苏南：大龙，这是你的全家福吗？
你家有几口人啊？
照片上的人真多。
大龙：我数数啊……
十
口，我们家有十口人。爷爷
奶奶、我爸妈、我哥哥、姐姐、妹妹、我，还有我姑姑和叔叔。苏南
：你们家人真多！这个
头发很长，眼睛很大的人是你姐姐吗？大龙
：不是，这个是我妹妹。苏南
：她多大了？她是
学生吗？大龙
：是的，她是学生，今年二十岁，现在在美国上大学。苏南
：这个是你爸爸吧？你们
长得很像。大龙
：对！我跟
我爸爸一样，鼻子很高，头发又卷又多。苏南
：你爸爸做什么工作？大龙
：我爸爸是银行经理，不过他很快就要退休了。苏南
：你妈妈呢？大龙
：我妈妈和姑姑都是老师。我妈妈
是中学老师，我姑姑是小学老师。你看，
穿白色衬衫的这个是我姑姑，我妈妈穿的是红色的裙子。苏南：
你姑姑个子真高！哪个是
你叔叔？大龙：
这个。头发是
金黄色，又长又直，脸上有胡须的是我叔叔。苏南：
你叔叔留长头发啊？大龙：
哈哈，他是钢琴家，他留长头发很久了。苏南：
哦，是不是喜欢艺术的人都是这样？大龙：
我觉得不是。我哥哥
是小提琴家，但是他的头发很短，也不爱留胡子。他总说
头发长了很麻烦。对了苏南
，你家的全家福呢？我能看看
吗？苏南：我
手机里有一张。在这儿，
你看。大龙：这
个瘦瘦高高的人是你爷爷？苏南：不是
，这是我外公。旁边这个有点儿
胖的人是我外婆。大龙：那这两个
人是你爸爸和妈妈吧？苏南：对。你看
我长得像爸爸
还是妈妈？大龙：我看看……
你的眼睛很大，
脸
很小，嘴也不大。啊！你长得像你妈妈
，对
吧？苏南：哈哈，对。大家
都说我长得像妈妈
。大龙：但是你的身材像
你爸爸，又瘦又高。你爸爸妈妈做什么工作
？苏南：我爸爸是警察，
妈妈是家庭主妇。大龙：这个人是谁？你
哥哥吗？苏南：我没有
哥哥，这是
我弟弟。大龙：他多大了？苏南：
他今年17岁，还
在上高中。对了大龙，你姐姐呢？她
做什么工作？大龙：我
姐姐是医生，她
现在在法国工作。苏南：你姐姐为什么去法国
？大龙：她两年前结婚了，她
的丈夫是法国人，所以他们一起去法国了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 苏南 | Sūn án | southern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China |
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 你的 | nǐ de | your; yours |
| 全家福 | quán jiā fú | photograph of the entire family / hodgepodge (cookery) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 几 | jǐ | how much / how many |
| 口 | kǒu | classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph / picture |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 数数 | shǔ shù | to count / to reckon |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 爸 | bà | father / dad / pa / papa |
| 妈 | mā | ma / mom / mother |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister / young woman |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother; paternal uncle / form of address used by children for a male one generation older |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 不是 | bù shì | no / not |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 多大 | duō dà | how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 是的 | shì de | yes, that's right |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 二十 | èr shí | twenty; 20 |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 大学 | dà xué | university / college |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager / director |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 快 | kuài | soon / almost |
| 就 | jiù | as soon as; immediately after |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 看 | kàn | to 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 |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress |
| 白色 | bái sè | white / fig. reactionary / anti-communist |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt / blouse |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 个子 | gè zi | stature; height; size (of a person or object) |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 金黄色 | jīn huáng sè | gold color |
| 直 | zhí | straight / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
| 脸上 | liǎn shàng | on the face; in the face |
| 胡须 | hú xū | beard |
| 留 | liú | to retain / to keep / to preserve |
| 哈哈 | hā hā | (onom.) laughing out loud |
| 钢琴家 | gāng qín jiā | pianist |
| 久 | jiǔ | (of a period of time) long |
| 哦 | ò | oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 艺术 | yì shù | art |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 小提琴家 | xiǎo tí qín jiā | violinist |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 短 | duǎn | short / brief |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 胡子 | hú zi | beard / mustache or whiskers / facial hair / (coll.) bandit |
| 总 | zǒng | in every case; always; invariably |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 麻烦 | má fan | inconvenient; troublesome; annoying |
| 对了 | duì le | Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at / to examine / to survey |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 张 | zhāng | classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 瘦瘦 | shòu shòu | thin; skinny |
| 高高 | gāo gāo | tall; very high |
| 外公 | wài gōng | (coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly / a little / somewhat |
| 胖 | pàng | fat / plump |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 身材 | shēn cái | stature / build (height and weight) / figure |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police; police officer |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 主妇 | zhǔ fù | housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 法国 | Fǎ guó | France |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |