有个老人在钓鱼，一个小孩走过去看他。
老人觉得小孩很可爱，要把所有的鱼都送给他，但是小孩摇摇头，老人感到很奇怪，问：“为什么不要呢？
”小孩回答：“爷爷，我很喜欢吃鱼，但是这些鱼很快就会吃完。
如果你教我学会了钓鱼，我就可以自己钓，这样一辈子也吃不完。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman / the elderly |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and line; to angle |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 去 | qù | (after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable / cute / lovely |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake / to rock / to row / to crank |
| 头 | tóu | head / the top / end / beginning or end / chief / boss / side / aspect |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 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) |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 快 | kuài | soon / almost |
| 就 | jiù | as soon as; immediately after |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach; to instruct |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |