Asking useful questions

我有一个问题想请教老师。

wǒ yǒu yí ge wèn tí xiǎng qǐng jiào lǎo shī。

I have a question to ask the teacher.

请先听完问题，再回答。

qǐng xiān tīng wán wèn tí， zài huí dá。

Please listen to the whole question before answering.

你能说说这样想的理由吗？

nǐ néng shuō shuō zhè yàng xiǎng de lǐ yóu ma？

Can you explain why you think that?

记录可以作为判断的证据。

jì lù kě yǐ zuò wéi pàn duàn de zhèng jù。

Records can provide evidence for a judgement.

我想补充一条新的信息。

wǒ xiǎng bǔ chōng yì tiáo xīn de xìn xī。

I would like to add a new piece of information.

他把自己的想法说得很清楚。

tā bǎ zì jǐ de xiǎng fǎ shuō de hěn qīng chu。

He explains his idea clearly.

中文课上，小安介绍植物观察。

zhōng wén kè shàng， xiǎo ān jiè shào zhí wù guān chá。

Xiao An presents her plant observation in Chinese class.

她说：“窗边的植物长得快。”

tā shuō：“chuāng biān de zhí wù zhǎng de kuài。”

She says the plant by the window grows fast.

同学问：“你怎么知道？”

tóng xué wèn：“nǐ zěn me zhī dào？”

A classmate asks how she knows.

她拿出记录：每周量高度，两盆浇同样多的水。

tā ná chū jì lù： měi zhōu liàng gāo dù， liǎng pén jiāo tóng yàng duō de shuǐ。

Her records show weekly height measurements and equal watering.

她观察了三个星期，不是只看一天。

tā guān chá le sān gè xīng qī， bú shì zhǐ kàn yì tiān。

She observed for three weeks, not a single day.

她还说，不能保证所有植物都一样。

tā hái shuō， bù néng bǎo zhèng suǒ yǒu zhí wù dōu yí yàng。

She adds that not all plants necessarily behave alike.

她把两盆的高度写在同一张表里。

tā bǎ liǎng pén de gāo dù xiě zài tóng yì zhāng biǎo lǐ。

She puts both plants’ heights into the same table.

老师说：“问答帮助大家把理由说清楚。”

lǎo shī shuō：“wèn dá bāng zhù dà jiā bǎ lǐ yóu shuō qīng chǔ。”

The teacher says questions and answers help clarify reasons.

小安改好答案，记下下次的问题。

xiǎo ān gǎi hǎo dá àn， jì xià xià cì de wèn tí。

She improves her answer and notes her next question.

A 你为什么说窗边的植物长得快？

nǐ wèi shén me shuō chuāng biān de zhí wù zhǎng de kuài？

Why do you say the plant by the window grows quickly?

B 因为它三个星期里长高了很多。

yīn wèi tā sān gè xīng qī lǐ zhǎng gāo le hěn duō。

Because it grew much taller over three weeks.

A 你怎么知道它长高了？

nǐ zěn me zhī dào tā zhǎng gāo le？

How do you know it grew taller?

B 我每周量高度，并写在表格里。

wǒ měi zhōu liàng gāo dù， bìng xiě zài biǎo gé lǐ。

I measured its height weekly and wrote it in a table.

A 两盆植物的水一样多吗？

liǎng pén zhí wù de shuǐ yí yàng duō ma？

Did the two plants get the same amount of water?

B 一样多，不过我还要看看其他条件。

yí yàng duō， bù guò wǒ hái yào kàn kan qí tā tiáo jiàn。

Yes, but I still need to consider other conditions.