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爸爸的星期一

Dad’s sleepy Monday

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上zǎoshang六liù点diǎn，爸爸bàba起床qǐchuáng了le。

他tā说shuō：“星期一xīngqīyī！我wǒ不想bùxiǎng上班shàngbān。”

爸爸bàba很hěn困kùn，很hěn困kùn。

他tā去qù喝茶hēchá。喝hē了le一口yìkǒu，不bú对duì。杯子bēizi里只有zhíyǒu热水rèshuǐ，没有méiyǒu茶chá。

他tā去qù穿chuān鞋xié。也yě不bú对duì。左边zuǒbiān的de鞋xié在zài右脚yòujiǎo上shàng，右边yòubiān的de鞋xié在zài左脚zuójiǎo上shàng。

他tā来到láidào我wǒ的de房间fángjiān，叫jiào我wǒ：“快kuài起床qǐchuáng！要yào上学shàngxué了le！”

我wǒ看kàn了le看kàn爸爸bàba的de鞋xié，笑xiào了le。

我wǒ说shuō：“爸爸bàba，今天jīntiān也yě不bú对duì。今天jīntiān是shì星期天xīngqītiān。”

爸爸bàba看kàn了le看kàn手机shǒujī。真的zhēnde是shì星期天xīngqītiān。

他tā没méi说话shuōhuà，回到huídào床chuáng上shàng，睡shuì了le。

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，真的zhēnde是shì星期一xīngqīyī，爸爸bàba还hái在zài睡shuì。我wǒ来到láidào他tā的de房间fángjiān，叫jiào他tā：“快kuài起床qǐchuáng，要yào上班shàngbān了le！”

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!”