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玛丽: 苏苏，周末 你 要 做 什么？
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Sūsū, zhōumò nǐ yào zuò shénme?
English
Mary: Susu, what are you going to do on the weekend?
苏苏: 星期六 我 打扫 房间。
Pinyin
Sūsū: Xīngqīliù wǒ dǎsǎo fángjiān.
English
Susu: On Saturday, I’ll clean my room.
玛丽: 星期天 呢？
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Xīngqītiān ne?
English
Mary: What about Sunday?
苏苏: 星期天 我 去 超市。你呢？
Pinyin
Sūsū: Xīngqītiān wǒ qù chāoshì. Nǐ ne?
English
Susu: On Sunday, I’ll go to the supermarket. What about you?
玛丽: 星期六我去 图书馆 看 书。
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Xīngqīliù wǒ qù túshūguǎn kàn shū.
English
I’ll go to the library to read on Saturday.
苏苏: 太 好了！那 我星期天 上午 打扫房间，下午 去超市。星期六我们 一起 看书吧！
Pinyin
Sūsū: Tài hǎo le! Nà wǒ xīngqītiān shàngwǔ dǎsǎo fángjiān, xiàwǔ qù chāoshì. Xīngqīliù wǒmen yìqǐ kàn shū ba!
English
Susu: That’s great! Then I’ll clean my room Sunday morning and go to the supermarket in the afternoon. Let’s read together on Saturday!
语法点 (Grammar Points)
1. 要 + Verb / Verb Phrase – Expressing Intent or Future Plans
要 is used to indicate a planned action or intention in the near future. It’s often translated as “will” or “going to”, especially in casual conversation.
文中 (In text):
– 周末你要做什么？ – What are you going to do this weekend?
例(Example):
– 我要去超市。 – I’m going to the supermarket.
– 他要看书。 – He plans to read.
2. 星期 + Number – Days of the Week
Structure: 星期 + 一/二/三/四/五/六/天（or 日）
Explanation: Used to express days of the week.
– 星期一 Monday
– 星期二 Tuesday
– 星期三 Wednesday
– 星期四 Thursday
– 星期五 Friday
– 星期六 Saturday
– 星期天 or 星期日 Sunday
文中 (In text):
– 星期六我打扫房间。- On Saturday, I’ll clean my room.
– 星期天我去超市。- On Sunday, I’ll go to the supermarket.
3. Time + Subject + Verb
Specifies when someone does something.
文中 (In text):
– 星期六我打扫房间。- On Saturday, I’ll clean my room.
– 星期天我去超市。- On Sunday, I’ll go to the supermarket.
例(Example):
– 星期五我去学校。- On Friday, I go to school.
4. 去 + Place + Verb
Describes going somewhere to do something.
文中 (In text):
– 星期天我去超市。- On Sunday, I’ll go to the supermarket.
– 星期六我去图书馆看书。- I’ll go to the library to read on Saturday.
例(Example):
– 我去饭店吃饭。- I’m going to eat at a restaurant.
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