Everyday Chinese · Short story

第一次dì-yī cì坐zuò高铁gāotiě

First Time on the High-Speed Train

Xiao Lin always flew home to Shanghai, until a friend talked him into trying the train.

Key words in this reading

gāotiě · high-speed train
fùmǔ · parents
yǐqián · before, in the past
fēijī · plane
gàosu · to tell
fāngbiàn · convenient
huǒchēzhàn · railway station
zìjǐ · oneself, one's own
chēxiāng · (train) carriage
yìbiān · while (doing two things at once)
fēngjǐng · scenery
pángbiān · next to, beside

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小林Xiǎo Lín是shì上海Shànghǎi人rén，在zài北京Běijīng工作gōngzuò。上shàng个ge月yuè，他tā第一次dì-yī cì坐zuò高铁gāotiě回huí上海Shànghǎi看kàn父母fùmǔ。

以前yǐqián他tā都dōu坐zuò飞机fēijī，因为yīnwèi坐zuò火车huǒchē要yào十几shíjǐ个ge小时xiǎoshí。可是kěshì朋友péngyou告诉gàosu他tā：“高铁gāotiě比bǐ飞机fēijī方便fāngbiàn，你nǐ试试shìshi吧ba。”

那nà天tiān早上zǎoshang，他tā七qī点diǎn就jiù到dào了le火车站huǒchēzhàn。车站chēzhàn很hěn大dà，人rén也yě很hěn多duō。他tā找zhǎo了le半天bàntiān才cái找到zhǎodào自己zìjǐ的de车厢chēxiāng。

高铁gāotiě开kāi得de又yòu快kuài又yòu稳wěn。小林Xiǎo Lín一边yìbiān喝hē咖啡kāfēi，一边yìbiān看kàn窗外chuāngwài的de风景fēngjǐng。他tā还hái跟gēn旁边pángbiān的de老人lǎorén聊liáo了le一会儿yíhuìr天tiān。

不到bú dào五wǔ个ge小时xiǎoshí，火车huǒchē就jiù到dào上海Shànghǎi了le。妈妈māma在zài出站口chūzhànkǒu等děng他tā。小林Xiǎo Lín想xiǎng：“下xià次cì我wǒ还hái坐zuò高铁gāotiě！”

Comprehension check

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1. Why did Xiao Lin go to Shanghai?

2. How did he usually travel home before?

3. What happened at the station?

4. How long was the trip?