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新的工作 · New Job

Xīn de gōngzuò — A little nervous about my first job.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

xià星期xīngqī开始kāishǐxīn工作。gōngzuò

Next week I start a new job.

zhèjiā公司gōngsīzài市中心。shì zhōngxīn

The company is in the city center.

yàozuò公交车gōngjiāochē上班。shàngbān

I have to take the bus to work.

有一点yǒu yìdiǎn紧张。jǐnzhāng

I'm a little nervous.

因为yīnwèishì第一次dì yī cì工作。gōngzuò

Because this is my first job.

但是dànshìhěn期待。qīdài

But I'm also excited.

同事们tóngshìmen应该yīnggāidōuhěn好。hǎo

My coworkers should all be nice.

希望xīwàng一切yíqièdōu顺利。shùnlì

I hope everything goes smoothly.

Vocabulary in this story (33 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
xiànext
(measure)
星期xīngqīweek
I
开始kāishǐstart
xīnnew
工作gōngzuòjob
zhèthis
jiā(measure)
公司gōngsīcompany
zàiat
市中心shì zhōngxīncity center
yàohave to
zuòtake
公交车gōngjiāochēbus
to
上班shàngbāngo to work
有一点yǒu yìdiǎna little
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
因为yīnwèibecause
shìis
第一次dì yī cìfirst time
但是dànshìbut
also
hěnvery
期待qīdàiexcited/look forward
同事们tóngshìmencoworkers
应该yīnggāishould
dōuall
hǎonice
希望xīwànghope
一切yíqièeverything
顺利shùnlìsmooth

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