Question	Answer
plan	计划jìhuàjìhuà
to improve	提高tígāotígāo
level	水平shuǐpíngshuǐpíng
My study plan is to first improve my Chinese level, then learn other things.	我wǒ　的de　学习xuéxí　计划jìhuà　是shì　先xiān　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　然后ránhòu　再zài　学xué　别的biéde　东西dōngxi。wǒ de xuéxí jìhuà shì xiān tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, ránhòu zài xué biéde dōngxi.
towards	对duìduì
culture	文化wénhuàwénhuà
interested	有兴趣yǒuxìngqùyǒuxìngqù
She is very interested in Chinese culture, so her plan is to spend an hour every day improving her Chinese level.	她tā　对duì　中国zhōngguó　文化wénhuà　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　所以suǒyǐ　她tā　的de　计划jìhuà　是shì　每天měitiān　花huā　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　提高tígāo　自己zìjǐ　的de　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng。tā duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ tā de jìhuà shì měitiān huā yí gè xiǎoshí tígāo zìjǐ de zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
confidence	信心xìnxīnxìnxīn
The teacher said that as long as we review carefully every day, our Chinese level will definitely improve, and then everyone will be more confident.	老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　我们wǒmen　每天měitiān　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí，　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng　一定yídìng　会huì　提高tígāo，　这样zhèyàng　大家dàjiā　就jiù　更gèng　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn　了le。lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào wǒmen měitiān rènzhēn fùxí, zhōngwén shuǐpíng yídìng huì tígāo, zhèyàng dàjiā jiù gèng yǒu xìnxīn le.
but rather	而是érshìérshì
He studies Chinese not for exams, but because he is interested in Chinese.	他tā　学xué　中文zhōngwén　不bù　是shì　为了wèile　考试kǎoshì，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　对duì　中文zhōngwén　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā xué zhōngwén bù shì wèile kǎoshì, érshì yīnwèi duì zhōngwén yǒu xìngqù.
grades	成绩chéngjìchéngjì
I want to improve my Chinese level not to make my grades better, but so that I can freely express my ideas with more friends.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　不bù　是shì　为了wèile　让ràng　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　好hǎo，　而是érshì　为了wèile　可kě以yǐ　跟gēn　更gèng　多duō　朋友péngyou　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bù shì wèile ràng chéngjì gèng hǎo, érshì wèile kěyǐ gēn gèng duō péngyou zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
mistake	错误cuòwùcuòwù
don't	不要bùyàobùyào
Don’t stay online in your room all the time.	你nǐ　不要bùyào　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng。nǐ bùyào yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng.
There are often some small mistakes in my homework, but the teacher says not to be afraid.	我wǒ　的de　作业zuòyè　里lǐ　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　小xiǎo　错误cuòwù，　但dàn　是shì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　不bú　要yào　害怕hàipà。wǒ de zuòyè lǐ chángcháng yǒu yìxiē xiǎo cuòwù, dàn shì lǎoshī shuō bú yào hàipà.
to pay attention to	注意zhùyìzhùyì
When we take a walk in the park, we should pay attention to our health.	在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　的de　时候shíhou，　我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　注意zhùyì　自己zìjǐ　的de　健康jiànkāng。zài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
to explain	解释jiěshìjiěshì
She asks me to pay more attention to these mistakes and carefully explains them to me every time.	她tā　让ràng　我wǒ　多duō　注意zhùyì　这些zhèxiē　错误cuòwù，　每次měicì　都dōu　认真rènzhēn　解释jiěshì　给gěi　我wǒ　听tīng。tā ràng wǒ duō zhùyì zhèxiē cuòwù, měicì dōu rènzhēn jiěshì gěi wǒ tīng.
game	游戏yóuxìyóuxì
After work, he doesn’t want to be online all the time; he just wants to play games for a while so he won’t be so tired.	下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　他tā　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　上网shàngwǎng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　玩wán　一会儿yíhuìr　游戏yóuxì，　让ràng　自己zìjǐ　不bù　那么nàme　累lèi。xiàbān yǐhòu, tā bù xiǎng yìzhí shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng wán yíhuìr yóuxì, ràng zìjǐ bù nàme lèi.
