Week 6 – Day 2: Short News Article – Daily Routine Survey

大城市作息时间调查
A simple news-style report about a survey in a big city on when people usually get up and go to bed, practicing times, numbers, and frequency words like 常常 and 有时候.
LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK2 / about 500 words

MC and T/F are empty audio text need update

Key Changes Made

Added translation tooltip to the “用你自己的话写这个故事” instruction in the Retell section
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Here come the level and word count

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大城市作息时间调查

最近，一个大城市举行了一次关于作息时间的调查。总共有一千多名居民参加了调查。调查的内容主要是问大家平时几点起床，几点睡觉，以及他们是否常常加班或者很晚睡觉。接下来，让我们看一看调查的结果。大约三十百分之四十的人说，他们早上六点半左右起床。又大约三十百分之三十的人在早上七点到七点半起床。只有不到百分之十的人常常早上八点以后才起床。也有一些人说，他们有时候需要上夜班，所以早上起床的时间不太一样。比如，有的医生和急救人员常常在中午或者下午起床。关于晚上睡觉的时间，调查发现，大部分城市人晚上十一点左右睡觉。其中，大约百分之二十五的年轻人常常熬夜，晚上零点半以后才睡觉。很多受访者说，他们晚上常常看手机，所以很难早睡觉。调查还问大家是否满意自己的作息。结果显示，约百分之六十的人认为自己起得太早或者睡得太晚。他们说，工作压力很大，有时候还需要把工作带回家做。同时，也有百分之四十的受访者说，他们正在试图改变自己的日常习惯。比如，有的人要早一点睡觉，少看手机；有的人要早上多运动，少喝咖啡。专家提醒大家，充足的睡眠对身体很重要。他们建议城市人最好每天睡七到八个小时，不要常常熬夜。同时，这个调查也记忆了大城市人现在忙碌而多变的每天生活。

Big City Daily Routine Survey

Recently, a big city carried out a survey about daily routine schedules. Over one thousand residents took part. The survey mainly asked what time people usually get up and go to bed, and whether they often work overtime or sleep very late. The results show that about 40% of people say they get up at around 6:30 in the morning. Another 30% get up between 7:00 and 7:30. Less than 10% of people often get up after 8:00. Some people said that they sometimes need to work night shifts, so their getting‑up time is not the same. For example, some doctors and emergency workers often get up at noon or in the afternoon. Regarding bedtime, the survey found that most city people go to sleep at around 11:00 at night. Among them, about 25% of young people often stay up late and only go to sleep after 12:30. Many interviewees said they often look at their phones at night and therefore find it hard to sleep early. The survey also asked whether people are satisfied with their routine. About 60% of people think they get up too early or sleep too late. They said work pressure is very big, and sometimes they even need to bring work home. At the same time, 40% of respondents said they are trying to change their daily habits. For example, some people want to go to bed earlier and look at their phones less. Others want to exercise more in the morning and drink less coffee. Experts remind everyone that enough sleep is very important for health. They suggest that city people should sleep seven to eight hours every day and should not stay up late often. This survey also records how busy and changeable big‑city daily life is today.

Audio help

How to Use the Audio

The audio is designed to help you improve your Chinese listening skills and pronunciation. You can use it in two ways:

Before reading the text: Listen first to practice understanding spoken Chinese. This helps you focus on pronunciation, rhythm, and listening comprehension without relying on written characters.
After reading the text: Listen again to compare your own pronunciation with the native speaker. This helps you improve speaking skills, pronunciation, and fluency.

Listening regularly with and without the text will strengthen both your comprehension and speaking abilities in Chinese.

Vocabulary

Hanzi	Pinyin	English
作息时间	zuò xī shí jiān	daily routine schedule
调查	diào chá	survey
居民	jū mín	residents
参加	cān jiā	take part in
结果	jié guǒ	result
起床	qǐ chuáng	get up
睡觉	shuì jiào	sleep
常常	cháng cháng	often
有时候	yǒu shí hou	sometimes
熬夜	áo yè	stay up late
年轻人	nián qīng rén	young people
受访者	shòu fǎng zhě	respondent
工作压力	gōng zuò yā lì	work pressure
改变	gǎi biàn	change
习惯	xí guàn	habit
运动	yùn dòng	exercise
专家	zhuān jiā	expert
睡眠	shuì mián	sleep (noun)
身体	shēn tǐ	body, health
七到八个小时	qī dào bā gè xiǎo shí	7 to 8 hours

Grammar

Using 常常 vs. 有时候

常常 (chángcháng) = often, used for high frequency actions.
有时候 (yǒu shí hou) = sometimes, used for lower frequency actions.

