Kilo Lingo

错过公车

Reading time
3 min
Total words
236
Unique words
137
Avg frequency
#203

Story

This morning I had to take the bus to work. I looked at the time - there was not much left! So I ran to the stop. But by the time I got there, the bus had driven off. I did not catch it.

I waited on my own at the stop for the next bus. I kept looking at the time, a little worried, because I had to get to work.

Just at that moment, someone walked over and waited for the bus too. He smiled at me and said: Are you waiting for the bus as well? I said: Yes, my bus just left. He said: It is all right, the next bus will come soon, do not worry.

We waited for the bus together. We talked about a lot of things. He asked me where I worked, and I asked him too. We talked about work, and about other things too. He was very kind to me. Talking with him, I was really happy. The time passed very quickly.

Then the bus came. We got on together. He sat beside me. I was not worried any more. Today really was a good day.

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66-word session

A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.

Words in this story

Curriculum
66 words
#Word
1of, possessive and modifier particle
1I, me
2you (singular)
4to finish, to understand (as liǎo); also aspect particle (as le)
4he, him
6at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker
8我们we, us
9not, no
10question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)
11good, well, OK
14then, just, exactly, as soon as
15哪里where
19to say, to speak
21to go
22very, quite
24to want; will; need to
25also, too, as well
27and; with
33to come
35correct, right; toward; pair
45to arrive; to (destination); result complement
48这个this one, this (with general measure word)
54not (past negation); to lack
56to walk; to leave, to go
62general measure word for people and things
63to look, to watch, to read, to see
82因为because, since
96do not (imperative); other
101时候time, moment, period
103to wait, to wait for
105many, much, more
108一起together, with each other
126工作work, job, to work
135然后then, after that, afterwards
143今天today
145one, a single
148一直always, continuously, all along
167below, down, under, next
171时间time (duration/point)
183真是truly is, indeed
192day, sky, heaven
213过来to come over, to come across
217很多a lot, many, much
233to ask, to inquire
236可是but, however, yet
265担心to worry, to be concerned
268有点a little, somewhat, slightly
280to run, to flee
306过去past, the past; to pass by
310说话to speak, to talk, to chat