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上班日和周末的一天采访
An HSK2‑level Q&A interview with a young office worker comparing a normal workday with a weekend day, using routine verbs and words like 今天、明天、周末、工作、休息.
LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK2 / about 500 words
上班日和周末的一天采访
今天, 我们 采访 了 一位 年轻 的 办公室 职员, 她 叫 李琳。 她 给 我们 介绍 了 自己 一个 正常 工作日 和 一个 周末 的 生活。 问: 你 每天 工作 吗? 答: 我 每天 都 在 公司 工作, 但是 星期一 到 星期五 是 工作日, 星期六 和 星期天 是 周末, 我 可以 多 休息 一下。 问: 在 工作日, 你 早上 几点 起床? 答: 在 工作日, 我 早上 六点半 起床。 起床 以后, 我 先 洗脸、 刷牙, 然后 吃 早饭。 我 常常 在 家 吃 面包 和 牛奶。 问: 你 几点 去 公司? 答: 我 八点 左右 出门, 坐 地铁 去 上班。 从 我家 到 公司, 大概 需要 三十分钟。 问: 你每天几点下班? 答: 我 一般 下午 六点 下班。 但是 有时候 工作 很 忙, 我 必须 加班, 晚上 八点 才 回家。 问: 你在家平时最常做什么? 答: 回家以后, 我 先 吃晚饭, 然后 有时候 看电视, 有时候 上网。 我 也 会 准备 明天 的 工作, 比如 看 电子邮件。 问: 你上班日晚上几点睡觉? 答: 我 一般 晚上 十一点 左右 睡觉, 因为 明天 还 要 早上 上班。 但是 有时候 我 常常 晚上 看手机, 所以 十二点 才 睡觉。 问: 那 在周末, 你 的 生活 有什么不一样? 答: 在周末, 我 常常 睡觉 睡到 八点半 或者 九点。 我 不用 上班, 所以 可以 多睡 一会儿。 我 和 朋友 常常 去 看电影, 或者 去 公园 散步。 问: 你周末晚上也这么晚睡吗? 答: 周末 晚上 我 有时候 更 晚, 因为 不用 早起。 我 常常 和 朋友 聊天, 或者 在家 看书, 看电视剧。 有时候 到 零点 才 睡觉。 问: 你觉得上班日好还是周末好? 答: 我觉得 上班日 有 工作, 所以 有 钱 可以 攒 钱。 周末 可以 好好 休息, 和朋友见面。 两个 都很重要。
A Workday and a Weekend – Interview
Today we interview a young office worker called Li Lin. She introduces one normal workday and one weekend day in her life. Q: Do you work every day? A: I work at the company every day, but Monday to Friday are workdays. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, and I can rest more. Q: On workdays, what time do you get up in the morning? A: On workdays I get up at 6:30 in the morning. After getting up, I first wash my face and brush my teeth, then eat breakfast. I often eat bread and drink milk at home. Q: What time do you go to the company? A: I go out at about 8:00 and take the subway to work. From my home to the company it takes about thirty minutes. Q: What time do you finish work every day? A: I usually finish work at 6 p.m. But sometimes work is very busy, I must work overtime and only go home at 8 p.m. Q: At home, what do you usually do the most? A: After going home, I first eat dinner. Then sometimes I watch TV, sometimes I go online. I also prepare work for tomorrow, for example, reading emails. Q: On workdays, what time do you go to sleep at night? A: I usually go to sleep at around 11 p.m., because tomorrow I still have to go to work in the morning. But sometimes I often look at my phone at night, so I only sleep at 12. Q: Then what is different on weekends? A: On weekends I often sleep until 8:30 or 9 o’clock. I don’t need to go to work, so I can sleep more. I often go to watch movies with friends or go to the park for a walk. Q: Do you also sleep so late on weekend nights? A: On weekend nights I sometimes sleep even later because I do not need to get up early. I often chat with friends, or stay at home reading books and watching TV shows. Sometimes I only sleep at midnight. Q: Do you think workdays are better or weekends are better? A: I think workdays have work, so I can earn money. Weekends let me rest well and meet friends. Both are very important.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 上班日 | shàng bān rì | workday |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 采访 | cǎi fǎng | interview |
