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让座 Giving Up My Seat

P4–P6

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今天放学后,我坐巴士回家。

jīn tiān fàng xué hòu wǒ zuò bā shì huí jiā

Today after school, I took the bus home.

车上人很多,我好不容易才找到一个座位。

chē shàng rén hěn duō wǒ hǎo bù róng yì cái zhǎo dào yí gè zuò wèi

The bus was crowded, and it took me a long time to find a seat.

过了两个车站,一位老奶奶提着一大袋菜上了车。

guò le liǎng gè chē zhàn yí wèi lǎo nǎi nai tí zhe yí dà dài cài shàng le chē

Two stops later, an old lady got on carrying a big bag of vegetables.

车子开动了,老奶奶站不稳,差一点摔倒。

chē zi kāi dòng le lǎo nǎi nai zhàn bu wěn chà yì diǎn shuāi dǎo

The bus started moving. The old lady couldn't keep her balance and nearly fell over.

我想:我也很累,可是老奶奶比我更需要这个座位。

wǒ xiǎng wǒ yě hěn lèi kě shì lǎo nǎi nai bǐ wǒ gèng xū yào zhè ge zuò wèi

I thought: I'm tired too, but the old lady needs this seat more than I do.

我马上站起来,扶着她坐下。

wǒ mǎ shàng zhàn qǐ lái fú zhe tā zuò xià

I stood up straight away and helped her sit down.

老奶奶拍拍我的肩膀,笑着说:“谢谢你,你真是个好孩子!”

lǎo nǎi nai pāi pai wǒ de jiān bǎng xiào zhe shuō xiè xie nǐ nǐ zhēn shì ge hǎo hái zi

The old lady patted my shoulder and said with a smile, “Thank you. You really are a good child!”

虽然我一路站着回家,但是心里暖洋洋的。

suī rán wǒ yí lù zhàn zhe huí jiā dàn shì xīn lǐ nuǎn yáng yáng de

Even though I had to stand all the way home, I felt warm and happy inside.

生词 Words in this story

WordPinyinMeaning here
巴士bāshìbus (said in Singapore and Malaysia; 公共汽车 in China)
座位zuòwèiseat
好不容易hǎobùróngyìonly after a lot of trouble
老奶奶lǎonǎinaiold lady (a polite name for an elderly woman)
摔倒shuāidǎoto fall over
需要xūyàoto need
马上mǎshàngright away
暖洋洋nuǎnyángyángwarm and cosy

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