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Make the Loss Cute

有yǒu个gè人rén买mǎi了le一yī双shuāng新xīn鞋子xié zi,他tā非常fēi cháng喜欢xǐ huan,所以suǒ yǐ他tā穿chuān着zhe新xīn鞋子xié zi坐zuò火车huǒ chē去qù见jiàn女nǚ朋友péng you。

但是dàn shì在zài火车huǒ chē上shàng,他tā的de一yī只zhī鞋子xié zi从cóng火车huǒ chē上shàng掉diào了le下xià去qù。

大家dà jiā都dōu觉得jué de很hěn可惜kě xī,但是dàn shì他tā立即lì jí把bǎ第dì二èr只zhī鞋子xié zi也yě扔rēng了le下xià去qù。

大家dà jiā觉得jué de很hěn奇怪qí guài,这zhè个gè人rén说shuō:“这zhè一yī只zhī鞋子xié zi对duì我wǒ来lái说shuō已经yǐ jīng没有méi yǒu用yòng了le,但是dàn shì如果rú guǒ有yǒu人rén能néng捡jiǎn到dào一yī双shuāng鞋子xié zi,说不定shuō bu dìng他tā还hái能néng穿chuān呢ne!

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有 yǒuto have; there is
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
双 shuāngpair
新 xīnnew; newly
鞋子 xié zishoe
他 tāhe; him; his
非常 fēi chángvery; really
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
火车 huǒ chētrain
去 qùto go, to go to
见 jiànto see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview
女 nǚfemale
朋友 péng youfriend
但是 dàn shìbut; however
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
掉 diàoto fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair)
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
大家 dà jiāeveryone
都 dōuall; both; entirely
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
很 hěnvery; quite
可惜 kě xīit is a pity / what a pity
立即 lì jíimmediately
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
二 èrtwo / 2
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
扔 rēngto throw / to throw away
奇怪 qí guàistrange / odd
这 zhèthis; these
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
我 wǒI; me; my
来 lái(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
已经 yǐ jīngalready
没有 méi yǒudoesn't exist / to not be
用 yòngusefulness; utility
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
捡 jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
说不定 shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure / maybe
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds