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Sleeping in Past Class

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Normally when you sleep in and miss a class, you don't admit it, but politely provide your teacher with a reasonable excuse. If it's your friends doing the talking, you'd hope they'd do the same. In this clip though, watch as Ma Dawei's friend sells out his late buddy to the teacher about having too much fun on the weekend.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
老师
lǎo shī
(noun) teacher
 (noun) teacher
 
不能
bù néng
(verb) can't; to be unable to; should not
 (verb) can't; to be unable to; should not
 
上课
shàng kè
(verb-object) to go to class
 (verb-object) to go to class
 
为什么
wèi shén me
(question word) why
 (question word) why
 
昨天
zuó tiān
(noun) yesterday
 (noun) yesterday
 
星期日
xīng qī rì
(noun) Sunday
 (noun) Sunday
 
上午
shàng wǔ
(noun) (late) morning
 (noun) (late) morning
 
商场
shāng chǎng
(noun) shopping mall
 (noun) shopping mall
 
东西
dōng xi
(noun) thing; stuff
 (noun) thing; stuff
 
下午
xià wǔ
(noun) afternoon; p.m.
 (noun) afternoon; p.m.
 
朋友
péng you
(noun) friend
 (noun) friend
 
家
jiā
(noun) home
 (noun) home
 
玩
wán
(verb) to play; to have fun; to hang out
 (verb) to play; to have fun; to hang out
 
晚上
wǎn shàng
(noun) night; evening
 (noun) night; evening
 
点
diǎn
(m. w.) o'clock; time
 (m. w.) o'clock; time
 
hour + 点 + 半
hour + diǎn + bàn
(noun) half (time)
 (noun) half (time)
 
回
huí
(verb) to return; to go back
 (verb) to return; to go back
 
学院
xué yuàn
(noun) college; educational institute; academy
 (noun) college; educational institute; academy
 
写
xiě
(verb) to write
 (verb) to write
 
汉字
hàn zì
(noun) Chinese character(s)
 (noun) Chinese character(s)
 
点钟
diǎn zhōng
(noun) (indicating time of day) o'clock
 (noun) (indicating time of day) o'clock
 
睡觉
shuì jiào
(separable verb) to sleep; to go to bed
 (separable verb) to sleep; to go to bed
 
起床
qǐ chuáng
(verb) to get out of bed; to wake up
 (verb) to get out of bed; to wake up
 
应该
yīng gāi
(verb) should; ought to
 (verb) should; ought to
 
陈
chén
老 师
lǎo shī
，
，
马 大 为
mǎ dà wéi
今 天
jīn tiān
不 能
bù néng
来
lái
上 课
shàng kè
。
。
Teacher Chen, Ma Dawei can't come to class today.
 
他
tā
为 什 么
wèi shén me
不 能
bù néng
来
lái
上 课
shàng kè
？
？
Why can't he come to class?
 
昨 天
zuó tiān
是
shì
星 期 日
xīng qī rì
，
，
他
tā
上 午
shàng wǔ
去
qù
商 场
shāng chǎng
买
mǎi
东 西
dōng xi
，
，
Yesterday was Sunday. He went to the mall to shop in the morning.
 
下 午
xià wǔ
去
qù
朋 友
péng you
家
jiā
玩
wán
。
。
In the afternoon he went to a friend's house to hang out.
 
他
tā
晚 上
wǎn shàng
十 一
shí yī
点
diǎn
半
bàn
回
huí
学 院
xué yuàn
，
，
十 二
shí èr
点
diǎn
写
xiě
汉 字
hàn zì
，
，
He arrived back at school at eleven thirty. At midnight he wrote characters,
 
两
liǎng
点 钟
diǎn zhōng
睡 觉
shuì jiào
，
，
现 在
xiàn zài
他
tā
还
hái
没 有
méi yǒu
起 床
qǐ chuáng
。
。
and then went to sleep at two o'clock. He still hasn't woken up.
 
他
tā
应 该
yīng gāi
来
lái
上 课
shàng kè
。
。
He should come to class.

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