She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.	她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bù　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bù shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.
to play (basketball)	打dǎdǎ
basketball	篮球lánqiúlánqiú
to play (soccer)	踢tītī
soccer	足球zúqiúzúqiú
I like to play soccer in the park on weekends.	我wǒ　周末zhōumò　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。wǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends he often goes to play basketball with classmates, and sometimes goes to the park to play soccer.	周末zhōumò　他tā　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　去qù　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú，　有时候yǒushíhou　也yě　去qù　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。zhōumò tā chángcháng gēn tóngxué qù dǎ lánqiú, yǒushíhou yě qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
to play (ball games)	打dǎdǎ
On weekends we play basketball in the park and find it very interesting.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú，　觉得juéde　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。zhōumò wǒmen zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
to kick	踢tītī
After work I don’t want to go online in my room; I just want to play soccer in the park for a while.	下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　一会儿yíhuìr　足球zúqiú。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán tī yíhuìr zúqiú.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.	她tā　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　的de　时候shíhou　没méi　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn，　但dàn　是shì　踢tī　了le　几jǐ　次cì　足球zúqiú　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　也yě　可kě以yǐ　慢慢mànmàn　提高tígāo。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
young	年轻niánqīngniánqīng
reporter	记者jìzhějìzhě
to ask	问wènwèn
here	这里zhèlizhèli
The environment here is very quiet.	这里zhèli　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　安静ānjìng。zhèli de huánjìng hěn ānjìng.
That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.	那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　记者jìzhě　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　问wèn　我wǒ，　为什么wèishénme　这zhè　里lǐ　的de　人rén　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　散步sànbù。nà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.
to be related	有关系yǒuguānxiyǒuguānxi
interest	兴趣xìngqùxìngqù
some	一些yīxiēyīxiē
She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.	她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　跟gēn　健康jiànkāng　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　也yě　跟gēn　每个měige　人rén　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　所以suǒyǐ　这zhè　个gè　年轻niánqīng　记者jìzhě　想xiǎng　写xiě　一些yìxiē　文章wénzhāng。tā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.
surroundings	周围zhōuwéizhōuwéi
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　公园gōngyuán　周围zhōuwéi　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　好hǎo，　这zhè　跟gēn　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　文化wénhuà　也yě　有yǒu　关系guānxi。wǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
heating	暖气nuǎnqìnuǎnqì
summer	夏天xiàtiānxiàtiān
air conditioning	空调kōngtiáokōngtiáo
The area around my office is very quiet; in winter there is heating, and in summer there is air conditioning.	我wǒ　的de　办公室bàngōngshì　周围zhōuwéi　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　冬天dōngtiān　有yǒu　暖气nuǎnqì，　夏天xiàtiān　有yǒu　空调kōngtiáo。wǒ de bàngōngshì zhōuwéi hěn ānjìng, dōngtiān yǒu nuǎnqì, xiàtiān yǒu kōngtiáo.
air conditioner	空调kōngtiáokōngtiáo
at ease	安心ānxīnānxīn
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.	她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　睡觉shuìjiào　的de　时候shíhou　喜欢xǐhuan　开着kāizhe　空调kōngtiáo，　不bù　是shì　因为yīnwèi　外面wàimiàn　很hěn　热rè，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　这样zhèyàng　比较bǐjiào　安心ānxīn。tā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.	冬天dōngtiān　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　开kāi　着zhe　暖气nuǎnqì　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电视diànshì，　知道zhīdào　孩子háizi　安静ānjìng　地de　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　学习xuéxí，　也yě　觉得juéde　很hěn　安心ānxīn。dōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
bowl	碗wǎnwǎn
After dinner, she often helps her mom wash the dishes, which makes her mom very happy.	吃完chīwán　晚饭wǎnfàn　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　常常chángcháng　帮bāng　妈妈māma　洗xǐ　碗wǎn，　让ràng　妈妈māma　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。chīwán wǎnfàn yǐhòu, tā chángcháng bāng māma xǐ wǎn, ràng māma hěn gāoxìng.
When we eat at home on weekends, we often use many bowls, so after eating we have to wash them together.	周末zhōumò　在zài　家jiā　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　用yòng　很多hěnduō　碗wǎn，　所以suǒyǐ　吃完chīwán　以后yǐhòu　得děi　一起yìqǐ　洗xǐ　碗wǎn。zhōumò zài jiā chīfàn de shíhou, wǒmen chángcháng yòng hěnduō wǎn, suǒyǐ chīwán yǐhòu děi yìqǐ xǐ wǎn.
to give (as a present)	送sòngsòng
noun classifier	件jiànjiàn
gift	礼物lǐwùlǐwù
On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　送sòng　给gěi　妈妈māma　一yí　件jiàn　礼物lǐwù。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.	生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bù　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
He says what matters most is not how expensive the gift is, but the person who gives it.	他tā　说shuō　最zuì　重要zhòngyào　的de　不bù　是shì　礼物lǐwù　多duō　贵guì，　而是érshì　送sòng　礼物lǐwù　的de　人rén。tā shuō zuì zhòngyào de bù shì lǐwù duō guì, érshì sòng lǐwù de rén.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.	我wǒ　去qù　过guo　那nà　个gè　城市chéngshì　三sān　次cì　了le，　每měi　次cì　都dōu　觉得juéde　很hěn　有yǒu　意思yìsi。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
to pay attention	注意zhùyìzhùyì
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.	这zhè　个gè　语法yǔfǎ　老师lǎoshī　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　我wǒ　解释jiěshì　了le　两liǎng　次cì，　我wǒ　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　应该yīnggāi　更gèng　注意zhùyì。zhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
during	中zhōngzhōng
to memorize	记住jìzhùjìzhù
I think it is not easy to memorize these new words.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　记住jìzhù　这些zhèxiē　生词shēngcí　不bù　容易róngyì。wǒ juéde jìzhù zhèxiē shēngcí bù róngyì.
