Lesson 13

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as ... as
一样yíyàngyíyàng
His Chinese is as good as yours.
 de 中文zhōngwén gēn  de 一样yíyàng hǎotā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.
vegetable
蔬菜shūcàishūcài
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài gēn 超市chāoshì  de 蔬菜shūcài 一样yíyàng 新鲜xīnxiānzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
to exercise
运动yùndòngyùndòng
to jog
跑步pǎobùpǎobù
She goes to the park to exercise every morning and often jogs.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang  公园gōngyuán 运动yùndòng, 常常chángcháng 跑步pǎobùtā měitiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán yùndòng, chángcháng pǎobù.
to run (for exercise)
跑步pǎobùpǎobù
He jogs in the park after work.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu zài 公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobùtā xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán pǎobù.
exercise
运动yùndòngyùndòng
After work every day, she exercises in the park.
 每天měitiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu zài 公园gōngyuán zuò 运动yùndòngtā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.
for
duìduì
My mom really cares about my health.
妈妈māma duì  de 健康jiànkāng hěn 关心guānxīnmāma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 跑步pǎobù, 但是dànshì 觉得juéde zuò 一点儿yìdiǎnr 运动yùndòng duì 健康jiànkāng hěn hǎowǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
to take a walk
散步sànbùsànbù
life
生活shēnghuóshēnghuó
After dinner my mom and I go for a walk in the park and feel that life like this is very comfortable.
晚饭wǎnfàn hòu   妈妈māma  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 觉得juéde 这样zhèyàng 生活shēnghuó hěn 舒服shūfuwǎnfàn hòu wǒ hé māma qù gōngyuán sànbù, juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó hěn shūfu.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de 生活shēnghuó tài máng, méi 时间shíjiān 散步sànbùtā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
new
xīnxīn
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn 衣服yīfuwǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
apartment
公寓gōngyùgōngyù
floor
lóulóu
elevator
电梯diàntīdiàntī
to go up
上去shàngqùshàngqù
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
 zhù zài   xīn 公寓gōngyù , zài shí lóu, 每天měitiān dōu zuò 电梯diàntī 上去shàngqùwǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
every time
每次měicìměicì
Every time after work, I go to the park for a walk.
每次měicì 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu,  dōu  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùměicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.
stairs
楼梯lóutīlóutī
Let’s go up the stairs.
我们wǒmen zǒu 楼梯lóutī 上去shàngqù bawǒmen zǒu lóutī shàngqù ba.
to go downstairs
下楼xiàlóuxiàlóu
Let’s go downstairs to the park for a walk.
我们wǒmen 下楼xiàlóu  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù bawǒmen xiàlóu qù gōngyuán sànbù ba.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
  喜欢xǐhuan zuò 电梯diàntī, 每次měicì dōu zǒu 楼梯lóutī 下楼xiàlóu huí 公寓gōngyùtā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
kitchen
厨房chúfángchúfáng
living room
客厅kètīngkètīng
refrigerator
冰箱bīngxiāngbīngxiāng
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
 de 公寓gōngyù yǒu   xiǎo 厨房chúfáng    客厅kètīng, 厨房chúfáng  yǒu   冰箱bīngxiāngwǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
to open
打开dǎkāidǎkāi
fridge
冰箱bīngxiāngbīngxiāng
drink
饮料yǐnliàoyǐnliào
Please open the fridge and bring some drinks.
qǐng  打开dǎkāi 冰箱bīngxiāng,  一点儿yìdiǎnr 饮料yǐnliào láiqǐng nǐ dǎkāi bīngxiāng, ná yìdiǎnr yǐnliào lái.
There are many fruits and drinks in the refrigerator.
冰箱bīngxiāng  yǒu 很多hěnduō 水果shuǐguǒ  饮料yǐnliàobīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěnduō shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
 喜欢xǐhuan zài 厨房chúfáng 做饭zuòfàn, zài 客厅kètīng kàn 电视diànshì, 有时候yǒushíhou 打开dǎkāi 冰箱bīngxiāng zhǎo 饮料yǐnliàotā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.
