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The Reason for the Hit

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小刚xiǎo gāng说shuō：“妈妈mā ma，爸爸bà ba今天jīn tiān打dǎ了le我wǒ两liǎng次cì！

”妈妈mā ma问wèn：“你nǐ做zuò什么shén me了le？

”小刚xiǎo gāng回答huí dá：“第dì一yī次cì是shì因为yīn wèi我wǒ给gěi他tā看kàn了le一yī张zhāng零líng分fēn的de试卷shì juàn。

”“那nà第dì二èr次cì呢ne？

”妈妈mā ma问wèn。

小刚xiǎo gāng回答huí dá：“我wǒ告诉gào su他tā，那nà张zhāng是shì他tā小xiǎo时候shí hou的de试卷shì juàn。

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Vocabulary 33 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
小刚	xiǎo gāng	a male given name; Xiaogang
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
妈妈	mā ma	mama / mommy / mother
爸爸	bà ba	(coll.) father; dad
今天	jīn tiān	today
打	dǎ	to hit; to strike / to fight
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
我	wǒ	I; me; my
两	liǎng	two / both / some / a few
次	cì	classifier for enumerated events: time
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
你	nǐ	you
做	zuò	to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
什么	shén me	what?
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer / reply; answer
第	dì	(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
给	gěi	to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
他	tā	he; him; his
看	kàn	to 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
张	zhāng	classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
零	líng	zero / nought / zero sign / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
分	fēn	a point (in sports or games)
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
试卷	shì juàn	examination paper / test paper
那	nà	(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
二	èr	two / 2
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
告诉	gào su	to tell; to inform; to let know
小	xiǎo	young
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period