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Usages of gùshi
他 从小 爱 听 故事， 现在 想 当 小说家。Tā cóngxiǎo ài tīng gùshi, xiànzài xiǎng dāng xiǎoshuōjiā.
Ever since he was little, he has loved listening to stories, and now he wants to be a novelist.
那 位 小说家 说， 生活 中 的 每 件 事情 都 可以 变成 各种 故事。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
她 之所以 对 历史 有 兴趣， 是 因为 爷爷 常常 给 她 讲 故事。tā zhīsuǒyǐ duì lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù, shì yīnwèi yéye chángcháng gěi tā jiǎng gùshi.
The reason she’s interested in history is that her grandpa often tells her stories.
老师 在 中文 课 上 给 我们 讲 故事。lǎoshī zài zhōngwén kè shàng gěi wǒmen jiǎng gùshi.
In Chinese class, the teacher tells us stories.
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