一对情侣在公园散步，女孩高兴地问男孩：”明天是我的生日，你想好送我什么礼物了吗？
”男孩回答：”和去年一样。
”女孩问：”去年你送了我什么？
”男孩回答：”和前年一样。
”女孩又问：”前年你送了什么呢？
”男孩回答：”前年我不认识你，所以什么也没送。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 对 | duì | classifier: couple; pair |
| 情侣 | qíng lǚ | sweethearts / lovers |
| 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 |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 好 | hǎo | (verb complement indicating completion) |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |