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丢了的钱包
The Lost Wallet
Chen Jing leaves her wallet in a taxi on a Friday night, and the next morning her phone rings.
Key words in this reading
- fāxiàn · to discover, to notice
- qiánbāo · wallet
- bú jiàn le · to be missing, gone
- shēnfènzhèng · ID card
- míngpiàn · business card
- zháojí · worried, anxious
- zhǔnbèi · to be about to; to prepare
- tūrán · suddenly
- mòshēng · unfamiliar, strange
- sījī · driver
- biǎoshì · to express, to show
- yīnggāi · should, ought to
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上周五下班以后,陈静坐出租车回家。到家以后她才发现,钱包不见了。
钱包里不但有两百多块钱,而且有她的身份证、银行卡和几张名片。她越想越着急,一晚上都没睡好。
第二天早上,她正准备去银行,手机突然响了。是一个陌生的号码。
“您好,请问您是陈静吗?我是昨天那位出租车司机。您的钱包掉在我车上了,我是从里面的名片上找到您的电话的。”
一个小时以后,司机把钱包送来了。里面的东西一样都没少。陈静想给他两百块钱表示感谢,可是他怎么也不要。
他笑着说:“这是我应该做的。换了是你,你也会这么做。”从那以后,陈静每次下出租车都会回头看一下座位。
Comprehension check
0/4 answered
1. When did Chen Jing realise the wallet was missing?
2. How did the driver find her phone number?
3. What was missing from the wallet when it came back?
4. Why didn't the driver take the money?