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Camel escaped

江苏Jiāng sū的de一yī个gè动物园dòng wù yuán里lǐ,一yī只zhī骆驼luò tuo悄悄qiāo qiāo地de逃跑táo pǎo了le。

它tā逃跑táo pǎo以后yǐ hòu在zài街jiē上shàng散步sàn bù,后来hòu lái可能kě néng是shì走zǒu累lèi了le,骆驼luò tuo走zǒu进jìn了le街jiē边bian的de一yī家jiā烧烤shāo kǎo店diàn。

警察jǐng chá赶gǎn到dào后hòu,借jiè来lái玉米yù mǐ喂wèi骆驼luò tuo,引导yǐn dǎo它tā到dào安全ān quán的de地方dì fang。

20分钟fēn zhōng以后yǐ hòu,动物园dòng wù yuán的de工作gōng zuò人员rén yuán赶gǎn来lái把bǎ骆驼luò tuo接jiē回huí了le动物园dòng wù yuán。

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Vocabulary 45 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
江苏 Jiāng sūJiangsu Province, an eastern coastal province of China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
动物园 dòng wù yuánzoo
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
骆驼 luò tuocamel / (coll.) blockhead; ninny
悄悄 qiāo qiāoquiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
逃跑 táo pǎoto flee from sth / to run away / to escape
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
它 tāit
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
街 jiēstreet
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
散步 sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
走 zǒuto walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
累 lèitired / weary
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
边 biansuffix of a noun of locality
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
烧烤 shāo kǎobarbecue
店 diàn(bound form) shop; store
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
赶 gǎnto overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
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)
后 hòuafterwards / after
借 jièto borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
玉米 yù mǐcorn / maize
喂 wèito feed
引导 yǐn dǎoto guide / to lead (around) / to conduct / to boot
安全 ān quánsafe; secure
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
接 jiēto receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return