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你妈妈做什么工作?

How to talk about your job in Chinese

Name: ________________ Date: ________

今天上课,吴老师说:“我是老师,我在学校工作。你们的爸爸妈妈呢?他们做什么工作?”

一个男孩子说:“我爸爸是医生。他在医院工作,非常忙。”

一个女孩子说:“我妈妈卖包子。她做的包子非常好吃!”

一个小朋友说:“我爸爸开出租车。他天天在车里,午饭也在车里吃。”

还有一个小朋友说:“我妈妈在公司工作。她天天坐在电脑前,打很多很多电话。”

坐在后边的一个小女孩说:“我妈妈也是老师。她也在这个学校工作。”

大家都问:“她在哪儿?我们认识她吗?”

小女孩看了看吴老师,没有说话。

吴老师说:“她在这儿。我是她妈妈。”

大家都看着小女孩。小女孩说:“我妈妈的工作是问问题。在学校,她问我问题。在家,她也问我问题!”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
今天jīntiāntoday
上课shàngkèto attend class; to go to class
老师lǎoshīteacher
说shuōto speak; to say
学校xuéxiàoschool
工作gōngzuòwork; job; to work
爸爸bàbadad; father
妈妈māmamom; mother
做zuòto do
什么shénmewhat; anything
医生yīshēngdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital

English (for the teacher)

In class today, Teacher Wu said: “I'm a teacher, and I work at a school. What about your mums and dads? What do they do?”

A boy said: “My dad is a doctor. He works at a hospital, and he's really busy.”

A girl said: “My mum sells baozi. The baozi she makes are really tasty!”

One kid said: “My dad drives a taxi. He's in the car every day, and he eats lunch in the car too.”

Another kid said: “My mum works at a company. Every day she sits at her computer and makes lots and lots of phone calls.”

A little girl at the back said: “My mum is a teacher too. She works at this school too.”

Everyone asked: “Where is she? Do we know her?”

The little girl looked at Teacher Wu and said nothing.

Teacher Wu said: “She's right here. I'm her mum.”

Everyone stared at the little girl. The little girl said: “My mum's job is asking questions. At school, she asks me questions. At home, she asks me questions too!”