有两个老太太在一起说话，她们中的一个问：“你儿子还好吧？
”“真是不幸！
”老太太说：“他的老婆太不好了，不做饭、不洗衣服、不带孩子，天天就是睡觉，我儿子还每天做好饭，送到房间里给她吃呢！
”“那女儿呢？
”“那她可就好了。
”老太太笑了：“她有一个不错的老公。
所有的事都是老公来做，洗衣服、带孩子，她老公还每天做好饭，送到房间里给她吃呢！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful) / esteemed mother |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them (females) |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 还 | hái | fairly, passably (good) |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | unfortunate / sad |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 老婆 | lǎo po | (coll.) wife |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal / to cook |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 带 | dài | to look after / to raise |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 天天 | tiān tiān | every day |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed / to sleep |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 做好 | zuò hǎo | to make or prepare well; to do well; to have something ready/done |
| 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 可 | kě | (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 不错 | bù cuò | not bad / pretty good |
| 老公 | lǎo gōng | (coll.) husband |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 来 | lái | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |