▸ 今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang一到yī dào公司gōng sī，我wǒ就jiù觉得jué de很hěn奇怪qí guài。

The moment I got to the office this morning, something felt strange.

▸ 办公室bàn gōng shì里lǐ一个人yī gè rén也yě没有méi yǒu，灯dēng也yě都dōu关guān着zhe。

There wasn't a single person in the office, and the lights were all off.

▸ 我wǒ看了kàn le看kàn手机shǒu jī，才cái发现fā xiàn今天jīn tiān是shì星期六xīng qī liù——难怪nán guài没有méi yǒu人rén来lái上班shàng bān！

I checked my phone and realized it was Saturday — no wonder nobody came to work!

▸ 回家huí jiā的de路上lù shang，我wǒ买mǎi了le一yī杯bēi咖啡kā fēi，喝hē了le一口yī kǒu，味道wèi dao跟gēn平时píng shí不一样bù yī yàng。

On the way home I bought a coffee, took a sip, and it didn't taste like usual.

▸ 店diàn里lǐ的de人rén说shuō今天jīn tiān换huàn了le新的xīn de牛奶niú nǎi，怪不得guài bù de有点yǒu diǎn甜tián。

The people at the shop said they'd switched to new milk today — no wonder it was a little sweet.

▸ 快到kuài dào家jiā的de时候shí hou，我wǒ看见kàn jiàn邻居lín jū家jiā门口mén kǒu放fàng着zhe很多hěn duō箱子xiāng zi。

Almost home, I saw a pile of boxes outside my neighbors' door.

▸ 原来yuán lái他们tā men下个星期xià gè xīng qī要yào搬家bān jiā了le，难怪nán guài最近zuì jìn总是zǒng shì那么nà me忙máng。

It turns out they're moving next week — no wonder they've been so busy lately.

▸ 回到huí dào家jiā，我wǒ发现fā xiàn家里jiā lǐ的de门mén开kāi着zhe，吓xià了le一yī跳tiào。

When I got home, I found my door open and got a fright.

▸ 原来yuán lái是shì妈妈mā ma来了lái le，正在zhèng zài帮bāng我wǒ打扫dǎ sǎo房间fáng jiān，怪不得guài bù de门mén没méi关guān。

It was just Mom, there cleaning my room — no wonder the door wasn't shut.

▸ 妈妈mā ma笑着xiào zhe问wèn：“你nǐ不是bù shì说shuō今天jīn tiān要yào上班shàng bān吗ma？”

Mom asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you had work today?"

▸ 我wǒ说shuō我wǒ记错jì cuò了le日子rì zi，妈妈mā ma说shuō：“难怪nán guài你nǐ看起来kàn qǐ lai这么zhè me累lèi，连lián星期几xīng qī jǐ都dōu不bù记得jì de了le！”

I said I'd mixed up the days, and Mom said, "No wonder you look so tired — you can't even remember what day it is!"

▸ 我wǒ也yě笑了xiào le，决定jué dìng今天jīn tiān好好hǎo hǎo休息xiū xi一天yī tiān。

I laughed too, and decided to take the day to really rest.

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