妻子和丈夫 Wife and Husband

我wǒ丈夫zhàngfu每天měitiān六点liù diǎn起床qǐchuáng，去qù公司gōngsī上班shàngbān。

My husband gets up at six every day and goes to work.

我wǒ是shì妻子qīzi，我wǒ在家zài jiā做饭zuòfàn。

I'm the wife, and I cook at home.

晚上wǎnshang，丈夫zhàngfu回家huí jiā的时候de shíhou，我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn。

In the evening, when my husband comes home, we eat together.

他tā喜欢xǐhuan吃chī鱼yú，我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan吃chī菜cài，我们wǒmen做zuò的de菜cài不一样bù yíyàng。

He likes to eat fish and I like to eat vegetables, so the dishes we make are different.

周末zhōumò，我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ去qù公园gōngyuán走走zǒuzou，也yě一起yìqǐ看kàn电影diànyǐng。

On weekends, we go for a walk in the park together, and we also watch movies together.

我们wǒmen工作gōngzuò都dōu很hěn忙máng，但是dànshì我们wǒmen都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

We're both busy with work, but we're both happy.

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Key words 生词

丈夫zhàngfuhusband

妻子qīziwife

起床qǐchuángto get up

一起yìqǐtogether

周末zhōumòweekend

不一样bù yíyàngdifferent

的时候 — 'when ~'

V/clause + 的时候 marks 'when doing X' or 'at the time of X': 丈夫回家的时候 = 'when my husband comes home.'

丈夫回家的时候，我们一起吃饭。— When my husband comes home, we eat together.

都 — 'both/all' with a plural subject

都 follows a plural subject like 我们 or 他们 to mean 'both/all': 我们都很忙 = 'we are both busy.'

我们工作都很忙，但是我们都很高兴。— We're both busy with work, but we're both happy.

一样 / 不一样 — 'the same' / 'different'

一样 means 'the same'; adding 不 gives 不一样, 'different': 我们做的菜不一样。

我们做的菜不一样。— The dishes we make are different.

1. What time does the husband get up?

2. What does the wife like to eat?

3. What do they do on weekends?

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