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Stratagem

一天yī tiān,路lù上shàng发生fā shēng了le交通jiāo tōng事故shì gù,小明xiǎo míng看见kàn jiàn有yǒu很多hěn duō人rén围wéi在zài那nà里lǐ,他tā也yě想xiǎng看kàn看kàn。

但是dàn shì人rén太tài多duō了le,他tā进jìn不bù去qù。

这zhè时候shí hou,他tā想xiǎng了le一yī个gè办法bàn fǎ,哭kū着zhe说shuō:“让ràng我wǒ进jìn去qù!

让ràng我wǒ进jìn去qù!

那nà个gè人rén是shì我wǒ的de爸爸bà ba!

”人们rén men听tīng了le,觉得jué de很hěn奇怪qí guài,但dàn还是hái shi让ràng他tā进jìn去qù了le。

他tā走zǒu近jìn一yī看kàn,只zhǐ见jiàn一yī只zhī狗gǒu正zhèng躺tǎng在zài地dì上shàng。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一天 yī tiānone day; a day
路 lùroad / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
交通 jiāo tōngtraffic / transportation / communications / liaison
事故 shì gùaccident
小明 xiǎo mínga placeholder personal name, literally “Little Ming”; often used like “John Doe” in examples
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
围 wéito encircle / to surround / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
他 tāhe; him; his
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
但是 dàn shìbut; however
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
不 bùno; not so
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
这 zhèthis; these
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
办法 bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
哭 kūto cry; to weep
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
我 wǒI; me; my
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
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
人们 rén menpeople
听 tīngto listen to; to hear
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
很 hěnvery; quite
奇怪 qí guàistrange / odd
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
还是 hái shistill (as before)
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
近 jìnnear / close to
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
见 jiànto see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview
狗 gǒudog
正 zhèngexactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place)
躺 tǎngto recline / to lie down
地 dìearth / ground / field / place / land