排长队The Long Queue

New words

• 增长zēngzhǎng — to grow, increase
• 运输yùnshū — transport; to transport
• 形成xíngchéng — to form, take shape
• 连续liánxù — in a row, continuous
• 现象xiànxiàng — phenomenon
• 商业shāngyè — commerce, business (商业街)

The story

记者：各位观众，早上好！我在小区旁边的商业街。Good morning, viewers! I'm on the shopping street next to the estate.

记者：你们看，这里形成了一条很长的队！Look, a really long queue has formed here!

记者：这条队已经连续七天了。这是商业街的新现象！This queue has been here seven days in a row. It's the street's latest phenomenon!

记者：小朋友，你在排队买什么？Young man, what are you queueing for?

乐乐：猫脸包子！我连续来了七天，每天都排在前面。Cat-face buns! I've come seven days in a row, and I'm near the front every day.

A：我连续来了三天，前两天都没买到！I've come three days in a row, and the first two days I didn't get any!

马克：安娜，你看我们的成果！生意增长得很快！Anna, look at our results! Business is growing fast!

马克：第一天卖了三百个，第三天一千个，昨天两千个！Three hundred sold on day one, a thousand on day three, two thousand yesterday!

Opening the lesson…