上二年级的女儿数学考试不及格，妈妈问："为什么？
今天的考试很难吗？
”女儿回答："不难，我都会做。
老师问我2乘3等于多少？
我说等于6。
”妈妈说："这没有错啊！
”女儿接着说："老师又问我3乘2等于多少？
”妈妈说："这不是一样吗？
”女儿说："对啊，我当时也是这么说的。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 上 | shàng | to attend (class or university) |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade / year (in school, college etc) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | exam |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 及格 | jí gé | to pass an exam or a test / to meet a minimum standard |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) / difficult |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) |
| 等于 | děng yú | to equal / to be tantamount to |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much?; how many? / what number? |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 错 | cuò | mistake |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | then / after that / subsequently / in turn / in one's turn |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 这么 | zhè me | this way / like this |