星期日，爸爸妈妈都不在家，只有哥哥和弟弟两个人。
桌子上有一个苹果，弟弟看见了，说：“哥哥，我想吃苹果。
”哥哥说：“可以啊，但是不知道苹果有没有坏。
我先帮你尝尝。
”说着，哥哥把苹果吃完了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 星期 | xīng qī | day of the week |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table / desk |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | not bad / pretty good |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 坏 | huài | bad / spoiled / broken |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try (food) / to experience |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |