A Day Off

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Words

80

Sentences

16

Words per sentence

5.0

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

2

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• 如果(rúguǒ)他(tā)明天(míngtiān)好多了(hǎoduōle)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)来(lái)

  如果(rúguǒ)……就(jiù)…… is “if …, then …”: the condition first, 就(jiù) before the verb of the result. If: rúguǒ … jiù →

• 我(wǒ)儿子(érzi)病(bìng)了(le)

  了(le) at the end announces a change: 我(wǒ)儿子(érzi)病(bìng)了(le), “my son has fallen ill”. Sentence-final le: a change →

The words from 2 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 21 of the 59 words in this text are at 2 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• 上班

  to go to work; to be at work

  2

• 事

  matter; something to do

  2

• 别

  don’t

  2

• 发

  to send

  2

• 发烧

  to have a temperature; fever

  2

• 好多了

  much better

  2

• 如果

  if

  2

• 工作

  work; job

  2

• 已经

  already

  2

• 带

  to take, bring (along)

  2

• 帮

  to help

  2

• 度

  degree (of temperature)

  2

• 当然

  of course; naturally

  2

• 担心

  to worry

  2

• 有空

  to be free; to have time

  2

• 病

  illness; disease

  2

• 看病

  to see a doctor; to treat a patient

  2

• 经理

  manager

  2

• 请假

  to ask for time off

  2

• 邮件

  email; post

  2

• 重要

  important

  2

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