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<strike>小孩子</strike>小明和<strike>他的朋友。。。</strike>糖果的故事(we often use his/her name when a child is the main character of a story, like Tom or Jack are usually seen in English tails)
<strike>有</strike>一天, <strike>一个小孩子</strike>小明跟<strike>他</strike>爸爸一起去见朋友<strike>了</strike>。
<strike>这个</strike>朋友比<strike>小孩子</strike>小明大一点, <strike>差不多,</strike><strike>小孩子</strike>小明六岁,朋友八岁。<strike>这个</strike>朋友的爸爸<strike>有商店, 他卖糖果</strike>开了一家糖果店。 所以<strike>那里</strike><strike>小孩子</strike>小明和<strike>他</strike>爸爸去糖果店见朋友。
他们很高<strike>心</strike>兴<strike>彼此</strike>看到彼此(彼此 is kind of too formal, I would rewrite this sentence as ”见面后,大家都很开心“), 他们一起玩, 说话, 开玩笑。<strike>。。</strike><strike>以后晚上的时候</strike>到了晚上,<strike>小孩子</strike>小明要回家了。
<strike>小孩子</strike>小明<strike>证在出去。。</strike>正准备出门,<strike>但是</strike>朋友<strike>告诉</strike>叫住他:” 等一下, 请<strike>你</strike>拿些糖果<strike>啊</strike>吧!“
<strike>不过</strike>可是,<strike>小孩子</strike>小明不拿糖果, <strike>所以</strike>于是(所以 is more like "therefore", too strong; 于是 is like "then" or "so", weaker but more natural)朋友<strike>重复</strike>又说: ”<strike>请你拿糖果啊</strike>拿些糖果吧!“
但是<strike>。。</strike>,<strike>从小孩子没有答案</strike>小明还是不拿糖果。
<strike>那么</strike>于是,朋友<strike>用他的手拿</strike>抓了一把糖果, <strike>而且填</strike>塞到<strike>小孩子</strike>小明的<strike>口袋儿</strike>兜儿里。然后<strike>小孩子</strike>小明跟爸爸一起回家。
在回家的路上<strike>的时候</strike>, <strike>那个</strike>爸爸问<strike>小孩子</strike>小明:” 你为什么<strike>没</strike>不(没 is an emphasis of objective result; 不 indicates a subjective will or willingness)拿糖果呢? "
<strike>小孩子</strike>小明向<strike>让他</strike>爸爸<strike>看他的</strike>摊开手, <strike>然后他</strike>说:“因为他的手比我的手大!”
Chinese is really difficult even for the natives, so please don't feel frustrated when you have to make arduous effort to gain genuine progress. Just keep moving!
Mandarin differs a lot from western languages. For example, It features parataxis instead of hypotaxis, and tends to use the same noun throughout the passage instead of altering it with pronouns or substitutions. Unlike English, Chinese is more loosely structured in grammar so that the tense, person, and number are not clearly shown in the text but in the "meaning". We use verbs a lot, sometimes even in a row without any conjunctions, and we prefer short sentences to long ones with subordinate clauses.
Don't imagining kissing the beauty of the Chinese language in a blind date, try to win her heart in the long run, and remember there is always more of her than you can possess.
Good Luck!0 votedMay 7, 20110

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