Intermediate - Substitute Teacher (C1609)

A:  胡老师!
Hú lǎoshī!
Ms. Hu!
B:  余老师!有事吗?
Yú lǎoshī! yǒushì ma?
Ms. Yu! What's up?
A:  您能帮我代几节课吗?我要做个小手术,要休息一个礼拜。
nín néng bāng wǒ dài jǐ jié kè ma? wǒ yào zuò ge xiǎo shǒushù, yào xiūxi yī ge lǐbài.
Could you substitute a few classes for me? I'm having a minor surgery and I have to rest for a week.
B:  哦。是什么时候的课?
ò. shì shénme shíhou de kè?
Oh. When are the classes?
A:  周二和周四的上午十点。四年级三班的英语课。
zhōu'èr hé zhōusì de shàngwǔ shí diǎn. sì niánjí sān bān de yīngyǔ kè.
Tuesday and Thursday at 10 in the morning. 4th grade English, class number 3.
B:  我看一下课表。
wǒ kàn yīxià kèbiǎo.
I'll take a look at my class schedule.
A:  好!
hǎo!
OK!
B:  我刚好没课。那你就放心去做手术吧!我帮你代课。
wǒ gānghǎo méi kè. nà nǐ jiù fàngxīn qù zuò shǒushù ba! wǒ bāng nǐ dàikè.
It so happens that I don't have any classes then. You can put your mind at ease and go have your surgery! I'll sub for you.
A:  太谢谢了!我去跟校长说一下。
tài xièxie le! wǒ qù gēn xiàozhǎng shuō yīxià.
Thank you so much! I'll go tell the principal.
B:  好!
hǎo!
OK!
A:  哦,对了,有个叫王小毛的男生,特别爱捣蛋。你要小心点儿。
ò, duì le, yǒu ge jiào Wáng Xiǎomáo de nánshēng, tèbié ài dǎodàn. nǐ yào xiǎoxīn diǎnr.
Oh, that's right. There's a boy student named Wang Xiaomao. He's particularly naughty. Be a little careful.
B:  啊?又是王小毛?我去年教过他。
ǎ? yòu shì Wáng Xiǎomáo? wǒ qùnián jiāo guo tā.
Huh? Wang Xiaomao again? I taught him last year.

Key Vocabulary

代课dàikèto substitute a class
jié[measure word for a class]
手术shǒushùsurgery
做手术zuò shǒushùto have surgery
礼拜lǐbàiweek
年级niánjígrade
bānclass of students
课表kèbiǎoclass schedule
刚好gānghǎohappen to
放心fàngxīnto put one's mind at ease
校长xiàozhǎngprincipal, headmaster
男生nánshēngboy
特别tèbiéextremely
捣蛋dǎodànto make trouble, to be naughty
yòuagain
jiāoto teach
Hu (surname)
Yu (surname)

Supplementary Vocabulary

熟悉shúxito be familiar with
学期xuéqīsemester
双眼皮shuāngyǎnpídouble eyelids
星期xīngqīweek
表格biǎogéform
严格yángéstrict
代课老师dàikè lǎoshīsubstitute teacher

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