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Keep off the rain

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Keep off the rain

最近zuì jìn进入jìn rù了le夏季xià jì,中国Zhōng guó南方nán fāng开始kāi shǐ连续lián xù下雨xià yǔ,江苏Jiāng sū省shěng也yě连续lián xù暴雨bào yǔ。

曹Cáo先生xiān sheng回家huí jiā时shí发现fā xiàn路边lù biān有yǒu一yī辆liàng车里chē lǐ没méi人rén却què开kāi着zhe天窗tiān chuāng,雨水yǔ shuǐ顺着shùn zhe天窗tiān chuāng向xiàng车chē里lǐ灌guàn。

虽然suī rán车chē上shàng留liú了le挪nuó车chē的de电话diàn huà,号码hào mǎ却què少shǎo了le一位yī wèi数shù,曹Cáo先生xiān sheng根据gēn jù这zhè个gè号码hào mǎ猜cāi了le十shí多duō个gè可能kě néng的de电话diàn huà号码hào mǎ,却què都dōu联系lián xì不bù上shàng车chē主zhǔ。

于是yú shì,他tā用yòng胶带jiāo dài把bǎ废fèi旧jiù纸板zhǐ bǎn粘zhān在zài车chē上shàng挡dǎng雨yǔ。

网友wǎng yǒu评论píng lùn说shuō,这zhè个gè举动jǔ dòng太tài温暖wēn nuǎn了le。

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Vocabulary 74 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
进入 jìn rùto enter / to join / to go into
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
夏季 xià jìsummer
中国 Zhōng guóChina
南方 nán fāngsouth; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
连续 lián xùcontinuous / serial / consecutive
下雨 xià yǔto rain
江苏 Jiāng sūJiangsu Province, an eastern coastal province of China.
省 shěngprovince / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
暴雨 bào yǔtorrential rain / rainstorm
曹 Cáosurname Cao
先生 xiān shengteacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor
回家 huí jiāto return home
时 shíwhen
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
路边 lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
车里 chē lǐinside a car; in the car
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
人 rénperson; people
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
开 kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
天窗 tiān chuānghatchway / skylight / sun roof
雨水 yǔ shuǐrainwater; rainfall; rain
顺着 shùn zhefollowing / along
向 xiàngtowards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
灌 guànto irrigate / to pour / to install (software) / to record (music)
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
留 liúto leave (a message etc)
挪 nuóto shift / to move
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
电话 diàn huàphone number
号码 hào mǎnumber
少 shǎoto lack / to be missing
一位 yī wèione digit, one place in a numeral
数 shùnumber; figure
根据 gēn jùaccording to / based on
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
猜 cāito guess
十 shíten / 10
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
可能 kě néngpossible / probable
都 dōuall; both; entirely
联系 lián xìto get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch
不 bùno; not so
主 zhǔowner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / trump card (in card games)
于是 yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
他 tāhe; him; his
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
胶带 jiāo dàiadhesive tape / magnetic tape
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
废 fèiwaste
旧 jiùold / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)
纸板 zhǐ bǎncardboard
粘 zhānto glue; to paste / to adhere; to stick to
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
挡 dǎngto resist / to obstruct / to hinder / to keep off / to block (a blow) / to get in the way of
雨 yǔrain
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
评论 píng lùnto comment on / to discuss
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
举动 jǔ dòngact / action / activity / move / movement
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
温暖 wēn nuǎnwarm