú dòng, shuí yě zǒu bù liǎo.The red lights stayed on, and nobody could move.
  13. 他们决定坐公共汽车，因为路边就有车站。Tāmen juédìng zuò gōnggòngqìchē, yīnwèi lùbiān jiù yǒu chēzhàn.They decided to take the bus, because a stop was right by the road.
  14. 张伟问司机：“能用信用卡吗？”Zhāng Wěi wèn sījī: “Néng yòng xìnyòngkǎ ma?”Zhang Wei asked the driver, "Can I pay by credit card?"
  15. 在公共汽车上，张伟坐下来休息。Zài gōnggòngqìchē shàng, Zhāng Wěi zuò xiàlai xiūxi.On the bus, Zhang Wei sat down to rest.
  16. 窗外有一条河，河边有草，还有一条船。Chuāng wài yǒu yì tiáo hé, hé biān yǒu cǎo, háiyǒu yì tiáo chuán.Outside the window there was a river; by the river there was grass, and also a boat.
  17. 六点五十，他们回到了火车站。Liù diǎn wǔ shí, tāmen huídào le huǒchēzhàn.At 6:50, they got back to the train station.
  18. 张伟太高兴了，大声说：“快！”Zhāng Wěi tài gāoxìng le, dàshēng shuō: “Kuài!”Zhang Wei was so happy that he said loudly, "Fast!"
  19. 回到车上，火车又不动了。Huídào chēshàng, huǒchē yòu bú dòng le.Back on the train, the train stopped moving again.
  20. 张伟说：“明天我就不说话了。”Zhāng Wěi shuō: “Míngtiān wǒ jiù bù shuōhuà le.”Zhang Wei said, "Starting tomorrow I won't speak at all."

About this lesson

In a busy station, anyone who says the word 快 gets their train delayed. Zhang Wei and his sister Zhang Yue must keep him from saying it before the last train.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
最好zuìhǎohad bestHSK 1
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit cardHSK 2
地铁dìtiěmetroHSK 2
司机sījīdriverHSK 2

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