HSK 4 ≈ CEFR B2 199 characters 14 sentences

Saying Goodbye (送别)

Four years in one suitcase, a train at ten past nine, and neither of them said the word.

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送别

xiǎoyāo另一lìngyī城市chéngshì工作了gōngzuòle
Xiaoyu was leaving to work in another city.
我们wǒmen认识rènshi四年sìniánle / liǎo / liàocóng大学dàxué年级niánjí开始kāishǐjiùzhùzài一个yīgè宿舍sùshè
We'd known each other four years, sharing a dorm since our first year at university.
nà / nèitiān早上zǎoshangpéi车站chēzhàn
That morning I went with her to the station.
de / dì行李xíngli只有zhǐyǒu一个yīgè箱子xiāngzi一个yīgèbāo
Her luggage was one suitcase and one bag.
shuō:“四年sìniánjiù这么zhèmediǎnér东西dōngxī?”
I said, "Four years and that's all you've got?"
xiàozhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuóshuō:“重要zhòngyàode / dì东西dōngxīdōudàizǒu。”
She smiled and said, "The things that matter can't be packed."
车站chēzhànrén很多hěnduō广播guǎngbō一直yìzhízàixiǎng
The station was crowded and the announcements kept coming.
我们wǒmenzhànzài那里nàli忽然hūrándōu不知bùzhīdàoshuō什么shénmehǎo / hào
We stood there and suddenly neither of us knew what to say.
四年sìnián说了shuōle那么nàmeduōhuà最后zuìhòu十分shífēnzhōng反而fǎn'érshuō不出bùchūlái
Four years of talking, and in the last ten minutes we couldn't manage anything.
jiǔdiǎn十分shífēnde / dìchēkuài开了kāile
At ten past nine her train was about to leave.
bàole / liǎo / liào一下yīxiàshuō:“biésòngle / liǎo / liào回去huíqu。”
She hugged me and said, "Don't see me off any further — go back."
shuō:“hǎo / hào保重bǎozhòng。”
I said, "All right. Take care of yourself."
看着kànzhe火车huǒchēkāizǒude / dì时候shíhoucái发现fāxiàn自己zìjǐ一直yìzhíméishuō再见zàijiàn”。
Watching the train pull out, I realised I'd never actually said goodbye.
也许yěxǔshì因为yīnwèi我们wǒmendōu觉得juédezhè / zhèishì最后zuìhòu一次yīcì见面jiànmiàn
Perhaps because neither of us thought it was the last time we'd meet.

Words to notice

送别sòngbié
See off (farewell)
车站chēzhàn
Station (bus station)
行李xíngli
Luggage
shě / shè
Give up (abandon) / House (residence - dormitory)
不得bùdé
Cannot
眼泪yǎnlèi
Tear
保重bǎozhòng
Take care of oneself
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