妈妈问儿子：儿子，如果你有十个水果，吃了四个，那么你还有几个水果？
儿子说：十个。
妈妈说：不对，为什么是十个？
儿子说：因为四个水果在我的肚子里面，还有六个在外面，四加六等于十，不对吗？
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 几 | jǐ | how much / how many |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly / abdomen / stomach |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 六 | liù | six / 6 |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside |
| 加 | jiā | (math.) plus |
| 等于 | děng yú | to equal / to be tantamount to |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |