快一点 Hurry Up in Chinese

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang我wǒ要yào坐zuò火车huǒchē去qù上海Shànghǎi，但是dànshì我wǒ起床qǐchuáng晚wǎn了le。

This morning I was going to take the train to Shanghai, but I got up late.

妈妈māma看了看kànlekàn时间shíjiān，大声dàshēng说shuō：“快kuài一点yìdiǎn，来不及láibují了le！”

Mom glanced at the time and shouted: "Hurry up, there's no time left!"

我wǒ马上mǎshàng穿上chuānshàng衣服yīfu，拿ná着zhe包bāo就jiù往wǎng外面wàimiàn跑pǎo。

I quickly threw on my clothes, grabbed my bag, and ran straight outside.

出门chūmén的时候de shíhou，我wǒ看见kànjiàn公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē已经yǐjīng开kāi走zǒu了le。

As I left, I saw that the bus had already driven off.

我wǒ心里xīnli很hěn着急zháojí，只好zhǐhǎo打车dǎchē去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn。

I was anxious, so I had no choice but to take a taxi to the train station.

出租车chūzūchē司机sījī说shuō：“别bié着急zháojí，我们wǒmen还hái来得及láidejí。”

The taxi driver said: "Don't worry, we still have time."

到dào火车站huǒchēzhàn的时候de shíhou，火车huǒchē还hái有yǒu五wǔ分钟fēnzhōng就要jiù yào开kāi了le。

By the time I got to the train station, the train was leaving in five minutes.

我wǒ终于zhōngyú上车shàng chē了le，坐zuò下来xiàlai以后yǐhòu才cái不bú那么nàme着急zháojí。

I made it onto the train, and only once I sat down did the panic settle.

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Key words 生词

来不及láibujínot enough time; too late

来得及láidejíthere's still time; not too late

着急zháojíanxious; in a rush

打车dǎchēto take a taxi

上车shàngchēto board; to get on

火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station

快一点 / 快点 (hurry up!)

快 + 一点 (often shortened to 快点) is a common way to urge someone to move faster — usually said as a short, urgent command.

快一点，来不及了！— Hurry up, there's no time!

来不及 vs. 来得及

来不及 means there isn't enough time left to do something; 来得及 means the opposite — there's still time. Both are often used with 了 or 还.

别着急，我们还来得及。— Don't worry, we still have time.

着…就… (do one thing, then right away another)

着 marks an action still in progress; adding 就 + another verb shows what happens immediately after, often in a hurry.

我拿着包就往外面跑。— I grabbed my bag and ran straight outside.

1. Why was the narrator in such a rush that morning?

2. What did the taxi driver say?

3. How did the narrator feel after finally getting on the train?

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