今年的九月

This September · Reading exercise 24 of 29 阅读练习

Read the text, then answer the questions. Select a word to see its reading and meaning. Names of people and places are underlined.

九月(Jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇyuèㄩㄝˋ)一日(yíㄧˊrìㄖˋ)。今年(Jīnㄐㄧㄣniánㄋㄧㄢˊ),儿子(érㄦˊzi˙ㄗ)是(shìㄕˋ)中学(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)老师(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ),女儿(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)今天(jīnㄐㄧㄣtiānㄊㄧㄢ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)小学(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)上班(shàngㄕㄤˋbānㄅㄢ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。早上(Zǎoㄗㄠˇshang˙ㄕㄤ),他们(tāㄊㄚmen˙ㄇㄣ)说起(shuōㄕㄨㄛqǐㄑㄧˇ)学生(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊsheng˙ㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)学习(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxíㄒㄧˊ),一个(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)中学生(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ),一个(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)小学生(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)两个(liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇgèㄍㄜˋ)孩子(háiㄏㄞˊzi˙ㄗ),现在(xiànㄒㄧㄢˋzàiㄗㄞˋ)都(dōuㄉㄡ)是(shìㄕˋ)老师(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

九月(Jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇyuèㄩㄝˋ)一日(yíㄧˊrìㄖˋ)。今年(Jīnㄐㄧㄣniánㄋㄧㄢˊ),兒子(érㄦˊzi˙ㄗ)是(shìㄕˋ)中學(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)老師(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ),女兒(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)今天(jīnㄐㄧㄣtiānㄊㄧㄢ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)小學(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)上班(shàngㄕㄤˋbānㄅㄢ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。早上(Zǎoㄗㄠˇshang˙ㄕㄤ),他們(tāㄊㄚmen˙ㄇㄣ)說起(shuōㄕㄨㄛqǐㄑㄧˇ)學生(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊsheng˙ㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)學習(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxíㄒㄧˊ),一個(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)中學生(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ),一個(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)小學生(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)兩個(liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇgèㄍㄜˋ)孩子(háiㄏㄞˊzi˙ㄗ),現在(xiànㄒㄧㄢˋzàiㄗㄞˋ)都(dōuㄉㄡ)是(shìㄕˋ)老師(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

九月(Jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇyuèㄩㄝˋ)一日(yíㄧˊrìㄖˋ)。今年(Jīnㄐㄧㄣniánㄋㄧㄢˊ),兒子(érㄦˊzi˙ㄗ)是(shìㄕˋ)中學(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)老師(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ),女兒(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)今天(jīnㄐㄧㄣtiānㄊㄧㄢ)也(yěㄧㄝˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)小學(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)上班(shàngㄕㄤˋbānㄅㄢ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。早上(Zǎoㄗㄠˇshang˙ㄕㄤ),他們(tāㄊㄚmen˙ㄇㄣ)説起(shuōㄕㄨㄛqǐㄑㄧˇ)學生(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊsheng˙ㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)學習(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxíㄒㄧˊ),一個(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)中學生(zhōngㄓㄨㄥxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ),一個(yíㄧˊgèㄍㄜˋ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)小學生(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)兩個(liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇgèㄍㄜˋ)孩子(háiㄏㄞˊzi˙ㄗ),現在(xiànㄒㄧㄢˋzàiㄗㄞˋ)都(dōuㄉㄡ)是(shìㄕˋ)老師(lǎoㄌㄠˇshīㄕ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

English

September 1. This year, my son has become a middle-school teacher, and today my daughter started work at a primary school too. This morning, they talked about how their students were learning—one about middle-school students, the other about primary-school children. Both my children are teachers now.

下午(Xiàㄒㄧㄚˋwǔㄨˇ),我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)女儿(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)学校(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxiàoㄒㄧㄠˋ),想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)下课(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋkèㄎㄜˋ)后(hòuㄏㄡˋ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ),要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)大学(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)同学(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)吃饭(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)说好(shuōㄕㄨㄛhǎoㄏㄠˇ),想起(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇqǐㄑㄧˇ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)还是(háiㄏㄞˊshi˙ㄕ)大学生(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)时候(shíㄕˊhou˙ㄏㄡ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)常(chángㄔㄤˊ)和(héㄏㄢˋ)同学(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)不是(búㄅㄨˊshìㄕˋ)小朋友(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇpéngㄆㄥˊyǒuㄧㄡˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)高兴(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)有点儿(yǒuㄧㄡˇdiǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)以前(yǐㄧˇqiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)日子(rìㄖˋzi˙ㄗ)。

下午(Xiàㄒㄧㄚˋwǔㄨˇ),我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)女兒(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)學校(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxiàoㄒㄧㄠˋ),想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)下課(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋkèㄎㄜˋ)後(hòuㄏㄡˋ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ),要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)大學(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)同學(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)吃飯(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)說好(shuōㄕㄨㄛhǎoㄏㄠˇ),想起(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇqǐㄑㄧˇ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)還是(háiㄏㄞˊshi˙ㄕ)大學生(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)時候(shíㄕˊhou˙ㄏㄡ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)常(chángㄔㄤˊ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)同學(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)不是(búㄅㄨˊshìㄕˋ)小朋友(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇpéngㄆㄥˊyǒuㄧㄡˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)高興(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)有點兒(yǒuㄧㄡˇdiǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)以前(yǐㄧˇqiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)日子(rìㄖˋzi˙ㄗ)。

下午(Xiàㄒㄧㄚˋwǔㄨˇ),我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)到(dàoㄉㄠˋ)女兒(nǚㄋㄩˇ'érㄦˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)學校(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊxiàoㄒㄧㄠˋ),想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)她(tāㄊㄚ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)回家(huíㄏㄨㄟˊjiāㄐㄧㄚ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)下課(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋkèㄎㄜˋ)後(hòuㄏㄡˋ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ),要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)大學(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)同學(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)吃飯(chīㄔfànㄈㄢˋ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)説好(shuōㄕㄨㄛhǎoㄏㄠˇ),想起(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇqǐㄑㄧˇ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)還是(háiㄏㄞˊshi˙ㄕ)大學生(dàㄉㄚˋxuéㄒㄩㄝˊshēngㄕㄥ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)時候(shíㄕˊhou˙ㄏㄡ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)常(chángㄔㄤˊ)和(hànㄏㄢˋ)同學(tóngㄊㄨㄥˊxuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)一起(yìㄧˋqǐㄑㄧˇ)。她(Tāㄊㄚ)不是(búㄅㄨˊshìㄕˋ)小朋友(xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇpéngㄆㄥˊyǒuㄧㄡˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)很(hěnㄏㄣˇ)高興(gāoㄍㄠxìngㄒㄧㄥˋ),也(yěㄧㄝˇ)有點兒(yǒuㄧㄡˇdiǎnrㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)以前(yǐㄧˇqiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)日子(rìㄖˋzi˙ㄗ)。

English

In the afternoon, I went to my daughter's school, hoping we could go home together. After class, she said she was going out for a meal with her university friends. I said that was fine and remembered how often I'd spent time with friends when I was a university student. She's no longer a little girl. I'm happy, though I miss the old days a little too.

4 questions on the text.