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Episode 2: The Train Ticket

第2集: 火车票

Dì 2 jí: huǒ chēpiào

12:52 min video · 55 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上次，小美不在家，她的手机在桌子上。Shàngcì, Xiǎo Měi bú zàijiā, tā de shǒujī zài zhuōzi shàng.Last time, Xiao Mei was not at home, and her phone was on the table.
  2. 林早早起床，家里很安静。Lín zǎo zǎo qǐchuáng, jiālǐ hěn ānjìng.Lin got up early, and the flat was very quiet.
  3. 小美的床上没有人，外边在下雨。Xiǎo Měi de chuáng shàng méi yǒurén, wàibian zài xiàyǔ.Xiao Mei's bed was empty, and it was raining outside.
  4. 林心里想：她一定会回来的。Lín xīnli xiǎng: tā yídìng huì huílai de.Lin thought: she will surely come back.
  5. 可是桌子上的手机又亮了。Kěshì zhuōzi shàng de shǒujī yòu liàng le.But the phone on the table lit up again.
  6. 过了一会儿，林看了看手机。Guò le yíhuìr, Lín kàn le kàn shǒujī.After a while, Lin looked at the phone.
  7. 手机上是一个她不认识的电话。Shǒujī shàng shì yí gè tā bú rènshi de diànhuà.On the phone was a number she did not know.
  8. 她不想打开，也不想不看。Tā bù xiǎng dǎkāi, yě bù xiǎng bú kàn.She did not want to open it, nor to ignore it.
  9. 手机很快就不亮了。Shǒujī hěn kuài jiù bú liàng le.The phone soon stopped lighting up.
  10. 林在心里说：这是谁的电话？Lín zài xīnli shuō: zhè shì shuí de diànhuà?Lin said in her heart: whose call is this?
  11. 中午了，小美还是没有回来。Zhōngwǔ le, Xiǎo Měi háishi méiyǒu huílai.It was noon, and Xiao Mei still had not come back.
  12. 林没有去上班，她给公司打了电话。Lín méiyǒu qù shàngbān, tā gěi gōngsī dǎ le diànhuà.Lin did not go to work; she called the company.
  13. 她说：对不起，我今天不太舒服。Tā shuō: duìbùqǐ, wǒ jīntiān bútài shūfu.She said: sorry, I do not feel well today.
  14. 然后她坐在门口，一直等。Ránhòu tā zuò zài ménkǒu, yìzhí děng.Then she sat by the door and kept waiting.
  15. 下午的雨越来越大。Xiàwǔ de yǔ yuèláiyuè dà.The afternoon rain got heavier and heavier.
  16. 下午三点，林去楼下找王姐。Xiàwǔ sān diǎn, Lín qù lóuxià zhǎo Wáng Jiě.At three in the afternoon, Lin went downstairs to find Wang Jie.
  17. 王姐开了门，笑着说：小林，找我吗？Wáng Jiě kāi le mén, xiào zhe shuō: xiǎo Lín, zhǎo wǒ ma?Wang Jie opened the door and said with a smile: Lin, looking for me?
  18. 林问：您看见小美了吗？Lín wèn: nín kànjiàn Xiǎo Měi le ma?Lin asked: have you seen Xiao Mei?
  19. 王姐的笑马上没有了。Wáng Jiě de xiào mǎshàng méiyǒu le.Wang Jie's smile vanished at once.
  20. 她说：我不知道，我没看见。Tā shuō: wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒ méi kànjiàn.She said: I do not know, I did not see.
  21. 林又问：她昨天晚上出去了吗？Lín yòu wèn: tā zuótiān wǎnshang chūqù le ma?Lin asked again: did she go out last night?
  22. 王姐说：可能吧，我睡得很早。Wáng Jiě shuō: kěnéng ba, wǒ shuì de hěn zǎo.Wang Jie said: maybe; I slept very early.
  23. 林说：可是你的灯昨天晚上是亮着的。Lín shuō: kěshì nǐ de dēng zuótiān wǎnshang shì liàng zhe de.Lin said: but your light was on last night.
  24. 王姐的手放在身上，不看林的眼睛。Wáng Jiě de shǒu fàng zài shēnshang, bú kàn Lín de yǎnjing.Wang Jie kept her hands at her sides, not looking at Lin's eyes.
  25. 她说：你别想太多，她会回来的。Tā shuō: nǐ bié xiǎng tài duō, tā huì huílai de.She said: do not think too much, she will come back.
  26. 林走回楼上，走得很慢。Lín zǒu huí lóushàng, zǒu de hěn màn.Lin walked back upstairs, very slowly.
  27. 她心里想：王姐一定知道什么。Tā xīnli xiǎng: Wáng Jiě yídìng zhīdào shénme.She thought: Wang Jie must know something.
