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普通pǔ tōng人rén可能kě néng很hěn难nán理解lǐ jiě颜色yán sè的de重要性zhòng yào xìng。

十二shí èr岁suì的de小xiǎo男孩nán háiJonathan有yǒu严重yán zhòng的de色盲sè máng,他tā的de校长xiào zhǎng把bǎ自己zì jǐ的de眼镜yǎn jìng借jiè给gěi男孩nán hái戴dài以后yǐ hòu,小xiǎo男孩nán hái哭kū起来qǐ lái。

原来yuán lái他tā的de校长xiào zhǎng也yě有yǒu色盲sè máng,这zhè是shì为wèi色盲sè máng特别tè bié制作zhì zuò的de眼镜yǎn jìng,这zhè是shì小xiǎo男孩nán hái第一dì yī次cì看kàn清楚qīng chu不同bù tóng的de颜色yán sè,原来yuán lái有yǒu颜色yán sè的de世界shì jiè是shì这样zhè yàng的de。

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Vocabulary 41 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
普通 pǔ tōngcommon / ordinary / general / average
人 rénperson; people
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
很 hěnvery; quite
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
理解 lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
颜色 yán sècolor / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
重要性 zhòng yào xìngimportance
十二 shí èrtwelve / 12
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
小 xiǎoyoung
男孩 nán háiboy
有 yǒuto have; there is
严重 yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
色盲 sè mángcolor blindness
他 tāhe; him; his
校长 xiào zhǎng(college, university) president / headmaster
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
眼镜 yǎn jìngspectacles / eyeglasses
借 jièto borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
戴 dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
哭 kūto cry; to weep
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
为 wèibecause of / for / to
特别 tè biéexpressly; for a specific purpose
制作 zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
第一 dì yīfirst
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
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
清楚 qīng chuclear / distinct
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
世界 shì jièworld
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so