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The Book Swap

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A retired teacher and a young student accidentally swap their books on a bus, leading to a friendly meeting and a new connection.

Added 2/23/2026 · 221 characters

Story text

16 sentences

  1. línlǎoshī
    tuìxiū 退
    le
  2. xǐhuān
    zuò
    gōnggòngqìchē
    gōngyuán
  3. tiān
    línlǎoshī
    zài
    chēshàng
    dúshū
  4. jiào
    āyǎ
    de
    xuéshēng
    zài
    chēshàng
  5. āyǎ
    zài
    kàn
    běnkē
    xué
    shū
  6. gōnggòngqìchē
    tíng
    le
    tāmen
    hěn
    kuài
    xiàchē
  7. línlǎoshī
    huíjiā
    hòu
    fāxiàn
    shū
    cuò
    le
  8. de
    shū
    shì
    zhōngwén
    lìshǐ
    xiànzài
    shì
    běnkē
    xué
    shū
  9. línlǎoshī
    hěn
    dānxīn
    běn
    lìshǐ
    shū
    hěn
    guì
  10. dìèr
    tiān
    línlǎoshī
    gōngyuán
    děng
    chē
  11. kànjiàn
    āyǎ
    zài
    chēzhàn
  12. āyǎ
    shuō
    nín
    hǎo
    zhè
    shì
    nín
    de
    shū
    ma
  13. línlǎoshī
    hěn
    gāoxìng
    shuō
    shì
    de
    xièxiè
  14. āyǎ
    shuō
    nín
    de
    lìshǐ
    shū
    hěn
    yǒuyìsī
  15. línlǎoshī
    xiào
    le
    shuō
    de
    kēxué
    shū
    hěn
    hǎo
  16. tāmen
    chéng
    le
    péngyǒu
    chángcháng
    yīqǐ
    dúshū

Quiz

Reading comprehension

Question 1 of 4

Question 1

What was Teacher Lin doing on the bus when the mix-up occurred?

Narration

The Book Swap