古时候 gǔ shíhòu Noun phrase, ancient times 回 huí noun, time(s) 一回，one time/once 两回，twice 几回，a few times 跟 gēn Prep, (do something) with (someone); and, (noun) and (noun) 我跟朋友去看电影。I went to the movie with a friend. 苹果跟香蕉，apple and banana 花园 huāyuán Noun, garden 颐和园(yíhéyuán)，the summer palace 假 jiǎ Adj, fake 假山，fake mountain; rockery 口 kǒu Measure word for vat, water well and family members 一口水缸，一口井（jǐng），五口人水缸 shuǐ gāng Noun, a big container for water, usually it is made of porcelain 鱼缸，fish tank 浴缸，bath tub 米缸, a porcelain container for rice 烟灰缸，an ashtray for cigarette 装 zhuāng Verb, to contain 把米装到缸里, put the rice into the rice container 满 mǎn Adj, full 爬 pá Verb, to crawl 掉 diào Verb, to fall 掉下来，to fall down 进 jìn Verb, to get in 别的 bié de Adj, other 慌 huāng Adj, to be in panic 别慌!Don't panic! 吓 xià Verb, to scare (someone) 哭 kū Verb, to cry 叫 jiào Verb, to yell 喊 hǎn Verb, to shout 大人 dàrén Noun, guardians 举起 jǔ qǐ Verb, to lift up… 块（儿） kuài (er) Measure word for stone, rock, candy, chocolate, etc. 石头 shítou Noun, rock; stone 使劲儿 shǐjìn er Verb, to exert all one's strength 砸 zá Verb, to smash (something) with something heavy and hard (such as rock, brick, etc) 几下子 jǐ xiàzi (conduct an action for )a few times 破 pò Adj, to be torn 得救 déjiù Verb phrase, to get rescued; to be saved 司马光救了小朋友。Simaguang saved the little guy's life. 小朋友被司马光救了。The little guy was saved by Simaguang. 小朋友得救了。The little guy was saved. New words and grammatical structures in the story are being taught in this episode. A lot of repetitions are used so that our learners can get master this story in no time! Enjoy the lesson and please find the new word list on our website: www.learningchinesethroughstories.com

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