Asking why

你为什么这样想？

nǐ wèi shén me zhè yàng xiǎng？

Why do you think that?

因为窗边的阳光更多。

yīn wèi chuāng biān de yáng guāng gèng duō。

Because there is more sunlight by the window.

窗边更亮，所以植物长得高。

chuāng biān gèng liàng， suǒ yǐ zhí wù zhǎng de gāo。

It is brighter by the window, so the plant grows taller.

我们还不能确定答案。

wǒ men hái bù néng què dìng dá àn。

We cannot be certain of the answer yet.

我发现两盆花长得不一样。

wǒ fā xiàn liǎng pén huā zhǎng de bù yí yàng。

I notice that the two plants have grown differently.

好奇会让我们提出问题。

hào qí huì ràng wǒ men tí chū wèn tí。

Curiosity leads us to ask questions.

我发现两盆花长得不一样。

wǒ fā xiàn liǎng pén huā zhǎng de bù yí yàng。

I notice that the two pots of flowers grow differently.

我好奇地问：“为什么？”

wǒ hào qí de wèn：“wèi shén me？”

Curiously, I ask “Why?”

窗边阳光多，所以花长得高吗？

chuāng biān yáng guāng duō， suǒ yǐ huā zhǎng de gāo ma？

Does the flower grow taller because there is more sunlight by the window?

我们还不能确定答案，要继续观察。

wǒ men hái bù néng què dìng dá àn， yào jì xù guān chá。

We cannot be sure of the answer yet and need to keep observing.

A 为什么这棵植物更高？

wèi shén me zhè kē zhí wù gèng gāo？

Why is this plant taller?

B 可能因为它在窗边。

kě néng yīn wèi tā zài chuāng biān。

Perhaps because it is beside the window.

A 我们怎么知道？

wǒ men zěn me zhī dào？

How can we find out?

B 先记录光线和水，再比较。

xiān jì lù guāng xiàn hé shuǐ， zài bǐ jiào。

First record the light and water, then compare.