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Please Don’t Open the Wrong Window

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Please Don’t Open the Wrong Window

一yī个gè小xiǎo女孩nǚ hái站zhàn在zài窗chuāng边biān,看kàn窗chuāng外wài的de人rén正zhèng埋葬mái zàng他们tā men可爱kě ài的de小xiǎo狗gǒu。

小xiǎo女孩nǚ hái看kàn了le难过nán guò得de哭kū了le起来qǐ lái。

她tā的de爷爷yé ye看见kàn jiàn了le,马上mǎ shàng把bǎ她tā带dài到dào了le另lìng一yī扇shàn窗户chuāng hu旁边páng biān,让ràng她tā看kàn美丽měi lì的de花园huā yuán。

花huā非常fēi cháng漂亮piào liang,果然guǒ rán小xiǎo女孩nǚ hái看见kàn jiàn花huā后hòu,心情xīn qíng马上mǎ shàng就jiù变biàn好hǎo了le,她tā很hěn快kuài就jiù高兴gāo xìng得de笑xiào了le起来qǐ lái。

爷爷yé ye对duì小xiǎo女孩nǚ hái说shuō:"孩子hái zi,你nǐ开kāi错cuò了le窗户chuāng hu。

你nǐ看kàn,换huàn了le一yī扇shàn窗户chuāng hu,世界shì jiè是shì不bù是shì就jiù不bù一样yī yàng了le?

”遇到yù dào失败shī bài请qǐng不bù要yào难过nán guò,打开dǎ kāi失败shī bài旁边páng biān的de窗户chuāng hu,也许yě xǔ你nǐ就jiù看kàn到dào了le希望xī wàng。

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Vocabulary 67 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
小 xiǎoyoung
女孩 nǚ háigirl; lass
站 zhànto stand / to halt / to stop
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
窗 chuāngwindow
边 biānside / edge / margin / border / boundary
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
外 wàioutside / external
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
正 zhèngexactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place)
埋葬 mái zàngto bury
他们 tā menthey; them
可爱 kě àiadorable / cute / lovely
狗 gǒudog
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
难过 nán guòto feel sad
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
哭 kūto cry; to weep
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
她 tāshe
爷爷 yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
看见 kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
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)
另 lìngother / another / separate
扇 shànclassifier for doors, windows etc
窗户 chuāng huwindow
旁边 páng biānside; adjacent place
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
美丽 měi lìbeautiful
花园 huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
花 huāflower / blossom / fancy pattern
非常 fēi chángvery; really
漂亮 piào liangpretty; beautiful
果然 guǒ ránreally / sure enough / as expected / if indeed
后 hòuafterwards / after
心情 xīn qíngmood; frame of mind
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
变 biànto change / to become different / to transform / to vary
好 hǎoto heal, to recover
很 hěnvery; quite
快 kuàisoon / almost
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
笑 xiàoto laugh; to smile
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
孩子 hái zichild
你 nǐyou
开 kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
错 cuòwrong / bad / interlocking / complex
换 huànto exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency)
世界 shì jièworld
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
不 bùno; not so
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
遇到 yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
失败 shī bàifailure / defeat
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
打开 dǎ kāito open / to show (a ticket)
也许 yě xǔperhaps; maybe
希望 xī wànga hope; a wish