Morning Orders (Part 1)
One Day in the City — delivery driver Chen Ming's ordinary morning crosses paths with a nurse, an influencer, and a busy chef.
早上七点，陈明穿上黄色外套，戴上安全帽。At seven in the morning, Chen Ming puts on his yellow jacket and his helmet.
他打开外卖App：今天的订单真多！He opens the delivery app: so many orders today!
第一单是早餐，要送到市中心医院。The first order is breakfast, going to the city-center hospital.
医院门口，一位护士跑出来。At the hospital entrance, a nurse runs out.
王护士笑着说：“谢谢！我马上要上班了。”Nurse Wang says with a smile: "Thank you! I'm about to start work."
第二单是一杯奶茶，要送给一位叫林米的网红。The second order is a cup of bubble tea for an influencer named Lin Mi.
林米正在拍视频，她对着镜头说：“大家看，我的奶茶到了！”Lin Mi is filming a video; she says to the camera: "Everyone look, my bubble tea is here!"
陈明也对镜头挥了挥手。Chen Ming waves at the camera too.
十点多，他去张师傅的餐厅取餐。After ten, he goes to Chef Zhang's restaurant to pick up an order.
餐厅里很忙，锅里的火很大。The restaurant is busy, and the flames under the wok are high.
张师傅说：“小心拿好，汤是热的！”Chef Zhang says: "Hold it carefully — the soup is hot!"
陈明骑上电动车，心里想：“今天是很普通的一天。”Chen Ming gets on his electric scooter and thinks: "Today is a very ordinary day."
可是他不知道，今天会很不一样。But he doesn't know that today will be very different.
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