A Student's Morning (Part 1)

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小林xiǎo lín是shì一yī名míng高中生gāo zhōng shēng。Xiao Lin is a high school student.他tā早上zǎo shang六点liù diǎn半bàn起床qǐ chuáng。He gets up at six thirty in the morning.闹钟nào zhōng响xiǎng了le三次sān cì,他tā才cái慢慢màn màn起床qǐ chuáng。The alarm rings three times before he slowly gets up.

他tā先xiān洗脸xǐ liǎn、刷牙shuā yá,再zài吃chī早餐zǎo cān。He washes his face, brushes his teeth, and then eats breakfast.今天jīn tiān妈妈mā ma做了zuò le鸡蛋jī dàn、牛奶niú nǎi和hé面包miàn bāo。Today his mom made eggs, milk, and bread.

吃完chī wán后hòu,他tā背上bēi shàng书包shū bāo出门chū mén。After eating, he puts on his backpack and goes out.学校xué xiào离家lí jiā不远bù yuǎn,他tā走路zǒu lù十五shí wǔ分钟fēn zhōng就jiù到dào。The school isn't far — only a fifteen-minute walk.在zài路上lù shang,他tā边biān走zǒu边biān听tīng音乐yīn yuè。On the way, he walks while listening to music.

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