Late for the Test
今天是数学考试。
Today is math test.
Today is the math test.
小丽早上起床，看了一下手机。
Xiaoli morning get-up, look (PERF) one-bit phone.
Xiaoli got up and glanced at her phone.
已经八点二十分了！
Already eight o'clock twenty minute (PERF)!
It was already eight twenty!
考试九点开始。
Test nine o'clock start.
The test started at nine.
她跳下床，没有时间吃早饭。
She jump-down bed, not have time eat breakfast.
She jumped out of bed — no time for breakfast.
她拿了笔记本就跑出门。
She take (PERF) notebook just run-out door.
She grabbed her notebook and ran out the door.
公共汽车太慢，她坐了一辆出租车。
Public-bus too slow, she sit (PERF) one (M) taxi.
The bus would be too slow, so she took a taxi.
可是路上车太多。
But road on car too many.
But the streets were jammed.
司机说：“现在这个时候，地铁更快。”
Driver says: "Now this (M) time, subway more fast."
The driver said, “At this hour, the subway’s faster.”
小丽下车，跑进地铁站。
Xiaoli get-off car, run-into subway station.
She jumped out and ran into the metro station.
在地铁里，她看了看时间——还有十五分钟。
At subway inside, she look (PERF) look time — still have fifteen minute.
On the train, she checked the time — fifteen minutes to spare.
她想：可能还有时间。
She think: maybe still have time.
She thought, “Maybe there’s still time.”
到了学校门口，她又跑起来。
Arrive (PERF) school door, she again run-start.
At the school gate, she started running again.
一位老师在门口：“小丽？”
One (M) teacher at door: "Xiaoli?"
A teacher at the gate called, “Xiaoli?”
小丽害怕了：“老师，我迟到了！”
Xiaoli scared (PERF): "Teacher, I late (PERF)!"
Xiaoli panicked, “Teacher, I’m late!”
老师笑：“考试九点半开始，今天换了时间。”
Teacher laugh: "Test nine-thirty start, today change (PERF) time."
The teacher smiled, “The test was moved to nine thirty.”
小丽差一点儿哭出来。
Xiaoli almost cry-out.
Xiaoli almost cried with relief.
她坐在椅子上喝了一杯水。
She sit at chair top drink (PERF) one cup water.
She sat down and drank a glass of water.
考试的时候，她想：从今天起，我一定要早一点儿起床。
Test (POSS) time, she think: from today from, I definitely want early a-bit get-up.
During the test she thought, “From now on, I’m getting up earlier.”