Time for School, Mom and Dad
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ID: 2400
Intermediate
Junior is starting first grade, but who's going to take him to and from school? In this lesson, a married couple have a discussion about how to adjust to their child's school schedule.
Vera,Greg
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 就要 | jiùyào | to be about to | |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know (a person) | |
| 独立 | dúlì | independent | |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade |
唉还有两个礼拜我们小宝就要上小学了到时候谁去接送啊
ài 唉háiyǒu 还有liǎng 两gè 个lǐbài 礼拜wǒmen 我们XiǎoBǎo 小宝jiùyào 就要shàng 上xiǎoxué 小学le 了dàoshíhou 到时候shéi 谁qù 去jiē 接sòng 送ā 啊
Hey, we've got two weeks. Our child is about to start elementary school. When that time comes, who's going to take him to and from school?
让他自己走路去吧学校又不远他认识路男孩子要早点独立我小学的时候都是自己去的
ràng 让tā 他zìjǐ 自己zǒulù 走路qù 去ba 吧xuéxiào 学校yòu 又bù 不yuǎn 远tā 他rènshi 认识lù 路nánháizi 男孩子yào 要zǎodiǎn 早点dúlì 独立wǒ 我xiǎoxué 小学deshíhou 的时候dōu 都shì 是zìjǐ 自己qù 去de 的
Let him walk by himself. The school isn't far and he knows the way. Boys need to be independent early. When I was in elementary school, I went by myself.
可是他才刚上小学一年级再说了以前能和现在比吗以前马路上哪有这么多车啊开学前学校开过一次家长会老师说了为了安全一年级到三年级的学生上学放学一定要有家长接送
kěshì 可是tā 他cái 才gāng 刚shàng 上xiǎoxué 小学yīniánjí 一年级zàishuō 再说le 了yǐqián 以前néng 能hé 和xiànzài 现在bǐ 比ma 吗yǐqián 以前mǎlù 马路shang 上nǎ 哪yǒu 有zhème 这么duō 多chē 车ā 啊kāixué 开学qián 前xuéxiào 学校kāi 开guo 过yī 一cì 次jiāzhǎnghuì 家长会lǎoshī 老师shuō 说le 了wèile 为了ānquán 安全yīniánjí 一年级dào 到sānniánjí 三年级de 的xuéshēng 学生shàngxué 上学fàngxué 放学yīdìng 一定yào 要yǒu 有jiāzhǎng 家长jiē 接sòng 送
But he's just started the first grade. In addition, can you compare the way things were to how they are now? Were there so many cars on the roads before? Before school started, the school held a parents meeting and the teacher said: In order to be safe, students from first to third grade going to and from school must have a parent pick them up and drop them off.
那几点要到学校几点放学
nà 那jǐdiǎn 几点yào 要dào 到xuéxiào 学校jǐdiǎn 几点fàngxué 放学
Then what time do we need to get to school? When does school end?
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