爸爸给家里打电话，儿子接电话后，爸爸说："儿子，告诉你妈妈，我今天晚上有应酬，不能回来吃饭了。
”儿子不明白"应酬”的意思，好奇地问："什么叫应酬啊?”爸爸回答："不想去，但是又不得不去的叫应酬。
”第二天，去学校前，儿子说："爸爸，我要去应酬了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 接 | jiē | to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone / phone call |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening / night |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 应酬 | yìng chou | dinner party; banquet; social engagement |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 明白 | míng bai | to understand; to realize |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive / curious |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 又 | yòu | and yet |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |