第一天上班 First Day at Work

今天jīntiān是shì我wǒ第一天dì-yī tiān上班shàngbān，早上zǎoshang六点半liù diǎn bàn我wǒ就jiù起床qǐchuáng了le。

Today was my first day at work, and I got up as early as six thirty.

我wǒ到dào公司gōngsī的时候de shíhou，办公室bàngōngshì里lǐ一个yí ge人rén都dōu没有méiyǒu。

When I arrived at the company, there wasn't a single person in the office.

九点jiǔ diǎn，经理jīnglǐ把bǎ我wǒ介绍jièshào给gěi大家dàjiā，同事们tóngshìmen都dōu很hěn热情rèqíng。

At nine o'clock the manager introduced me to everyone, and my colleagues were all very warm.

一位yí wèi姓xìng王Wáng的de同事tóngshì教jiāo我wǒ用yòng公司gōngsī的de电脑diànnǎo。

A colleague surnamed Wang taught me how to use the company's computer.

中午zhōngwǔ，她tā还hái请qǐng我wǒ去qù楼下lóuxià吃chī面条miàntiáo。

At noon, she even treated me to noodles downstairs.

下午xiàwǔ我wǒ开kāi了le第一个dì-yī ge会huì，很多hěn duō东西dōngxi我wǒ听不懂tīng bu dǒng，但是dànshì我wǒ都dōu写xiě在zài了le笔记本bǐjìběn上shang。

In the afternoon I attended my first meeting; there was a lot I couldn't understand, but I wrote it all down in my notebook.

晚上wǎnshang回家huíjiā的时候de shíhou，我wǒ又yòu累lèi又yòu高兴gāoxìng。

On my way home in the evening, I was both tired and happy.

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Key words 生词

上班shàngbānto go to work

办公室bàngōngshìoffice

介绍jièshàoto introduce

同事tóngshìcolleague

热情rèqíngwarm; friendly

笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook

把 (bǎ) construction

Subject + 把 + object + verb + result moves the object before the verb to show what is done to it: 经理把我介绍给大家。

请把门开开。— Please open the door.

一 + measure word + 都/也 + 没/不 (not even one)

This pattern emphasizes 'not a single one': 一个人都没有 (not a single person), 一句话也不说 (not say a single word).

办公室里一个人都没有。— There wasn't a single person in the office.

1. What was the office like when the narrator arrived?

2. What did the colleague surnamed Wang do for the narrator?

3. What did the narrator do when he couldn't understand things in the meeting?