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Fall Asleep

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儿子ér zi不bù想xiǎng睡觉shuì jiào，爸爸bà ba坐zuò在zài他tā的de旁边páng biān给gěi他tā讲jiǎng故事gù shi。

一yī个gè小时xiǎo shí过去guò qù了le，房间fáng jiān里lǐ很hěn安静ān jìng，没有méi yǒu一点儿yī diǎn r声音shēng yīn。

这zhè时shí妈妈mā ma开kāi门mén问wèn：”他tā睡着shuì zháo了le吗ma？

””睡着shuì zháo了le，妈妈mā ma。

”儿子ér zi说shuō，”爸爸bà ba读dú了le一yī分钟fēn zhōng就jiù睡着shuì zháo了le。

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Vocabulary 37 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
儿子	ér zi	son
不	bù	no; not so
想	xiǎng	to desire; to want (to)
睡觉	shuì jiào	to go to bed / to sleep
爸爸	bà ba	(coll.) father; dad
坐	zuò	to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
他	tā	he; him; his
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
旁边	páng biān	side; adjacent place
给	gěi	to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
讲	jiǎng	to speak / to explain / to negotiate
故事	gù shi	narrative; story; tale
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
小时	xiǎo shí	hour
过去	guò qù	to go over; to pass by
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
房间	fáng jiān	room
里	lǐ	lining / interior / inside
很	hěn	very; quite
安静	ān jìng	quiet / peaceful / calm
没有	méi yǒu	doesn't exist / to not be
一点儿	yī diǎn r	erhua
声音	shēng yīn	voice / sound
这	zhè	this; these
时	shí	o'clock / time / hour / season / period
妈妈	mā ma	mama / mommy / mother
开	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive)
门	mén	gate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
睡着	shuì zháo	to fall asleep
吗	ma	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
读	dú	to read out; to read aloud / to read
分钟	fēn zhōng	minute
就	jiù	as soon as; immediately after