HSK 3 Reading

Asking the Way to the Library

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今天我想去借书。

jīntiānxiǎngshūguǎnjièshū

Today I wanted to go to the library to borrow books.

可是我不知道,所以问了一位老人。

shìzhīdàosuǒwènlewèilǎorén

But I didn't know the way, so I asked an elderly man.

我问:“怎么走?”

wènqǐngwènshūguǎnzěnmezǒu

I asked: "Excuse me, how do I get to the library?"

他说:“你前走,到前面的。”

shuōzhíwǎngqiánzǒudàoqiánmiàndekǒu

He said: "Just keep going straight ahead to the intersection up front."

“然后就在。”

ránhòuxiàngzuǒzhuǎnshūguǎnjiùzàiyínhángdepángbiān

"Then turn left, and the library is right next to the bank."

我问他:“离这儿吗?”

wènzhèryuǎnma

I asked him: "Is it far from here?"

他说:“不,走十分钟就到了。”

shuōyuǎnzǒushífēnzhōngjiùdàole

He said: "Not far, you'll be there in a ten-minute walk."

我很高兴,谢谢了他以后就走了。

hěngāoxìngxièxielehòujiùzǒule

I was very happy; I thanked him and then left.

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