A Busy School Day (Part 1)
One busy school day, measured from here to there and from morning to night.
从星期一到星期五，我都要上学。From Monday to Friday, I have to go to school.
从我家到学校，要走二十分钟。It's a twenty-minute walk from my home to school.
我们从八点到十二点上课。We have class from eight to twelve.
中午我和朋友一起吃饭。At noon I eat lunch with my friends.
下午从两点到四点，我们上体育课。In the afternoon, from two to four, we have P.E.
放学以后，我从学校走到公园。After school, I walk from school to the park.
从公园到我家，只要五分钟。From the park to my house takes only five minutes.
晚上我从七点到八点做作业。In the evening I do homework from seven to eight.
妈妈说我从早到晚都很忙。Mom says I'm busy from morning to night.
可是星期六，我可以睡到十点！But on Saturday, I get to sleep in until ten!
Want to read along with audio? Every story in the Literate Chinese app is narrated by a native speaker — in Mainland or Taiwan Mandarin — so you can listen while you read, and tap any word to save it as a flashcard. See what's in the app.
