Mom Knows Best (Part 1)

HSK 2 · 199 characters · You'd Better

The night before a trip, Mom has a piece of advice for everything — and the next morning proves her right.

明天míng tiān我要wǒ yào一个人yī gè rén坐zuò火车huǒ chē去qù看kàn朋友péng you，妈妈mā ma比bǐ我wǒ还hái紧张jǐn zhāng。Tomorrow I'm taking the train by myself to visit a friend, and Mom is more nervous than I am.

晚饭wǎn fàn的de时候shí hou，她tā说shuō：“外面wài miàn很hěn冷lěng，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo多duō穿chuān一点yī diǎn。”At dinner she said, "It's cold out — you'd better put on a bit more."

“火车huǒ chē很早hěn zǎo，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo早点zǎo diǎn睡觉shuì jiào，别bié再zài看kàn手机shǒu jī了le。”"The train leaves early — you'd better go to bed soon and stop looking at your phone."

我wǒ说shuō想xiǎng明天míng tiān早上zǎo shang再zài准备zhǔn bèi行李xíng li，她tā说shuō：“你nǐ最好zuì hǎo今天jīn tiān晚上wǎn shang就jiù准备zhǔn bèi好hǎo。”I said I'd pack tomorrow morning, but she said, "You'd better get it ready tonight."

她tā又yòu说shuō：“路上lù shang可能kě néng下雨xià yǔ，你nǐ最好zuì hǎo带dài一把yī bǎ伞sǎn。”Then she added, "It might rain on the way — you'd better bring an umbrella."

我wǒ想xiǎng走路zǒu lù去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn，妈妈mā ma想xiǎng了le想xiǎng说shuō：“太tài远yuǎn了le，你nǐ还是hái shi坐车zuò chē去qù吧ba。”I wanted to walk to the train station, but Mom thought it over and said, "It's too far — better just take a car."

睡觉shuì jiào以前yǐ qián，我wǒ还hái想xiǎng再zài看kàn一会儿yī huìr电视diàn shì。Before bed, I still wanted to watch a little more TV.

妈妈mā ma笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“已经yǐ jīng十shí一点yī diǎn了le，你nǐ还是hái shi快kuài去qù睡shuì吧ba。”Mom smiled and said, "It's already eleven — better just get to bed."

第二天dì èr tiān早上zǎo shang，外面wài miàn真的zhēn de下xià起qǐ了le大雨dà yǔ。The next morning, it really was pouring outside.

我wǒ穿着chuān zhuó厚hòu衣服yī fu，拿ná着zhe伞sǎn，坐zuò上了shàng le车chē。Wearing warm clothes and holding my umbrella, I got into the car.

我wǒ心里xīn li想xiǎng：下次xià cì出门chū mén以前yǐ qián，我wǒ最好zuì hǎo先xiān听tīng妈妈mā ma的话de huà。I thought to myself: next time before I go out, I'd better listen to Mom first.