The identical suitcase

Story

1. 梁宇下了飞机，在行李转盘旁边等了半个小时，也没看到自己的箱子。

   Liáng Yǔ xià le fēijī, zài xíngli zhuànpán pángbiān děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí, yě méi kàndào zìjǐ de xiāngzi.

   Liang Yu got off the plane and waited half an hour at the baggage carousel without seeing his suitcase.

   Words in this sentence

   梁宇 Liáng Yǔ

   Liang Yu (name)

   Learn to write

   下 xià

   next; down Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   飞机 fēijī

   plane Dictionary

   在 zài

   at, in; to be at Dictionary

   行李 xíngli

   luggage Dictionary

   转盘 zhuànpán

   carousel Dictionary

   旁边 pángbiān

   next to, beside Dictionary

   等 děng

   to wait (for) Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   半 bàn

   half Dictionary

   个 gè

   (measure word for people and things) Dictionary

   小时 xiǎoshí

   hour Dictionary

   也 yě

   also, too Dictionary

   没 méi

   not (in the past) Dictionary

   看到 kàndào

   to see Dictionary

   自己 zìjǐ

   oneself Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

2. 最后，转盘上只剩下一个灰色的箱子，跟他的一模一样。

   zuìhòu, zhuànpán shàng zhǐ shèng xià yí gè huīsè de xiāngzi, gēn tā de yìmú-yíyàng.

   In the end only one grey suitcase was left on the carousel, exactly like his.

   Words in this sentence

   最后 zuìhòu

   in the end, finally Dictionary

   转盘 zhuànpán

   carousel Dictionary

   上 shàng

   on, above Dictionary

   只 zhǐ

   only Dictionary

   剩 shèng

   to be left over Dictionary

   下 xià

   next; down Dictionary

   一 yí

   one, a Dictionary

   个 gè

   (measure word for people and things) Dictionary

   灰色 huīsè

   grey Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

   跟 gēn

   with; as Dictionary

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   一模一样 yìmú-yíyàng

   exactly the same Dictionary

3. 他仔细一看，箱子上的名字不是他的，而是“林小提”。

   tā zǐxì yí kàn, xiāngzi shàng de míngzi bú shì tā de, érshì“ Lín Xiǎotí”.

   When he looked closely, the name on it wasn't his, but "Lin Xiaoti".

   Words in this sentence

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   仔细 zǐxì

   careful(ly) Dictionary

   一 yí

   one, a Dictionary

   看 kàn

   to look, to watch, to read Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

   上 shàng

   on, above Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   名字 míngzi

   name Dictionary

   不是 bú shì

   is not (不是……就是……: either … or …) Dictionary

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   而是 érshì

   but (不是……而是……) Dictionary

   林小提 Lín Xiǎotí

   Lin Xiaoti (name)

   Learn to write

4. 他按照行李牌上的电话打过去，一个女人着急地说：“对不起，我拿错了！”

   tā ànzhào xíngli pái shàng de diànhuà dǎ guòqu, yí gè nǚrén zháojí de shuō:“ duìbuqǐ, wǒ ná cuò le!”

   He rang the number on the luggage tag, and a woman said anxiously, "I'm so sorry, I took the wrong one!"

   Words in this sentence

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   按照 ànzhào

   according to Dictionary

   行李 xíngli

   luggage Dictionary

   牌 pái

   tag, label Dictionary

   上 shàng

   on, above Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   电话 diànhuà

   phone call, telephone Dictionary

   打 dǎ

   to make (a phone call); to hit Dictionary

   过去 guòqu

   to pass, to go by Dictionary

   一 yí

   one, a Dictionary

   个 gè

   (measure word for people and things) Dictionary

   女人 nǚrén

   woman Dictionary

   着急 zháojí

   worried, anxious Dictionary

   地 de

   (turns a description into how something is done) Dictionary

   说 shuō

   to say, to speak Dictionary

   对不起 duìbuqǐ

   sorry Dictionary

   我 wǒ

   I, me Dictionary

   拿 ná

   to take, to pick up Dictionary

   错 cuò

   mistake; wrong Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

5. 原来她是一位小提琴老师，箱子里有她晚上演出要穿的衣服。

   yuánlái tā shì yí wèi xiǎotíqín lǎoshī, xiāngzi lǐ yǒu tā wǎnshang yǎnchū yào chuān de yīfu.

   She was a violin teacher, and her suitcase held the clothes she had to wear for a performance that evening.

   Words in this sentence

   原来 yuánlái

   so it turns out Dictionary

   她 tā

   she, her Dictionary

   是 shì

   to be Dictionary

   一 yí

   one, a Dictionary

   位 wèi

   (polite measure word for people) Dictionary

   小提琴 xiǎotíqín

   violin Dictionary

   老师 lǎoshī

   teacher Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

   里 lǐ

   in, inside Dictionary

   有 yǒu

   to have; there is Dictionary

   她 tā

   she, her Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   演出 yǎnchū

   performance Dictionary

   要 yào

   to need to, to be going to; to want Dictionary

   穿 chuān

   to wear Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   衣服 yīfu

   clothes Dictionary

6. 两个人约好在音乐厅门口换箱子。

   liǎng gè rén yuē hǎo zài yīnyuètīng ménkǒu huàn xiāngzi.

   They arranged to swap suitcases outside the concert hall.

   Words in this sentence

   两 liǎng

   two Dictionary

   个 gè

   (measure word for people and things) Dictionary

   人 rén

   person, people Dictionary

   约 yuē

   to arrange (to meet) Dictionary

   好 hǎo

   good; OK Dictionary

   在 zài

   at, in; to be at Dictionary

   音乐厅 yīnyuètīng

   concert hall Dictionary

   门口 ménkǒu

   doorway, gate Dictionary

   换 huàn

   to change, to swap Dictionary

   箱子 xiāngzi

   box, case Dictionary

7. 为了感谢他，林老师送了他一张当天晚上的票。

   wèile gǎnxiè tā, Lín lǎoshī sòng le tā yì zhāng dàngtiān wǎnshang de piào.

   To thank him, Ms Lin gave him a ticket for that evening.

   Words in this sentence

   为了 wèile

   in order to, for Dictionary

   感谢 gǎnxiè

   to thank Dictionary

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   林 Lín

   Lin (surname) Dictionary

   老师 lǎoshī

   teacher Dictionary

   送 sòng

   to take (someone somewhere); to give Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   他 tā

   he, him Dictionary

   一 yì

   one, a Dictionary

   张 zhāng

   (measure word for flat things like photos) Dictionary

   当天 dàngtiān

   that same day Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   的 de

   (possessive or describing particle) Dictionary

   票 piào

   ticket Dictionary

8. 那天晚上，梁宇第一次听了一场小提琴音乐会。

   nà tiān wǎnshang, Liáng Yǔ dì-yī cì tīng le yì chǎng xiǎotíqín yīnyuèhuì.

   That night Liang Yu went to a violin concert for the first time.

   Words in this sentence

   那 nà

   that Dictionary

   天 tiān

   day Dictionary

   晚上 wǎnshang

   evening Dictionary

   梁宇 Liáng Yǔ

   Liang Yu (name)

   Learn to write

   第一 dì-yī

   first Dictionary

   次 cì

   time (occurrence) Dictionary

   听 tīng

   to listen, to hear Dictionary

   了 le

   (marks a completed action or a change) Dictionary

   一 yì

   one, a Dictionary

   场 chǎng

   (measure word for events) Dictionary

   小提琴 xiǎotíqín

   violin Dictionary

   音乐会 yīnyuèhuì

   concert Dictionary