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小明的一天 (Xiǎomíng de yītiān)
“A Day in Xiaoming’s Life”
小明是学生。他今年十二岁。
(Xiǎomíng shì xuéshēng. Tā jīnnián shí’èr suì.)
Xiaoming is a student. He is twelve years old.
他家有四口人:爸爸、妈妈、姐姐和他。
(Tā jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén: bàba, māma, jiějie hé tā.)
There are four people in his family: father, mother, older sister, and him.
他们住在北京。
(Tāmen zhù zài Běijīng.)
They live in Beijing.
小明早上六点起床,六点半吃饭。
(Xiǎomíng zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng, liù diǎn bàn chī fàn.)
Xiaoming gets up at 6:00 in the morning and eats at 6:30.
他七点去学校,八点开始上课。
(Tā qī diǎn qù xuéxiào, bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè.)
He goes to school at 7:00 and starts class at 8:00.
他下午三点半回家,在家学习中文。
(Tā xiàwǔ sān diǎn bàn huí jiā, zài jiā xuéxí Zhōngwén.)
He goes home at 3:30 in the afternoon and studies Chinese at home.
他的书在桌子上,水在包里。
(Tā de shū zài zhuōzi shàng, shuǐ zài bāo lǐ.)
His book is on the table, and his water is in the bag.
他晚上十点睡觉。
(Tā wǎnshàng shí diǎn shuìjiào.)
He goes to sleep at 10 in the evening.