大龙和小波是我的两个儿子。
今年他们八岁了，但是经常打架。
上个星期六，我对他们说：我现在要做午饭了,你们去花园玩吧。
然后他们就一起去花园了。
半个小时以后，大龙跑进家说：妈妈，小波打碎了邻居家的窗户，他不是好孩子。
我问：他是怎么打碎窗户的？
大龙回答：我朝他扔了一个石头，他蹲下了！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 小波 | xiǎo bō | wavelet (math.) |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous |
| 星期六 | Xīng qī liù | Saturday |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants |
| 玩 | wán | to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 半 | bàn | half / semi- |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 进 | jìn | to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 打碎 | dǎ suì | to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 朝 | cháo | facing / towards |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw / to throw away |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone |
| 蹲下 | dūn xià | to squat down / to crouch |