爸爸想让儿子学会感恩，所以就对儿子说："妈妈每天都要送你去学校，给你做饭、洗衣服，还要上班赚钱给你买东西，她多不容易呀，你长大了应该怎么做呢？
”儿子想了想，认真地回答："爸爸，等我长大了，一定不会让我妻子做这么多事，这些事我自己一个人全包了！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master |
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | to be grateful |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 送 | sòng | to see (sb) off / to accompany; to go along with |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal / to cook |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office |
| 赚 | zhuàn | to earn / to make a profit |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 多 | duō | how (to what extent) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 等 | děng | by the time; when; till |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much / this much / how much? |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 全 | quán | all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 包 | bāo | to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / to hold or embrace |