去机场 Going to the Airport — HSK 2 Reading

我wǒ的de哥哥gēge住zhù在zài上海Shànghǎi，今天jīntiān他tā要yào来lái北京Běijīng了le。

My older brother lives in Shanghai, and today he is coming to Beijing.

早上zǎoshang六liù点diǎn我wǒ就jiù起床qǐchuáng了le，坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù机场jīchǎng。

I got up at six in the morning and took a taxi to the airport.

路上lùshang车chē很hěn多duō，我们wǒmen开kāi得de很hěn慢màn。

There were a lot of cars on the road, so we drove very slowly.

九jiǔ点diǎn我wǒ到dào了le机场jīchǎng，哥哥gēge的de飞机fēijī还hái没méi到dào。

I got to the airport at nine, but my brother's plane had not arrived yet.

我wǒ买mǎi了le一yì杯bēi咖啡kāfēi，坐zuò在zài那儿nàr等děng他tā。

I bought a cup of coffee and sat there waiting for him.

十shí点diǎn半bàn，哥哥gēge出来chūlai了le，他tā笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“弟弟dìdi，我wǒ很hěn想xiǎng你nǐ！”

At ten thirty my brother came out; he smiled and said, "Little brother, I missed you so much!"

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Key words 生词

机场jīchǎngairport

出租车chūzūchētaxi

起床qǐchuángto get up

咖啡kāfēicoffee

等děngto wait

笑xiàoto smile; to laugh

要…了 (about to happen)

要 + verb + 了 says something is going to happen soon: 他要来北京了。

他要来北京了。 — He is coming to Beijing soon.

Verb + 得 + adjective

得 links a verb to a word that describes how the action is done: 开得很慢.

我们开得很慢。 — We drove very slowly.

1. How did the narrator get to the airport?

2. Why did the narrator have to wait at the airport?

3. What time did the brother finally come out?