I just want to sleep

hǎo hǎo zhào gù zì jǐ

Xiǎo Huá zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn máng, měi tiān dōu hěn lèi. Tā cháng cháng hěn wǎn cái xià bān, huí jiā yǐ hòu yě méi yǒu hǎo hǎo chī fàn. Jīn tiān tā zǎo shang zhǐ hē le yì bēi kā fēi, zhōng wǔ yě zhǐ chī le yí gè sān míng zhì. Wǎn shang qī diǎn de shí hou, tā de péng yǒu Xiǎo Lǐ gěi tā dǎ diàn huà, wèn tā yào bú yào yì qǐ chū qù wán.

Xiǎo Lǐ zài diàn huà lǐ shuō: “Wǒ men děng yí xià yào qù tiào wǔ, nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng qù?” Xiǎo Huá xiǎng le xiǎng, jué de zì jǐ zhēn de tài lèi le, yì diǎn lì qi yě méi yǒu. Tā duì Xiǎo Lǐ shuō: “Xiè xie nǐ jiào wǒ, kě shì wǒ xiàn zài zhǐ xiǎng shuì jiào, bù xiǎng qù tiào wǔ le.” Xiǎo Lǐ tīng le, yǒu yì diǎn dān xīn, wèn tā shì bú shì shēng bìng le.

Xiǎo Huá shuō: “Méi yǒu shēng bìng, zhǐ shì zuì jìn gōng zuò tài duō, yā lì yě hěn dà.” Xiǎo Lǐ tīng le, jiù duì tā shuō: “Nǐ yīng gāi hǎo hǎo zhào gù zì jǐ, bú yào měi tiān zhǐ chī sān míng zhì, yě yào duō hē shuǐ, zǎo diǎn shuì jiào.” Xiǎo Huá jué de Xiǎo Lǐ shuō de duì, tā jué dìng cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ gǎi biàn zì jǐ de shēng huó xí guàn.

Guà le diàn huà yǐ hòu, Xiǎo Huá xiān qù chú fáng, gěi zì jǐ zuò le yì diǎn jiǎn dān yòu hǎo chī de dōng xi. Tā yì biān chī fàn, yì biān xiū xi, gǎn jué bǐ gāng cái shū fu duō le. Chī wán fàn, tā bǎ shǒu jī fàng zài yì biān, guān le dēng, tǎng zài chuáng shàng. Tā xiǎng: “Jīn tiān zhēn de tài lèi le, shén me dōu bú yào xiǎng, hǎo hǎo shuì yí jiào ba.”

Dì èr tiān zǎo shang, Xiǎo Huá qǐ chuáng de shí hou, jué de jīng shen hǎo le hěn duō. Tā xiǎng dào Xiǎo Lǐ zuó tiān wǎn shang shuō de huà, jué de péng yǒu de guān xīn zhēn de hěn zhòng yào. Yǐ hòu bù guǎn gōng zuò duō máng, tā dōu huì jì de hǎo hǎo chī fàn, hǎo hǎo xiū xi, ér bú shì zhǐ kào kā fēi hé sān míng zhì guò rì zi. Tā jué dìng, wǎn shang yě bú yào zhǐ xiǎng zhe gōng zuò, ǒu ěr yě yào gēn péng yǒu chū qù tiào wǔ, fàng sōng yí xià.

Taking Good Care of Yourself

Xiao Hua has been very busy with work lately, and he’s tired every day. He often doesn’t get off work until very late, and he doesn’t eat properly when he gets home either. This morning he only drank a cup of coffee, and at noon he only ate a sandwich. At seven in the evening, his friend Xiao Li called him and asked if he wanted to go out together.

On the phone, Xiao Li said, “We’re going dancing in a bit, do you want to come?” Xiao Hua thought about it and felt that he was really too tired — he had no energy left at all. He said to Xiao Li, “Thanks for inviting me, but right now I just want to sleep, I don’t want to go dancing.” Hearing this, Xiao Li was a little worried and asked if he was sick.

Xiao Hua said, “I’m not sick, it’s just that I’ve had too much work recently and a lot of pressure.” Hearing this, Xiao Li said to him, “You should take good care of yourself. Don’t just eat a sandwich every day — you should also drink more water and go to sleep earlier.” Xiao Hua felt that Xiao Li was right, and he decided to change his lifestyle habits starting today.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Hua first went to the kitchen and made himself something simple but tasty. As he ate, he rested, and he felt much more comfortable than before. After finishing his meal, he put his phone aside, turned off the light, and lay down on the bed. He thought, “Today was really too tiring. I won’t think about anything — I’ll just have a good sleep.”

The next morning, when Xiao Hua got up, he felt much more energetic. He thought about what Xiao Li had said the night before and felt that a friend’s concern really matters. From now on, no matter how busy work gets, he’ll remember to eat properly and rest properly, instead of just getting through the days on coffee and sandwiches. He decided that at night he also shouldn’t only think about work — occasionally he should go out dancing and relax with friends too.

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