达达不喜欢上学，经常请假回家休息。
他有时候说自己生病了，有时候说自己头痛，有时候说自己要去医院。
他在家的时间比在学校更多。
有一天早上他突然回家了，爸爸很惊讶：“今天不上课吗？
”达达说：“我请假了。
”爸爸问：“你怎么请假的？
”达达回答：“我告诉老师我有了一个小妹妹，我要回家帮忙。
”爸爸说：“但是你妈妈不但生了一个小妹妹，还生了一个小弟弟呀。
”达达笑着说：“我当然知道。
我准备下个星期再跟老师说，妈妈又生了一个小弟弟。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 达达 | dá dá | a nickname or personal name |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school / to attend school |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 头 | tóu | head / the top / end / beginning or end / chief / boss / side / aspect |
| 痛 | tòng | ache / pain / sorrow |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister / young woman |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 下 | xià | later / next (week etc) |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 再 | zài | then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |