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Looking for Clues (Part 2)

小xiǎo丁dīng看了kàn le看kàn手机shǒu jī的de屏幕píng mù。

Xiao Ding looked at the phone's screen.

桌面zhuō miàn的de照片zhào piàn是shì在zài这个zhè ge公园gōng yuán拍pāi的de。

The wallpaper photo was taken in this very park.

照片zhào piàn里lǐ有yǒu一只yī zhī白色bái sè的de小狗xiǎo gǒu。

In the photo there was a little white dog.

“这zhè张zhāng照片zhào piàn是shì今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang拍pāi的de!”

"This photo was taken this morning!"

这时zhè shí,手机shǒu jī响xiǎng了le,是shì一个yī ge叫jiào“妈妈mā ma”的de人rén打dǎ来lái的de。

Just then the phone rang — the caller was saved as "Mom."

小xiǎo丁dīng接jiē了le电话diàn huà:“您好nín hǎo,这个zhè ge手机shǒu jī是shì我wǒ在zài公园gōng yuán找到zhǎo dào的de。”

Xiao Ding answered: "Hello — I found this phone in the park."

阿姨ā yí说shuō:“那是nà shi我wǒ女儿nǚ ér的de!她tā是shì早上zǎo shang去qù公园gōng yuán遛狗liù gǒu的de。”

The woman said, "That's my daughter's! She went to the park this morning to walk the dog."

“太好了tài hǎo le,我们wǒ men在zài公园gōng yuán门口mén kǒu见jiàn吧ba。”

"Perfect — let's meet at the park gate."

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Vocabulary 49 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
小 xiǎosmall; little
丁 dīnga surname; the fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems
看了 kàn lelooked at; watched; read (completed action)
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
手机 shǒu jīcell phone
的 depossessive particle
屏幕 píng mùscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
桌面 zhuō miàndesktop; tabletop
照片 zhào piànphotograph; picture
是 shìto be; correct
在 zàito be (located); at; in
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
拍 pāito pat; to clap; to slap; to shoot (a photo or film); racket; beat (music)
里 lǐinside; interior; within
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一只 yī zhīA measure word for animals, meaning 'one' or 'a single'
白色 bái sèwhite
小狗 xiǎo gǒupup; puppy
这 zhèthis
张 zhāng(measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spread
今天 jīn tiāntoday
早上 zǎo shangmorning; early morning
这时 zhè shíat this time; at this moment
响 xiǎngto sound; noise
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
叫 jiàoto call; to be called
妈妈 mā mamom
人 rénperson; people
打 dǎto hit; to play
来 láito come; to arrive
接 jiēto receive; to connect; to join
电话 diàn huàphone
您好 nín hǎohello (polite)
我 wǒI; me
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
阿姨 ā yíaunt (maternal or as a term for a woman of similar age to one’s parents); nanny
说 shuōto speak; to say
那是 nà shi(coll.) of course; naturally; indeed
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
她 tāshe
去 qùto go
遛狗 liù gǒuto walk a dog
太好了 tài hǎo levery good
我们 wǒ menwe; us
门口 mén kǒudoorway; entrance
见 jiànto see; to meet
吧 bamodal particle indicating suggestion