下午有人送来一个大箱子。
Xiàwǔ yǒu rén sòng lái yí gè dà xiāngzi.
In the afternoon someone delivered a big box.

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下午有人送来一个大箱子。
Xiàwǔ yǒu rén sòng lái yí gè dà xiāngzi.
In the afternoon someone delivered a big box.
箱子上写着邻居的名字。
Xiāngzi shàng xiě zhe línjū de míngzi.
The neighbor's name was written on the box.
邻居不在家。
Línjū bú zài jiā.
The neighbor was not at home.
我把箱子搬到了自己家。
Wǒ bǎ xiāngzi bān dào le zìjǐ jiā.
I carried the box into my own home.
箱子很大,我搬得很累。
Xiāngzi hěn dà, wǒ bān de hěn lèi.
The box was very big, and I got very tired carrying it.
晚上邻居回来了。
Wǎnshang línjū huílái le.
In the evening the neighbor came back.
我告诉他,箱子在我家。
Wǒ gàosu tā, xiāngzi zài wǒ jiā.
I told him the box was at my home.
他打开箱子,里面是杯子。
Tā dǎkāi xiāngzi, lǐmiàn shì bēizi.
He opened the box, and there were cups inside.
他说,这是送给妻子的礼物。
Tā shuō, zhè shì sòng gěi qīzi de lǐwù.
He said it was a gift for his wife.
他谢谢我,还请我喝茶。
Tā xièxie wǒ, hái qǐng wǒ hē chá.
He thanked me and invited me to have some tea.
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