A Nurse's Morning (Part 1)

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王Wáng护士hù shi早上zǎo shang六点liù diǎn起床qǐ chuáng。Nurse Wang wakes up at six in the morning.她tā在zài市中心shì zhōng xīn医院yī yuàn工作gōng zuò。She works at a hospital in the city center.

起床qǐ chuáng后hòu,她tā先xiān洗脸xǐ liǎn、刷牙shuā yá,然后rán hòu做zuò简单jiǎn dān的de早餐zǎo cān。After getting up, she washes her face, brushes her teeth, and makes a simple breakfast.今天jīn tiān她tā吃chī粥zhōu和hé包子bāo zi,还hái喝hē了le一yī杯bēi牛奶niú nǎi。Today she eats porridge and buns, and drinks a glass of milk.

七点qī diǎn,她tā换huàn上shàng白色bái sè的de护士hù shi服fú,整理zhěng lǐ头发tóu fa。At seven, she puts on her white uniform and fixes her hair.她tā检查jiǎn chá包bāo里lǐ的de手机shǒu jī、钥匙yào shi和hé工作gōng zuò证zhèng。She checks her bag for her phone, keys, and work ID.出门chū mén前qián,她tā看了kàn le看kàn天气tiān qì,说shuō:“今天jīn tiān不错bù cuò。”Before leaving, she looks at the weather and says, "Nice day today."七点qī diǎn半bàn,她tā搭dā公车gōng chē去qù医院yī yuàn,路上lù shang人rén很多hěn duō。At seven thirty, she takes the bus to the hospital; it's crowded on the way.

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