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Watch movie

我wǒ喜欢xǐ huan看kàn电影diàn yǐng,在zài我wǒ很hěn小xiǎo的de时候shí hou就jiù和hé妈妈mā ma一起yī qǐ看kàn了le很多hěn duō电影diàn yǐng了le。

有些yǒu xiē人rén认为rèn wéi这zhè是shì浪费làng fèi时间shí jiān,但是dàn shì我wǒ想xiǎng告诉gào su他们tā men,他们tā men的de想法xiǎng fǎ是shì错cuò的de。

看kàn电影diàn yǐng也yě可以kě yǐ是shì一yī种zhǒng好hǎo的de学习xué xí方法fāng fǎ。

我们wǒ men可以kě yǐ从cóng电影diàn yǐng中zhōng看kàn到dào很多hěn duō精彩jīng cǎi的de人生rén shēng,了解liǎo jiě不同bù tóng的de文化wén huà,甚至shèn zhì是shì历史lì shǐ。

因为yīn wèi看kàn了le很多hěn duō外国wài guó电影diàn yǐng,我wǒ的de外语wài yǔ听力tīng lì和hé词cí也yě学习xué xí了le很多hěn duō。

这zhè真zhēn是shì一yī种zhǒng特别tè bié有趣yǒu qù的de学习xué xí方式fāng shì啊a!

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
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
电影 diàn yǐngmovie; film
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
很 hěnvery; quite
小 xiǎoyoung
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
和 héand; together with
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
一起 yī qǐtogether; in company (with)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
有些 yǒu xiēsome
人 rénperson; people
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
浪费 làng fèito waste / to squander
时间 shí jiāntime
但是 dàn shìbut; however
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
告诉 gào suto tell; to inform; to let know
他们 tā menthey; them
想法 xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
错 cuòwrong / bad / interlocking / complex
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
方法 fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
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)
精彩 jīng cǎiwonderful / marvelous / brilliant
人生 rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
历史 lì shǐhistory
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
外国 wài guóforeign country
外语 wài yǔforeign language
听力 tīng lìhearing / listening ability
词 cíword
真 zhēnreally / truly / indeed
特别 tè biévery; especially; particularly / in particular
有趣 yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
啊 amodal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent