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第八課 Dì qī kè 要考試了 Yào kǎoshì le（Lesson 8 Tests are coming）
課文 kè wén （text）
要考試了，大家都忙得不得了。家興每天睡覺睡得很晚，起床起得很早，一天到晚都在唸書，復習功課。他每天都覺得累極了，吃飯飯不香，睡覺覺不夠，沒精打采的。現在復習功課的時候，他覺得每個漢字都一樣，連自己的名字也不會寫了。他以爲多喝一點兒咖啡就會好的，可是喝了咖啡也沒有用。
他給家裡打了個電話，媽媽說他太累了，應該好好睡一覺，才行。他覺得家奇真奇怪：每天都很精神，好像有用不完的勁兒似的。一問才知道，家奇向來早睡早起，每天都要跑步鍛煉。家興這天晚上早早地就睡了，他睡得很香，還做了一個好夢，第二天起來的時候，覺得舒服多了。
Pinyin
Yào kǎoshìle, dàjiā dōu mángde bùdéliǎo. Jiāxīng měitiān shuìjiào shuìde hěnwǎn, qǐchuáng qǐde hěnzǎo, yìtiān dàowǎn dōuzài niànshū, fùxí gōngkè. Tā měitiān dōu juéde lèi jíle, chīfàn fàn bù xiāng, shuìjiào jiào bú gòu，méi jīng dǎ cǎi de. Xiànzài fùxí gōngkède shíhou, tā juéde měi gè Hànzì dōu yíyàng, lián zìjǐ de míngzì yě bú huì xiě le. Tā yǐwéi duō hē yìdiǎnr kāfēi jiù huì hǎode, kěshì hēle kāfēi yě méiyǒu yòng.
Tā gěi jiālǐ dǎle gè diànhuà, māma shuō tā tài lèile, yīnggāi hǎohǎo shuì yī jiào, cái xíng. Tā juéde Jiāqí zhēn qíguài: měitiān dōu hěn jīngshén, hǎoxiàng yǒu yòng bù wánde jìnr shìde. Yíwèn cái zhīdào, Jiāqí xiànglái zǎoshuì zǎoqǐ, měitiān dōu yào pǎobù duànliàn. Jiāxīng zhè tiān wǎnshàng zǎozǎode jiù shuì le, tā shuì de hěn xiāng, hái zuò le yígè hǎomèng, dì-èr tiān qǐláide shíhou, juéde shūfu duōle.
English
Exams are coming, and everyone is incredibly busy. Jiaxing stays up very late every night and gets up very early, spending the entire day studying and reviewing his lessons. He feels completely exhausted every day—his food doesn’t taste good, and he never gets enough sleep，feeling listless. Now, when he’s reviewing his lessons, he feels like every Chinese character looks the same, and he can’t even write his own name anymore. He thought that drinking more coffee would help, but even after drinking coffee, it doesn’t make any difference.
He made a phone call home, and his mom said he was too tired and should get a good night’s sleep to recover. He thought Jiaqi was really strange: every day, Jiaqi seemed full of energy, as if he had endless stamina. After asking, he found out that Jiaqi had always maintained a routine of going to bed early, getting up early, and exercising by running every day. That evening, Jiaxing went to bed early, slept soundly, and even had a good dream. When he woke up the next day, he felt much better.
對話 一 Duìhuà yī （Dialogue 1）
家奇：家興，最近怎麽樣？
家興：別提了，忙死了。
家奇：是呀，要考試了，大家都忙得不得了。
家興：真要命！我每天都睡覺睡得很晚，起床起得很早，一天到晚都在唸書，復習功課。
家奇：的確很辛苦。
家興：不知道怎麽搞的，最近我每天都覺得很累。
家奇：是嗎？
家興：咳，吃飯飯不香，睡覺覺不夠。
家奇：你沒精打采的，是不是生病了？
家興：你說奇怪不奇怪，我現在覺得每個漢字都一樣，一個比一個難記。
家奇：中國字是很難記。
家興：我連自己的名字也不會寫了。
家奇：哦？
家興: 我以爲多喝一點兒咖啡就會好的，可是今天喝了三大杯咖啡也沒有用。
家奇：你爸爸不是醫生嗎？你給他打個電話問一問。
家興：我是應該給家裡打個電話了。
Pinyin：
Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?
Jiāxīng: Bié tíle, máng sǐle.
Jiāqí: Shìya, yào kǎoshì le, dàjiā dōu máng de bùdéliǎo.
Jiāxīng: Zhēn yàomìng! Wǒ měitiān dōu shuìjiào shuì de hěn wǎn, qǐchuáng qǐ de hěn zǎo, yì tiān dào wǎn dōu zài niànshū, fùxí gōngkè.
Jiāqí: Díquè hěn xīnkǔ.
Jiāxīng: Bù zhīdào zěnme gǎo de, zuìjìn wǒ měitiān dōu juéde hěn lèi.
Jiāqí: Shì ma?
Jiāxīng: Hài, chīfàn fàn bù xiāng, shuìjiào jiào bú gòu.
Jiāqí: Nǐ méi jīng dǎ cǎi de, shìbu shì shēngbìng le?
Jiāxīng: Nǐ shuō qíguài bù qíguài, wǒ xiànzài juéde měi ge hànzì dōu yíyàng, yí ge bǐ yí ge nán jì.
Jiāqí: Zhōngguó zì shì hěnnán jì.
Jiāxīng: Wǒ lián zìjǐde míngzì yě búhuì xiěle.
Jiāqí: Ó?
Jiāxīng: Wǒ yǐwéi duō hē yìdiǎnr kāfēi jiù huì hǎo de, kěshì jīntiān hē le sān dà bēi kāfēi yě méiyǒu yòng.
Jiāqí: Nǐ bàba bú shì yīshēng ma? Nǐ gěi tā dǎ ge diànhuà wèn yí wèn.
Jiāxīng: Wǒ shì yīnggāi gěi jiālǐ dǎ ge diànhuà le.
English：
Jiāqí: Jiāxīng, how have you been lately?
Jiāxīng: Don’t even ask, I’ve been so busy.
Jiāqí: Yeah, with exams coming up, everyone is incredibly busy.
Jiāxīng: It’s killing me! I stay up really late every night, wake up super early every morning, and spend the entire day studying and reviewing.
Jiāqí: That does sound really exhausting.
Jiāxīng: I don’t know what’s going on, but I feel tired every single day.
Jiāqí: Really?
Jiāxīng: Sigh, food doesn’t taste good, and I’m not getting enough sleep.
Jiāqí: You look like you’re out of energy. Could you be sick?
Jiāxīng: Isn’t it strange? Now I feel like every Chinese character looks the same, and each one is harder to remember than the last.
Jiāqí: Chinese characters are indeed hard to remember.
Jiāxīng: I can’t even write my own name anymore.
Jiāqí: Oh?
Jiāxīng: I thought drinking a little more coffee would help, but even after drinking three large cups today, it hasn’t worked.
Jiāqí: Isn’t your dad a doctor? You should give him a call and ask him.
Jiāxīng: You’re right—I should call home.
對話 二 Duìhuà èr（Dialogue 2）
家興：喂？
媽媽：喂？家興？你好嗎？
家興：還行，就是覺得累。
媽媽：你是不是生病了？你爸爸現在不在家，怎麽回事？
家興：一天到晚都沒精神，睡覺睡不夠。
媽媽：你昨天晚上幾點睡的？
家興：（昨天晚上）四點才睡，今天早上八點就起來了。
媽媽：你睡得太少了，得早點睡才行，還要 吃好。
家興：可是，我得復習功課，準備考試。
媽媽：你睡不好，怎麽能復習好呢？
家興：好的，媽媽。
媽媽：別總是去快餐店吃快餐，多喝一點兒橙汁，多吃水果蔬菜。
家興：知道了，媽媽。
媽媽： 還有少喝可樂。
家興： 媽媽，我最近很少喝可樂。
媽媽：記住了，一定要早早休息。
家興：記住了，媽媽，再見！
媽媽： 再見！
Pinyin：
Jiāxīng: Wéi?
Māma: Wéi? Jiāxīng? Nǐ hǎo ma?
Jiāxīng: Hái xíng, jiùshì juéde lèi.
Māma: Nǐ shìbushì shēngbìng le? Nǐ bàba xiànzài bú zàijiā, zěnme huí shìr?
Jiāxīng: Yì tiān dàowǎn dōu méi jīngshén, shuìjiào shuì bú gòu.
Māma: Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshàng jǐ diǎn shuì de?
Jiāxīng: (Zuótiān wǎnshàng) sì diǎn cái shuì, jīntiān zǎoshàng bā diǎn jiù qǐlái le.
Māma: Nǐ shuì de tàishǎo le, děi zǎodiǎn shuì cáixíng, háiyào chīhǎo.
Jiāxīng: Kěshì, wǒ děi fùxí gōngkè, zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.
Māma: Nǐ shuìbu hǎo, zěnme néng fùxí hǎo ne?
Jiāxīng: Hǎode, māma.
Māma: Bié zǒngshì qù kuàicāndiàn chī kuàicān, duō hē yìdiǎnr chéngzhī, duō chī shuǐguǒ shūcài.
Jiāxīng: Zhīdào le, māma.
Māma: Háiyǒu shǎohē kělè.
Jiāxīng: Māma, wǒ zuìjìn hěnshǎo hē kělè.
Māma: Jìzhù le, yídìng yào zǎozǎor xiūxi.
