儿子已经五岁了，很喜欢小狗，希望爸爸妈妈能给他买一条小狗。
有一天，妈妈问儿子："我想再生一个孩子，你喜欢弟弟还是妹妹？
”儿子回答："小弟弟和小妹妹都一样——我有其他的选择吗？
”"啊？
除了弟弟妹妹，还能有什么其他选择？
”妈妈想。
儿子继续说："你给我生一条小狗吧，男的女的都可以。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long thin things |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一天 | yī tiān | one day; a day |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister / young woman |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 其他 | qí tā | other / (sth or sb) else / the rest |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | choice; option; alternative |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 啊 | á | interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer / Eh? / what? |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |