坐错了方向

The Wrong Train

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我要去地铁站坐车。

Wǒ yào qù dìtiě zhàn zuò chē.

I was going to the metro station to take the train.

我着急,上了车。

Wǒ zháojí, shàng le chē.

I was in a hurry and got on the train.

车开了一会儿,我发现坐错了。

Chē kāi le yíhuìr, wǒ fāxiàn zuò cuò le.

After a while, I found I had taken the wrong one.

我坐错了方向。

Wǒ zuò cuò le fāngxiàng.

I was going in the wrong direction.

我到下一站下了车。

Wǒ dào xià yí zhàn xià le chē.

I got off at the next station.

一位阿姨看见我着急,来帮我。

Yí wèi āyí kànjiàn wǒ zháojí, lái bāng wǒ.

A lady saw I was worried and came to help me.

她让我坐回去的车。

Tā ràng wǒ zuò huíqù de chē.

She told me to take a train going back.

我换了一辆车。

Wǒ huàn le yí liàng chē.

I changed to another train.

现在我坐对了方向。

Xiànzài wǒ zuò duì le fāngxiàng.

Now I was going in the right direction.

到了地方,时间还早。

Dào le dìfang, shíjiān hái zǎo.

When I arrived, it was still early.

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