Jiāxīng: Jìzhù le, māma, zàijiàn!
English：
Jiāxīng: Hello?
Mom: Hello? Jiāxīng? How are you?
Jiāxīng: I’m okay, just feel a bit tired.
Mom: Are you sick? Your dad isn’t home right now, what’s going on?
Jiāxīng: I don’t have energy all day, and I’m not getting enough sleep.
Mom: What time did you go to sleep last night?
Jiāxīng: I went to bed at 4 a.m. last night, and got up at 8 a.m. this morning.
Mom: You’re sleeping too little. You need to go to bed earlier, and also eat well.
Jiāxīng: But I need to review my homework and prepare for the exams.
Mom: If you don’t sleep well, how can you study well?
Jiāxīng: Okay, mom.
Mom: Don’t always eat fast food, drink more orange juice, and eat more fruits and vegetables.
Jiāxīng: I know, mom.
Mom: Also, drink less soda.
Jiāxīng: Mom, I’ve been drinking very little soda recently.
Mom: Remember, you must rest early.
Jiāxīng: Got it, mom. Goodbye!
Mom: Goodbye!
對話 三 Duìhuà sān（Dialogue 3）
家興：家奇，我覺得你真奇怪。
家奇：我怎麽了？
家興：你怎麽每天都很有精神，好像有用不完 的勁兒似的。
家奇：我向來早起早睡。每天都要鍛練：跑半個小時的步。
家興：可是我不習慣早起早睡, 也沒有時間跑步。
家奇: 那你怎麽能有精神呢？我睡覺睡得比你多多了！你也應該早睡早起。
家興：今天晚上我不去圖書館學習了，我想回宿舍睡覺。
家奇：這就對了。祝你做個好夢！
家興：謝謝，明天見！……
家奇：呵！真精神！今天怎麽樣？
家興：比昨天強多了。我昨天晚上睡得好極了！還夢見了我們學過的漢字。
家奇：哦？
家興：一個跟一個不一樣，呵呵。
家奇: 呵呵。
家興：不一樣就是不一樣，今天覺得舒服多了！
Pinyin：
Jiāxīng: Jiāqí, wǒ juéde nǐ zhēn qíguài.
Jiāqí: Wǒ zěnme le?
Jiāxīng: Nǐ zěnme měitiān dōu hěn yǒu jīngshén, hǎoxiàng yǒu yòng bù wán de jìnɡr.
Jiāqí: Wǒ xiànglái zǎoqǐ zǎoshuì. Měitiān dōuyào duànliàn: pǎo bànɡè xiǎoshíde bù.
Jiāxīng: Kěshì wǒ bù xíguàn zǎoqǐ zǎoshuì, yě méiyǒu shíjiān pǎobù.
Jiāqí: Nànǐ zěnme néng yǒu jīngshén ne? Wǒ shuìjiào shuìde bǐnǐ duōduō le! Nǐ yě yīnggāi zǎoshuì zǎoqǐ.
Jiāxīng: Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ búqù túshūguǎn xuéxí le, wǒ xiǎng huí sùshè shuìjiào.
Jiāqí: Zhè jiù duìle. Zhù nǐ zuòge hǎomèng!
Jiāxīng: Xièxiè, míngtiān jiàn!
Jiāqí: Hè! Zhēn jīngshen! Jīntiān zěnme yàng?
Jiāxīng: Bǐ zuótiān qiáng duōle. Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng shuìde hǎo jí e! Hái mèngjiàn le wǒmen xuéguò de hànzì.
Jiāqí: Ó?
Jiāxīng: Yíɡè gēn yí è bù yíyàng, hēhē.
Jiāqí: Hēhē.
Jiāxīng: Bù yíyàng jiù shì bù yíyàng, jīntiān juéde shūfu duō le!
English：
Jiāxīng: Jiāqí, I think you’re really strange.
Jiāqí: What’s wrong?
Jiāxīng: How come you’re always so energetic, like you have endless strength?
Jiāqí: I’ve always gotten up early and gone to bed early. Every day, I make sure to exercise by running for half an hour.
Jiāxīng: But I’m not used to waking up early and going to bed early. I also don’t have time to run.
Jiāqí: Then how can you be so energetic? I sleep much more than you! You should try going to bed early and waking up early too.
Jiāxīng: Tonight, I’m not going to the library to study. I think I’ll go back to the dorm and sleep.
Jiāqí: That’s the right decision. I hope you have a good dream!
Jiāxīng: Thanks, see you tomorrow!
Jiāqí: Haha! You really look energetic! How was today?
Jiāxīng: Much better than yesterday. I slept really well last night! I even dreamed about the Chinese characters we’ve learned.
Jiāqí: Oh?
Jiāxīng: Each one was different from the others, haha.
Jiāqí: Haha.
Jiāxīng: Different is different. I feel much better today!