Reverse Thinking

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有yǒu个gè人rén向xiàng哈桑Hā sāng借jiè了le2000元yuán，并且bìng qiě写xiě了le借据jiè jù。

在zài还huán钱qián的de期限qī xiàn快kuài到dào的de时候shí hou，哈桑Hā sāng突然tū rán发现fā xiàn借据jiè jù丢diū了le，这zhè使shǐ他tā非常fēi cháng焦急jiāo jí！

因为yīn wèi他tā知道zhī dào，丢diū了le借据jiè jù，向xiàng他tā借jiè钱qián的de这zhè个gè人rén是shì会huì赖账lài zhàng的de。

哈桑Hā sāng的de朋友péng you知道zhī dào此cǐ事shì后hòu，对duì哈桑Hā sāng说shuō：“你nǐ给gěi这zhè个gè人rén写xiě封fēng信xìn过去guò qù，要yāo他tā到dào时候shí hou把bǎ向xiàng你nǐ借jiè的de2500元yuán还huán给gěi你nǐ。

”哈桑Hā sāng听tīng了le很hěn迷惑mí huò：“我wǒ丢diū了le借据jiè jù，要yāo他tā还huán2000元yuán都dōu是shì个gè问题wèn tí，怎么zěn me还hái能néng向xiàng他tā要yào2500元yuán呢ne？

”尽管jǐn guǎn哈桑Hā sāng没méi想xiǎng明白míng bai，但dàn还是hái shi照办zhào bàn了le。

信xìn寄jì出chū以后yǐ hòu，哈桑Hā sāng很hěn快kuài收shōu到dào了le回huí信xìn，借jiè钱qián的de人rén在zài信xìn上shàng写xiě道dào：“我wǒ向xiàng你nǐ借jiè的de是shì2000元yuán钱qián，不是bù shì2500元yuán，到dào时候shí hou就jiù还huán你nǐ。

”这zhè就jiù是shì逆向nì xiàng思维sī wéi，逆向nì xiàng思维sī wéi会huì让ràng你nǐ打开dǎ kāi新xīn世界shì jiè的de大dà门mén。

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Vocabulary 78 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
有	yǒu	to have; there is
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
人	rén	person; people
向	xiàng	towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along
哈桑	Hā sāng	Hassan or Hasan (personal name or place name)
借	jiè	to borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
元	yuán	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
并且	bìng qiě	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
写	xiě	to write
借据	jiè jù	receipt for a loan
在	zài	(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
还	huán	to pay back / to return
钱	qián	coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
期限	qī xiàn	time limit / deadline / allotted time
快	kuài	soon / almost
到	dào	to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
时候	shí hou	time / length of time / moment / period
突然	tū rán	sudden; abrupt; unexpected
发现	fā xiàn	to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
丢	diū	to lose / to put aside / to throw
这	zhè	this; these
使	shǐ	to make / to cause / to enable
他	tā	he; him; his
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
焦急	jiāo jí	anxious
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of
是	shì	indeed (used for emphasis)
会	huì	to be likely to; to be sure to
赖账	lài zhàng	to renege on a debt
朋友	péng you	friend
此	cǐ	this; these
事	shì	matter / thing / item / affair
后	hòu	afterwards / after
对	duì	towards; at; for / concerning; regarding
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
你	nǐ	you
给	gěi	to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
封	fēng	classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
信	xìn	letter / mail
过去	guò qù	to go over; to pass by
要	yāo	(bound form) to demand; to coerce
把	bǎ	(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
听	tīng	to listen to; to hear
很	hěn	very; quite
迷惑	mí huò	to puzzle / to confuse / to baffle
我	wǒ	I; me; my
都	dōu	(used for emphasis) even
问题	wèn tí	question / problem / issue / topic
怎么	zěn me	how? / what? / why?
能	néng	can / to be able to / might possibly
呢	ne	(discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
尽管	jǐn guǎn	despite / although / even though / in spite of
没	méi	(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
想	xiǎng	to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
明白	míng bai	to understand; to realize
但	dàn	but; yet; however; still
还是	hái shi	still (as before)
照办	zhào bàn	to follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
寄	jì	to entrust; to place in sb's care / (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily / to send by post; to mail
出	chū	(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
以后	yǐ hòu	after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
收	shōu	to receive / to accept / to collect
回	huí	to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
上	shàng	(noun suffix) on; above
道	dào	to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
不是	bù shì	is not
就	jiù	in that case; then
逆向	nì xiàng	reverse direction
思维	sī wéi	(line of) thought; thinking
让	ràng	to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
打开	dǎ kāi	to open / to show (a ticket)
新	xīn	new; newly
世界	shì jiè	world
大	dà	big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
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)