妈妈很忙Mom Is Busy

New words

• 时间shíjiān — time
• 时候shíhou — (the) time when
• 忙máng — busy
• 工作gōngzuò — work, to work
• 因为yīnwèi — because
• 所以suǒyǐ — so, therefore

The story

小雨：大卫，你在看什么？David, what are you looking at?

大卫：我的手机。我在等我妈妈的电话。My phone. I'm waiting for my mom to call.

小雨：她什么时候给你打电话？When is she calling you?

大卫：我不知道。我妈妈很忙。她没有时间。I don't know. My mom is really busy. She never has time.

小雨：她做什么工作？What does she do?

大卫：她是医生。因为她是医生，所以她很忙。She's a doctor. Because she's a doctor, she's very busy.

大卫：我有时间的时候，她在工作。她有时间的时候，我在睡觉。When I have time, she's working. When she has time, I'm asleep.

小雨：我们出去走走吧？去书店看看？Want to go out for a walk? Check out the bookstore?

Opening the lesson…