  28. 楼里很安静，林只听到雨的声音。Lóu lǐ hěn ānjìng, Lín zhī tīngdào yǔ de shēngyīn.The building was quiet; Lin heard only the sound of rain.
  29. 回到家，她关上门，坐下了。Huídào jiā, tā guān shàngmén, zuòxia le.Back home, she closed the door and sat down.
  30. 她想：我得自己去找。Tā xiǎng: wǒ děi zìjǐ qù zhǎo.She thought: I must go and look myself.
  31. 那天晚上，林走进小美的房间。Nà tiān wǎnshang, Lín zǒujìn Xiǎo Měi de fángjiān.That night, Lin walked into Xiao Mei's room.
  32. 她心里很不好意思，可是她必须找。Tā xīnli hěn bùhǎoyìsi, kěshì tā bìxū zhǎo.She felt bad, but she had to look.
  33. 床上有一条红色的围巾，是小美的。Chuáng shàng yǒu yì tiáo hóngsè de wéijīn, shì Xiǎo Měi de.On the bed was a red scarf, Xiao Mei's.
  34. 林拿起围巾，看了很久。Lín ná qǐ wéijīn, kàn le hěn jiǔ.Lin picked up the scarf and looked at it for a long time.
  35. 外边的雨还在下。Wàibian de yǔ hái zài xià.Outside, the rain was still falling.
  36. 桌子旁边有几本老书。Zhuōzi pángbiān yǒu jǐ běn lǎo shū.Beside the desk there were a few old books.
  37. 林一本一本地看，什么也没有。Lín yì běn yi běndì kàn, shénme yě méiyǒu.Lin looked at them one by one; there was nothing.
  38. 她打开最后一本书。Tā dǎkāi zuìhòu yì běn shū.She opened the last book.
  39. 这本书很重，也很老。Zhè běn shū hěn zhòng, yě hěn lǎo.This book was heavy and very old.
  40. 她的手有一点儿冷。Tā de shǒu yǒuyìdiǎnr lěng.Her hands felt a little cold.
  41. 书里掉出来一个小东西。Shū lǐ diào chūlái yí gè xiǎo dōngxi.A small thing fell out of the book.
  42. 林拿起来一看，是火车票。Lín ná qǐlai yí kàn, shì huǒ chēpiào.Lin picked it up: it was a train ticket.
  43. 票是去年的，日期很清楚。Piào shì qùnián de, rìqī hěn qīngchu.The ticket was from last year, the date very clear.
  44. 林看着它，不太明白。Lín kàn zhe tā, bútài míngbai.Lin looked at it, not quite understanding.
  45. 这个票为什么放在书里？Zhège piào wèishénme fàng zài shū lǐ?Why was this ticket kept in a book?
  46. 火车票是从上海到杭州的。Huǒ chēpiào shì cóng shàng hǎi dào hángzhōu de.The train ticket was from Shanghai to Hangzhou.
  47. 林想：小美说过她没去过杭州。Lín xiǎng: Xiǎo Měi shuō guò tā méi qù guò hángzhōu.Lin thought: Xiao Mei said she had never been to Hangzhou.
  48. 她又看了一遍，手很冷。Tā yòu kàn le yí biàn, shǒu hěn lěng.She looked again, her hands cold.
  49. 这时，门外有人走过，然后又安静了。Zhèshí, mén wài yǒurén zǒuguò, ránhòu yòu ānjìng le.Just then someone walked past outside the door, and then it was quiet again.
  50. 她看见了票上的名字。Tā kànjiàn le piào shàng de míngzi.She saw the name on the ticket.
  51. 那不是小美的名字。Nà bú shì Xiǎo Měi de míngzi.That was not Xiao Mei's name.
  52. 林看着票，一动也不动。Lín kàn zhe piào, yí dòng yě bú dòng.Lin looked at the ticket without moving.
  53. 手机在桌子上又亮了。Shǒujī zài zhuōzi shàng yòu liàng le.The phone lit up again on the table.
  54. 雨一直在下，房间里很冷。Yǔ yìzhí zài xià, fángjiān lǐ hěn lěng.The rain kept falling and the room felt cold.
  55. 票上的名字是「陈雪」，陈雪是谁？Piào shàng de míngzi shì「 Chén Xuě」, Chén Xuě shì shuí?The name on the ticket is Chen Xue. Who is Chen Xue?

About this lesson

Lin waits all day for her missing roommate and gets only vague answers from the landlady. Searching for a clue, she finds an old train ticket to Hangzhou with a name that is not Xiao Mei's.

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
火车票huǒchēpiàotrain ticket
手机shǒujīmobile phoneHSK 1
名字míngzinameHSK 1
等děngto waitHSK 1
围巾wéijīnscarfHSK 4
杭州hángzhōuHangzhou
日期rìqīdateHSK 1

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