明年上大学 (Off to University Next Year): HSK 1 reading exercise

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。以(Yǐㄧˇ)前(qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)觉(juéㄐㄩㄝˊ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)二(èrㄦˋ)十(shíㄕˊ)八(bāㄅㄚ)岁(suìㄙㄨㄟˋ)再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)，想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)学(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)，你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)说(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)对(duìㄉㄨㄟˋ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)后(hòuㄏㄡˋ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)时(shíㄕˊ)间(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)吗(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)请(qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)吃(chīㄔ)饭(fànㄈㄢˋ)。

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。以(Yǐㄧˇ)前(qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)覺(juéㄐㄩㄝˊ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)二(èrㄦˋ)十(shíㄕˊ)八(bāㄅㄚ)歲(suìㄙㄨㄟˋ)再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)，想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)，你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)說(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)對(duìㄉㄨㄟˋ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)後(hòuㄏㄡˋ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)間(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)嗎(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)請(qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)吃(chīㄔ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)。

我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)明(míngㄇㄧㄥˊ)年(niánㄋㄧㄢˊ)要(yàoㄧㄠˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)大(dàㄉㄚˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。以(Yǐㄧˇ)前(qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ)我(wǒㄨㄛˇ)覺(juéㄐㄩㄝˊ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)二(èrㄦˋ)十(shíㄕˊ)八(bāㄅㄚ)歲(suìㄙㄨㄟˋ)再(zàiㄗㄞˋ)去(qùㄑㄩˋ)上(shàngㄕㄤˋ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)太(tàiㄊㄞˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)。你(Nǐㄋㄧˇ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)，想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)學(xuéㄒㄩㄝˊ)就(jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ)不(bùㄅㄨˋ)晚(wǎnㄨㄢˇ)。我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)了(le˙ㄌㄜ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)，你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)説(shuōㄕㄨㄛ)得(de˙ㄉㄜ)對(duìㄉㄨㄟˋ)。今(Jīnㄐㄧㄣ)天(tiānㄊㄧㄢ)下(xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ)班(bānㄅㄢ)後(hòuㄏㄡˋ)有(yǒuㄧㄡˇ)時(shíㄕˊ)間(jiānㄐㄧㄢ)嗎(ma˙ㄇㄚ)？我(Wǒㄨㄛˇ)想(xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ)請(qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ)你(nǐㄋㄧˇ)吃(chīㄔ)飯(fànㄈㄢˋ)。

English

I’m going to university next year. I used to think twenty-eight was too old to go back to school. You said it’s never too late if you want to learn. I’ve thought about it, and you’re right. Are you free after work today? I’d like to buy you dinner.

明年上大学明年上大學