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第一次dì-yī cì坐zuò高铁gāotiě

First Time on the High-Speed Train

Xiao Lin always flew home to Shanghai, until a friend talked him into trying the train.

Key words in this reading

  • gāotiě · high-speed train
  • fùmǔ · parents
  • yǐqián · before, in the past
  • fēijī · plane
  • gàosu · to tell
  • fāngbiàn · convenient
  • huǒchēzhàn · railway station
  • zìjǐ · oneself, one's own
  • chēxiāng · (train) carriage
  • yìbiān · while (doing two things at once)
  • fēngjǐng · scenery
  • pángbiān · next to, beside

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小林Xiǎo Lín是shì上海Shànghǎi人rén,在zài北京Běijīng工作gōngzuò。上shàng个ge月yuè,他tā第一次dì-yī cì坐zuò高铁gāotiě回huí上海Shànghǎi看kàn父母fùmǔ。

以前yǐqián他tā都dōu坐zuò飞机fēijī,因为yīnwèi坐zuò火车huǒchē要yào十几shíjǐ个ge小时xiǎoshí。可是kěshì朋友péngyou告诉gàosu他tā:“高铁gāotiě比bǐ飞机fēijī方便fāngbiàn,你nǐ试试shìshi吧ba。”

那nà天tiān早上zǎoshang,他tā七qī点diǎn就jiù到dào了le火车站huǒchēzhàn。车站chēzhàn很hěn大dà,人rén也yě很hěn多duō。他tā找zhǎo了le半天bàntiān才cái找到zhǎodào自己zìjǐ的de车厢chēxiāng。

高铁gāotiě开kāi得de又yòu快kuài又yòu稳wěn。小林Xiǎo Lín一边yìbiān喝hē咖啡kāfēi,一边yìbiān看kàn窗外chuāngwài的de风景fēngjǐng。他tā还hái跟gēn旁边pángbiān的de老人lǎorén聊liáo了le一会儿yíhuìr天tiān。

不到bú dào五wǔ个ge小时xiǎoshí,火车huǒchē就jiù到dào上海Shànghǎi了le。妈妈māma在zài出站口chūzhànkǒu等děng他tā。小林Xiǎo Lín想xiǎng:“下xià次cì我wǒ还hái坐zuò高铁gāotiě!”

Comprehension check

0/4 answered

1. Why did Xiao Lin go to Shanghai?

2. How did he usually travel home before?

3. What happened at the station in Beijing?

4. How long was the trip?