准备考试 Preparing for an Exam

下xià个gè星期三xīngqīsān我wǒ有yǒu一yí个gè汉语Hànyǔ考试kǎoshì。

Next Wednesday I have a Chinese exam.

因为yīnwèi题tí很hěn多duō，所以suǒyǐ我wǒ每天měi tiān晚上wǎnshang都dōu准备zhǔnbèi两liǎng个gè小时xiǎoshí。

There are a lot of questions, so I study for two hours every evening.

有的yǒude问题wèntí我wǒ不bù懂dǒng，就jiù去qù问wèn老师lǎoshī。

When there are questions I don't understand, I go and ask my teacher.

老师lǎoshī告诉gàosu我wǒ：“你nǐ已经yǐjīng学xué得de很hěn好hǎo了le。”

My teacher told me: "You've already learned it very well."

但是dànshì我wǒ学xué得de很hěn累lèi，非常fēicháng想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。

But all this studying has worn me out — I really want to sleep.

昨天zuótiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ对duì我wǒ的de书shū说shuō：“明天míngtiān见jiàn！”

Last night I said to my books: "See you tomorrow!"

我wǒ希望xīwàng考试kǎoshì快kuài点儿diǎnr来lái，考kǎo完wán了le我wǒ要yào睡shuì十shí个gè小时xiǎoshí！

I hope the exam comes soon — once it's over, I'm going to sleep for ten hours!

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Key words 生词

考试kǎoshìexam; test

准备zhǔnbèito prepare

题tíexam question; problem

懂dǒngto understand

已经yǐjīngalready

希望xīwàngto hope

因为…，所以…

This pair links a reason and its result. Unlike English, Chinese often uses both words together, e.g. 因为下雨，所以我不去.

因为题很多，所以我每天晚上都准备两个小时。 — Because there are a lot of questions, I prepare for two hours every evening.

verb + 得 + adjective

得 after a verb introduces a comment on how the action is done, e.g. 说得很快 (speaks fast), 学得很好 (has learned well).

你已经学得很好了。 — You've already learned it very well.

verb + 完 (result: finished)

完 after a verb shows the action is completed, e.g. 吃完 (finish eating), 做完 (finish doing).

考完了我要睡十个小时！ — Once the exam is over, I'm going to sleep for ten hours!

1. When is the writer's Chinese exam?

2. What does the writer do with questions she doesn't understand?

3. What does the writer plan to do after the exam?