Wife’s Singing

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妻子qī zi很hěn喜欢xǐ huan唱歌chàng gē，但是dàn shì她tā唱chàng得de非常fēi cháng难听nán tīng，好像hǎo xiàng在zài哭kū一样yī yàng。

所以suǒ yǐ妻子qī zi一yī唱歌chàng gē，丈夫zhàng fu就jiù会huì离开lí kāi房间fáng jiān去qù阳台yáng tái。

有yǒu一天yī tiān，妻子qī zi难过nán guò地de问wèn丈夫zhàng fu："为什么wèi shén me每měi次cì我wǒ唱歌chàng gē的de时候shí hou，你nǐ总是zǒng shì到dào阳台yáng tái去qù？

你nǐ不bù喜欢xǐ huan我wǒ的de歌声gē shēng吗ma？

”丈夫zhàng fu回答huí dá："我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ的de歌声gē shēng，但是dàn shì我wǒ也yě想xiǎng让ràng大家dà jiā知道zhī dào，我wǒ并bìng没有méi yǒu打dǎ你nǐ。

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Vocabulary 49 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
妻子	qī zi	wife
很	hěn	very; quite
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
唱歌	chàng gē	to sing a song
但是	dàn shì	but; however
她	tā	she
唱	chàng	to sing / to call loudly / to chant
得	de	structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
难听	nán tīng	unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful
好像	hǎo xiàng	to seem like
在	zài	(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
哭	kū	to cry; to weep
一样	yī yàng	just like
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore / as a result / so
一	yī	as soon as
丈夫	zhàng fu	husband
就	jiù	in that case; then
会	huì	to be likely to; to be sure to
离开	lí kāi	to depart; to leave
房间	fáng jiān	room
去	qù	to go, to go to
阳台	yáng tái	balcony / porch
有	yǒu	to have; there is
一天	yī tiān	one day; a day
难过	nán guò	to feel sad
地	de	-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
为什么	wèi shén me	why? / for what reason?
每	měi	each / every
次	cì	classifier for enumerated events: time
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)
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period
你	nǐ	you
总是	zǒng shì	always
到	dào	to leave for; to go to
不	bù	no; not so
歌声	gē shēng	singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
吗	ma	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer / reply; answer
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
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)
大家	dà jiā	everyone
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
并	bìng	(not) at all
没有	méi yǒu	haven't / hasn't
打	dǎ	to hit; to strike / to fight