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Happiness

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Happiness

一yī对duì夫妻fū qī结婚jié hūn一yī年nián了le,妻子qī zi是shì一yī个gè很hěn天真tiān zhēn的de人rén,在zài生活shēng huó中zhōng她tā给gěi丈夫zhàng fu带来dài lái了le很hěn多duō快乐kuài lè的de时光shí guāng和hé记忆jì yì。

有yǒu一天yī tiān,丈夫zhàng fu因为yīn wèi一yī件jiàn小xiǎo事shì惹rě妻子qī zi生气shēng qì了le,妻子qī zi就jiù对duì着zhe丈夫zhàng fu一直yī zhí说shuō:”我wǒ不bù喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ、我wǒ不bù喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ…

…

”说shuō了le好多hǎo duō遍biàn。

丈夫zhàng fu笑xiào着zhe说shuō:”老婆lǎo po,你nǐ是shì复读机fù dú jī吗ma?

”然后rán hòu妻子qī zi又yòu继续jì xù重复chóng fù那nà句jù话huà。

丈夫zhàng fu打断dǎ duàn她tā,说shuō:”老婆lǎo po,A面miàn读dú完wán了le,该gāi读dúB面miàn了le。

”妻子qī zi停tíng了le一会儿yī huì r后hòu,就jiù开始kāi shǐ说shuō:”我wǒ还是hái shi不bù喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ、我wǒ还是hái shi不bù喜欢xǐ huan你nǐ…

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”又yòu说shuō了le好多hǎo duō遍biàn。

丈夫zhàng fu说shuō:”老婆lǎo po,复读机fù dú jī坏huài了le。

”这zhè时shí,妻子qī zi忍不住rěn bu zhù笑xiào了le,说shuō:”复读机fù dú jī没méi坏huài,不过bù guò,我wǒ原谅yuán liàng你nǐ了le。

”其实qí shí,幸福xìng fú很hěn简单jiǎn dān,只要zhǐ yào我们wǒ men善于shàn yú在zài生活shēng huó中zhōng经营jīng yíng并且bìng qiě去qù呵护hē hù彼此bǐ cǐ,幸福xìng fú就jiù在zài我们wǒ men身边shēn biān。

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Vocabulary 83 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
对 duìclassifier: couple; pair
夫妻 fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
结婚 jié hūnto marry; to get married
年 niányear
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
妻子 qī ziwife
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
很 hěnvery; quite
天真 tiān zhēnnaive / innocent / artless
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
她 tāshe
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
丈夫 zhàng fuhusband
带来 dài láito bring / (fig.) to bring about; to produce
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
快乐 kuài lèhappy; joyful
时光 shí guāngtime / era / period of time
和 héand; together with
记忆 jì yìmemory
有 yǒuto have; there is
一天 yī tiānone day; a day
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
惹 rěto provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems)
生气 shēng qìto get angry; to be furious
就 jiùin that case; then
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
我 wǒI; me; my
不 bùno; not so
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
你 nǐyou
好多 hǎo duōquite a lot
遍 biànclassifier for actions: one time
笑 xiàoto laugh; to smile
老婆 lǎo po(coll.) wife
复读机 fù dú jīliterally, a tape recorder/repeater; figuratively, a person who keeps repeating the same words or question
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
又 yòu(once) again
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
重复 chóng fùto repeat / to duplicate
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
句 jùclassifier for phrases or lines of verse
话 huàspoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
打断 dǎ duànto interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)
面 miànside / surface / aspect / top
读 dúto read out; to read aloud / to read
完 wánto finish / to be over
该 gāishould / ought to / probably / must be
停 tíngto stop / to halt
一会儿 yī huì ra moment / a while
后 hòuafterwards / after
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
还是 hái shistill (as before)
坏 huàito break down
这 zhèthis; these
时 shío'clock / time / hour / season / period
忍不住 rěn bu zhùcannot help
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
不过 bù guòbut / however
原谅 yuán liàngto excuse / to forgive / to pardon
其实 qí shíactually; in fact; really
幸福 xìng fúhappiness
简单 jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
只要 zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
善于 shàn yúto be good at; to be adept at
经营 jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
去 qùto go, to go to
呵护 hē hùto bless / to cherish / to take good care of / to conserve
彼此 bǐ cǐeach other; one another
身边 shēn biānat one's side / on hand