超市chāoshì  de 饮料yǐnliào hěn duō, 蔬菜shūcài  hěn 新鲜xīnxiānchāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.
to take a shower
洗澡xǐzǎoxǐzǎo
to wash
finally
最后zuìhòuzuìhòu
to clean
打扫dǎsǎodǎsǎo
After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu xiān 洗澡xǐzǎo, zài  衣服yīfu, 最后zuìhòu 打扫dǎsǎo 房间fángjiāntā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.
周末zhōumò   上班shàngbān, zài jiā 洗澡xǐzǎo、  衣服yīfu, hái 打扫dǎsǎo 厨房chúfángzhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.
time classifier
This time I’m not going to the supermarket.
zhè     超市chāoshìzhè cì wǒ bù qù chāoshì.
help
帮助bāngzhùbāngzhù
His help to me is very important.
 gěi  de 帮助bāngzhù duì  hěn 重要zhòngyàotā gěi wǒ de bāngzhù duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào.
This exam is very hard; thank you for giving me so much help.
zhè  考试kǎoshì hěn nán, 谢谢xièxie  gěi  那么nàme duō 帮助bāngzhùzhè cì kǎoshì hěn nán, xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ nàme duō bāngzhù.
to be willing to
愿意yuànyìyuànyì
to help
帮助bāngzhùbāngzhù
Thank you for helping me.
谢谢xièxie  帮助bāngzhù xièxie nǐ bāngzhù wǒ.
to make
ràngràng
warm
温暖wēnnuǎnwēnnuǎn
She is always willing to help others, making everyone feel very warm.
 总是zǒngshì 愿意yuànyì 帮助bāngzhù 别人biéren, ràng 大家dàjiā 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎntā zǒngshì yuànyì bāngzhù biéren, ràng dàjiā juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
road
马路mǎlùmǎlù
on
shàngshàng
a bit
有点儿yǒudiǎnryǒudiǎnr
to be afraid
害怕hàipàhàipà
safe
安全ānquánānquán
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
 晚上wǎnshang   rén zǒu zài 马路mǎlù shàng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害怕hàipà, 但是dànshì zhè  地方dìfang hěn 安全ānquántā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
long-narrow-item classifier
tiáotiáo
I’m not afraid at all to walk on this road, because it’s also very safe at night.
 一点儿yìdiǎnr   害怕hàipà zài zhè tiáo 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu, 因为yīnwèi 晚上wǎnshang  hěn 安全ānquánwǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú hàipà zài zhè tiáo mǎlù shàng zǒu, yīnwèi wǎnshang yě hěn ānquán.
angry
生气shēngqìshēngqì
to speak
说话shuōhuàshuōhuà
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo,  tīng  tài 清楚qīngchutā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bù tài qīngchu.
strange
奇怪qíguàiqíguài
He looks a bit angry today, and the way he talks is also a bit strange.
 今天jīntiān 看起来kànqǐlái 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 生气shēngqì, 说话shuōhuà  有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā jīntiān kànqǐlái yǒudiǎnr shēngqì, shuōhuà yě yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
She isn’t angry at all; she just thinks this matter is a bit strange.
 一点儿yìdiǎnr   生气shēngqì, zhǐ 觉得juéde zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì, zhǐ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
both ... and
yòuyòu
dirty
zāngzāng
to clean (in practice)
打扫起来dǎsǎoqǐláidǎsǎoqǐlái
This room is not very easy to clean.
zhè  房间fángjiān 打扫dǎsǎo 起来qǐlái  tài 容易róngyìzhè gè fángjiān dǎsǎo qǐlái bù tài róngyì.
troublesome
麻烦máfanmáfan
This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.
zhè  厨房chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, 打扫dǎsǎo 起来qǐlái hěn 麻烦máfanzhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.
