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Morning and After-Work Habits

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ID: 3089 Pre Intermediate
What do you get up to before and after work or class? Learn how to ask and answer about morning routines and activities after work.
Tue Jun 06 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
上班 shàngbān to go to work
以前 yǐqián before
电视新闻 diànshì xīnwén TV news
看一下 kàn yīxià to have a look
你上班以前都做些什么？
nǐ shàngbān yǐqián dōu zuò xiē shénme ？
What do you do before work?
在家吃早餐、看电视新闻，我很喜欢上班以前看一下新闻。
zài jiā chī zǎocān 、kàn diànshì xīnwén ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan shàngbān yǐqián kàn yīxià xīnwén 。
I have breakfast, watch some news. I really like watching a bit of news before work.
我上班以前都得去公园遛狗呢，那你觉得上班的时候，做什么最累？
wǒ shàngbān yǐqián dōu děi qù gōngyuán liù gǒu ne ，nà nǐ juéde shàngbān de shíhou ，zuò shénme zuì lèi ？
I have to go to the park to walk the dog before work. Then, what do you think is the most exhausting thing you have to do at work?
嗯...开会吧。
ng4 . . . kāihuì ba 。
Mmm....I guess it would be going to meetings.
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