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Ride in a Car

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一天yī tiān，爸爸bà ba带dài儿子ér zi去qù玩wán。

回huí来lái的de路lù上shàng，儿子ér zi对duì爸爸bà ba说shuō：”爸爸bà ba，我wǒ累lèi了le，我们wǒ men坐zuò车chē吧ba。

”“那nà要yào看kàn你nǐ表现biǎo xiàn。

”爸爸bà ba说shuō。

儿子ér zi说shuō：“好hǎo的de，如果rú guǒ我wǒ表现biǎo xiàn好hǎo，我们wǒ men就jiù坐zuò公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē回huí去qù；

如果rú guǒ我wǒ表现biǎo xiàn不bù好hǎo，我们wǒ men就jiù坐zuò出租车chū zū chē回huí去qù。

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Vocabulary 31 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
一天	yī tiān	one day; a day
爸爸	bà ba	(coll.) father; dad
带	dài	to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
儿子	ér zi	son
去	qù	to go, to go to
玩	wán	to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
回	huí	to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
来	lái	hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
路	lù	road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
对	duì	towards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
我	wǒ	I; me; my
累	lèi	tired / weary
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
我们	wǒ men	we; us; ourselves; our
坐	zuò	to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
车	chē	car / vehicle / machine
吧	ba	(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
那	nà	then (in that case)
要	yào	will; shall; about to / need to; should / if
看	kàn	to 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
你	nǐ	you
表现	biǎo xiàn	expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
好	hǎo	all right!
如果	rú guǒ	if; in case; in the event that
就	jiù	in that case; then
公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	bus
不	bù	no; not so
出租车	chū zū chē	taxi / rental car