今天jīntiān de 天气tiānqì yòu lěng yòu 下雨xiàyǔ,  zhǐ xiǎng zài 客厅kètīng  休息xiūxijīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
way of thinking
想法xiǎngfǎxiǎngfǎ
the same
一样yíyàngyíyàng
Your ideas are the same as hers.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ 一样yíyàngnǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
 de 想法xiǎngfǎ gēn  de 一样yíyàng, dōu  愿意yuànyì 放弃fàngqì 学习xuéxí 中文zhōngwéntā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
to discuss
讨论tǎolùntǎolùn
At school and at home, everyone should be able to freely discuss their own ideas.
zài 学校xuéxiào  jiā , 大家dàjiā dōu 应该yīnggāi 可以kěyǐ 自由zìyóu 讨论tǎolùn 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎzài xuéxiào hé jiā lǐ, dàjiā dōu yīnggāi kěyǐ zìyóu tǎolùn zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
Tomorrow we want to walk in the park, discussing next week’s plans while we walk, and finally go home together.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen xiǎng zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 一边yìbiān zǒu 一边yìbiān 讨论tǎolùn xià  星期xīngqī de 安排ānpái, 最后zuìhòu 一起yìqǐ 回家huíjiāmíngtiān wǒmen xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tǎolùn xià gè xīngqī de ānpái, zuìhòu yìqǐ huíjiā.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
 zhù de 公寓gōngyù  , 但是dànshì 环境huánjìng yòu 安静ānjìng yòu 安全ānquánwǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
to walk across
走过zǒuguòzǒuguò
I had to walk across many streets before getting to the park.
 走过zǒuguò 很多hěnduō tiáo 马路mǎlù, cái dào 公园gōngyuánwǒ zǒuguò hěnduō tiáo mǎlù, cái dào gōngyuán.
to wash (in practice)
洗起来xǐqǐláixǐqǐlái
This piece of clothing is easy to wash.
zhè jiàn 衣服yīfu 洗起来xǐqǐlái hěn 简单jiǎndānzhè jiàn yīfu xǐqǐlái hěn jiǎndān.
These shoes have walked across many roads and are very dirty now; washing them is a bit of a hassle.
zhè shuāng 鞋子xiézi zǒu guò hěn duō 马路mǎlù, 现在xiànzài hěn zāng,  起来qǐlái 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 麻烦máfanzhè shuāng xiézi zǒu guò hěn duō mǎlù, xiànzài hěn zāng, xǐ qǐlái yǒudiǎnr máfan.
to go upstairs
上楼shànglóushànglóu
We go upstairs by the stairs and don’t take the elevator.
我们wǒmen zǒu 楼梯lóutī 上楼shànglóu,  zuò 电梯diàntīwǒmen zǒu lóutī shànglóu, bù zuò diàntī.
healthy
健康jiànkāngjiànkāng
She feels that walking up the stairs every day is healthier than taking the elevator.
 觉得juéde 每天měitiān zǒu 楼梯lóutī 上楼shànglóu  zuò 电梯diàntī gèng 健康jiànkāngtā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
winter
冬天dōngtiāndōngtiān
In winter, when the weather is very cold, we drink hot tea at home.
冬天dōngtiān 天气tiānqì hěn lěng, 我们wǒmen zài jiā   chádōngtiān tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen zài jiā hē rè chá.
In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.
冬天dōngtiān zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān    chá、 tīng 音乐yīnyuè, ràng rén 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎndōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
 jiā 饭店fàndiàn 今天jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo 新鲜xīnxiān de nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
to find
zhǎozhǎo
Even if we’re very busy, we should still find time to exercise so that life is healthier.
即使jíshǐ hěn máng, 我们wǒmen  应该yīnggāi zhǎo 时间shíjiān 运动yùndòng, ràng 生活shēnghuó gèng 健康jiànkāngjíshǐ hěn máng, wǒmen yě yīnggāi zhǎo shíjiān yùndòng, ràng shēnghuó gèng jiànkāng.
building
lóulóu
It is very quiet near this building.
zhè lóu 附近fùjìn hěn 安静ānjìngzhè lóu fùjìn hěn ānjìng.
I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.
 zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn 安静ānjìngwǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.