成都的叶先生和薛女士已经结婚五年了。
最近，他们惊喜地发现，他们18年前就有合影了。
原来，2000年的时候，两个人只有十多岁，还不认识对方。
那一年，叶先生第一次去青岛旅游，薛女士也和生病的妈妈去青岛旅游。
两个人同时在青岛很有名的广场上拍照，妻子的照片无意中拍下了丈夫的身影。
十一年以后，他们才在成都认识并且开始谈恋爱，后来结婚生子。
他们决定等孩子长大一些，一家人一起再去一次青岛。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 成都 | Chéng dū | Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, China. |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 叶 | Yè | surname Ye |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher / gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 薛 | Xuē | surname Xue |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady / madam / Miss / Ms |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 五 | wǔ | five / 5 |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 惊喜 | jīng xǐ | to be pleasantly surprised |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | group photo |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 两个 | liǎng gè | two; two of; two units/items |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 青岛 | Qīng dǎo | Qingdao, a city in Shandong Province, China. |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph / picture |
| 无意 | wú yì | inadvertent / accidental |
| 中 | zhōng | while (doing sth); during |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) |
| 下 | xià | down / downwards / below |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 身影 | shēn yǐng | silhouette / figure |
| 十一 | shí yī | eleven / 11 |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 才 | cái | just now |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 谈恋爱 | tán liàn ài | to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 生子 | shēng zǐ | to give birth to a child or children |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一家人 | yī jiā rén | the whole family / members of the same family (lit. or fig.) |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |