吃完晚饭后，爸爸和儿子一起在公园散步。
突然，一只大黑狗从前面跑过来对着他们叫。
儿子非常害怕，躲到了爸爸后面。
爸爸说：“别怕，孩子。
你知道吗？
叫的狗是不咬人的，不叫的狗才危险呢。
”儿子说：“我知道，爸爸。
可是那只狗可能不知道这个道理。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal / dinner / supper |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 黑 | hēi | black / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide / to dodge / to avoid |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 后面 | hòu miàn | behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 别 | bié | don't ...! / (noun suffix) category |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite / to nip |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 危险 | wēi xiǎn | dangerous |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 道理 | dào lǐ | reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification |