The night before his Chinese exam, Xiao Wang keeps getting one character wrong. Luckily his deskmate stays to practice with him, and the next morning he finally writes it right just when it counts.
The Night Before the Exam
晚上九点，小王还在写。
It was nine at night, and Xiao Wang was still practicing his characters.
一个字他写了十遍，还是不对。
He had written one character ten times, and it still wasn't right.
Xiao Wang
明天就了，这个字我怎么老呀？
The exam's tomorrow, so why do I keep getting this character wrong?
Xiao Li
，我你再写几遍吧。
Don't panic — I'll stay and write it a few more times with you.
Practicing Together
Xiao Li
你看，这一笔应该往左，不是往右。
Look, this stroke should go to the left, not to the right.
小王照着她的样子，慢慢写了一个。
Following her example, Xiao Wang slowly wrote one out.
Xiao Li
对啦！这次写得真好看。
That's it! This time it looks really nice.
他笑了，又在上写了一行。
He smiled and wrote another row in his notebook.
In the Exam Room
第二天，最后一个题就是那个字。
At the exam the next day, the very last question was that same character.
小王昨天晚上，一笔一笔慢慢写。
Xiao Wang thought back to the night before and wrote slowly, stroke by stroke.
Xiao Wang
这次我写对了！
This time I got it right!
他回头看了看小李，两个人都笑了。
He looked back at Xiao Li, and the two of them both smiled.