English Sentence:

I've read in the newspaper that the U.S. poverty rate rose.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

我看報紙說美國的貧窮率升高了。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

我看报纸说美国的贫穷率升高了。

Pinyin:

wo3 kan4 bao4 zhi3 shuo1 mei3 guo2 de5 pin2 qiong2 lü4 sheng1 gao1 le5.

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1. I 2. me 3. my 4. our

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kàn

1. to look, to see 2. to watch 3. to read 4. to regard as

Here: to read

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報紙   报纸

bào zhǐ

newspaper

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shuō

1. to speak, to say 2. to explain, to tell 3. to reprimand, to tell off 4. theory, doctrine

Here: to explain

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美國   美国

měi guó

USA, United States

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: of (possessive particle)

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貧窮   贫穷

pín qióng

1. impoverished, poor 2. poverty

Here: poverty

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1. rate 2. frequency

Here: rate

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升高   升高

shēng gāo

to go up, to rise

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le

1. (particle signifying the change of situation) 2. (completed action marker) 3. (a filler word without any meaning)

Here: (a filler word without any meaning)

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