We Missed the Train
ElementaryTransportation
Two coworkers arrive at the platform just as their train pulls away, so they check when the next one departs.
L
LiW
WeiL
糟糕，火车刚走。
zāogāo, huǒchē gāng zǒu.
Oh no, the train just left.
W
我们来晚了一分钟。
wǒmen lái wǎn le yì fēnzhōng.
We were one minute late.
L
下一班几点开？
xià yì bān jǐ diǎn kāi?
What time does the next one leave?
W
我看看屏幕。
wǒ kàn kàn píngmù.
Let me look at the screen.
W
下一班三点半开。
xià yì bān sān diǎn bàn kāi.
The next one leaves at three thirty.
L
还要等二十分钟。
hái yào děng èrshí fēnzhōng.
We still have to wait twenty minutes.
W
那我们去买杯咖啡吧。
nà wǒmen qù mǎi bēi kāfēi ba.
Then let's go buy a cup of coffee.
L
好，别再迟到了。
hǎo, bié zài chídào le.
Okay, but let's not be late again.