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第一次见面

The first date: both late for the same reason

Name: ________________ Date: ________

我wǒ和hé他tā是shì在zài网上wǎngshàng认识rènshi的de。我们wǒmen聊liáo了le两liǎng个gè月yuè，也yě看kàn过guò照片zhàopiàn，可是kěshì还hái没有méiyǒu见jiàn过guò面miàn。

那个nàge星期六xīngqīliù晚上wǎnshang七qī点diǎn，我们wǒmen第一次dìyīcì见面jiànmiàn。地方dìfang是shì他tā找zhǎo的de，一家yìjiā小xiǎo饭馆fànguǎn。

他tā说shuō过guò，他tā最zuì喜欢xǐhuān喝hē路口lùkǒu那nà家jiā店diàn的de奶茶nǎichá。所以suóyǐ六点半liùdiǎnbàn，我wǒ先xiān去qù了le那nà家jiā奶茶nǎichá店diàn。

可是kěshì那天nàtiān买mǎi奶茶nǎichá的de人rén太tài多duō了le！我wǒ等děng了le很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ，七点二十qīdiǎn-èrshí才cái拿到nádào奶茶nǎichá。

我wǒ马上mǎshàng去qù了le饭馆fànguǎn。我wǒ想xiǎng：“第一次dìyīcì见面jiànmiàn，我wǒ就jiù晚wǎn了le二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng！”

到dào了le饭馆fànguǎn，我wǒ看kàn了le看kàn，他tā还hái没méi来lái。

七点半qīdiǎnbàn，门mén开kāi了le。他tā进来jìnlái了le，手里shǒuli也yě拿ná着zhe一yì杯bēi奶茶nǎichá。

“对不起duìbuqǐ，我wǒ来lái晚wǎn了le！”他tā说shuō，“你nǐ说shuō过guò，你nǐ最zuì喜欢xǐhuān喝hē这zhè家jiā的de奶茶nǎichá……”

他tā看kàn着zhe我wǒ手里shǒuli的de奶茶nǎichá，我wǒ看kàn着zhe他tā手里shǒuli的de奶茶nǎichá。

“你nǐ也yě去qù了le路口lùkǒu那nà家jiā店diàn？”

“对duì！人rén太tài多duō了le，我wǒ等děng了le四十sìshí分钟fēnzhōng。”

“我wǒ也yě等děng了le很hěn久jiǔ！我wǒ怎么zěnme没méi看见kànjiàn你nǐ？”

他tā看kàn了le看kàn我wǒ，笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“我wǒ在zài外边wàibian等děng着zhe，你nǐ可能kěnéng在zài里边lǐbian吧ba。”

那天nàtiān晚上wǎnshang，我们wǒmen吃chī得de很hěn少shǎo，说shuō得de很hěn多duō，喝hē了le两liǎng杯bēi一样yíyàng的de奶茶nǎichá。

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize; to be acquainted with
月	yuè	moon
看	kàn	to look at; to see; to watch
没有	méiyǒu	not have; there is not
见	jiàn	to see
晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night
七	qī	seven
点	diǎn	to point out; to bring up
找	zhǎo	to look for; to seek
小	xiǎo	small; little
说	shuō	to speak; to say
喜欢	xǐhuān	to like; to be fond of

He and I met online. We'd been chatting for two months and had seen each other's photos, but we'd never met.

That Saturday at seven, we were meeting for the first time. He picked the place: a little restaurant.

He'd once told me his favourite thing was the bubble tea from the shop on the corner. So at half past six, I went to that bubble tea shop first.

But that day there were far too many people buying tea! I waited and waited, and only got the tea at twenty past seven.

I went straight to the restaurant. I thought, “Our first time meeting, and I'm twenty minutes late!”

At the restaurant I looked around. He wasn't there yet.

At half past seven, the door opened. He came in, and he was holding a bubble tea too.

“Sorry I'm late!” he said. “You told me you love the tea from this shop…”

He looked at the tea in my hand, and I looked at the tea in his.

“You went to the shop on the corner too?”

“Yes! It was packed. I waited forty minutes.”

“I waited ages too! How did I not see you?”

He looked at me and smiled. “I was waiting outside. You must have been inside.”

That night we ate very little, talked a lot, and drank two identical bubble teas.