English summary: The narrator often stays up late after 10 p.m. to use the phone or watch shows. The next day they feel sleepy and their work and study are affected. After thinking about it, they decide to stop using the phone after 10 and go to bed earlier. A few days later they feel more energetic in the morning.
LEVEL/WORDCOUNT: HSK 2 / ~320 characters
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我以前晚上十点以后还常常玩手机，觉得“再看一会儿”没关系。
可是时间一长，我就开始熬夜。第二天早上起不来，上课和工作的时候也很困，什么都想慢慢做。
后来我想了想，决定十点以后不再玩手机，先洗澡，再上床睡觉。
坚持了几天，我发现早上精神多了，心情也更好。
After 10 p.m.
Before, after 10 p.m. I often still played on my phone and felt that “watching a little longer” was fine.
But after a while, I started staying up late. The next morning I couldn’t get up, and in class and at work I was very sleepy, and I wanted to do everything slowly.
Later I thought about it and decided not to use my phone after 10 p.m. anymore. I first take a shower and then go to bed.
After keeping it up for a few days, I found I had much more energy in the morning and my mood was better too.
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How to Use the Audio
The audio is designed to help you improve your Mandarin Chinese listening skills and pronunciation. You can use it in two ways:
- Before reading: Listen to understand rhythm, tones, and natural speech.
- After reading: Listen again to compare pronunciation and improve fluency.
Vocabulary
- 以前 (yǐqián) – before; in the past
- 十点以后 (shí diǎn yǐhòu) – after 10 o’clock
- 常常 (chángcháng) – often
- 关系 (guānxi) – (it) matters; relationship
- 时间一长 (shíjiān yì cháng) – as time goes by
- 熬夜 (áoyè) – to stay up late
- 困 (kùn) – sleepy
- 决定 (juédìng) – to decide
- 坚持 (jiānchí) – to persist
- 精神 (jīngshen) – energy; spirit
Grammar
Grammar rule #1: “Time/Verb + 以后, …” (after…)
Use 以后 after a time word (or an action) to show what happens after that point.
Structure: 时间/动作 + 以后，…
This is common for routines and schedules, especially with clock times.
In this story it sets the habit “after 10 p.m.”.
Examples:
晚上十点以后还常常玩手机。
十点以后不再玩手机。
Grammar rule #2: “不再 + verb” (not anymore)
Use 不再 to say you will stop doing something and won’t do it anymore.
Structure: 不再 + 动词 + …
It is useful for describing changes in habits or decisions.
Here it shows the narrator changing a late-night phone habit.
Examples:
决定十点以后不再玩手机。
不再玩手机。
Idiomatic Expressions
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再看一会儿 – meaning
Example: 觉得“再看一会儿”没关系。 -
时间一长 – meaning
Example: 时间一长，我就开始熬夜。 -
起不来 – meaning
Example: 第二天早上起不来。 -
想慢慢做 – meaning
Example: 什么都想慢慢做。 -
精神多了 – meaning
Example: 我发现早上精神多了。
Cultural Insights
- Phone habits
“玩手机” is a modern daily-life phrase and fits naturally into beginner stories.
It helps learners talk about routines and self-control in simple sentences.
This topic feels relevant to many learners. - Staying up late
熬夜 is a common word used when people sleep too late because of work or entertainment.
Stories about 熬夜 often include consequences like 困 and 起不来, which are practical words.
This makes the vocabulary easy to remember through cause and effect. - Building better routines
Many learner stories end with a simple habit change and a positive result.
This supports language for decisions like 决定 and 不再…, and for progress like 坚持.
It also encourages learners to describe their own routines.
10 Questions
- What did the narrator often do after 10 p.m. before? (answer)
- What did the narrator think at that time? (answer)
- What happened as time went by? (answer)
- What happened the next morning? (answer)
- How did the narrator feel in class or at work? (answer)
- What did the narrator want to do because of tiredness? (answer)
- What decision did the narrator make? (answer)
- What does the narrator do first at night after deciding? (answer)
- How long did the narrator keep the new habit? (answer)
- What changed in the morning? (answer)
Multiple Choice
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True or False
- 以前我晚上十点以后还常常玩手机。 (answer)
- 时间一长，我就开始熬夜。 (answer)
- 第二天我一点儿也不困。 (answer)
- 后来我决定十点以后不再玩手机。 (answer)
- 我先上床睡觉，再洗澡。 (answer)
- 坚持几天后，我发现心情更好。 (answer)
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Rewrite the story in your own words.
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