Cycling to Deliver - 骑车送包裹

Xiao Ma is a delivery driver, thirty-five years old.

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小马shìmíng快递员kuài dì yuán今年jīn nián三十sān shísuì每天měi tiān早上zǎo shangdōuzuò同一tóng yībān公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē送货sòng huò今天jīn tiānyǒu一个yī ge非常fēi cháng重要zhòng yàode包裹bāo guǒyàosòng客户kè hùshuō必须bì xūzài中午zhōng wǔ十二shí èrdiǎn之前zhī qián收到shōu dào不然bù rán合同hé tongjiù没了méi le。小马心里xīn lihěn紧张jǐn zhāng一直yī zhíkàn着手zhuó shǒushàngde时间shí jiān

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Xiao Ma is a delivery driver, thirty-five years old. Every morning he takes the same bus to make his deliveries. Today he has a very important package to deliver. The client said it must arrive before noon, otherwise the contract would be lost. Xiao Ma felt very nervous inside and kept checking the time on his phone.

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pǎodào公共汽车站gōng gòng qì chē zhànde时候shí hou公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē刚刚gāng gang开走kāi zǒuliǎo。小马zhànzài那里nà likànzháo汽车qì chē慢慢màn màn消失xiāo shīzài路上lù shangtànliǎo一口气yī kǒu qì心想xīn xiǎng:“完了wán le错过cuò guòliǎo。”变得biàn de越来越yuè lái yuè着急zháo jí不知bù zhīdàogāi怎么办zěn me bàn

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When he ran to the bus stop, the bus had just left. Xiao Ma stood there watching the bus slowly disappear down the road. He let out a sigh and thought to himself: 'It is over, I missed it.' He became more and more anxious, not knowing what to do.

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小马决定jué dìng打车dǎ chēshàngliǎo出租车chū zū chē告诉gào sù司机sī jī地址dì zhǐ但是dàn shì路上lù shangdechē越来越yuè lái yuèduō得很de hěn厉害lì hai出租车chū zū chē几乎jī hū一动不动yī dòng bù dòng司机sī jīyáo摇头yáo tóushuō:“今天jīn tiān得很de hěn严重yán zhòng可能kě néngyàoděnghěnjiǔ。”小马kànliǎokàn时间shí jiān已经yǐ jīngshídiǎnbànliǎode心跳xīn tiàode越来越yuè lái yuèkuài

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Xiao Ma decided to take a taxi. He got in and told the driver the address. But the traffic on the road became more and more congested, badly jammed. The taxi could barely move. The driver shook his head and said: 'The traffic is really bad today, it might take a long time.' Xiao Ma checked the time. It was already ten-thirty. His heart beat faster and faster.

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小马liǎoqiáncóng出租车chū zū chē出来chu laizhànzài路边lù biān四处sì chùkànliǎokàn路上lù shangquánshìchē根本gēn běnzǒu不动bù dòngyòukànliǎokàn手机shǒu jī时间shí jiānzhī剩下shèng xià一个yī geduō小时xiǎo shíliǎo怎么办zěn me bàn必须bì xū想到xiǎng dào别的bié de方法fāng fǎ

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Xiao Ma paid and got out of the taxi. He stood on the side of the road and looked around. The road was completely full of cars, totally unable to move. He checked his phone again. There was only a little over one hour left. So then, what could he do? He had to think of another way.

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jiùzài这时zhè shí看到kàn dào路边lù biānyǒu一家yī jiā共享gòng xiǎng单车dān chēde停放tíng fàngdiǎnyǒu好几hǎo jǐliàng自行车zì xíng chē整整齐齐zhěng zhěng qí qídetíngzài那里nà li。小马眼睛yǎn jingliàngliǎo以前yǐ qián从来不cóng lái bù自行车zì xíng chē上班shàng bān但是dàn shì今天jīn tiān不一样bù yī yàngliǎo拿出ná chū手机shǒu jīsǎoliǎo二维码èr wéi mǎliǎoliàng自行车zì xíng chē

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Just then, he spotted a shared bicycle docking station on the side of the road. Several bicycles were parked there neatly in a row. Xiao Ma's eyes lit up. He had never ridden a bicycle to work before, but today was different now. He took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and rented a bicycle.

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小马背着bèi zhe包裹bāo guǒ用力yòng lìdezháo自行车zì xíng chē从小cóng xiǎo穿过chuān guò避开bì kāiliǎo堵车dǔ chēde大路dà lù虽然suī ránhěnlěidàn没有méi yǒu停下来tíng xià lái路上lù shangyòu遇到yù dàoliǎo一个yī ge红灯hóng dēngděngliǎo一会儿yī huì r然后rán hòuzài出发chū fādetuǐ越来越yuè lái yuèsuāndàn一直yī zhí一直yī zhí

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Xiao Ma carried the package on his back and pedaled the bicycle with all his strength. He cut through side streets, avoiding the jammed main road. Although he was very tired, he did not stop. On the way he hit another red light, waited a moment, then set off again. His legs ached more and more, but he kept riding and riding.

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终于zhōng yú,小马到了dào liǎo客户kè hùde公司gōng sī楼下lóu xiàkànliǎokàn手机shǒu jī十一shí yīdiǎn五十wǔ shífēnpǎo上楼shàng lóu包裹bāo guǒ交给jiāo gěiliǎo前台qián tái前台qián táishuō:“刚好gāng hǎo来得及lái de jí!”小马kàozàiqiángshàng大口dà kǒu大口dà kǒude喘气chuǎn qì累坏lèi huàiliǎo但是dàn shì心里xīn li轻松qīng sōngliǎohěnduō

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Finally, Xiao Ma arrived at the client's office building. He checked his phone. It was eleven fifty-eight. He ran upstairs and handed the package to the receptionist. The receptionist said: 'Just made it in time!' Xiao Ma leaned against the wall, breathing in big deep breaths. He was exhausted, but felt much more relaxed inside.

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没关系méi guān xi虽然suī rán今天jīn tiāndehěn难走nán zǒudàn包裹bāo guǒ还是hái shisòng到了dào liǎo。小马骑车qí chē回去huí qude路上lù shang心里xīn lixiǎngliǎohěnduō以前yǐ qián总是zǒng shìzhīkào一个yī ge计划jì huà从来不cóng lái bùxiǎng别的bié de办法bàn fǎ今天jīn tiān明白míng bailiǎo计划jì huà赶不上gǎn bù shàng变化biàn huà从今以后cóng jīn yǐ hòu决定jué dìng每次měi cì出门chū ménqiándōuxiǎnghǎo备用bèi yòng方案fāng àn不再bù zàizhīkào班车bān chēliǎo

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But still it was fine. Even though the road was very difficult today, the package was delivered after all. As Xiao Ma cycled back, he thought about a lot of things. Before, he always relied on just one plan and never thought of other options. Today he understood that plans cannot keep up with change. From now on, he decided to always think of a backup plan before heading out, and not rely on just one bus anymore.