Talking about school and lessons

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小兰

xiǎosōngzhègexuézěnmeyàng

小松,你这个学期怎么样?

Xiao Song, how is this semester going for you?

小松

hěnhǎozhèngzàizhǔnbèixuédekǎoshì

很好。我正在准备大学的考试。

Pretty good. I’m preparing for the university exam.

小兰

zhēnhǎoadezěnmeyàng

真好啊!你的课怎么样?

That’s great! How’s your course going?

小松

háixínglǎoshījiāodehěnhǎotiāntiānrènzhēnhuílǎoshī

还行。老师教得很好,我天天认真回答老师。

Not bad. The teacher teaches well, and I answer carefully every day.

小兰

huanyòngxīnběnzixīnshūxuéne

我喜欢用新本子和新书学习。你呢?

I like studying with a new notebook and new books. And you?

小松

shìyòngxīnshūxuéhěngāoxìng

我也是。用新书学习,我很高兴。

Me too. I'm happy when I study with new books.

小兰

mèimeishàngxiǎoxuéháishìzhōngxué

你妹妹上小学还是中学?

Is your sister in primary school or middle school?

小松

shàngzhōngxuéxiǎoxuédenánzhōngxuédenándiǎnr

她上中学。小学的课不难,中学的课难一点儿。

She’s in middle school. Primary lessons aren’t hard; middle-school ones are a bit harder.