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Bad Luck with Buses

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ID: 2225 Elementary
The way to work in the morning is full of distractions. What happens if you end up taking the wrong bus or the wrong train? Find out in this lesson!
Fri Jul 05 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么 zěnme how
迟到 chídào to be late
真 zhēn really
倒霉 dǎoméi bad luck
小丽，今天怎么迟到了？
Xiǎo Lì ，jīntiān zěnme chídào le ？
Xiao Li, why are you late today?
今天真倒霉，我坐错车了。
jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi ，wǒ zuò cuò chē le 。
I was really unlucky today. I took the wrong bus.
怎么回事？
zěnmehuíshì ？
What happened?
我要坐44路，可是我坐了94路。
wǒ yào zuò sìshí sì lù ，kěshì wǒ zuò le jiǔshí sì lù 。
I wanted to take number 44, but I took number 94.
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