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有一天yǒu yì tiān,妈妈mā ma和hé女儿nǚ ér一起yī qǐ洗xǐ盘子pán zi,爸爸bà ba和hé儿子ér zi一起yī qǐ看kàn电视diàn shì。

突然tū rán,他们tā men听见tīng jiàn打dǎ破pò盘子pán zi的de声音shēng yīn。

儿子ér zi看kàn着zhe他tā父亲fù qīn,说shuō:“一定yī dìng是shì妈妈mā ma打dǎ破pò的de。

”爸爸bà ba问wèn:“你nǐ怎么zěn me知道zhī dào?

”儿子ér zi回答huí dá:“昨天zuó tiān,我wǒ打dǎ破pò了le一yī个gè盘子pán zi,妈妈mā ma很hěn不bù高兴gāo xìng。

但是dàn shì今天jīn tiān妈妈mā ma没有méi yǒu骂mà人rén。

”

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有一天 yǒu yì tiānone day; at some unspecified day in the past or future
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
和 héand; together with
女儿 nǚ érdaughter
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
洗 xǐto wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
盘子 pán zitray / plate / dish
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
儿子 ér zison
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
电视 diàn shìtelevision; TV
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
他们 tā menthey; them
听见 tīng jiànto hear
打 dǎto hit; to strike / to fight
破 pòto break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
声音 shēng yīnvoice / sound
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
他 tāhe; him; his
父亲 fù qīnfather
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
问 wènto ask; to inquire
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
昨天 zuó tiānyesterday
我 wǒI; me; my
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
很 hěnvery; quite
不 bùno; not so
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
但是 dàn shìbut; however
今天 jīn tiāntoday
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
骂 màto scold / to abuse / to curse
人 rénperson; people