累了就休息 Tired? Then Rest

今天jīntiān我wǒ工作gōngzuò了le一yì天tiān，觉得juéde很hěn累lèi。

Today I worked all day, and I felt very tired.

晚上wǎnshang我wǒ回家huí jiā，什么shénme都dōu不bù想xiǎng做zuò。

In the evening I went home, and I didn't want to do anything.

妈妈māma看kàn我wǒ很hěn累lèi，就jiù说shuō：“累lèi了le就jiù应该yīnggāi休息xiūxi一下yíxià。”

Mom saw that I was very tired, and said, "If you're tired, you should rest a bit."

我wǒ听tīng了le妈妈māma的de话huà，在zài床上chuángshàng休息xiūxi了le一下yíxià。

I listened to mom's words, and rested on the bed for a bit.

休息xiūxi了le二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng以后yǐhòu，我wǒ觉得juéde好hǎo多duō了le。

After resting for twenty minutes, I felt much better.

累lèi了le就jiù休息xiūxi一下yíxià，身体shēntǐ就jiù会huì好hǎo。

Once you're tired, rest a bit — then your body will be fine.

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Key words 生词

累lèitired

休息xiūxito rest

应该yīnggāishould

一下yíxiàa bit

身体shēntǐbody

觉得juédeto feel

累了就休息 — Adj/V + 了 + 就 + V

了 marks a change, and 就 introduces what happens next: "once X, then Y."

累了就应该休息一下。 — Once you're tired, you should rest a bit.

V + 一下 — a bit; briefly

一下 after a verb shows the action is brief or casual.

在床上休息了一下。 — Rested on the bed for a bit.

Adj + 多了 — much more (comparative change)

多了 after an adjective shows a big improvement compared to before.

我觉得好多了。 — I felt much better.

1. Why did mom tell the writer to rest?

2. What did the writer do after listening to mom?

3. How did the writer feel after resting for twenty minutes?

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