Intermediate - A Leggy Joke (C1854)

今天小强期末考试,考生物,有一道题非常难。
jīntiān Xiǎoqiáng qīmò kǎoshì, kǎo shēngwù, yǒu yī dào tí fēicháng nán.
Today is Xiao Qiang's final exam. It's the biology exam, and one question is especially difficult.
是看鸟的脚猜鸟的名字。
shì kàn niǎo de jiǎo cāi niǎo de míngzi.
It's looking at birds' feet and guessing the birds' names.
小强想啊想,实在想不出答案。
Xiǎoqiáng xiǎng a xiǎng, shízài xiǎngbuchū dá'àn.
Xiao Qiang thinks about it and thinks about it, but can't come up with the answer.
他非常生气,站起来准备离开教室。
tā fēicháng shēngqì, zhàn qǐlai zhǔnbèi líkāi jiàoshì.
He's really angry, stands up, and is about to leave the classroom.
老师生气地问:“你是哪个班的?叫什么名字?”
lǎoshī shēngqì de wèn:" nǐ shì něi ge bān de? jiào shénme míngzi?”
The teacher angrily asks, "which class are you in? What's your name?"
小强把鞋子、袜子脱掉,说:“你猜啊,你猜啊!”
Xiǎoqiáng bǎ xiézi、 wàzi tuōdiào, shuō:" nǐ cāi a, nǐ cāi a!”
Xiao Qiang takes off his shoes and socks and says, "You guess! Guess!"

Key Vocabulary

期末考试 qīmò kǎoshì final exam
kǎo to test
生物 shēngwù biology
dào [measure word]
question
非常 fēicháng extremely
nán difficult
niǎo bird
jiǎo foot
cāi to guess
xiǎng to think
实在 shízài really
想不出 xiǎngbuchū to be unable to think of
答案 dá'àn answer
生气 shēngqì angry
站起来 zhàn qǐlai to stand up
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
离开 líkāi to leave
教室 jiàoshì classroom
bān class
to take
鞋子 xiézi shoe
袜子 wàzi sock
脱掉 tuōdiào to take off

Supplementary Vocabulary

笑话 xiàohuà joke
期中考试 qīzhōng kǎoshì mid-term exam
期终考试 qīzhōng kǎoshì final exam
生物学 shēngwùxué biology
学期 xuéqī school term
想起来 xiǎng qǐlai to think of
想不起来 xiǎng bu qǐlai to be unable to think of
想到 xiǎngdào to think of
年级 niánjí grade
班级 bānjí class
小明 Xiǎomíng Xiao Ming (name)
小强 Xiǎoqiáng Xiao Qiang (name)

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