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2020年nián1月yuè春节Chūn jié前夕qián xī,因为yīn wèi爆发bào fā了le新型xīn xíng冠状guān zhuàng病毒bìng dú感染gǎn rǎn的de肺炎fèi yán,很多hěn duō人rén受到shòu dào感染gǎn rǎn,再zài加上jiā shàng大多数dà duō shù的de工厂gōng chǎng已经yǐ jīng放假fàng jià,中国Zhōng guó很多hěn duō地方dì fang出现chū xiàn了le缺乏quē fá医用yī yòng口罩kǒu zhào等děng医疗yī liáo物资wù zī的de情况qíng kuàng。

但dàn在zài这样zhè yàng的de情况qíng kuàng下xià,还是hái shi有yǒu很多hěn duō感人gǎn rén的de事情shì qing出现chū xiàn。

在zài湖南Hú Nán常德Cháng dé,一yī个gè叫jiào郝进Hǎo Jìn的de村民cūn mín一次性yī cì xìng捐juān出chū了le一yī万wàn八bā千qiān只zhī医用yī yòng防护fáng hù口罩kǒu zhào。

原来yuán lái,他tā去年qù nián曾céng在zài一yī家jiā口罩kǒu zhào厂chǎng打工dǎ gōng,但是dàn shì工厂gōng chǎng效益xiào yì不bù好hǎo,他tā就jiù辞职cí zhí了le。

当时dāng shí工厂gōng chǎng没有méi yǒu钱qián,只zhǐ能néng给gěi他tā价值jià zhí两liǎng万wàn元yuán的de口罩kǒu zhào当做dàng zuò他tā的de工资gōng zī。

这zhè次cì疫情yì qíng爆发bào fā以后yǐ hòu,他tā就jiù找zhǎo出chū这zhè批pī口罩kǒu zhào捐juān了le出去chū qù。

当地dāng dì政府zhèng fǔ提出tí chū购买gòu mǎi他的tā de口罩kǒu zhào,很多hěn duō网友wǎng yǒu因为yīn wèi感动gǎn dòng也yě想xiǎng给gěi他tā钱qián,但是dàn shì他tā都dōu拒绝jù jué了le,坚持jiān chí自己zì jǐ捐juān,不bù要yào钱qián。

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Vocabulary 99 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
年 niányear
月 yuèmonth / monthly
春节 Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
前夕 qián xīeve / the day before
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
爆发 bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
新型 xīn xíngnew type; new kind
冠状 guān zhuàngcoronary / crown-shaped
病毒 bìng dúvirus
感染 gǎn rǎnto infect; infection / (fig.) to influence
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
肺炎 fèi yánpneumonia / inflammation of the lungs
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
受到 shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
再 zài(used to introduce additional information)
加上 jiā shàngplus / in addition / on top of that
大多数 dà duō shù(great) majority
工厂 gōng chǎngfactory
已经 yǐ jīngalready
放假 fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
中国 Zhōng guóChina
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
缺乏 quē fáto lack; to be short of
医用 yī yòngfor medical use; medical
口罩 kǒu zhàomask (surgical etc)
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
医疗 yī liáomedical treatment
物资 wù zīgoods / supplies
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
这样 zhè yàng(before a noun) this kind of; such
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
还是 hái shistill (as before)
有 yǒuto have; there is
感人 gǎn réntouching; moving
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
湖南 Hú NánHunan, a province in south-central China.
常德 Cháng déChangde, a prefecture-level city in Hunan, China.
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
叫 jiàoto be called
郝进 Hǎo JìnA personal name
村民 cūn mínvillager
一次性 yī cì xìngone-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods)
捐 juānto relinquish; to abandon / to contribute; to donate
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
万 wànten thousand / a great number
八 bāeight
千 qiānthousand
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
防护 fáng hùto defend / to protect
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
他 tāhe; him; his
去年 qù niánlast year
曾 céngonce / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
厂 chǎngfactory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
打工 dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
但是 dàn shìbut; however
效益 xiào yìbenefit / effectiveness / efficiency
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
就 jiùin that case; then
辞职 cí zhíto resign
当时 dāng shíthen; at that time
没有 méi yǒuto not have
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
给 gěito give
价值 jià zhívalue; worth / (ethical, cultural etc) values
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
当做 dàng zuòto treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
工资 gōng zīwages; pay
这 zhèthis; these
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
疫情 yì qíngepidemic situation
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
批 pīclassifier for batches, lots, military flights
出去 chū qùto go out
当地 dāng dìlocal
政府 zhèng fǔgovernment
提出 tí chūto raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website)
购买 gòu mǎito purchase; to buy
他的 tā dehis; belonging to him
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
感动 gǎn dòngmoving
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
都 dōuall; both; entirely
拒绝 jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject
坚持 jiān chíto persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
要 yàoto want; to need; to ask for