一天，弟弟去厕所，可是厕所没有纸了。
他大声说：“哥哥，帮我拿一点纸！
”哥哥正在玩游戏，说：“等一下！
”可是哥哥一直玩游戏，忘了这件事。
半个小时以后，哥哥终于想起来了。
他拿着纸去厕所，打开门，看见弟弟已经穿好裤子了。
哥哥问：“你不要纸了吗？
”弟弟说：“不用了，已经干了。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 声 | shēng | sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 玩 | wán | to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 半 | bàn | half / semi- |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open / to show (a ticket) |
| 门 | mén | gate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress |
| 好 | hǎo | (verb complement indicating completion) |
| 裤子 | kù zi | trousers / pants |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 干 | gān | dry / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt |