我们的教室不大，但是很干净。
Our classroom isn't big, but it's very clean.
教室里有二十张桌子和二十把椅子。
There are twenty desks and twenty chairs in the classroom.
黑板在教室的前面，老师站在黑板前面。
The blackboard is at the front of the classroom, and the teacher stands in front of it.
我的眼睛不太好，我喜欢坐在前面。
My eyes aren't very good, so I like to sit in front.
我们班有三十个学生。
Our class has thirty students.
下课的时候，同学们喜欢说话，也喜欢笑。
When class is over, my classmates like to talk, and they also like to laugh.
我很喜欢我的教室和同学。
I like my classroom and classmates very much.
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Key words 生词
教室jiàoshìclassroom
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
干净gānjìngclean
前面qiánmiànfront
眼睛yǎnjingeyes
班bānclass
Grammar note 语法点
不 tone change before 4th tone — negation sandhi
不 is normally pronounced bù, but before a 4th-tone syllable it changes to bú for smoother speech: 不大 (bú dà), 不太 (bú tài).
我们的教室不大。— Our classroom isn't big.
在 + place — location marker
在 marks where something or someone is located, usually placed right before the place word: 老师站在黑板前面 = 'the teacher stands in front of the blackboard.'
老师站在黑板前面。— The teacher stands in front of the blackboard.
的时候 — 'when ~'
Verb/clause + 的时候 means 'when ~ happens': 下课的时候 = 'when class is over.'
下课的时候，同学们喜欢说话。— When class is over, my classmates like to talk.
Check yourself 小测验
1. How many desks are in the classroom?
2. Why does the writer like sitting in front?
3. How many students are in the class?
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