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有一天yǒu yì tiān,数学shù xué考试kǎo shì后hòu,老师lǎo shī要求yāo qiú大家dà jiā回家huí jiā后hòu让ràng自己zì jǐ的de爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma在zài试卷shì juàn上shàng签名qiān míng。

小明xiǎo míng考kǎo得de不bù太tài好hǎo,不bù希望xī wàng爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma看见kàn jiàn自己zì jǐ的de成绩chéng jì。

所以suǒ yǐ他tā对duì爸爸bà ba说shuō:"好hǎo爸爸bà ba,你nǐ会huì闭bì着zhe眼睛yǎn jing在zài纸zhǐ上shàng写xiě名字míng zi吗ma?”爸爸bà ba回答huí dá:"当然dāng rán会huì啊a,这zhè很hěn容易róng yì。

”儿子ér zi接着jiē zhe说shuō:"爸爸bà ba,请qǐng你nǐ闭bì着zhe眼睛yǎn jing在zài这zhè张zhāng试卷shì juàn上shàng写xiě个gè名字míng zi吧ba。

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Vocabulary 51 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有一天 yǒu yì tiānone day; at some unspecified day in the past or future
数学 shù xuémathematics
考试 kǎo shìexam
后 hòuafterwards / after
老师 lǎo shīteacher
要求 yāo qiúto request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand
大家 dà jiāeveryone
回家 huí jiāto return home
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
试卷 shì juànexamination paper / test paper
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
签名 qiān míngto sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph
小明 xiǎo mínga placeholder personal name, literally “Little Ming”; often used like “John Doe” in examples
考 kǎoto check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
不 bùno; not so
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
希望 xī wàngto hope
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
成绩 chéng jìachievement / performance records / grades
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
他 tāhe; him; his
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
你 nǐyou
会 huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
闭 bìto close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
眼睛 yǎn jingeye
纸 zhǐpaper
写 xiěto write
名字 míng ziname (of a person or thing)
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
啊 amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
这 zhèthis; these
很 hěnvery; quite
容易 róng yìeasy; straightforward
儿子 ér zison
接着 jiē zhethen / after that / subsequently / in turn / in one's turn
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
张 zhāngclassifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.