2StoryEveryday life1 min

A Cold on Monday

A girl wakes up ill, sees a doctor and is not allowed to watch TV.

A story about being ill. Listen to the doctor and the mother: they give advice with 要(yào) (“you should”) and forbid with 别(bié) (“don’t”).

星期一(xīngqīyī)早上(zǎoshang)，小雨(Xiǎoyǔ)起床(qǐchuáng)的(de)时候(shíhou)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)不舒服(bùshūfu)。她(tā)头(tóu)疼(téng)，嗓子(sǎngzi)也(yě)疼(téng)。妈妈(māma)说(shuō)：“你(nǐ)发烧(fāshāo)了(le)！今天(jīntiān)别(bié)去(qù)学校(xuéxiào)了(le)。”

妈妈(māma)给(gěi)老师(lǎoshī)打(dǎ)了(le)电话(diànhuà)，再(zài)带(dài)小雨(Xiǎoyǔ)去(qù)医院(yīyuàn)。医生(yīshēng)说(shuō)：“是(shì)感冒(gǎnmào)，不(bú)是(shì)大(dà)问题(wèntí)。你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)，多(duō)睡觉(shuìjiào)。”医生(yīshēng)给(gěi)了(le)她(tā)一些(yìxiē)药(yào)。

回家(huíjiā)以后(yǐhòu)，小雨(Xiǎoyǔ)吃(chī)了(le)药(yào)，睡(shuì)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)下午(xiàwǔ)。晚上(wǎnshang)她(tā)好多了(hǎoduōle)，妈妈(māma)给(gěi)她(tā)做(zuò)了(le)粥(zhōu)。她(tā)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)，可是(kěshì)妈妈(māma)说(shuō)：“不(bù)行(xíng)，你(nǐ)要(yào)早(zǎo)睡觉(shuìjiào)。”

星期三(xīngqīsān)，小雨(Xiǎoyǔ)又(yòu)去(qù)学校(xuéxiào)了(le)。同学(tóngxué)们(men)问(wèn)她(tā)：“你(nǐ)的(de)病(bìng)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？”

Words: 102
Sentences: 14
Words per sentence: 7.3
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: 2
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

别(bié)去(qù)学校(xuéxiào)了(le)
别(bié) + verb is “don’t”: 别(bié)去(qù)学校(xuéxiào)了(le), “don’t go to school (today)”. Don’t: bié and búyào →
起床(qǐchuáng)的(de)时候(shíhou)
……的(de)时候(shíhou) means “when …”, and it comes first: 起床(qǐchuáng)的(de)时候(shíhou), “when she got up”. When, before, after: de shíhou →
你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)喝(hē)水(shuǐ) · 你(nǐ)要(yào)早(zǎo)睡觉(shuìjiào)
要(yào) before a verb can give advice, like “should”: 你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)喝(hē)水(shuǐ). Should: yīnggāi →

The words from 2 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 18 of the 67 words in this text are at 2 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

不舒服
unwell; not feeling well
2
以后
after; later, in the future
2
别
don’t
2
医生
doctor
2
发烧
to have a temperature; fever
2
可是
but
2
同学
classmate; fellow student
2
嗓子
throat; voice
2
头
head
2
好多了
much better
2
带
to take, bring (along)
2
感冒
cold; to catch a cold
2
疼
painful; to hurt; to ache
2
病
illness; disease
2
睡
to sleep → to fall asleep
2
药
medicine
2
觉得
to feel; to think
2
起床
to get up (out of bed)
2

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 18 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Basic verbs 11 The body and feeling ill 10 Clock and calendar 6 Basic adjectives 4 Adverbs and connecting words 2 Daily routine 2 Food and drink 2 School and study 2 Time words 2 Places in town 2 Feelings 1 Greetings and set phrases 1 Home and rooms 1 People and family 1 The phone and the internet 1 School life 1 Verb complements 1 Everyday verbs 1

Comprehension questions

4 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Where does the mother take Xiaoyu?

2. What must Xiaoyu do to get better?

3. What does her mother not allow in the evening?

4. When does Xiaoyu go back to school?