儿子高兴地从学校回来，问妈妈：”爸爸呢？
”妈妈奇怪地问：”爸爸在家，你找爸爸做什么？
”儿子回答：”我向爸爸要5角钱。
””为什么？
”妈妈问。
儿子回答：”在考数学以前，爸爸对我说‘如果考100分，就给我1元钱，考80分就给8角。
’今天，我数学考了45分。
数学上要四舍五入，所以爸爸必须给我5角钱。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle / corner / horn / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 考 | kǎo | to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for |
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 分 | fēn | a point (in sports or games) |
| 就 | jiù | only; as little as |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 四舍五入 | sì shě wǔ rù | (math.) to round up or down / to round off |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily |