在中国，尊重老年人是传统，所以在公共场合，老年人享受优先权，比如公共汽车有座位坐。
对于小孩子，当他们犯错误时，父母会因为孩子年幼无知保护他们。
老年和孩子似乎是享受特殊待遇的团体。
但是现在新闻报道了许多由老年人和小孩子造成的负面行为。
老人因为想要在篮球场上跳舞而殴打年轻人。
小孩损坏公共财产，却不用负责任。
公众对这些事件非常生气，他们开始思考传统美德。
好的行为才值得我们去尊重，而不是年龄。
年龄并不是逃避责任的借口。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition / convention |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | situation / occasion / context / setting / location / venue |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 优先权 | yōu xiān quán | priority; preferential right |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car / automobile / bus |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate / to offend / to assault / to make a mistake |
| 错误 | cuò wù | error; mistake |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 幼 | yòu | young |
| 无知 | wú zhī | ignorant |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect / to defend / to safeguard |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special / particular / unusual / extraordinary |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment / pay / salary / status / rank |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 团体 | tuán tǐ | group / organization / team |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 报道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 由 | yóu | from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 负面 | fù miàn | negative |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 篮球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 场 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 而 | ér | and so / (indicates causal relation) |
| 殴打 | ōu dǎ | to beat up / to come to blows |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child |
| 损坏 | sǔn huài | to damage / to injure |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property / assets / estate |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 负 | fù | to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 公众 | gōng zhòng | public |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on / to ponder over |
| 美德 | měi dé | virtue |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 值得 | zhí dé | to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 年龄 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | excuse; pretext |