公司来了一位新同事，叫小周。
Gōngsī lái le yī wèi xīn tóngshì, jiào xiǎo zhōu.
A new colleague named Xiao Zhou joined our company.
他坐在靠门的位置，很少说话。
Tā zuò zài kào mén de wèizhì, hěn shǎo shuōhuà.
He sat near the door and rarely spoke.
开会的时候，他也总是坐在最后面。
Kāihuì de shíhou, tā yě zǒngshì zuò zài zuìhòu miàn.
In meetings he always sat at the very back as well.
中午大家一起吃饭，他总是不去。
Zhōngwǔ dàjiā yìqǐ chī fàn, tā zǒngshì bù qù.
At lunch, when everyone ate together, he never joined.
他一个人在办公室里吃面包。
Tā yī gèrén zài bàngōngshì lǐ chī miànbāo.
He ate bread alone in the office.
有人说，这个新同事不太好相处。
Yǒu rén shuō, zhège xīn tóngshì bù tài hǎo xiāngchǔ.
Some people said the new colleague was not easy to get along with.
一个星期五，我加班到很晚。
Yī gè xīngqī wǔ, wǒ jiābān dào hěn wǎn.
One Friday I worked overtime until very late.
办公室里只剩下我们两个人。
Bàngōngshì lǐ zhī shèng xià wǒmen liǎng gèrén.
Only the two of us were left in the office.
快八点了，我饿得不行。
Kuài bā diǎn le, wǒ è de bùxíng.
It was almost eight, and I was starving.
他听见了，从包里拿出一个包子给我。
Tā tīngjiàn le, cóng bāo lǐ ná chū yī gè bāozi gěi wǒ.
He heard my stomach, took a baozi out of his bag, and gave it to me.
他说，这是他自己做的，让我尝尝。
Tā shuō, zhè shì tā zìjǐ zuò de, ràng wǒ cháng cháng.
He said he had made it himself and asked me to try it.
我咬了一口，真的太香了。
Wǒ yǎo le yī kǒu, zhēn de tài xiāng le.
I took a bite, and it was really good.
比外面饭店做的还好吃。
Bǐ wàimiàn fàndiàn zuò de hái hǎochī.
It was better than restaurant food.
他笑了，说他以前在家乡开过小饭店。
Tā xiào le, shuō tā yǐqián zài jiāxiāng kāi guò xiǎo fàndiàn.
He smiled and said he used to run a small restaurant in his hometown.
后来来到这个城市，想试试新的工作。
Hòulái lái dào zhège chéngshì, xiǎng shì shì xīn de gōngzuò.
Later he came to this city to try a new job.
他说以后可能还想再开一家小饭店。
Tā shuō yǐhòu kěnéng hái xiǎng zài kāi yī jiā xiǎo fàndiàn.
He said maybe one day he wants to open a small restaurant again.
他不是不喜欢大家，是有点不好意思。
Tā bù shì bù xǐhuan dàjiā, shì yǒu diǎn bù hǎoyìsi.
It was not that he disliked people; he was just a little shy.
过了一个星期，他开始和我们一起吃饭。
Guò le yī gè xīngqī, tā kāishǐ hé wǒmen yìqǐ chī fàn.
A week later, he started eating lunch with us.
大家都说他做的菜最好吃。
Dàjiā dōu shuō tā zuò de cài zuìhǎo chī.
Everyone said his dishes were the best.
上个月，我们给他过了一次生日。
Shàng gè yuè, wǒmen gěi tā guò le yī cì shēngrì.
Last month we celebrated his birthday.
他做了八个菜，我们全吃光了。
Tā zuò le bā gè cài, wǒmen quán chī guāng le.
He cooked eight dishes, and we finished them all.
现在大家都爱找他说话。
Xiànzài dàjiā dōu ài zhǎo tā shuōhuà.
Now everyone loves to talk with him.
他让我明白了一件事。
Tā ràng wǒ míngbai le yī jiàn shì.
He taught me one thing.
不太说话的人，心里可能很热。
Bù tài shuōhuà de rén, xīnlǐ kěnéng hěn rè.
A quiet person may have a very warm heart.