Birthday Book -- Chinese English Story -- Ting

Birthday Book
生日的书

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地铁

di4tie3

subway, underground

(train underground)

逛街

guang4jie1

to go shopping

(idiom -- literally -- to stroll the streets)

姑姑

gu1gu

aunt, father's sister

(oral, colloquial)

姑妈

gu1ma

aunt, father's sister

还有

hai2you3

in addition, furthermore; there is still some left

回答

hui2da2

to reply, to answer; answer

回家

hui2jia1

to return home, to go home

建议

jian4yi4

to propose, to suggest, to recommend; proposal, suggestion, recommendation, advice

教育

jiao4yu4

education; to educate

舅妈

jiu4ma

aunt, wife of mother's brother

米歇尔

Mi3xie1er3

Michelle

确定

que4ding4

to fix, to define, to settle, to make sure, to decide firmly; definitely

桑德拉

San1de2la1

Sandra

书店

shu1dian4

bookstore

停

ting2

to discontinue, to stop, to come to a stop

(see ting2xia4lai, ting2 yi2xia4)

挺

ting3

very, rather

想要

xiang3 yao4

to like to have, to prefer

已经

yi3jing1

already

意义

yi4yi4

meaning, sense, significance

芝加哥

Zhi1jia1ge1

Chicago

至少

zhi4shao3

at least, at the least

侄子

zhi2zi

nephew, brother's son

2

般

ban1

kind, sort

(see yi4 ban1 一般 for its common usage -- in general, generally)

一般的啦。

Yi4ban1de la1.

The usual things.

部

bu4

section, part, unit; set

(measure word for films, books, or for one-volume works)

关于

guan1yu2

about, on, with regard to, concerning

或

huo4

perhaps, maybe, probably; or

(combination word -- see ke3neng3 for the usual word -- huo4xu3 或许 is used, but rarely)

紧挨

jin3ai1

next to, close to

恐龙

kong3long2

dinosaur

啦

la

eh?

怎么啦？

Zen3me la?

What's the matter? What's up?

那么

na4me

in that case, so; so, very

(used for something away from you, in the past, or for the feelings of a third person not present - see zhe4me)

少儿

shao3r

child, children, juvenile, young people

剩

sheng4

left over, remaining; remnant

剩下来

sheng4xia4lai

to be left over, to remain

(can be either way -- hai2 sheng4 san1ge ping2guo3 - three apples left versus you3 san1 ge4 ping2guo3 sheng4xia4lai)

体育运动

ti3yu4 yun4dong4

athletic sports

选

xuan3

to choose, to select; selection

一般来说

yi4ban1 lai2 shuo1

generally speaking

(it may also be expressed as yi4ban1 shuo1 lai2 一般说来 )

一般

yi4ban1

generally, general

运动

yun4dong4

to exercise; sports, exercise, motion, demonstration, campaign

(refers to general physical exercise, or to a movement, a military campaign, a political campaign, Cultural Revolution, Boxer Rebellion)

这么

zhe4me

so, such, this way, like this

(in the sense of "so heavy" "such a strong person" - used for something or someone close to you, in the present, or feelings of yourself or the person you are talking to, - see na4me -- both zhe4me and na4me often imply complaint)

3

棒

bang4

excellent, good, fine, strong

(colloquial - oral usage)

棒球

bang4qiu2

baseball

读

du2

to read

对于

dui4yu2

to, toward

读书

du2 shu1

to study, to read

非洲

Fei1zhou1

Africa

橄榄球

gan3lan3qiu2

rugby

简单

jian3dan1

simple, uncomplicated, easy

(refers to nature of objects -- simple dress, simple problem -- does not mean easy to do -- see rong2yi4)

沮丧

ju3sang4

to depress; dejected, depressed

篮球

lan2qiu2

basketball

里面

li3mian4

inside, interior

图片

tu2pian4

picture, photograph

(see zhao4pian1 for photograph)

迈克尔。乔丹先生

Mai4ke4er3 Qiao2dan1 Xian1sheng

Mr. Michael Jordan

选择

xuan3ze2

to select, to choose, to opt

专业

zhuan1ye4

major (in school), specialty; specialized

4

比赛

bi3sai4

competition, match; to compete

贺卡

he4ka3

greeting card

卡

ka3

card

礼品券

li3pin3quan4

gift certificate

芝加哥公牛队

Zhi1jia1ge1gong1niu2dui4

Chicago Bulls

直接

zhi2jie1

direct, immediate

主意

zhu3yi

idea, plan, decision, definite view

(although zhu3 主 is normally third tone, contemporary usage has changed it to second tone in this word -- zhu3yi4 主义 refers to some sort of dogmatism -- the change in tone probably clarified the difference in spoken language)

5

瞧

qiao2

to look at, to see, to watch

确定

que4ding4

to fix, to define, to settle, to make sure, to decide firmly; definitely

确认

que4ren4

to affirm, to confirm, to identify with certainty

许诺

xu3nuo4

promise, commitment; to make a promise, to make a commitment

原因

yuan2yin1

reason, cause

杂务

za2wu4

chore, chores, odd jobs

正是时候

zheng4shi4 shi2hou4

just in time, on time

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