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老师lǎo shī希望xī wàng学生xué shēng们men每měi次cì说shuō出chū自己zì jǐ的de想法xiǎng fǎ时shí都dōu要yào先xiān思考sī kǎo。

学生xué shēng们men可以kě yǐ用yòng数shǔ数shù的de方法fāng fǎ,如果rú guǒ想xiǎng说shuō重要zhòng yào的de事情shì qing,可以kě yǐ先xiān从cóng一yī数shǔ到dào五十wǔ shí,再zài说shuō;

如果rú guǒ想xiǎng说shuō非常fēi cháng重要zhòng yào的de事情shì qing,就jiù先xiān从cóng一yī数shǔ到dào一百yī bǎi,再zài说shuō。

这zhè一yī天tiān,老师lǎo shī站zhàn在zài火炉huǒ lú旁边páng biān上课shàng kè的de时候shí hou,发现fā xiàn学生xué shēng们men都dōu在zài很hěn快kuài地de数shǔ数shù,最后zuì hòu大家dà jiā一起yī qǐ喊hǎn:九十八jiǔ shí bā,九十九jiǔ shí jiǔ,一百yī bǎi!

老师lǎo shī,你nǐ的de衣服yī fu着火zháo huǒ了le!

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
老师 lǎo shīteacher
希望 xī wàngto hope
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
每 měieach / every
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
想法 xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
时 shíwhen
都 dōuall; both; entirely
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
思考 sī kǎoto reflect on / to ponder over
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
数 shǔto count / to enumerate; to list
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
一 yīone / single / a (article)
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)
五十 wǔ shífifty
再 zài(used to introduce additional information)
非常 fēi chángvery; really
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
一百 yī bǎione hundred; 100
这 zhèthis; these
天 tiānday
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
火炉 huǒ lústove
旁边 páng biānside; adjacent place
上课 shàng kèto go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
很 hěnvery; quite
快 kuàirapid / quick
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
大家 dà jiāeveryone
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
喊 hǎnto yell / to shout / to call out for (a person)
九十八 jiǔ shí bāninety-eight, 98
九十九 jiǔ shí jiǔninety-nine, 99
你 nǐyou
衣服 yī fuclothes
着火 zháo huǒto catch fire
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)