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一个老师改变了妈妈的命运 (2026年1月19日)
go
māma
妈妈
Mom
jiā
home
jiāfǎng
家访
home visit
de
(possessive particle)
bānzhǔrèn
班主任
homeroom teacher
-
,
shì
is
a
chéng lǐ
城里
city
lái
come
de
(adjective particle)
lǎoshī
老师
teacher
-
.
kàn dào
看到
seeing
wǒ mā
我妈
my mom
cóng
from
dì li
地里
the field
pǎo lái
跑来
run over
-
,
zāng xī xī de
脏兮兮的
dirty all over
-
,
yì shēn
一身
covered all over
ní tǔ
泥土
mud
-
,
xiàng gè
像个
like a
xiǎo ní rén
小泥人
little mud doll
-
,
chuān zhe
穿着
wearing
pò pò de
破破的
torn
yīfu
衣服
clothes
-
,
xīn shēng
心生
felt
lián xī
怜惜
pity
-
,
juéde
觉得
thought
she
hěn
very
kělián
可怜
poor
-
.
The headteacher who came to visit Mom's home was from the city. Seeing my mom running over from the field, dirty all over, covered in mud and looking like a little clay figurine, wearing torn clothes, the teacher felt immense pity.
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