Unit 9 Lesson 54 How Embarrassing

Dear Diary,

亲爱的日记，

This week I had an embarrassing moment at a bookstore.

这周在书店，我有一段非常尴尬的经历。

I ran into an old friend named Gao Yuan.

我遇到了一位叫做高原的老朋友。

When he tapped me on the shoulder and said my name,

当他拍我肩膀说出我名字的时候，

I couldn't figure out who he was.

我想不起他是谁。

He seemed familiar but I forgot his name. I felt awful.

他看起来很熟悉可我忘了他的名字。

We chatted for a while.

我感到很糟糕。

Finally I had to admit that I couldn't remember his name.

我们聊了会天。最后，我不得不承认我想不起对方的名字。

Before I could say sorry, he said he had to go and waved goodbye.

我还没来得及说抱歉，他说他要走了，然后我们挥手道别。

I felt bad, so I talked with Wang Mei about it.

我感到很不好，所以我和王梅说了这件事情。

She said that she once had a similar experience.

她说她曾经有过类似经历。

She forgot an old friend's name when that friend returned to China after many years abroad.

当她朋友多年以后从国外回到中国时，她记不起这位老朋友的名字了。

Wang Mei was a little embarrassed, too,

王梅也有些尴尬，

but her friend didn't mind.

但是她朋友并不介意。

She just reminded Wang Mei of her name

对方提醒了王梅她自己的名字，

and they had a good, long chat.

而且两人开心地聊了很久。

After talking to Wang Mei, I felt better.

和王梅谈过之后，我感觉好多了。

I called Gao Yuan that evening.

当晚我给高原打电话了。

He was happy to hear from me, and we had a good conversation.

能收到我的电话，他感觉很开心。我们聊得很开心。

We also made plans to play ping-pong together next weekend.

我们计划下周末一块去打乒乓球。

Yay, I got back an old friend!

哇，我又找回了一位老朋友。