早一点儿去 (Leaving a Little Earlier): HSK 1 reading exercise

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)午(wǔㄨˇ)九(jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ)点(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)公(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)见(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)面(miànㄇㄧㄢˋ)。从(Cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)开(kāiㄎㄞ)车(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)半(bànㄅㄢˋ)个(ge˙ㄍㄜ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)时(shíㄕˊ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)车(chēㄔㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)八(bāㄅㄚ)点(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)开(kāiㄎㄞ)车(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。公(Gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)边(bian˙ㄅㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)一(yìㄧˋ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)饭(fànㄈㄢˋ)店(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)先(xiānㄒㄧㄢ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)里(li˙ㄌㄧ)吃(chīㄔ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)饭(fànㄈㄢˋ)，再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)见(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)。

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)午(wǔㄨˇ)九(jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ)點(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)公(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)見(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)面(miànㄇㄧㄢˋ)。從(Cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)開(kāiㄎㄞ)車(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)半(bànㄅㄢˋ)個(ge˙ㄍㄜ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)車(chēㄔㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)八(bāㄅㄚ)點(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)開(kāiㄎㄞ)車(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。公(Gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)邊(bian˙ㄅㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)一(yìㄧˋ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)店(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)先(xiānㄒㄧㄢ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)裡(li˙ㄌㄧ)吃(chīㄔ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)，再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)見(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)。

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)朋(péngㄆㄥˊ)友(you˙ㄧㄡ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)午(wǔㄨˇ)九(jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ)點(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)公(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)見(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)面(miànㄇㄧㄢˋ)。從(Cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)開(kāiㄎㄞ)車(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)半(bànㄅㄢˋ)個(ge˙ㄍㄜ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)，但(dànㄉㄢˋ)是(shìㄕˋ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)車(chēㄔㄜ)多(duōㄉㄨㄛ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)八(bāㄅㄚ)點(diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)開(kāiㄎㄞ)車(chēㄔㄜ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)。公(Gōngㄍㄨㄥ)司(sīㄙ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)邊(bian˙ㄅㄧㄢ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)一(yìㄧˋ)家(jiāㄐㄧㄚ)小(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)店(diànㄉㄧㄢˋ)，我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)可(kěㄎㄜˇ)以(yǐㄧˇ)先(xiānㄒㄧㄢ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)那(nàㄋㄚˋ)裏(li˙ㄌㄧ)吃(chīㄔ)早(zǎoㄗㄠˇ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)，再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)見(jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)。

English

A friend and I have arranged to meet at her office at nine tomorrow morning. It’s a half-hour drive from my place, but there’s a lot of traffic in the morning, so I’m planning to leave at eight. There’s a small restaurant near her office where I can have breakfast before meeting her.

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