EP64 晨型人Morning Person

EP64 晨型人Morning Person

• Chinese 101: Talk about morning & after work habits

• Grammar: Use direction words in time order; Northern dialect with“儿化”

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Dialogue:

A：你上班前做什么？

nǐ shàng bān qián zuò shén me？

What do you do before work?

B：六点起床，跑步，在家吃早餐，然后读一会儿书。

liù diǎn qǐ chuáng，pǎo bù，zài jiā chī zǎo cān，rán hòu dú yī huì ér shū。

I get up at 6’o clock, go out to run, have breakfast at home, then reading for a while.

A：你太厉害了！我喜欢早上睡懒觉，下班后出去玩儿。

nǐ tài lì hài le！wǒ xǐ huān zǎo shàng shuì lǎn jiào ，xià bān hòu chū qù wán ér 。

Fabulous！I like sleeping late in the morning, but go out and having fun after work.

B：你下班后会做什么？

nǐ xià bān hòu huì zuò shén me ？

What do you do after work?

A：有时候逛街，有时候和朋友喝一杯。

yǒu shí hòu guàng jiē ，yǒu shí hòu hé péng yǒu hē yī bēi。

Sometimes I go shopping, sometimes I go for drinks with my friends.

Words & Expressions：

【上班】shàng bān：go to work

【下班】xià bān：off from work; finish work

【前】qián：before

【后】hòu：after

【然后】rán hòu：then; after that

【起床】qǐ chuáng：get up

【跑步】pǎo bù：run

【吃早餐】chī zǎo cān

【一会儿】yī huì ér：a while

【出去玩儿】chū qù wán ér：go out and having fun

【读书】dú shū：read book

【厉害】lì hài：impressive

【睡懒觉】shuì lǎn jiào：get up late

【逛街】guàng jiē：shopping

【有时候】yǒu shí hòu：sometimes

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang