一个老人走到一个年轻人旁边，问：“先生，请帮我在明信片上写地址好吗？
”“可以。
”年轻人照老人的话写下了地址。
老人说：“再帮我写上一些话，好吗？
谢谢！
”“好吧。
”年轻人照老人的话写好后，笑着问：“还有什么要帮忙的吗？
”“还有一件小事。
”老人看着明信片说，“帮我再写几个字：字写得很不好，请不要在意。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / outdated / of the past |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 照 | zhào | according to / in accordance with / as requested / as before |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 话 | huà | spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| 下 | xià | down / downwards / below |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 什么 | shén me | something; anything |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 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 |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 字 | zì | letter / symbol / character / word |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 不好 | bù hǎo | no good |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about / to mind |