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有yǒu个gè老师lǎo shī进jìn了le教室jiào shì,在zài白板bái bǎn上shàng画huà了le一yī个gè黑hēi点diǎn。

他tā问wèn学生xué shēng:“这zhè是shì什么shén me?

”大家dà jiā都dōu回答huí dá:“一yī个gè黑hēi点diǎn。

”老师lǎo shī说shuō:“只zhǐ有yǒu一yī个gè黑hēi点diǎn吗ma?

这么zhè me大dà的de白板bái bǎn大家dà jiā都dōu没有méi yǒu看见kàn jiàn吗ma?

”你nǐ看kàn到dào的de是shì什么shén me呢ne?

每měi个gè人rén都dōu有yǒu一些yī xiē缺点quē diǎn,但是dàn shì也yě一定yī dìng会huì有yǒu很多hěn duō的de优点yōu diǎn。

换huàn一yī个gè角度jiǎo dù去qù看kàn吧ba!

你nǐ会huì有yǒu更gèng多duō新xīn的de发现fā xiàn。

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Vocabulary 52 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有 yǒuto have; there is
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
老师 lǎo shīteacher
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
教室 jiào shìclassroom
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
白板 bái bǎnwhiteboard / tabula rasa / blank slate
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
画 huàto draw; to paint / to draw (a line)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
他 tāhe; him; his
问 wènto ask; to inquire
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
什么 shén mewhat?
大家 dà jiāeveryone
都 dōuall; both; entirely
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
这么 zhè meso much / this much / how much?
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
你 nǐyou
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
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
每 měieach / every
人 rénperson; people
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
缺点 quē diǎnweak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage
但是 dàn shìbut; however
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
优点 yōu diǎnmerit / benefit / strong point / advantage
换 huànto exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
角度 jiǎo dùangle / (fig.) point of view
去 qùto go, to go to
吧 ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume.
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
新 xīnnew; newly
发现 fā xiàna discovery