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爱睡觉的猫

The sleepy cat

Name: ________________ Date: ________

我家wǒjiā的de猫māo很hěn爱ài睡觉shuìjiào。

早上zǎoshang，在zài床chuáng上shàng睡shuì。中午zhōngwǔ，在zài爸爸bàba的de电脑diànnǎo上shàng睡shuì。下午xiàwǔ，在zài妈妈māma的de衣服yīfu里睡shuì。

晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen吃饭chīfàn，它tā还hái在zài睡shuì。

妈妈māma说shuō：“你们nǐmen看kàn，一天yìtiān都dōu在zài睡觉shuìjiào！”爸爸bàba笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“多duō睡觉shuìjiào，很hěn好hǎo！”

那天nàtiān夜里yèlǐ三sān点diǎn，我wǒ起来qǐlái喝水hēshuǐ。我wǒ听到tīngdào有人yǒurén在zài说话shuōhuà。

我wǒ开kāi了le灯dēng。猫māo坐zuò在zài桌子zhuōzi上shàng，眼睛yǎnjing很hěn大dà很hěn大dà。

爸爸bàba坐zuò在zài旁边pángbiān，拿ná着zhe一yí块kuài肉ròu。

猫māo吃chī一口yìkǒu，爸爸bàba吃chī一口yìkǒu。

爸爸bàba看kàn着zhe我wǒ，小声xiǎoshēng说shuō：“别bié告诉gàosù妈妈māma。”

第二天dì’èrtiān早上zǎoshang，猫māo在zài床chuáng上shàng睡觉shuìjiào。爸爸bàba在zài电脑diànnǎo前qián睡觉shuìjiào。妈妈māma说shuō：“你们nǐmen看kàn，这zhè两liǎng个gè一天yìtiān都dōu在zài睡觉shuìjiào！”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
猫	māo	cat
很	hěn	very; quite
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep; to go to bed
早上	zǎoshang	morning
上	shàng	up; above; on
睡	shuì	to sleep; to go to bed
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon; midday
爸爸	bàba	dad; father
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
妈妈	māma	mom; mother
衣服	yīfu	clothes; clothing

English (for the teacher)

Our cat loves to sleep.

In the morning, it sleeps on the bed. At noon, it sleeps on Dad’s computer. In the afternoon, it sleeps in Mum’s clothes.

In the evening while we eat dinner, it’s still asleep.

Mum says, “Look at it, asleep all day!” Dad smiles. “Lots of sleep is good for you!”

That night at three, I get up for a drink of water. I hear someone talking.

I switch on the light. The cat is sitting on the table, its eyes huge.

Dad is sitting next to it, holding a piece of meat.

A bite for the cat, a bite for Dad.

Dad looks at me and whispers, “Don’t tell Mum.”

The next morning, the cat is asleep on the bed. And Dad is asleep at his computer. Mum says, “Look at those two, asleep all day!”