一天，一个博士坐船欣赏风景。
在船上，博士问渔夫：”你会数学吗？
”渔夫说不会，博士就说：”那你的生命就要失去四分之一了。
”过了一会儿，博士又问：”你会哲学吗？
”渔夫还是回答不会。
博士又说：”那你的生命又要失去四分之一了。
”几分钟后，博士又问了：”你会科学吗？
”渔夫仍然不会。
就在这时，突然刮起了大风，渔夫问博士：”你会游泳吗？
”博士说不会，渔夫说：”那你的生命可能就要结束了！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一天 | yī tiān | one day; a day |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree) |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 船 | chuán | boat / vessel / ship |
| 欣赏 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 渔夫 | yú fū | fisherman |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 分 | fēn | fraction |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment / a while |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 哲学 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 科学 | kē xué | science / scientific knowledge |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 时 | shí | o'clock / time / hour / season / period |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort |
| 起 | qǐ | verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 风 | fēng | wind / news / style / custom / manner |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | to swim |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 结束 | jié shù | to finish / to end / to conclude / to close |