担心考试 Worried About the Exam

下个星期xià ge xīngqī，我们wǒmen要yào考试kǎoshì了le，我wǒ很hěn担心dānxīn。

Next week we have an exam, and I'm very worried.

这次zhè cì考试kǎoshì很hěn重要zhòngyào，因为yīnwèi它tā能néng决定juédìng我的wǒ de成绩chéngjì。

This exam is important, because it can decide my grade.

每天měitiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ都dōu复习fùxí到dào很hěn晚wǎn才cái睡觉shuìjiào。

Every night, I review until very late before going to sleep.

我wǒ一yì想到xiǎngdào考试kǎoshì，就jiù觉得juéde很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng，晚上wǎnshang也yě睡shuì得de不bù好hǎo。

As soon as I think about the exam, I feel nervous, and I don't sleep well at night either.

朋友péngyou告诉gàosu我wǒ：“别bié担心dānxīn，你nǐ已经yǐjīng准备zhǔnbèi得de很hěn好hǎo了le。”

My friend told me: "Don't worry, you've already prepared very well."

虽然suīrán我wǒ还是háishi有点儿yǒudiǎnr害怕hàipà，但是dànshì我wǒ决定juédìng好好hǎohǎo休息xiūxi，不再bú zài看书kànshū了le。

Although I'm still a little scared, I decided to rest well and stop studying.

明天míngtiān就要jiù yào考试kǎoshì了le，我wǒ希望xīwàng没méi问题wèntí。

Tomorrow I'm about to take the exam, and I hope there's no problem.

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Key words 生词

担心dānxīnto worry

考试kǎoshìexam

复习fùxíto review

紧张jǐnzhāngnervous

害怕hàipàafraid

决定juédìngto decide

因为 (because)

因为 introduces the reason for something; the clause it attaches to explains 'why'.

这次考试很重要，因为它能决定我的成绩。 — This exam is important, because it can decide my grade.

虽然……但是…… (although...but...)

虽然 introduces a fact that seems to go against what follows; 但是 introduces the actual result, giving a contrast.

虽然我还是有点儿害怕，但是我决定好好休息，不再看书了。 — Although I'm still a little scared, I decided to rest well and stop studying.

就要……了 (about to)

就要 + verb + 了 shows an action will happen very soon, often with a time word before it.

明天就要考试了，我希望没问题。 — Tomorrow I'm about to take the exam, and I hope there's no problem.

1. Why is this exam important to the narrator?

2. What did the friend tell him?

3. What did he decide to do, even though he was still a little scared?

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