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Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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妈妈觉得儿子一直在做什么?
Māma juéde érzi yìzhí zài zuò shénme?
What does Mom think the son has been doing all along?
妈妈觉得儿子一直在玩儿电脑游戏。
Māma juéde érzi yìzhí zài wánr diànnǎo yóuxì.
Mom thinks the son has been playing computer games all along.
儿子的作业写完了吗?
Érzi de zuòyè xiě wán le ma?
Is the son's homework finished?
是的,作业已经都写完了。
Shì de, zuòyè yǐjīng dōu xiě wán le.
Yes, the homework is already all finished.
儿子为什么一点儿也不着急考试?
Érzi wèishéme yìdiǎnr yě bù zháojí kǎoshì?
Why is the son not worried at all about the exam?
因为他早就复习好了。
Yīnwèi tā zǎojiù fùxí hǎo le.
Because he finished reviewing a long time ago.

Part 2: Full Text

在家
妈妈:你一直玩儿电脑游戏,作业写完了吗?
儿子:都写完了。
妈妈:明天不是有考试吗?你怎么一点儿也不着急?
儿子:我早就复习好了。
妈妈:那也不能一直玩儿啊。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在家
zài jiā
在(at) 家(home)
At home
一直玩儿电脑游戏作业写完了吗?
nǐ yìzhí wánr diànnǎo yóuxì, zuòyè xiě wán le ma?
你(you) 一直(all along; continuously) 玩儿(play) 电脑(computer) 游戏(game), 作业(homework) 写(write) 完了(finished) 吗(question particle)?
You have been playing computer games all along, is your homework finished?
都写完了。
dōu xiě wán le.
都(all) 写(write) 完了(finished).
They are all finished.
明天不是有考试吗?你怎么一点儿也不着急
míngtiān búshì yǒu kǎoshì ma? nǐ zěnme yìdiǎnr yě bù zháojí?
明天(tomorrow) 不是(is not) 有(have) 考试(exam) 吗(question)? 你(you) 怎么(how/why) 一点儿也不(not at all) 着急(anxious)?
Isn't there an exam tomorrow? Why aren't you worried at all?
我早就复习好了。
wǒ zǎojiù fùxí hǎo le.
我(I) 早就(long ago) 复习(review) 好了(finished/well).
I finished reviewing a long time ago.
也不能一直玩儿啊。
nà yě bùnéng yìzhí wánr a.
那(then; in that case) 也(also) 不能(cannot) 一直(all along; continuously) 玩儿(play) 啊(particle).
In that case, you still can't keep playing all the time.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Adverb
Chinese Pinyin English
一直
yìzhí all along; continuously
一点儿也不
yìdiǎnr yě bù not at all
Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
游戏
yóuxì game
作业
zuòyè homework; assignment
Verb/Adjective
Chinese Pinyin English
着急
zháojí anxious; worried
复习
fùxí to review
Pronoun/Conjunction
Chinese Pinyin English
then; in that case

Part 5: Practice

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复习着急一点儿也不作业一直游戏
1. 明天要考试,我今天要好好________。
明天要考试,我今天要好好复习。
Míngtiān yào kǎoshì, wǒ jīntiān yào hǎohǎo fùxí.
There is an exam tomorrow, I need to review well today.
2. 我觉得汉语很有意思,__________难 。
我觉得汉语很有意思,一点儿也不难。
Wǒ juéde Hànyǔ hěn yǒu yìsi, yìdiǎnr yě bù nán.
I think Chinese is very interesting, it's not difficult at all.
3. A:不好意思,我今天没时间。B:_____我们明天再去吧。
A:不好意思,我今天没时间。B:那我们明天再去吧。
A: Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ jīntiān méi shíjiān. B: Nà wǒmen míngtiān zài qù ba.
A: Sorry, I don't have time today. B: Then let's go tomorrow instead.
4. 已经十一点了,儿子还没回来,妈妈很_________。
已经十一点了,儿子还没回来,妈妈很着急。
Yǐjīng shíyī diǎn le, érzi hái méi huílái, māma hěn zháojí.
It's already eleven o'clock, the son hasn't returned yet, Mom is very worried.
5. 你写完_______了吗?
你写完作业了吗?
Nǐ xiě wán zuòyè le ma?
Have you finished your homework?
6. 我给他打了很多个电话,他________没接。
我给他打了很多个电话,他一直没接。
Wǒ gěi tā dǎ le hěnduō gè diànhuà, tā yìzhí méi jiē.
I called him many times, but he never picked up.
7. 别玩儿_______了,快去睡觉。
别玩儿游戏了,快去睡觉。
Bié wánr yóuxì le, kuài qù shuìjiào.
Stop playing games, go to sleep quickly.