
大伟的工作
- Reading time
- 3 min
- Total words
- 418
- Unique words
- 207
- Avg frequency
- #163
Story
李。。北京。。
Today Xiao Li is going to a big company. He wants to find a new job. The company is in Beijing. He takes a car there.
,。:",?"李:"李。"
He enters the company and sees many people. A man says: "Hello, what is your name?" Xiao Li says: "My name is Xiao Li."
:",。"李,。
The man says: "Good, wait here." Xiao Li sits down and waits for some time.
,。李,。
Then, a person comes in. Xiao Li looks at this person and feels he is very much like a friend.
李。:"李??"李。"!!"
This person also looks at Xiao Li. He says: "Xiao Li? Is it you?" Xiao Li laughs. "Dawei! It really is you!"
李。。李。
Dawei is Xiao Li's old friend. They were at school together before. Xiao Li has not seen him for many years.
"?"李。:",。。"
"Do you work here?" Xiao Li asks. Dawei says: "Yes, I work at this company. I am the person here."
李。:"。。"
Xiao Li feels a little embarrassed. He says: "I came to look for work. I want to do things at this company."
。:"。。。"
Dawei laughs. He says: "No problem. I can give you this job. But you have to start tomorrow."
李。:"??":"。。"
Xiao Li feels this is very strange. He asks: "Tomorrow? Why so fast?" Dawei says: "Because today is the last day of the person who has this job. Tomorrow he is leaving."
李。,。:"?"
Xiao Li thinks for a moment. The job is very good, but tomorrow is too soon. He says: "Can I think about it?"
:"。。"李。"。"
Dawei says: "Yes. Tell me tonight." He gives Xiao Li a phone number. "Call this number."
李。,。,。,。
Xiao Li walks out of the company. He feels happy, and also a little afraid. A day ago, he had no work. Now he has a job, but he still has not said yes.
,。:。。
He goes home and sits and thinks. He thinks: this is a good opportunity. I should say yes.
,。:"。。"。",。。"
In the evening, he calls Dawei. He says: "I want this job. I will come tomorrow." Dawei laughs. "Good, friend. See you tomorrow."
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| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | 我I, me |
| 2 | 你you (singular) |
| 4 | 他he, him |
| 6 | 在at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker |
| 9 | 不not, no |
| 10 | 这this |
| 11 | 好good, well, OK |
| 12 | 什么what |
| 13 | 有to have, there is/are |
| 14 | 就then, just, exactly, as soon as |
| 19 | 说to say, to speak |
| 20 | 是to be (linking verb) |
| 21 | 去to go |
| 22 | 很very, quite |
| 24 | 要to want; will; need to |
| 25 | 也also, too, as well |
| 26 | 他们they, them (mixed or male group) |
| 29 | 想to think; to want; to miss |
| 30 | 人person, people |
| 32 | 一个one (with general measure word) |
| 33 | 来to come |
| 36 | 没有do not have; have not; not (past negation) |
| 37 | 做to do, to make, to work as |
| 40 | 给to give; for (beneficiary marker) |
| 41 | 可以can, may (permission or possibility) |
| 45 | 到to arrive; to (destination); result complement |
| 46 | 还still, yet; also; even more |
| 47 | 现在now, at present |
| 48 | 这个this one, this (with general measure word) |
| 49 | 能can, to be able to (physical capacity) |
| 54 | 没not (past negation); to lack |
| 56 | 走to walk; to leave, to go |
| 60 | 这里here, this place |
| 63 | 看to look, to watch, to read, to see |
| 64 | 事matter, affair, thing (abstract) |
| 70 | 告诉to tell, to inform |
| 71 | 为什么why, for what reason |
| 73 | 真的really, truly; genuine |
| 74 | 先生Mr., sir; husband (informal) |
| 77 | 这是this is |
| 82 | 因为because, since |
| 84 | 像to resemble, to be like; image, likeness |
| 85 | 这么so, this much, like this |
| 87 | 但是but, however (formal) |
| 92 | 叫to be called; to call out; to order |
| 93 | 快fast, quick; soon; sharp |
| 95 | 觉得to feel, to think, to find (subjective) |
| 98 | 找to look for, to seek, to find |
| 103 | 等to wait, to wait for |
| 105 | 多many, much, more |