小学生

我有一个加拿大学生，
Wǒ yǒu yí gè Jiānádà xuéshēng,
I have a Canadian student,

他告诉我他的孩子上小学一年级，
tā gàosu wǒ tā de háizi shàng xiǎoxué yī niánjí,
He told me that his child is in the first grade of elementary school,

但是非常辛苦。
dànshì fēicháng xīnkǔ.
but elementary school life is tough for his child.

他觉得中国的孩子学习太辛苦了。
Tā juéde Zhōngguó de hái zǐ xuéxí tài xīnkǔ le.
He thinks that Chinese children study too hard.

然后现在Nora她也在幼儿园了，是吧？
Ránhòu xiànzài Nora tā yě zài yòu'éryuán le, shì ba?
And now Nora is also in kindergarten, right?

那你觉得她怎么样？
Nà nǐ juéde tā zěnmeyàng?
Then what do you think of her?

我的天啊，我也觉得真的现在的小孩很辛苦。
Wǒ de tiān a, wǒ yě juéde zhēn de xiànzài de xiǎohái hěn xīnkǔ.
My god, I also think it's really hard for the kids nowadays.

他们在学校，他们......
Tāmen zài xuéxiào, tāmen......

They are at schools, they...

我的孩子每天7：30起床，
Wǒ de háizi měi tiān 7:30 qǐchuáng,
My child gets up at 7:30 every day,

到5:00在学校，在幼儿园。
dào 5:00 zài xuéxiào, zài yòu'éryuán.
and she stays at school until 5:00, in kindergarten.

然后回家要马上要做作业，
Ránhòu huí jiā yào mǎshàng yào zuò zuòyè,
Then she has to do her homework immediately when she gets home,

然后画画、学英文。
ránhòu huà huà, xué Yīngwén.
then draws and learns English.

很快要吃饭、洗澡、睡觉。
Hěn kuài yào chīfàn, xǐzǎo, shuìjiào.
She needs to eat soon, take a bath and sleep.

所以我觉得现在的小孩真的很辛苦呀！
Suǒyǐ wǒ juéde xiànzài de xiǎohái zhēn de hěn xīnkǔ ya!
So I think the children are really hard nowadays!

是吧。那你刚才告诉我，
Shì ba. Nà nǐ gāngcái gàosu wǒ,
Right. Then you just told me,

你说你觉得她太辛苦了，
nǐ shuō nǐ juéde tā tài xīnkǔ le,
you said that you think she studies too hard,

所以告诉她不要做作业，是吗？
suǒyǐ gàosu tā bú yào zuò zuòyè, shì ma?
so told her not to do her homework, right?

对了。因为她有时候上英文课，
Duì le. Yīnwèi tā yǒu shíhou shàng Yīngwén kè,
Yes. Because sometimes she takes English classes,

然后回家的时候，
Ránhòu huí jiā de shíhou,
and when we arrive home,

我跟她说你不用做作业啊，
wǒ gēn tā shuō nǐ bú yòng zuò zuòyè a,
I tell her that you don’t need to do your homework,

你可以玩啊，看电视啊，出去玩啊。
nǐ kěyǐ wán a, kàn diànshì a, chūqù wán a.
you can play, watch TV and go out to play.

但是她会哭。
Dànshì tā huì kū.
But she will cry.

她还说，我要做作业，我要做作业。
Tā hái shuō, wǒ yào zuò zuòyè, wǒ yào zuò zuòyè.
And She also says, I want to do my homework, I want to do my homework.

好奇怪啊！
Hǎo qíguài a!
That’s so strange!

太可爱了！
Tài kě'ài le!
She is so cute!

但是我觉得Nora非常好，
Dànshì wǒ juéde Nora fēicháng hǎo,
But I think Nora is so good,

因为她有你这样的妈妈。
yīnwèi tā yǒu nǐ zhèyàng de māma.
because she has a mother like you.

对，因为你告诉她不要写作业。
Duì, yīnwèi nǐ gàosu tā bú yào xiě zuòyè.
Yes, because you tell her not to do her homework.


因为很多妈妈都是告诉孩子，快写快写！
Yīnwèi hěn duō māma dōu shì gàosu háizi, kuài xiě kuài xiě!
Because many mothers tell their children, write! Write!

对，因为在中国没有办法，知道了吗？
Duì, yīnwèi zài Zhōngguó méiyǒu bànfǎ, zhīdào le ma?
Yes, because there is no way for them in China, do you know that?

因为我以前我有这个想法，
Yīnwèi wǒ yǐqián wǒ yǒu zhège xiǎngfǎ,
Because I used to have this idea,

可以不做作业啊，可以玩。
kěyǐ bù zuò zuòyè a, kěyǐ wán.
you don’t have to do your homework, and you can play.

对。
Duì.
Right.

多一点的时间跟小孩玩。
Duō yìdiǎn de shíjiān gēn xiǎohái wán.
we can spend more time to play with children.

但是呢，他们没有办法。
Dànshì ne, tāmen méiyǒu bànfǎ.
But, they can't help it.

因为别的小孩在学东西，
Yīnwèi bié de xiǎohái zài xué dōngxi,
Because other kids are learning things,

然后老师每天给他们做作业。
ránhòu lǎoshī měitiān gěi tāmen zuò zuòyè.
and the teachers give them homework every day.

所以他们没办法呀。
Suǒyǐ tāmen méi bànfǎ ya.
So they can't help it.

所以就是，有时候你也不想给她压力，
Suǒyǐ jiù shì, yǒu shíhou nǐ yě bù xiǎng gěi tā yālì,
So that is, sometimes you don’t want to put pressure on her,

但是她身边的环境会让她也有压力，
dànshì tā shēn biān de huánjìng huì ràng tā yě yǒu yālì,
but the environment around her puts pressure on her，

没错。
Méi cuò.
That's right.

必须学习。
Bìxū xuéxí.
she must learn.

对啊。
Duì a.
Yes .

对。好，所以帮我告诉Nora,
Duì. Hǎo, suǒyǐ bāng wǒ gàosù Nora,
Alright. OK, so help me to tell Nora I said,

她也辛苦了！
tā yě xīnkǔ le!
Good job Nora! Keep up the hard work! .

好吧。
Hǎo ba.
Alright.

好，谢谢！
Hǎo, xièxie!
Ok, thank you!

不用。
Bú yòng.
You’re welcome.