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你周末做什么了？

What did you do at the weekend? (in Chinese)

Name: ________________ Date: ________

星期一xīngqīyì早上zǎoshang，同事tóngshì李明问wèn我wǒ：“你nǐ周末zhōumò做zuò什么shénme了le？”

我wǒ说shuō：“我wǒ很hěn忙máng！星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ去qù打球dǎqiú了le。下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ和hé朋友péngyǒu去qù看kàn了le电影diànyǐng。晚上wǎnshang，我们wǒmen去qù外边wàibian吃chī了le饭fàn。”

“星期天xīngqītiān呢ne？”

“星期天xīngqītiān，我wǒ去qù书店shūdiàn买mǎi了le三sān本běn书shū，还hái学xué了le两liǎng个gè小时xiǎoshí中文zhōngwén。”

李明看kàn着zhe我wǒ：“真的zhēnde吗ma？”我wǒ说shuō：“真的zhēnde！”

“星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ十shí点diǎn，我wǒ给gěi你nǐ打电话dǎdiànhuà。你nǐ说shuō：‘喂wèi，我wǒ在zài睡觉shuìjiào……’”

“下午xiàwǔ三sān点diǎn，我wǒ还hái打dǎ了le一次yícì。你nǐ还是háishi说shuō：‘喂wèi，我wǒ在zài睡觉shuìjiào……’”

我wǒ不bù说话shuōhuà了le。

过guò了le一会儿yíhuìr，我wǒ问wèn他tā：“那nà你nǐ周末zhōumò做zuò什么shénme了le？”

他tā笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“星期六xīngqīliù上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ去qù打球dǎqiú了le。下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ去qù看kàn了le电影diànyǐng。晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ去qù外边wàibian吃chī了le饭fàn。我wǒ给gěi你nǐ打电话dǎdiànhuà，就是jiùshì想xiǎng叫jiào你nǐ一起yìqǐ去qù。”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
问wènto ask
做zuòto do
说shuōto speak; to say
忙mángbusy; to be busy with; to hurry
上午shàngwǔmorning
去qùto go
下午xiàwǔafternoon
朋友péngyǒufriend
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
晚上wǎnshangevening; night

English (for the teacher)

On Monday morning my colleague Li Ming asked me, “What did you do at the weekend?”

I said, “I was so busy! On Saturday morning I went to play ball. In the afternoon a friend and I went to see a film. In the evening we went out for dinner.”

“And Sunday?”

“On Sunday I went to a bookshop and bought three books, and I studied Chinese for two hours.”

Li Ming looked at me. “Really?” I said, “Really!”

“At ten on Saturday morning I called you. You said, ‘Hello? I'm asleep…’”

“At three in the afternoon I called again. And again you said, ‘Hello? I'm asleep…’”

I went quiet.

After a while I asked him, “So what did you do at the weekend?”

He smiled. “On Saturday morning I went to play ball. In the afternoon I went to see a film. In the evening I went out for dinner. I was phoning to ask you along.”