Deja Vu
English
Tom woke up this morning with a smile. It was a good night’s sleep. His alarm went off at exactly six o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. He sang his favorite song, We Built this City by Starship and then brushed his teeth.
After getting dressed, he made some breakfast, which was toast and butter and went into the living room to say goodbye to his cat Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the door behind him as he left his house and pressed his car key to open his car. Beep.
Tom woke up this morning with a smile. It was a good night’s sleep. His alarm went off at exactly seven o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. He sang his favorite song, Wannabe by The Spice Girls and then brushed his teeth.
After getting dressed, he made some breakfast, which was pancakes and honey and went into the living room to say goodbye to his cat Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the door behind him as he left his house and pressed his car key to open the garage.
Tom woke up this morning with a frown. It was a bad night’s sleep. His alarm went off at exactly eight o’clock. The first thing he did was check his phone. He went to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. He sang his favorite song, Uptown Girl by Billy Joel and then forgot to brush his teeth.
After getting dressed, he made some breakfast, which was burned toast and strawberry jam and went into the living room to say goodbye to his cat Derek. Derek hissed loudly and Tom left for work. He slammed the door behind him as he left his house and pressed his car key but nothing happened. He pressed it again. Nothing. He tapped and poked the key, trying to unscrew the fob with his nail. He was already sweating and frustrated. Finally the button worked.
Tom woke up this morning with a smile. It was a good night’s sleep. His alarm went off at exactly six o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. He sang his favorite song, Baby Shark by Pink Fong and then brushed his teeth.
After getting dressed, he made some breakfast, which was toast and butter and went into the living room to say goodbye to his cat Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the door behind him as he left his house and pressed his car key to open his car.
He got into his car and drove to work. Work was pleasant and nothing particularly stressful happened. Lucky Tom. After work he returned home to Derek to sit down and have some well earned rest.
Traditional
湯姆今天早上帶著微笑醒來。他昨天晚上睡得很好。他的鬧鐘在六點整響起，他沒有看手機就直接起床了。他走到浴室，進了淋浴間。他唱了他最喜歡的歌，星艦戰將的《We Built this City》，然後刷了牙。
穿好衣服後，他做了一些早餐，是烤麵包和奶油，然後到客廳里和他的貓咪德瑞克告別。德瑞克小聲地喵了一聲，湯姆就去上班了。當他離開家時，他關上了身後的門，按了一下車鑰匙，打開了他的車。嘟嘟。
今天早上，湯姆帶著微笑醒來。他昨天晚上睡得很好。他的鬧鐘在七點整響起，他沒有看手機就直接起床了。他走到浴室，進了淋浴間。他唱起了他最喜歡的歌曲，辣妹合唱團的《Wannabe》，然後刷了牙。
穿好衣服後，他做了一些早餐，是鬆餅和蜂蜜，然後到客廳和他的貓咪德瑞克告別。德瑞克小聲地喵了一聲，湯姆就去上班了。他離開家時，他關上了身後的門，按了一下車鑰匙打開車庫。
今天早上，湯姆皺著眉頭醒來。那是一個糟糕的夜晚。他的鬧鐘在八點整響起。他做的第一件事就是看他的手機。他走到浴室，進了淋浴間。他唱了他最喜歡的歌曲，比利喬爾的《Uptown Girl》，然後忘了刷牙。
穿好衣服後，他做了一些早餐，是燒焦的吐司和草莓果醬，然後到客廳和他的貓德瑞克告別。德瑞克大聲嘶叫著，湯姆離開去上班了。他離開家時把門關在身後，按了一下車鑰匙，但什麼也沒發生。他又按了一下。什麼也沒有。他敲了敲，戳了戳鑰匙，試圖用他的指甲扳開車門。他已經滿頭大汗，沮喪不已。最後，這個按鈕起作用了，而且。
今天早上，湯姆帶著微笑醒來。他昨天晚上睡得很好。他的鬧鐘在六點整響起，他沒有看手機就直接起床了。他走到浴室，進了淋浴間。他唱了他最喜歡的歌曲，Pinkfong 的《鯊魚寶寶》，然後刷了牙。
穿好衣服後，他做了一些早餐，是烤麵包和奶油，然後到客廳里和他的貓咪德瑞克告別。德瑞克小聲地喵了一聲，湯姆就去上班了。當他離開家時，他把門關在身後，按了一下車鑰匙，打開他的車。
他上了自己的車，開車去上班。工作很愉快，沒有發生特別緊張的事情。幸運的湯姆。下班後，他直接回到家陪德瑞克，坐下來好好休息了一下。
Chinglish
Tom xǐnglái this zǎoshàng with a smile. It was a good night’s shuìmián. His alarm went off at exactly six o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the yùshì and jumped in the línyùjiān. He chàng his zuì xǐhuān de gē, We Built this City by Starship and then shuāyá.
After chuān yīfú, he made some zǎocān, which was toast and butter and went into the kètīng to say goodbye to his māomī Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the mén behind him as he left his house and pressed his chē key to open his car. Beep.
Tom xǐnglái this zǎoshàng with a smile. It was a good night’s shuìmián. His alarm went off at exactly seven o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the yùshì and jumped in the línyùjiān. He chàng his zuì xǐhuān de gē, Wannabe by The Spice Girls and then shuāyá.
After chuān yīfú, he made some zǎocān, which was pancakes and honey and went into the kètīng to say goodbye to his māomī Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the mén behind him as he left his house and pressed his chē key to open the garage.
Tom xǐnglái this zǎoshàng with a frown. It was a bad night’s shuìmián. His alarm went off at exactly eight o’clock. The first thing he did was check his phone. He went to the yùshì and jumped in the línyùjiān. He sang his zuì xǐhuān de gē, Uptown Girl by Billy Joel and then forgot to shuāyá.
After chuān yīfú, he made some zǎocān, which was burned toast and strawberry jam and went into the kètīng to say goodbye to his māomī Derek. Derek hissed loudly and Tom left for work. He slammed the mén behind him as he left his house and pressed his chē key but nothing happened. He pressed it again. Nothing. He tapped and poked the key, trying to unscrew the fob with his nail. He was already sweating and frustrated. Finally, the button worked.
Tom xǐnglái this zǎoshàng with a smile. It was a good night’s shuìmián. His alarm went off at exactly six o’clock and he got straight up without checking his phone. He went to the yùshì and jumped in the línyùjiān. He chàng his zuì xǐhuān de gē, Baby Shark by Pink Fong and then shuāyá.
After chuān yīfú, he made some zǎocān, which was toast and butter and went into the kètīng to say goodbye to his māomī Derek. Derek meowed gently and Tom left for work. He slammed the mén behind him as he left his house and pressed his chē key to open his car.
He got into his chē and drove to work. Work was pleasant and nothing particularly stressful happened. Lucky Tom. After work, he returned home to Derek to sit down and have some well-earned rest.
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Comprehension Questions
- What time does Tom get up on the first day?
- What movie does this story remind you of?
- What is Tom's cat called?
- What kept resetting the day?
- What are the favorite songs in the story?