数学老师问：”桌子上有三杯酒，我请你父亲喝一杯，还有几杯？
”小学生回答：”一杯也没有了。
”数学老师说：”你好像还没有听懂，那我再说一遍吧。
桌子上有三杯酒，我请你父亲喝一杯，还有几杯？
”小学生回答：”老师，真的一杯也没有了，你不了解我父亲的脾气，如果他看见桌子上有酒，一定一杯也不会剩的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table / desk |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 杯 | bēi | classifier for certain containers of liquids |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 请 | qǐng | to treat (to a meal etc) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 几 | jǐ | how much / how many |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student / schoolchild / (fig.) beginner |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem like |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand / to comprehend |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 遍 | biàn | classifier for actions: one time |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 的 | dí | really and truly |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand / to realize / to find out |
| 脾气 | pí qi | character; temperament; disposition / bad temper |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain / to be left / to have as remainder |