Packing for a Trip - 打包行李

The night before her first solo business trip, Li Wei must fit everything into one suitcase. Can she close it in time?

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晚上wǎn shang十一shí yī点diǎn,李薇还hái坐zuò在zài卧室wò shì的de地板dì bǎn上shàng,看kàn着zhe满mǎn地dì的de东西dōng xi。她tā在zài一家yī jiā公司gōng sī工作gōng zuò,明天míng tiān要yào第一次dì yī cì一个yī ge人rén坐zuò飞机fēi jī去qù国外guó wài出差chū chāi,心里xīn li很hěn紧张jǐn zhāng。

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At eleven at night, Li Wei is still sitting on her bedroom floor, looking at the things all over it. She works for a company, and tomorrow, for the first time, she will fly abroad alone on a business trip. She feels very nervous.

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她tā只能zhǐ néng带dài一个yī ge小xiǎo行李箱xíng li xiāng上shàng飞机fēi jī,可是kě shì要yào带dài电脑diàn nǎo、衣服yī fu,还有hái yǒu给gěi客户kè hù的de礼物lǐ wù。“这些zhè xiē放fàng得de进去jìn qù吗ma?”她tā心想xīn xiǎng。她tā也yě不bù知道zhī dào,决定jué dìng先xiān试试shì shì。

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She can only take one small suitcase onto the plane, but she has to bring her laptop, her clothes, and the gifts for her clients. “Will all this fit?” she wonders. She doesn't know, so she decides to try first.

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她tā先xiān放fàng电脑diàn nǎo,再zài把bǎ衣服yī fu一yī件jiàn一yī件jiàn放fàng进去jìn qù,最后zuì hòu放fàng三sān个gè礼物lǐ wù。行李箱xíng li xiāng装zhuāng得de满满mǎn mǎn的de。她tā用力yòng lì压yā了le压yā,觉得jué de能néng关上guān shàng,就jiù深shēn吸xī一口气yī kǒu qì,开始kāi shǐ拉lā拉链lā liàn。

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First she puts in the laptop, then the clothes, one piece at a time, and finally the three gifts. The suitcase is packed full. She presses down hard on it and thinks it will close, so she takes a deep breath and starts to pull the zipper.

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拉链lā liàn拉lā到dào一半yī bàn就jiù拉lā不bù动dòng了le。她tā又yòu试shì了le两liǎng次cì,还hái压yā了le压yā衣服yī fu,箱子xiāng zi还是hái shi关guān不bù上shàng。她tā着急zháo jí了le:“这zhè可kě怎么办zěn me bàn?”

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Halfway around, the zipper gets stuck. She tries twice more and presses the clothes down, but the suitcase still won't close. She starts to panic: “What am I going to do?”

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她tā走zǒu来lái走zǒu去qù,想xiǎng了le想xiǎng,给gěi朋友péng you小雨打dǎ了le个gè电话diàn huà。小雨说shuō:“有yǒu什么shén me东西dōng xi能néng拿ná出来chū lái吗ma?礼物lǐ wù能néng不bù带dài吗ma?”李薇觉得jué de有yǒu道理dào li,可是kě shì不bù想xiǎng拿ná出来chū lái。

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She paces back and forth, thinks for a moment, then calls her friend Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu says: “Is there anything you can take out? Can you leave the gifts behind?” Li Wei thinks she has a point, but she doesn't want to take them out.

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小雨又yòu说shuō:“出差chū chāi,工作gōng zuò最zuì重要zhòng yào,礼物lǐ wù什么shén me时候shí hou都dōu能néng买mǎi。”李薇觉得jué de朋友péng you说shuō得de对duì。她tā拿出ná chū两liǎng个gè礼物lǐ wù,放fàng在zài桌zhuō上shàng,下次xià cì再zài送sòng。

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Xiaoyu adds: “On a business trip, the work is what matters most. You can buy gifts any time.” Li Wei feels her friend is right. She takes out two of the gifts and puts them on the desk to give next time.

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可是kě shì箱子xiāng zi还是hái shi很hěn满mǎn。她tā又yòu把bǎ衣服yī fu拿ná出来chū lái,一yī件jiàn一yī件jiàn卷juǎn得de紧紧jǐn jǐn的de,再zài放fàng回去huí qu。箱子xiāng zi里lǐ就jiù空kōng多duō了le。电脑diàn nǎo放fàng在zài最zuì上面shàng miàn,剩下shèng xià的de礼物lǐ wù放fàng在zài旁边páng biān。

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But the suitcase is still very full. So she takes the clothes out again, rolls each piece up tightly, and puts them back in. Now there is much more room inside. The laptop goes on top, and the last gift goes beside it.

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她tā又yòu压yā了le压yā箱子xiāng zi,慢慢màn màn地de拉lā拉链lā liàn。这zhè次cì拉链lā liàn拉lā上shàng了le!“终于zhōng yú关上guān shàng了le!”她tā拍pāi了le拍手pāi shǒu,心里xīn li轻松qīng sōng多duō了le。

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She presses the suitcase down again and slowly pulls the zipper. This time it closes! “It's finally shut!” She claps her hands and feels much lighter inside.

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李薇把bǎ行李箱xíng li xiāng推tuī到dào门口mén kǒu,又yòu看kàn了le看kàn桌zhuō上shàng的de两liǎng个gè礼物lǐ wù,心想xīn xiǎng:“下次xià cì出差chū chāi再zài带给dài gěi客户kè hù吧ba。”她tā关guān了le灯dēng,躺tǎng到dào床chuáng上shàng,没多久méi duō jiǔ就jiù睡着shuì zháo了le。

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Li Wei pushes the suitcase over to the door and takes another look at the two gifts on the desk. She thinks: “I'll take them to my clients on my next business trip.” She turns off the light, lies down in bed, and soon falls asleep.