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爸爸的星期一

Dad’s sleepy Monday

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上六点,爸爸起床了。

他说:“星期一!我不想上班。”

爸爸很困,很困。

他去喝茶。喝了一口,不对。杯子里只有热水,没有茶。

他去穿鞋。也不对。左边的鞋在右脚上,右边的鞋在左脚上。

他来到我的房间,叫我:“快起床!要上学了!”

我看了看爸爸的鞋,笑了。

我说:“爸爸,今天也不对。今天是星期天。”

爸爸看了看手机。真的是星期天。

他没说话,回到床上,睡了。

第二天早上,真的是星期一,爸爸还在睡。我来到他的房间,叫他:“快起床,要上班了!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
六liùsix
点diǎnto point out; to bring up
爸爸bàbadad; father
起床qǐchuángto get up; to get out of bed
说shuōto speak; to say
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be at work
去qùto go
喝hēto drink
杯子bēizicup; glass; mug
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not
穿chuānto wear; to put on

English (for the teacher)

At six in the morning, Dad got up.

He said, “Monday! I don’t want to go to work.”

Dad was sleepy, so sleepy.

He went to drink his tea. One sip, and something was wrong. There was only hot water in the cup, no tea.

He went to put on his shoes. Something was wrong again. The left shoe was on his right foot, and the right shoe was on his left foot.

He came into my room and called me: “Get up, quick! Time for school!”

I looked at Dad’s shoes and laughed.

I said, “Dad, today is wrong too. Today is Sunday.”

Dad looked at his phone. It really was Sunday.

He didn’t say a word, got back into bed and went to sleep.

The next morning, it really was Monday, and Dad was still asleep. I went into his room and called him: “Get up, quick, it’s time for work!”