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Out of Sight

有yǒu一yī天tiān,爸爸bà ba回huí家jiā后hòu,问wèn儿子ér zi:”今天jīn tiān的de数学shù xué考试kǎo shì怎么样zěn me yàng?

”儿子ér zi只zhǐ考kǎo了le59分fēn,他tā非常fēi cháng害怕hài pà爸爸bà ba会huì打dǎ他tā,所以suǒ yǐ紧张jǐn zhāng地de把bǎ试卷shì juàn给gěi了le爸爸bà ba。

没méi想xiǎng到dào,爸爸bà ba看kàn完wán试卷shì juàn后hòu说shuō:”虽然suī rán你nǐ考kǎo得de很hěn差chà,但是dàn shì看kàn到dào你nǐ的de成绩chéng jì,有yǒu一yī点diǎn我wǒ可以kě yǐ相信xiāng xìn,就jiù是shì你nǐ考试kǎo shì的de时候shí hou没有méi yǒu看kàn别人bié rén。

”儿子ér zi回答huí dá:”不bù是shì没有méi yǒu看kàn,是shì看kàn不bù到dào!

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Vocabulary 53 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
天 tiānday
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
后 hòuafterwards / after
问 wènto ask; to inquire
儿子 ér zison
今天 jīn tiāntoday
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
数学 shù xuémathematics
考试 kǎo shìexam
怎么样 zěn me yànghow? / how about? / how was it? / how are things?
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
考 kǎoto check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
分 fēna point (in sports or games)
他 tāhe; him; his
非常 fēi chángvery; really
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
打 dǎto hit; to strike / to fight
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
紧张 jǐn zhāngnervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
试卷 shì juànexamination paper / test paper
给 gěito give
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
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)
看 kànto 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
完 wánto finish / to be over
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
你 nǐyou
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
很 hěnvery; quite
差 chàdifferent / wrong; mistaken / not up to standard; inferior
但是 dàn shìbut; however
成绩 chéng jìachievement / performance records / grades
点 diǎna small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
我 wǒI; me; my
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
相信 xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
别人 bié rénother people; others; other person
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
不 bùno; not so