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Stop Talking

老师lǎo shī在zài上课shàng kè,两liǎng个gè学生xué shēng在zài说话shuō huà,老师lǎo shī对duì他们tā men说shuō:“别bié说话shuō huà了le!

”但是dàn shì过guò了le一会儿yī huì r,他们tā men又yòu开始kāi shǐ说shuō,老师lǎo shī有点儿yǒu diǎn r生气shēng qì:“来lái,你们nǐ men上shàng来lái说shuō,我wǒ下xià去qù听tīng。

”学生xué shēng:“但dàn我们wǒ men不是bù shì老师lǎo shī。

”老师lǎo shī说shuō:“不是bù shì老师lǎo shī,你们nǐ men为什么wèi shén me一直yī zhí说话shuō huà?

”学生xué shēng说shuō:“所以suǒ yǐ我们wǒ men在zài下面xià miàn说shuō。

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Vocabulary 33 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
老师 lǎo shīteacher
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
上课 shàng kèto go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
说话 shuō huàto speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
他们 tā menthey; them
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
别 biédon't ...! / (noun suffix) category
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
过 guòto cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
一会儿 yī huì ra moment / a while
又 yòu(once) again
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
有点儿 yǒu diǎn rslightly / a little / somewhat
生气 shēng qìto get angry; to be furious
来 láito come
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
上 shàngto climb; to get onto; to go up
我 wǒI; me; my
下 xiàto decline / to go down
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
不是 bù shìis not
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
下面 xià miànthe following