自行车坏了

The Broken Bike

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我每天早上骑车去上班。

Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang qí chē qù shàngbān.

Every morning I ride my bike to work.

今天路上,自行车坏了。

Jīntiān lùshang, zìxíngchē huài le.

Today on the way, my bike broke down.

车坏在半路,我着急了。

Chē huài zài bàn lù, wǒ zháojí le.

The bike broke halfway, and I got worried.

我把车放在路边。

Wǒ bǎ chē fàng zài lùbiān.

I left the bike by the side of the road.

我走路去公司,没有迟到。

Wǒ zǒulù qù gōngsī, méiyǒu chídào.

I walked to the company and was not late.

下班以后,我把车拿去店里。

Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ bǎ chē ná qù diàn lǐ.

After work I took the bike to a shop.

店里的人帮我看车。

Diàn lǐ de rén bāng wǒ kàn chē.

Someone in the shop looked at the bike for me.

他说,车的小问题可以解决。

Tā shuō, chē de xiǎo wèntí kěyǐ jiějué.

He said the small problem with the bike could be solved.

过了几天,车好了。

Guò le jǐ tiān, chē hǎo le.

A few days later, the bike was fine.

我又可以骑车上班了!

Wǒ yòu kěyǐ qí chē shàngbān le!

I can ride my bike to work again!

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How does he get to work?

Where did the bike break?

What did he do after work?

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