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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shànggexīngqī,我wǒ的de(possessive)手机shǒujī丢diū了le / liǎo / liào。
Last week I lost my phone.
那nà / nèi天tiān我wǒ先xiān坐zuò公共汽车gōnggòngqìchē去了qùle商场shāngchǎng,又yòu去了qùle图书馆túshūguǎn。
That day I'd taken the bus to the shopping centre, then gone to the library.
到dào家jiā以后yǐhòu我wǒ才cái发现fāxiàn手机shǒujī不见bùjiàn了le / liǎo / liào。
It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was gone.
我wǒ用yòng电脑diànnǎo给gěi自己zìjǐ打电话dǎdiànhuà,可是kěshì没有人méiyǒu rén接jiē。
I rang my own number from the computer, but nobody picked up.
我wǒ又yòu着急zháojí又yòu难过nán'guò,因为yīnwèi里面lǐmiàn有yǒu很多hěnduō重要zhòngyào的de / dì照片zhàopiàn。
I was anxious and upset, because there were a lot of important photos on it.
我wǒ把bǎ家里jiālǐ找zhǎo了le / liǎo / liào一yī遍biàn,什么shénme也yě没méi找到zhǎodào。
I searched the whole flat and found nothing.
两liǎng个gè小时xiǎoshí以后yǐhòu,我wǒ又yòu打了dǎle一次yīcì。
Two hours later I tried again.
这次zhècì有人yǒurén接jiē了le / liǎo / liào。
This time somebody answered.
是shì一个yīgè女孩nǚhái子zǐ,她tā说shuō:“你nǐ的de手机shǒujī掉diào在zài图书馆túshūguǎn的de / dì椅子yǐzi下xià边biān了le / liǎo / liào。”
It was a young woman. She said, "Your phone had fallen under a chair in the library."
她tā把手bǎshǒu机jī交给jiāogěi了le / liǎo / liào图书馆túshūguǎn的de / dì工作gōngzuò人员rényuán。
She'd handed it in to the library staff.
第二dì'èr天tiān我wǒ去qù拿ná回huí了le / liǎo / liào手机shǒujī,还hái / huán带dài了le / liǎo / liào一yī盒hé巧克力qiǎokèlì去qù感谢gǎnxiè她tā。
The next day I went to collect it, and took a box of chocolates to thank her.
她tā笑xiào着zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó说shuō:“换成huànchéng是shì我wǒ,我wǒ也yě希望xīwàng有人yǒurén这样zhèyàng做zuò。”
She smiled and said, "If it were me, I'd hope someone would do the same."

Words to notice

Lose (throw)
Nervous (in a hurry)
Look for (seek - find - call on - to give change)
To fall
Good (well) / Like
Heart (mind)
Thank (grateful)
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