哥哥和弟弟是双胞胎，长得一模一样。
他们的爸爸妈妈经常都不知道谁是哥哥，谁是弟弟。
这一天，爸爸妈妈和孩子们去饭馆吃饭，服务员问：“谁是哥哥？
谁是弟弟？
”他们想了一下，说：“哥哥旁边的是弟弟，弟弟旁边的是哥哥。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 双胞胎 | shuāng bāo tāi | twin |
| 长 | zhǎng | to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | (idiom) exactly alike; identical |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 的 | de | possessive 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 |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 都 | dōu | (used for emphasis) even |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |