在哪儿下车

The Wrong Bus

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今天下午,我坐车回家。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ, wǒ zuò chē huí jiā.

This afternoon I took a bus home.

车上的人很多,我睡了。

Chē shàng de rén hěn duō, wǒ shuì le.

There were many people on the bus, and I fell asleep.

我睡到车不开了。

Wǒ shuì dào chē bù kāi le.

I slept until the bus stopped running.

车上的人都没有了。

Chē shàng de rén dōu méiyǒu le.

All the people on the bus were gone.

我不知道这是哪儿。

Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè shì nǎr.

I did not know where I was.

我下了车,看外边。

Wǒ xià le chē, kàn wàibian.

I got off the bus and looked around.

我不认识这里的店。

Wǒ bú rènshi zhèlǐ de diàn.

I did not know the shops here.

我问了一个先生,怎么回家。

Wǒ wèn le yí gè xiānsheng, zěnme huí jiā.

I asked a man how to get home.

先生说,坐那边的车。

Xiānsheng shuō, zuò nàbiān de chē.

The man said, take the bus over there.

我坐了车,回家了。

Wǒ zuò le chē, huí jiā le.

I took the bus and went home.

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How did the writer find the way home?

Why did the writer not know the place?

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