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The Train to Shanghai (去上海的火车)

Four hours, one window seat, and a stranger who shares his oranges.

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去上海的火车

上个月shànggèyuè我wǒ坐zuò火车huǒchē去qù上海shànghǎi。
Last month I took the train to Shanghai.
我wǒ早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn到了dàole火车站huǒchēzhàn。
I got to the station at seven in the morning.
车站chēzhàn里lǐ人rén非常fēicháng多duō,我wǒ等děng了le / liǎo / liào半个bànge小时xiǎoshí才cái买mǎi到dào票piào。
The station was packed; I queued half an hour before I got a ticket.
我wǒ的de(possessive)座位zuòwèi在zài窗chuāng户hù旁边pángbiān,我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。
My seat was by the window, which pleased me.
火车huǒchē开了kāile以后yǐhòu,我wǒ看见了kànjiànle很多hěnduō山shān和hé田tián。
After the train pulled out I saw a lot of hills and fields.
我wǒ旁边pángbiān坐着zuòzhe一yī位wèi老人lǎorén。
An older man was sitting next to me.
他tā问wèn我wǒ:“你nǐ是shì从cóng哪儿nǎ'er / nǎr来lái的de / dì?”
He asked me, "Where are you from?"
我们wǒmen说了shuōle很hěn长cháng / zhǎng时间shíjiān的de / dì话huà,他tā还给huángěi了le / liǎo / liào我wǒ一个yīgè橘子júzi。
We talked for a long time, and he even gave me an orange.
四sì个gè小时xiǎoshí以后yǐhòu,火车huǒchē到了dàole上海shànghǎi。
Four hours later the train arrived in Shanghai.
我wǒ跟gēn他tā说了shuōle再见zàijiàn,然后ránhòu走zǒu出了chūle车站chēzhàn。
I said goodbye to him and walked out of the station.
上海shànghǎi比bǐ我wǒ的de(possessive)城市chéngshì大多dàduō了le / liǎo / liào,也yě热闹rènao多了duōle。
Shanghai is far bigger than my city, and far livelier.

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Ticket (note - bill)
Beside (next to - lateral)
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