HSK 3 ≈ CEFR B1 186 characters 12 sentences

Losing My Phone (手机丢了)

The phone was gone. Two hours later, it rang — and a stranger answered.

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手机丢了

上个星期shànggexīngqīde(possessive)手机shǒujīdiūle / liǎo / liào
Last week I lost my phone.
nà / nèitiānxiānzuò公共汽车gōnggòngqìchē去了qùle商场shāngchǎngyòu去了qùle图书馆túshūguǎn
That day I'd taken the bus to the shopping centre, then gone to the library.
dàojiā以后yǐhòucái发现fāxiàn手机shǒujī不见bùjiànle / liǎo / liào
It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was gone.
yòng电脑diànnǎogěi自己zìjǐ打电话dǎdiànhuà可是kěshì没有人méiyǒu rénjiē
I rang my own number from the computer, but nobody picked up.
yòuzhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuóyòu难过nán'guò因为yīnwèi里面lǐmiànyǒu很多hěnduō重要zhòngyàode / dì照片zhàopiàn
I was anxious and upset, because there were a lot of important photos on it.
家里jiālǐzhǎole / liǎo / liàobiàn什么shénmeméi找到zhǎodào
I searched the whole flat and found nothing.
liǎng小时xiǎoshí以后yǐhòuyòu打了dǎle一次yīcì
Two hours later I tried again.
这次zhècì有人yǒurénjiēle / liǎo / liào
This time somebody answered.
shì一个yīgè女孩nǚháishuō:“de手机shǒujīdiàozài图书馆túshūguǎnde / dìxiàbiānle / liǎo / liào。”
It was a young woman. She said, "Your phone had fallen under a chair in the library."
把手bǎshǒu交给jiāogěile / liǎo / liào图书馆túshūguǎnde / dì工作gōngzuò人员rényuán
She'd handed it in to the library staff.
第二dì'èrtiānhuíle / liǎo / liào手机shǒujīhái / huándàile / liǎo / liào巧克力qiǎokèlì感谢gǎnxiè
The next day I went to collect it, and took a box of chocolates to thank her.
xiàozhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuóshuō:“换成huànchéngshì希望xīwàng有人yǒurén这样zhèyàngzuò。”
She smiled and said, "If it were me, I'd hope someone would do the same."

Words to notice

diū
Lose (throw)
zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó
Move (tactic) / Touch (affected by - ignited) / ing (action in progress) / Make known (prove) / Wear (contact - send - apply - whereabouts)
Anxious (hurried - worried)
zhǎo
Look for (seek - find - call on - to give change)
diào
To fall
hǎo / hào
Good (well) / Like
xīn
Heart (mind)
感谢gǎnxiè
Thank (grateful)
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