李明刚上一年级，非常不喜欢做作业。
一天晚上，他对妈妈说：”妈妈，我今天不想写作业了，明天写可以吗？
”妈妈说：”自己的事情要自己做，今天的事情也要今天完成，不要留到明天。
”李明说：”好吧，妈妈，你可以把刚才的蛋糕给我吗？
这是今天的蛋糕，所以我要今天把它吃完。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 李明 | Lǐ Míng | a common Chinese personal name |
| 刚 | gāng | just / barely / exactly |
| 上 | shàng | to attend (class or university) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade / year (in school, college etc) |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment / homework |
| 一天 | yī tiān | one day; a day |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 留 | liú | to retain / to keep / to preserve |
| 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) |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now / a moment ago |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |