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Fortunately, overweight

最近zuì jìn,一yī个gè十四shí sì岁suì左右zuǒ yòu的de河南Hén án男孩nán hái因为yīn wèi琐事suǒ shì和hé家长jiā zhǎng争吵zhēng chǎo,然后rán hòu离开lí kāi了le家jiā。

结果jié guǒ这zhè个gè男孩nán hái不bù小心xiǎo xīn掉diào进jìn了le河里hé lǐ,但dàn幸亏xìng kuī这zhè个gè孩子hái zi比较bǐ jiào胖pàng,他tā掉diào进jìn水shuǐ里lǐ之后zhī hòu也yě没有méi yǒu挣扎zhēng zhá,而ér是shì仰yǎng面miàn浮fú在zài水shuǐ上shàng。

在zài水shuǐ里lǐ漂piāo了le几jǐ个gè小时xiǎo shí以后yǐ hòu被bèi人rén发现fā xiàn救jiù了le起来qǐ lái,现在xiàn zài他tā已经yǐ jīng没有méi yǒu生命shēng mìng危险wēi xiǎn了le。

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Vocabulary 57 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
十四 shí sìfourteen; 14
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
左右 zuǒ yòuapproximately
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
河南 Hén ánHenan; a province in central China.
男孩 nán háiboy
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
琐事 suǒ shìtrifle
和 héand; together with
家长 jiā zhǎnghead of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child
争吵 zhēng chǎoto quarrel
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
离开 lí kāito depart; to leave
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
结果 jié guǒin the end; as a result
这 zhèthis; these
不 bùno; not so
小心 xiǎo xīnto be careful / to take care
掉 diàoto fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair)
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
河里 hé lǐin the river; inside the river
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
幸亏 xìng kuīfortunately / luckily
孩子 hái zichild
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
胖 pàngfat / plump
他 tāhe; him; his
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
挣扎 zhēng zháto struggle
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
仰 yǎngto face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
面 miànface
浮 fúto float / to exceed
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
漂 piāoto float / to drift
几 jǐseveral / a few
小时 xiǎo shíhour
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
人 rénperson; people
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
救 jiùto save / to assist / to rescue
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
已经 yǐ jīngalready
生命 shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature
危险 wēi xiǎndanger