Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 2 · A Five-Minute Morning
Audio track 02
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Is your morning always busy? Get ready for school before you go to bed.
First, put your books and notebook in your bag. Next, choose your clothes. Put your keys in the same place every day. In the morning, check your bag one more time.
This small habit can save time. It can also make your morning calm.
Sentence practice
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Is your morning always busy?
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Get ready for school before you go to bed.
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First, put your books and notebook in your bag.
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Next, choose your clothes.
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Put your keys in the same place every day.
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In the morning, check your bag one more time.
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This small habit can save time.
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It can also make your morning calm.
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After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
早晨总是很忙吗？不妨在睡前准备好上学要用的东西。
先把课本和笔记本放进书包，再挑好第二天要穿的衣服。钥匙每天放在同一个地方。早上出门前，再检查一遍书包。
这个小习惯可以节省时间，也能让早晨从容一些。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- busy
- 忙碌的。a busy morning 意为‘忙碌的早晨’。
- get ready for
- 为……做准备。get ready for school 意为‘准备上学’。
- before
- 在……之前；反义词是 after。
- go to bed
- 上床睡觉。
- first
- 首先；表示步骤的起点。
- next
- 接下来；表示顺序。
- choose
- 选择。
- same
- 相同的；常用 the same。
- habit
- 习惯；反复做的事。
- save time
- 节省时间。save 也可以表示‘拯救’或‘留存’。
Background notes (Chinese)
如果把每天早晨要做的事提前安排好，起床后就不用立刻做许多选择。防止忘带东西，未必需要特别好的记忆力；固定物品摆放的位置和准备时间，往往更容易做到。