迟到了 Running Late — HSK 2 Reading

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang我wǒ起床qǐchuáng晚wǎn了le，已经yǐjīng八点bā diǎn十分shí fēn了le。

This morning I got up late — it was already ten past eight.

九点jiǔ diǎn公司gōngsī开始kāishǐ上班shàngbān，但是dànshì路lù很hěn远yuǎn。

Work starts at nine at my company, but the way there is long.

我wǒ没méi吃chī早饭zǎofàn就jiù出门chūmén了le。

I left home without eating breakfast.

公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē上shang人rén很hěn多duō，车chē开kāi得de也yě很hěn慢màn。

There were a lot of people on the bus, and it was moving very slowly too.

我wǒ九点jiǔ diǎn二十分èrshí fēn到dào公司gōngsī，迟到chídào了le二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng。

I got to the company at nine twenty — twenty minutes late.

我wǒ对duì大家dàjiā说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le！”

I said to everyone, "Sorry, I'm late!"

从cóng明天míngtiān开始kāishǐ，我wǒ要yào早点儿zǎo diǎnr睡觉shuìjiào，早点儿zǎo diǎnr起床qǐchuáng。

Starting tomorrow, I'm going to go to bed a bit earlier and get up a bit earlier.

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Key words 生词

迟到chídàoto be late

上班shàngbānto go to work

公司gōngsīcompany

已经yǐjīngalready

慢mànslow

大家dàjiāeveryone

没…就… — did B without doing A

没 + verb A + 就 + verb B shows B happened right away, skipping A: 我没吃早饭就出门了.

我没吃早饭就出门了。— I left home without eating breakfast.

从…开始 — starting from…

从 + time + 开始 marks when a new habit or plan begins: 从明天开始, 从今年开始.

从明天开始，我要早点儿起床。— Starting tomorrow, I'll get up a bit earlier.

1. What time did the writer get up?

2. How late was the writer for work?

3. What does the writer plan to do starting tomorrow?