我爱睡觉 I Love Sleeping

我wǒ叫jiào李明Lǐ Míng，我wǒ很hěn爱ài睡觉shuìjiào。

My name is Li Ming, and I really love sleeping.

我wǒ家jiā有yǒu猫māo，猫māo和hé我wǒ都dōu爱ài睡觉shuìjiào。

There is a cat at my home — the cat and I both love sleeping.

今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ我wǒ睡觉shuìjiào，中午zhōngwǔ我wǒ睡觉shuìjiào，下午xiàwǔ我wǒ想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。

This morning I slept, at noon I slept, and in the afternoon I want to sleep.

妈妈māma说shuō：“现在xiànzài不bù能néng睡觉shuìjiào，去qù学习xuéxí！”

Mom says, "You may not sleep now — go study!"

我wǒ看kàn书shū的时候de shíhou，我wǒ的de猫māo在zài我wǒ的de书shū上shàng睡觉shuìjiào。

When I read my book, my cat sleeps on my book.

我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng，我wǒ的de猫māo太tài好hǎo了le！

I am very happy — my cat is so great!

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Key words 生词

睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep

爱àito love

猫māocat

想xiǎngto want to

学习xuéxíto study

时候shíhoutime; moment

想 + verb — want to

想 before a verb means 'want to' or 'would like to' do something.

下午我想睡觉。 — In the afternoon I want to sleep.

太…了 — so / too

Put an adjective between 太 and 了 to say something is 'so …' or 'too …'. It often shows strong feeling.

我的猫太好了！ — My cat is so great!

1. What does Li Ming love doing?

2. Who also loves sleeping?

3. What does Mom tell him to do?

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