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爸爸是医生

Doctor in Chinese: Dad is a doctor at home

Name: ________________ Date: ________

我wǒ爸爸bàba是shì医生yīshēng。在zài医院yīyuàn，他tā看kàn病人bìngrén。回到huídào家jiā，他tā还是háishi医生yīshēng。

我wǒ说shuō：“爸爸bàba，我wǒ不想bùxiǎng吃饭chīfàn。”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“张开zhāngkāi嘴zuǐ，说shuō‘啊a’。多duō喝水hēshuǐ，早点záodiǎn睡觉shuìjiào。”

妈妈māma说shuō：“今天jīntiān我wǒ很hěn累lèi。”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“多duō喝水hēshuǐ，早点záodiǎn睡觉shuìjiào。”

奶奶nǎinai说shuō：“我wǒ的de手机shǒujī不能bùnéng用yòng了le。”

爸爸bàba看kàn了le看kàn手机shǒujī，说shuō：“多duō喝hē……”奶奶nǎinai笑xiào了le：“手机shǒujī不bù喝水hēshuǐ！”

星期天xīngqītiān早上zǎoshang，爸爸bàba没有méiyǒu起床qǐchuáng。他tā说shuō：“我wǒ有点儿yóudiǎnr不bù舒服shūfu。”

妈妈māma说shuō：“你nǐ生病shēngbìng了le，去qù医院yīyuàn吧ba。”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“我wǒ没事méishì！我wǒ是shì医生yīshēng，我wǒ知道zhīdào。”

我wǒ给gěi爸爸bàba拿ná了le一yì杯bēi水shuǐ，坐zuò在zài他tā的de床边chuángbiān。

“张开zhāngkāi嘴zuǐ，说shuō‘啊a’。多duō喝水hēshuǐ，早点záodiǎn睡觉shuìjiào。”

爸爸bàba看kàn着zhe我wǒ，笑xiào了le：“好hǎo，医生yīshēng，我wǒ听tīng你nǐ的de。”

Key words

My dad is a doctor. At the hospital, he sees patients. When he gets home, he’s still a doctor.

I said, “Dad, I don’t want to eat.”

Dad said, “Open your mouth and say ‘ah’. Drink lots of water and go to bed early.”

Mum said, “I’m really tired today.”

Dad said, “Drink lots of water and go to bed early.”

Grandma said, “My phone has stopped working.”

Dad looked at the phone and said, “Drink lots of…” Grandma laughed. “Phones don’t drink water!”

On Sunday morning, Dad didn’t get up. He said, “I don’t feel very well.”

Mum said, “You’re ill. Go to the hospital.”

Dad said, “I’m fine! I’m a doctor, I know.”

I brought Dad a glass of water and sat by his bed.

“Open your mouth and say ‘ah’. Drink lots of water and go to bed early.”

Dad looked at me and smiled. “All right, doctor. Whatever you say.”