离家很近 Close to Home

我wǒ的de公司gōngsī离lí我wǒ家jiā很hěn近jìn，走路zǒulù只要zhǐyào十分钟shí fēnzhōng。

My company is very close to my home — it only takes ten minutes to walk.

我wǒ每天měitiān不用bú yòng坐车zuò chē，也yě不用bú yòng骑qí自行车zìxíngchē，走着zǒuzhe去qù上班shàngbān就jiù可以kěyǐ。

Every day I don't need to take a car or ride a bicycle — I can just walk to work.

我wǒ的de同事tóngshì住zhù得de很hěn远yuǎn，每天měitiān都dōu要yào坐zuò一个小时yí ge xiǎoshí的de车chē。

My coworker lives far away — every day he has to ride in the car for an hour.

他tā常常chángcháng说shuō，他tā很hěn想xiǎng住zhù在zài公司gōngsī附近fùjìn。

He often says he really wants to live near the company.

我wǒ不用bú yòng早起zǎoqǐ，我wǒ觉得juéde自己zìjǐ很hěn幸运xìngyùn。

I don't need to get up early — I feel very lucky.

下班xiàbān以后yǐhòu，我wǒ很快hěn kuài就jiù到家dào jiā了le，可以kěyǐ早点儿zǎodiǎnr休息xiūxi。

After I get off work, I'm home very quickly, so I can rest a bit earlier.

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Key words 生词

离lífrom; away from

近jìnnear; close

附近fùjìnnearby; vicinity

幸运xìngyùnlucky

下班xiàbānto get off work

早点儿zǎodiǎnra bit earlier

A 离 B + 近/远 — distance between two places

离 marks the reference point when talking about distance: A 离 B 近/远 means 'A is close to/far from B.'

我的公司离我家很近。— My company is close to my home.

V + 得 + adjective — degree complement

得 links a verb to a description of how it's done or its degree: 住得很远 = 'lives far away.'

我的同事住得很远。— My coworker lives far away.

不用 — 'don't need to'

不用 + verb means there's no need to do something — different from 不能 ('cannot') or 不要 ('don't want to'): 不用坐车 = 'no need to take a car.'

我每天不用坐车。— Every day I don't need to take a car.

1. How long does it take the writer to walk to work?

2. How does the writer's coworker get to work?

3. Why does the writer feel lucky?