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Work and Rest · Reading exercise 7 of 13 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.

小(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)美(měiㄇㄟˇ)：今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)汉(Hànㄏㄢˋ)语(yǔㄩˇ)课(kèㄎㄜˋ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)什(shénㄕㄣˊ)么(me˙ㄇㄜ)？

小(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)美(měiㄇㄟˇ)：今(jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)的(de˙ㄉㄜ)漢(Hànㄏㄢˋ)語(yǔㄩˇ)課(kèㄎㄜˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)什(shénㄕㄣˊ)麼(me˙ㄇㄜ)？

English

What did you learn in Chinese class today?

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)写(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)“工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)”。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)现(xiànㄒㄧㄢˋ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)会(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)写(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)寫(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)“工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)”。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)現(xiànㄒㄧㄢˋ)在(zàiㄗㄞˋ)會(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)寫(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。

English

How to write “work.” I can write it now.

小(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)美(měiㄇㄟˇ)：那(nàㄋㄚˋ)“休(xiūㄒㄧㄡ)息(xi˙ㄒㄧ)”呢(ne˙ㄋㄜ)？

English

What about “rest”?

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：还(háiㄏㄞˊ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)会(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)。白(Báiㄅㄞˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)，晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)还(háiㄏㄞˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)“工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)”。

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：還(háiㄏㄞˊ)不(búㄅㄨˊ)會(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)。白(Báiㄅㄞˊ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)，晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)上(shang˙ㄕㄤ)還(háiㄏㄞˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)“工(gōngㄍㄨㄥ)作(zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ)”。

English

Not yet. I work during the day, and in the evening I even have to study “work.”

小(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)美(měiㄇㄟˇ)：我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)会(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)写(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)“休(xiūㄒㄧㄡ)息(xi˙ㄒㄧ)”。来(Láiㄌㄞˊ)，跟(gēnㄍㄣ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)。

小(Xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ)美(měiㄇㄟˇ)：我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)會(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)寫(xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ)“休(xiūㄒㄧㄡ)息(xi˙ㄒㄧ)”。來(Láiㄌㄞˊ)，跟(gēnㄍㄣ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)。

English

I can write “rest.” Here, I'll show you.

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)会(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)休(xiūㄒㄧㄡ)息(xi˙ㄒㄧ)。

子(Zǐㄗˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)：好(hǎoㄏㄠˇ)，學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)會(huìㄏㄨㄟˋ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)休(xiūㄒㄧㄡ)息(xi˙ㄒㄧ)。

English

OK. Once I've learned it, I'm taking a break.

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