Today Xiao Ming forgot his backpack. Read further to find out how the story ends!
Mandarin
他忘了带书包。
小明每天都骑自行车去学校。
今天下雨了，他没有骑车。
他坐公共汽车去学校。
下车后，他发现他忘了带书包。
他又坐车回家拿书包，差点迟到了。
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English Translation
Xiao Ming rides his bicycle to school every day. Today, it’s raining, so he didn’t ride his bike. He took the bus to school instead. After getting off the bus, he realized he forgot his backpack. He had to take the bus back home to get his backpack and almost arrived late.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 忘了 | wàngle | forgot |
| 带 | dài | to bring, to carry |
| 书包 | shūbāo | schoolbag, backpack |
| 小明 | Xiǎomíng | (a person’s name) |
| 每天 | měitiān | every day |
| 都 | dōu | all, both |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (a bike, horse) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 下雨了 | xiàyǔ le | it rained, raining |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | did not, have not |
| 骑车 | qíchē | to ride a bike |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take (transport) |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off (a vehicle) |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to discover, to find out |
| 又 | yòu | again, also |
| 回家 | huí jiā | go home |
| 拿 | ná | to take, to get |
| 差点 | chàdiǎn | almost, nearly |
| 迟到 | chídào | to be late |