王先生问医生:“我怎么样才能活到一百岁?”
Mr. Wang asked the doctor, "How can I live to one hundred?"
医生问:“你抽烟喝酒吗?”“不抽烟,也不喝酒。”
The doctor asked, "Do you smoke or drink?" "Neither."
“你吃肉吗?”“很少吃。”
"Do you eat meat?" "Very little."
“你晚上出去玩吗?”“从来不去。”
"Do you go out at night?" "Never."
医生想了想,说:
The doctor thought for a moment and said,
“那你为什么想活那么久呢?”
"Then why do you want to live that long?"
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 王 | Wáng | king; monarch |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | mister; sir |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; what do you think? |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability |
| 活 | huó | to live; alive; life |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to reach |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 岁 | suì | years old |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 抽烟 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle) |
| 不 | bù | no; not |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 很少 | hěn shǎo | seldom; rarely |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toy |
| 从来不 | cóng lái bù | never (used with a negative statement) |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 那 | nà | that; those |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 那么 | nà me | in that way; so; like that |
| 久 | jiǔ | (a long) time |
| 呢 | ne | question particle |