them	它们tāmentāmen
I often play with them in the park.	我wǒ　常常chángcháng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跟gēn　它们tāmen　玩wán。wǒ chángcháng zài gōngyuán gēn tāmen wán.
I think the most important thing in learning is not memorizing every new word, but knowing how to use them.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　学习xuéxí　中zhōng　最zuì　重要zhòngyào　的de　不bù　是shì　记住jìzhù　每měi　个gè　生词shēngcí，　而是érshì　知道zhīdào　怎zěn么me　用yòng　它们tāmen。wǒ juéde xuéxí zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bù shì jìzhù měi gè shēngcí, érshì zhīdào zěnme yòng tāmen.
those	那些nàxiēnàxiē
Those students often take a walk in the park after class.	那nà些xiē　学生xuéshēng　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　常常chángcháng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。nàxiē xuéshēng xiàkè yǐhòu chángcháng zài gōngyuán sànbù.
confident	有信心yǒuxìnxīnyǒuxìnxīn
I am very confident about next year’s Chinese exam.	我wǒ　对duì　明年míngnián　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　有信心yǒuxìnxīn。wǒ duì míngnián de zhōngwén kǎoshì hěn yǒuxìnxīn.
Those young students are very interested in Chinese and also very confident about their grades.	那nà　些xiē　年轻niánqīng　学生xuéshēng　对duì　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　也yě　对duì　自己zìjǐ　的de　成绩chéngjì　很hěn　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn。nà xiē niánqīng xuéshēng duì zhōngwén hěn yǒu xìngqù, yě duì zìjǐ de chéngjì hěn yǒu xìnxīn.
travel	旅游lǚyóulǚyóu
She is very interested in travel.	她tā　对duì　旅lǚ游yóu　很hěn　有yǒu　兴xìng趣qù。tā duì lǚyóu hěn yǒu xìngqù.
He says his travel plans have nothing to do with what other people say, only with his own interests.	他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　旅lǚ游yóu　计划jìhuà　跟gēn　别人biérén　说shuō　什么shénme　没méi　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　只zhǐ　跟gēn　自己zìjǐ　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi。tā shuō zìjǐ de lǚyóu jìhuà gēn biérén shuō shénme méi yǒu guānxi, zhǐ gēn zìjǐ de xìngqù yǒu guānxi.
to come out	出来chūláichūlái
Mom asked me to come out to eat dinner.	妈妈māma　让ràng　我wǒ　出来chūlái　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。māma ràng wǒ chūlái chī wǎnfàn.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.	夏天xiàtiān　的de　晚上wǎnshang，　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　在zài　开kāi　着zhe　空调kōngtiáo　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ，　而是érshì　想xiǎng　出来chūlái　散步sànbù。xiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
to play	打dǎdǎ
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.	记者jìzhě　又yòu　问wèn　她tā，　为什么wèishénme　不bù　在zài　家jiā　玩wán　游戏yóuxì，　而是érshì　每天měitiān　来lái　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bù zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
to play basketball	打篮球dǎlánqiúdǎlánqiú
Many classmates play basketball in the park after class.	很多hěnduō　同学tóngxué　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打篮球dǎlánqiú。hěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu zài gōngyuán dǎlánqiú.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.	她tā　笑xiào　着zhe　说shuō，　在zài　家jiā　一直yìzhí　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　会huì　忘记wàngjì　时间shíjiān；　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　不但bùdàn　对duì　健康jiànkāng　好hǎo，　而且érqiě　可以kěyǐ　提高tígāo　信心xìnxīn。tā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú bùdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
safety	安全ānquánānquán
For safety, we don’t take walks by the road.	为wèi了le　安全ānquán，　我们wǒmen　不bù　在zài　马路mǎlù　边biān　散步sànbù。wèile ānquán, wǒmen bù zài mǎlù biān sànbù.
Please pay attention to safety when walking on the road.	请qǐng　你nǐ　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　走zǒu　的de　时候shíhou　注意zhùyì　安全ānquán。qǐng nǐ zài mǎlù shàng zǒu de shíhou zhùyì ānquán.

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