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Respect

有yǒu一yī个gè人rén经过jīng guò热闹rè nao的de火车站huǒ chē zhàn,看kàn到dào一yī个gè残疾人cán jí rén在zài卖mài东西dōng xi,他tā随手suí shǒu丢diū下xià了le一yī百bǎi元yuán。

但是dàn shì不bù久jiǔ,这zhè个gè人rén又yòu回来huí lái了le,他tā抱歉bào qiàn地de对duì这zhè个gè残疾人cán jí rén说shuō:“不好意思bù hǎo yì si,你nǐ是shì一yī个gè生意人shēng yì rén,我wǒ竟然jìng rán把bǎ你nǐ当成dàng chéng一yī个gè乞丐qǐ gài。

”过guò了le一yī段duàn时间shí jiān,他tā再zài次cì经过jīng guò火车站huǒ chē zhàn,一yī个gè商店shāng diàn的de老板lǎo bǎn在zài门口mén kǒu笑xiào着zhe叫jiào住zhù他tā。

“我wǒ一直yī zhí期待qī dài你nǐ的de出现chū xiàn。

”那nà个gè残疾人cán jí rén说shuō,“你nǐ是shì第dì一yī个gè把bǎ我wǒ当成dàng chéng生意人shēng yì rén的de人rén,你nǐ看kàn,我wǒ现在xiàn zài是shì一yī个gè真正zhēn zhèng的de生意人shēng yì rén了le。

”用yòng心xīn地de去qù尊重zūn zhòng每měi一yī个gè人rén,你nǐ的de尊重zūn zhòng可能kě néng会huì给gěi别人bié rén很hěn好hǎo的de影响yǐng xiǎng。

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Vocabulary 71 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
人 rénperson; people
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
热闹 rè naobustling with noise and excitement / lively
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
火车站 huǒ chē zhàntrain station
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
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)
残疾人 cán jí réndisabled person
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
卖 màito sell
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
他 tāhe; him; his
随手 suí shǒuconveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing
丢 diūto lose / to put aside / to throw
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
百 bǎihundred
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
但是 dàn shìbut; however
不 bùno; not so
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
这 zhèthis; these
又 yòu(once) again
回来 huí láito return; to come back
抱歉 bào qiànto be sorry / to feel apologetic
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
不好意思 bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
你 nǐyou
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
生意人 shēng yì rénbusinessman; business person
我 wǒI; me; my
竟然 jìng ránunexpectedly / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
当成 dàng chéngto consider as; to take to be
乞丐 qǐ gàibeggar
过 guòto cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
时间 shí jiāntime
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
商店 shāng diànstore; shop
老板 lǎo bǎnboss / business proprietor
门口 mén kǒudoorway / gate
笑 xiàoto laugh; to smile
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
叫 jiàoto call
住 zhùto stop; to cease
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
期待 qī dàito look forward to / to await
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
真正 zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
心 xīnheart / mind / intention
去 qùto go, to go to
尊重 zūn zhòngto esteem / to respect / to honor / to value
每 měieach / every
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
给 gěito give
别人 bié rénother people; others; other person
很 hěnvery; quite
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
影响 yǐng xiǎnginfluence / effect