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Mother Feeds Baby Sleeping Pills Before Going to Work?

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Mother Feeds Baby Sleeping Pills Before Going to Work?

近日jìn rì,深圳Shēn zhèn一yī位wèi网友wǎng yǒu在zài网wǎng上shàng发fā帖tiě说shuō,自己zì jǐ家jiā里lǐ钱qián很hěn少shǎo,需要xū yào交jiāo房租fáng zū,她tā找到zhǎo dào了le晚上wǎn shang上班shàng bān的de工作gōng zuò,但dàn找zhǎo不bù到dào人rén晚上wǎn shang帮bāng她tā照顾zhào gù孩子hái zi,她tā只好zhǐ hǎo给gěi孩子hái zi吃chī安眠药ān mián yào,然后rán hòu去qù工作gōng zuò。

很多hěn duō人rén在zài帖子tiě zi下面xià miàn说shuō愿意yuàn yì给gěi她tā钱qián和hé东西dōng xi,帮助bāng zhù她tā;

也yě有yǒu人rén提醒tí xǐng说shuō,应该yīng gāi先xiān了解liǎo jiě事情shì qing是shì不是bù shì真的zhēn de,确定què dìng了le再zài帮助bāng zhù她tā。

当地dāng dì警察jǐng chá说shuō,他们tā men了解liǎo jiě了le这zhè件jiàn事shì,发现fā xiàn她tā并bìng没有méi yǒu真的zhēn de给gěi孩子hái zi吃chī药yào。

她tā写xiě这些zhè xiē内容nèi róng是shì为了wèi le让ràng更多gèng duō人rén看kàn她的tā de帖子tiě zi,得到dé dào更多gèng duō关注guān zhù。

警察jǐng chá已经yǐ jīng批评pī píng并bìng教育jiào yù了le她tā。

但是dàn shì他们tā men也yě了解liǎo jiě到dào这zhè位wèi妈妈mā ma家jiā里lǐ经济jīng jì确实què shí困难kùn nan,就jiù把bǎ这zhè件jiàn事shì告诉gào su了le相关xiāng guān部门bù mén,希望xī wàng她tā和hé孩子hái zi能néng得到dé dào帮助bāng zhù,以后yǐ hòu也yě会huì继续jì xù关注guān zhù这zhè件jiàn事shì。

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Vocabulary 98 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
近日 jìn rì(in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days
深圳 Shēn zhènShenzhen, a major city in Guangdong, China.
一 yīone / single / a (article)
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
网友 wǎng yǒuonline friend / netizen; Internet user
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
网 wǎngnet; web / network
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
发 fāto send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money
帖 tiěinvitation card / notice
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
很 hěnvery; quite
少 shǎofew / less
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
交 jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to reach
房租 fáng zūrent for a room or house
她 tāshe
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
晚上 wǎn shangin the evening
上班 shàng bānto go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
不 bùno; not so
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
人 rénperson; people
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
照顾 zhào gùto take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
孩子 hái zichild
只好 zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
安眠药 ān mián yàosleeping pill
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
去 qùto go, to go to
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
帖子 tiě zicard / invitation / message / (forum) post
下面 xià miànbelow / under / next
愿意 yuàn yìto wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
和 héand; together with
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
有 yǒuto have; there is
提醒 tí xǐngto remind / to call attention to / to warn of
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
不是 bù shìis not
真的 zhēn dereal; true; genuine
确定 què dìngto fix (on sth) / to determine / to be sure / to ensure / to make certain / to ascertain / to clinch / to recognize / to confirm
再 zàithen (after sth, and not until then)
当地 dāng dìlocal
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
他们 tā menthey; them
这 zhèthis; these
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
并 bìng(not) at all
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
药 yàomedicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose
写 xiěto write
这些 zhè xiēthese
内容 nèi róngcontent; substance; details
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
看 kànto 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
她的 tā deher; hers
得到 dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
关注 guān zhùconcern; interest; attention
已经 yǐ jīngalready
批评 pī píngto criticize; criticism
教育 jiào yùto educate / to teach
但是 dàn shìbut; however
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
经济 jīng jìeconomy
确实 què shíindeed / really
困难 kùn nanstraitened circumstances / difficult situation
就 jiùin that case; then
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
告诉 gào suto tell; to inform; to let know
相关 xiāng guānrelated / relevant / pertinent
部门 bù méndepartment / branch / section / division
希望 xī wàngto hope
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with