地铁里的阿姨
How to take the subway in China
Name: ________________ Date: ________
马克来中国一个星期了。今天，他第一次一个人坐地铁。朋友小张请他去家里吃晚饭，在电话里说：“坐二号线，到东门站下车，换五号线，再坐三站。我在B出口等你。”
下午六点，地铁里的人非常多。马克站在车门旁边，左边是人，右边也是人，他一动也不能动。一个阿姨看了看他，笑着问：“你去哪儿？”
“我……东门站，换五号线。”
“我也去东门。跟我走吧。”
到了东门站，阿姨带着他下了车，又上了五号线。“你在哪站下车？”“再坐三站。”阿姨说：“我也是！”
下了车，马克看见了四个出口：A、B、C、D。他先走到A出口，没有小张。他给小张打电话：“我到了，你在哪儿？”小张说：“我在B出口啊。”马克又走到B出口，还是没有人。
这时候，阿姨又走过来了：“还没找到朋友？”
“还没有。我在B出口等了很久。”
“你朋友叫什么名字？”
“小张。”
阿姨不说话了。她拿出手机，打了一个电话：“儿子，你在哪儿？……什么？你还在家睡觉？你不是去地铁站接朋友了吗？”
马克看着阿姨，阿姨看着马克。
“你就是小张的朋友吧？”阿姨说，“走吧，跟我回家。今天的晚饭，我做。”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway; metro |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 等 | děng | etc.; and so on |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside; next to; nearby |
| 左边 | zuǒbiān | left; left side |
| 右边 | yòubiān | right side; the right |
| 动 | dòng | to move |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 走 | zǒu | to go; to leave |
| 打 | dǎ | to play (a ball game, cards) |
| 换 | huàn | to change; to replace |
| 阿姨 | āyí | aunt (term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation) |
English (for the teacher)
Mark has been in China for a week. Today, for the first time, he is taking the subway on his own. His friend Xiao Zhang has invited him home for dinner, and on the phone he said: “Take Line 2, get off at Dongmen, change to Line 5 and go three more stops. I’ll wait for you at Exit B.”
At six in the evening, the subway is packed. Mark stands by the door with people on his left and people on his right, and he can’t move an inch. An auntie looks him over and asks with a smile, “Where are you going?”
“I’m… Dongmen. Changing to Line 5.”
“I’m going to Dongmen too. Come with me.”
At Dongmen, the auntie takes him off the train and onto Line 5. “Which stop are you getting off at?” “Three more stops.” The auntie says, “Me too!”
Off the train, Mark sees four exits: A, B, C and D. He goes to Exit A first. No Xiao Zhang. He calls Xiao Zhang: “I’m here. Where are you?” Xiao Zhang says, “At Exit B, of course.” Mark walks to Exit B. Still nobody.
Just then the auntie comes over again: “Still haven’t found your friend?”
“Not yet. I’ve been waiting at Exit B for ages.”
“What’s your friend called?”
“Xiao Zhang.”
The auntie goes quiet. She takes out her phone and makes a call: “Son, where are you?… What? You’re still at home asleep? Weren’t you going to the station to meet your friend?”
Mark looks at the auntie. The auntie looks at Mark.
“You’re Xiao Zhang’s friend, aren’t you?” the auntie says. “Come on, come home with me. Tonight, dinner’s on me.”