My First Job: a Chinese text with translation
The first day at a new company: nerves, a meeting, and an email sent to the wrong person. HSK 3, 12 sentences, 210 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
我的第一个工作 wǒ de dìyī ge gōngzuò
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Last summer, I found my first job at a company.
On my first day of work, I was afraid of being late, so I got up at six in the morning.
The company is fairly far from my home; it takes an hour by subway.
When I got to the office, the manager introduced me to everyone.
My coworkers were all very friendly, and the one sitting next to me even bought me a coffee.
In the morning we had a meeting. The manager talked a lot, and I only understood half of it.
In the afternoon the manager asked me to send an email to a client.
I worked hard on it for an hour, but in the end I sent the email to someone else!
I was really worried and didn't know what to do.
A coworker told me not to worry, and she helped me fix the problem.
When I left work that evening, I felt both tired and happy.
I've been working for half a year now, but I still remember that day.
HSK 3 words in this text
- 夏天xiàtiānsummer
- 怕pàfear, be afraid
- 迟到chídàobe late
- 比较bǐjiàofairly; compare
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 把bǎ"take and…" preposition; measure word
- 同事tóngshìcoworker
- 热情rèqíngwarm, hospitable
- 还háireturn (give back)
- 开会kāihuìhold a meeting
- 讲jiǎngtell, explain
- 只zhǐonly
- 客人kèrénguest
- 发fāsend; issue
- 封fēngmeasure word (letters)
- 邮件yóujiànemail
- 认真rènzhēnserious, diligent
- 地deground, floor
- 可是kěshìbut
- 最后zuìhòulast; in the end
- 别人biérénother people
- 着急zháojíworry; be in a hurry
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do?
- 担心dānxīnworry
- 解决jiějuésolve (a problem)
- 又yòuagain; both… and…
- 开心kāixīnhappy, cheerful
- 一直yìzhíall along; straight
Questions on the text
What time did he get up on his first day?
At six in the morning.
How long does it take to get to work?
An hour by subway.
What mistake did he make?
He sent the email to the wrong person.
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