| 办公室职员 | bàn gōng shì zhí yuán | office worker |
| 工作日 | gōng zuò rì | working day |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | get up |
| 上班 | shàng bān | go to work |
| 下班 | xià bān | finish work |
| 加班 | jiā bān | work overtime |
| 休息一下 | xiū xi yí xià | rest a bit |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | often |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | chat |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | go online |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | prepare |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | meet |
Grammar
Question–Answer with 每天 / 周末
- 你每天几点下班? – 我一般下午六点下班。
- 你周末几点起床? – 我周末常常睡到八点半。
今天 / 明天 to talk about time
- 今天我们采访一位职员。
- 我也会准备明天的工作。
Contrast workday vs weekend
- 在工作日,我早上六点半起床。
- 在周末,我常常睡到八点半或者九点。
Idiomatic Expressions
| Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 好好休息 | hǎo hǎo xiū xi | to have a good rest |
| 睡到很晚 | shuì dào hěn wǎn | sleep until late |
| 忙了一天 | máng le yì tiān | be busy for the whole day |
| 见见朋友 | jiàn jiàn péng you | meet (see) friends |
| 上上网 | shàng shàng wǎng | surf the Internet |
| 看一会儿电视 | kàn yí huìr diàn shì | watch TV for a while |
| 好好吃饭 | hǎo hǎo chī fàn | eat properly |
| 早睡早起 | zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ | go to bed early and get up early |
Cultural Insights
- In many Chinese cities, office workers’ official hours are similar to “9–6”, but staying late to 加班 is common and affects their weekday sleep time.
- Weekends are often used to catch up on sleep, meet friends, and do light activities like going to a park, watching a film, or walking in shopping streets.
- Because workdays can be stressful, many young workers feel that both earning money during the week and resting on weekends are equally important parts of life.
10 Questions
- 文中采访的是谁? 💡
- 对李琳来说,哪几天是工作日? 💡
- 她工作日早上几点起床? 💡
- 起床以后,她先做什么? 💡
- 她怎么去公司上班? 💡
- 她一般下午几点下班? 💡
- 她晚上在家做的一件事是什么? 💡
- 她上班日一般几点睡觉? 💡
- 她周末常常几点起床? 💡
- 她为什么觉得上班日和周末都很重要? 💡
Multiple Choice
| 1. 李琳的工作是什么? 💡 a) 老师 b) 办公室职员 c) 医生 | 2. 工作日,她早上几点起床? 💡 a) 六点半 b) 八点半 c) 九点 |
| 3. 她怎么去上班? 💡 a) 走路 b) 骑自行车 c) 坐地铁 | 4. 她晚上在家常常做什么? 💡 a) 去公园散步 b) 看电视或者上网 c) 去公司加班 |
| 5. 周末,她常常和朋友做什么? 💡 a) 去看电影或去公园散步 b) 去公司工作 c) 去学校上课 | 6. 为什么周末她可以睡得更晚? 💡 a) 因为没有朋友 b) 因为晚上很安静 c) 因为周末不用早起上班 |
True or False
- 李琳从星期一到星期五都要上班。 💡
- 她一般开车去公司上班。 💡
- 她每天都六点下班,从来不加班。 💡
- 上班日,她一般晚上十一点左右睡觉。 💡
- 周末她常常睡到八点半或者九点。 💡
- 她觉得只有周末重要,上班日一点也不重要。 💡
Retell the Story
用你自己的话写这个故事。
建议:
中文:先写“今天我们采访了李琳”。然后用“在工作日,她……”说明起床、上班、下班和晚上做什么;再用“在周末,她……”说明起床时间、跟朋友做什么和几点睡觉。
English: First write “Today we interviewed Li Lin.” Then with “On workdays, she…” describe what time she gets up, goes to work, finishes work and what she does in the evening. After that, with “On weekends, she…” describe when she gets up, what she does with friends, and when she goes to sleep.
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