hán jià
寒假
kě yǐ
可以
shuì lǎn jiào
睡懒觉
ma
Can You Sleep In During Winter Vacation?
fù qīn父亲ràngér zi儿子hán jià寒假shuìdàozhōng wǔ中午yǐn fā引发duìxiū xī休息guī zé规则desī kǎo思考

A father allows his son to sleep until noon during winter vacation, sparking thoughts about rest and rules.

小宝
gē gē哥哥hán jià寒假kě yǐ可以shuìdàozhōng wǔ中午maxiǎng shuì想睡dàoshí èr diǎn十二点

Brother, can I sleep until noon during winter vacation? I want to sleep until twelve!

小刚
yǒu gè有个hé běi河北bà bà爸爸ràngér zi儿子shuìdàozhōng wǔ中午háiràngjiā rén家人dǎ rǎo打扰

There’s a father in Hebei who lets his son sleep until noon and even tells the family not to disturb him.

小宝
zhēn de真的shēng qì生气ma

Really? Doesn’t he get angry?

小刚
shēng qì生气shuōhái zi孩子píng shí平时shàng xué上学hěnlèijià qī假期yàohǎo hǎo好好xiū xī休息jiāyīng gāi应该shìfàng sōng放松dedì fāng地方

No. He says children are very tired from school, so they should rest well during the holiday. Home should be a place to relax.

小宝
rú guǒ如果yì zhí一直wánshǒu jī手机bú shì不是zhēn de真的shuì jiào睡觉ne

But what if he’s just playing on his phone and not really sleeping?

小刚
suǒ yǐ所以yǒu rén有人zhī chí支持yǒu rén有人tóng yì同意yǒu rén有人shuōyàoyǒuguī lǜ规律bù néng不能tàiwǎnshuì

That’s why some people support it, and some don’t. Some say children should keep a routine and shouldn’t stay up too late.

小宝
gē gē哥哥jué de觉得ne

Brother, what do you think?

小刚
jué de觉得kě yǐ可以duōshuìyì diǎn一点dànyàoyùn dòng运动xué xí学习xiū xī休息hěnzhòng yào重要kě shì可是bù néng不能tàilǎn

I think sleeping a little more is fine, but you should also exercise and study. Rest is important, but you can’t be too lazy.

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