Morning Classes (Part 2)

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七点qī diǎn半bàn,小林xiǎo lín到dào学校xué xiào。At seven thirty, Xiao Lin arrives at school.他tā先xiān去qù教室jiào shì打扫dǎ sǎo,擦cā黑板hēi bǎn、扫地sǎo dì。He first cleans the classroom — wipes the board and sweeps the floor.

八bā点diǎn,第一dì yī节jié课kè开始kāi shǐ。At eight, the first class begins.今天jīn tiān是shì数学shù xué课kè,老师lǎo shī讲jiǎng新的xīn de题目tí mù。Today is math class, and the teacher explains new problems.他tā认真rèn zhēn听课tīng kè,也yě记jì下xià重点zhòng diǎn。He listens carefully and takes notes.

下课xià kè时shí,朋友péng you阿明ā míng走过来zǒu guò lái说shuō:“一起yī qǐ去qù买mǎi水shuǐ吧ba!”During the break, his friend A Ming comes over and says, "Let's go buy some water!"他们tā men去qù小卖部xiǎo mài bù,边biān走zǒu边biān聊liáo今天jīn tiān的de功课gōng kè。They go to the school shop, chatting about today's homework.铃líng响xiǎng了le,他们tā men马上mǎ shàng回huí教室jiào shì上第shàng dì二èr节jié课kè。When the bell rings, they quickly return to class for the next lesson.

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