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Living to One Hundred

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Living to One Hundred

王Wáng先生xiān sheng问wèn医生yī shēng:“我wǒ怎么样zěn me yàng才能cái néng活huó到dào一yī百bǎi岁suì?”

Mr. Wang asked the doctor, "How can I live to one hundred?"

医生yī shēng问wèn:“你nǐ抽烟chōu yān喝酒hē jiǔ吗ma?”“不bù抽烟chōu yān,也yě不bù喝酒hē jiǔ。”

The doctor asked, "Do you smoke or drink?" "Neither."

“你nǐ吃chī肉ròu吗ma?”“很少hěn shǎo吃chī。”

"Do you eat meat?" "Very little."

“你nǐ晚上wǎn shang出去chū qù玩wán吗ma?”“从来不cóng lái bù去qù。”

"Do you go out at night?" "Never."

医生yī shēng想xiǎng了le想xiǎng,说shuō:

The doctor thought for a moment and said,

“那nà你nǐ为什么wèi shén me想xiǎng活huó那么nà me久jiǔ呢ne?”

"Then why do you want to live that long?"

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Vocabulary 34 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
王 Wángking; monarch
先生 xiān shengmister; sir
问 wènto ask
医生 yī shēngdoctor
我 wǒI; me
怎么样 zěn me yànghow?; what do you think?
才能 cái néngtalent; ability
活 huóto live; alive; life
到 dàoto arrive; to reach
一 yīone
百 bǎihundred
岁 suìyears old
你 nǐyou
抽烟 chōu yānto smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
喝酒 hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)
吗 ma(question particle)
不 bùno; not
也 yěalso
吃 chīto eat
肉 ròumeat
很少 hěn shǎoseldom; rarely
晚上 wǎn shangevening
出去 chū qùto go out
玩 wánto play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toy
从来不 cóng lái bùnever (used with a negative statement)
去 qùto go
想 xiǎngto think; to want
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
说 shuōto speak; to say
那 nàthat; those
为什么 wèi shén mewhy?
那么 nà mein that way; so; like that
久 jiǔ(a long) time
呢 nequestion particle