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Take a walk

一天yī tiān晚上wǎn shang,一yī个gè男孩nán hái和hé一yī个gè女孩nǚ hái在zài公园gōng yuán散步sàn bù。

男孩nán hái说shuō:"今天jīn tiān晚上wǎn shang的de天气tiān qì不bù太tài好hǎo,有点儿yǒu diǎn r冷lěng。

"女孩nǚ hái说shuō:"是shì的de,我wǒ也yě觉得jué de今天jīn tiān晚上wǎn shang有点儿yǒu diǎn r冷lěng。

”说shuō完wán后hòu,男孩nán hái看kàn了le看kàn自己zì jǐ的de衣服yī fu。

这zhè时shí女孩nǚ hái心里xīn lǐ很hěn高兴gāo xìng,她tā以为yǐ wéi男孩nán hái要yào把bǎ自己zì jǐ的de衣服yī fu给gěi她tā穿chuān。

但是dàn shì男孩nán hái说shuō:"还好hái hǎo我wǒ今天jīn tiān穿chuān了le两liǎng件jiàn衣服yī fu。

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Vocabulary 44 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一天 yī tiānone day; a day
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
男孩 nán háiboy
和 héand; together with
女孩 nǚ háigirl; lass
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
散步 sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
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)
天气 tiān qìweather
不 bùno; not so
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
有点儿 yǒu diǎn rslightly / a little / somewhat
冷 lěngcold
是 shìcorrect; right; true
我 wǒI; me; my
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
完 wánto finish / to be over
后 hòuafterwards / after
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
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
衣服 yī fuclothes
这 zhèthis; these
时 shío'clock / time / hour / season / period
心里 xīn lǐchest / heart; mind
很 hěnvery; quite
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
她 tāshe
以为 yǐ wéito think; to believe
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
但是 dàn shìbut; however
还好 hái hǎofortunately; luckily
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc