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Spring Tour

星期xīng qī日rì,学校xué xiào组织zǔ zhī春游chūn yóu,每měi人rén要yào交jiāo一yī百bǎi元yuán,儿子ér zi回huí家jiā说shuō:“妈妈mā ma,我wǒ不bù去qù春游chūn yóu了le,太tài贵guì了le。

”但是dàn shì第dì二èr天tiān,儿子ér zi一yī到dào家jiā,就jiù说shuō:“妈妈mā ma,能néng给gěi我wǒ一yī百bǎi块kuài钱qián吗ma?

”妈妈mā ma问wèn:“为什么wèi shén me?

”儿子ér zi说shuō:“老师lǎo shī今天jīn tiān说shuō,去qù春游chūn yóu的de同学tóng xué没有méi yǒu作业zuò yè。

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
星期 xīng qīSunday
日 rìsun / day / date, day of the month
学校 xué xiàoschool
组织 zǔ zhīto organize
春游 chūn yóuspring outing / spring excursion
每 měieach / every
人 rénperson; people
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
交 jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to reach
一 yīone / single / a (article)
百 bǎihundred
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
儿子 ér zison
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
我 wǒI; me; my
不 bùno; not so
去 qùto go, to go to
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
贵 guìexpensive
但是 dàn shìbut; however
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
二 èrtwo / 2
天 tiānday
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
给 gěito give
块 kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
问 wènto ask; to inquire
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
老师 lǎo shīteacher
今天 jīn tiāntoday
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
同学 tóng xuéfellow student / classmate
没有 méi yǒuto not have
作业 zuò yèschool assignment / homework