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 dàikè to substitute a class
jié [measure word for a class]
手术 shǒushù surgery
做手术 zuò shǒushù to have surgery
礼拜 lǐbài week
年级 niánjí grade
bān class of students
课表 kèbiǎo class schedule
刚好 gānghǎo happen to
放心 fàngxīn to put one's mind at ease
校长 xiàozhǎng principal, headmaster
男生 nánshēng boy
特别 tèbié extremely
捣蛋 dǎodàn to make trouble, to be naughty
yòu again
jiāo to teach
Hu (surname)
Yu (surname)

Supplementary Vocabulary

熟悉 shúxi to be familiar with
学期 xuéqī semester
双眼皮 shuāngyǎnpí double eyelids
星期 xīngqī week
表格 biǎogé form
严格 yángé strict
代课老师 dàikè lǎoshī substitute teacher

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