Examples:

很多年轻人常常熬夜。 (Many young people often stay up late.)
他们有时候需要上夜班。 (They sometimes need to work night shifts.)

Percentages with 百分之

Structure: 百分之 + number + 的 + noun.

百分之四十的人早上六点半起床。 (40% of people get up at 6:30.)
大约百分之六十的人不满意自己的作息。 (About 60% are not satisfied with their routine.)

Expressing “trying to change” with 正在 + Verb

Structure: 主语 + 正在 + 动词 (indicates an action in progress).

他们正在试图改变自己的习惯。 (They are trying to change their habits.)

Using 要 / 不要 and 多 / 少 + Verb (preview for later days)

要 + verb = should / will do.
不要 + verb = should not / do not.
多 / 少 + verb = do something more / less.

Examples from text idea:

有的人要早一点睡觉。 (Some people want to sleep earlier.)
有的人少看手机。 (Some people look at their phones less.)
专家说不要常常熬夜。 (Experts say you should not often stay up late.)

Idiomatic Expressions

Mandarin	Pinyin	English
作息时间	zuò xī shí jiān	daily routine schedule
大部分人	dà bù fen rén	most people
工作压力很大	gōng zuò yā lì hěn dà	work pressure is high
很难早睡	hěn nán zǎo shuì	hard to sleep early
改变习惯	gǎi biàn xí guàn	change habits
充足的睡眠	chōng zú de shuì mián	sufficient sleep
熬夜	áo yè	stay up late
试图改变	shì tú gǎi biàn	try to change
七到八个小时	qī dào bā gè xiǎo shí	seven to eight hours
忙碌的生活	máng lù de shēng huó	busy life

Cultural Insights

Urban Chinese workers often have long commutes and heavy workloads, which can push both起床 and睡觉 times later than ideal.
Staying up late using mobiles (熬夜看手机) is common among young city residents, similar to habits reported for other large East Asian cities.
Health campaigns in China frequently promote 保证充足睡眠 (ensuring enough sleep) and 早睡早起 (sleeping and getting up early) as part of building healthier routines.

UNIQUE QUESTIONS, NO DUPLICATE QUESTIONS

TOOLTIP ANSWER FOR 10 QUESTIONS IN MANDARIN – ENGLISH

10 Questions

这次调查是关于什么的？ 💡
有多少居民参加了调查？ 💡
调查主要问了哪两个时间？ 💡
大约百分之四十的人早上几点起床？ 💡
哪些人有时候中午或者下午起床？ 💡
大部分城市人晚上几点左右睡觉？ 💡
很多人晚上常常看什么？ 💡
大约百分之多少的人不太满意自己的作息？ 💡
人们正在试图改变的一个习惯是什么？ 💡
专家建议每天睡几个小时？ 💡

CREATE 6 MULTIPLE QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

1. 大约有多少居民参加了这次调查？ 💡 a) 一百多名居民 b) 一千多名居民 c) 一万多名居民	2. 这次调查主要问什么？ 💡 a) 喜欢吃什么 b) 在哪儿工作 c) 几点起床和几点睡觉

3. 大约百分之四十的人早上几点起床？ 💡 a) 六点半左右 b) 八点半左右 c) 十点左右	4. 大部分城市人晚上几点左右睡觉？ 💡 a) 九点左右 b) 十一点左右 c) 一点左右

5. 为什么很多人很难早睡？ 💡 a) 因为早上太忙 b) 因为没有工作 c) 因为晚上常常看手机	6. 专家建议每天睡几个小时？ 💡 a) 七到八个小时 b) 三到四个小时 c) 十到十二个小时

CREATE 6 TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

True or False

这次调查是关于人们喜欢吃什么的。 💡
一千多名居民参加了这次调查。 💡
大部分人晚上九点左右睡觉。 💡
有的医生中午或者下午起床。 💡
大约百分之六十的人对自己的作息很满意。 💡
专家认为充足的睡眠对身体很重要。 💡

Retell the Story

用你自己的话写这个故事。

建议：
中文: 用“这个城市做了一个作息时间调查”开始。然后说明：多少人参加；大部分人几点起床、几点睡觉；年轻人常常做什么；专家有什么建议。
English: Start with “This city did a survey about daily routines.” Then say how many people joined, what time most people get up and sleep, what young people often do at night, and what advice experts give.