今天是我的生日，早上收到一束花，花店的工作人员给我花的时候很难过地说：“这是您的花，祝您生日快乐！
我感到很遗憾，希望你剩下的日子都开心。
”我觉得这个人很奇怪，为什么他感到遗憾？
为什么他看起来很难过？
拿了花以后，我打开里面的卡片，发现这是我的朋友们送给我的。
卡片上写着：祝我们最亲爱的朋友最后的生日快乐！
这时候我才想起来，我一个星期以前告诉朋友们，从今年开始我不再庆祝生日了，大家以后也不要送我礼物了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 收 | shōu | to receive / to accept / to collect |
| 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) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 束 | shù | classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc |
| 花 | huā | flower / blossom / fancy pattern |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop; store |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for / to wish |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel |
| 遗憾 | yí hàn | to regret / to be sorry that |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | to remain; to be left over |
| 日子 | rì zi | days of one's life |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 看 | kàn | to 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 |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open / to show (a ticket) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 面 | miàn | side / surface / aspect / top |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 亲爱 | qīn ài | dear / beloved / darling |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before / formerly / previous / ago |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |