下雨上班

A Rainy Commute

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今天早上,外边下雨了。

Jīntiān zǎoshang, wàibian xià yǔ le.

This morning, it rained outside.

我没有车,要坐公交车上班。

Wǒ méiyǒu chē, yào zuò gōngjiāochē shàngbān.

I do not have a car, so I take the bus to work.

我在车站等车。

Wǒ zài chēzhàn děng chē.

I waited for the bus at the station.

车来了,人很多。

Chē lái le, rén hěn duō.

The bus came, and it was full of people.

车走得很慢。

Chē zǒu de hěn màn.

The bus moved slowly.

我要晚了!

Wǒ yào wǎn le!

I was going to be late!

到了公司,已经九点了。

Dào le gōngsī, yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le.

When I got to the office, it was already nine.

大家都在工作了。

Dàjiā dōu zài gōngzuò le.

Everyone was already working.

我跟大家说了对不起。

Wǒ gēn dàjiā shuō le duìbuqǐ.

I said sorry to everyone.

明天我要早一点出门。

Míngtiān wǒ yào zǎo yì diǎn chūmén.

Tomorrow I will leave home a bit earlier.

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