Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 18

Question	Answer
sweet	甜tiántián
salty	咸xiánxián
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.	今jīn天tiān　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　不bú　太tài　甜tián，　也yě　不bú　太tài　咸xián。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bú tài tián, yě bú tài xián.
cake	蛋糕dàngāodàngāo
chocolate	巧克力qiǎokèlìqiǎokèlì
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.	她tā　很hěn　爱ài　吃chī　甜tián　的de　东西dōngxi，　比如bǐrú　蛋糕dàngāo　和hé　巧克力qiǎokèlì。tā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
soup	汤tāngtāng
At dinner time we often drink a bit of soup.	晚饭wǎnfàn　的de　时候shíhou　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　汤tāng。wǎnfàn de shíhou wǒmen chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr tāng.
spicy	辣làlà
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.	这zhè　个gè　汤tāng　太tài　咸xián　太tài　辣là　了le，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan。zhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bú tài xǐhuan.
sour	酸suānsuān
kind classifier	种zhǒngzhǒng
taste	味道wèidàowèidào
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.	他tā　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　酸suān　的de　东西dōngxi，　觉jué得de　那nà　种zhǒng　味道wèidào　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā bú tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
bitter	苦kǔkǔ
to add	加jiājiā
sugar	糖tángtáng
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.	我wǒ　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　加jiā　糖táng。wǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.
Although coffee is a bit bitter, he is used to drinking it without sugar.	咖啡kāfēi　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　苦kǔ，　但是dànshì　他tā　习惯xíguàn　不bù　加jiā　糖táng　喝hē。kāfēi suīrán yǒudiǎnr kǔ, dànshì tā xíguàn bù jiā táng hē.
ice cream	冰淇淋bīngqílínbīngqílín
stomach	肚子dùzidùzi
The child ate too much ice cream and chocolate and feels that her stomach is very uncomfortable.	孩hái子zi　吃chī　了le　太tài　多duō　冰淇淋bīngqílín　和hé　巧克力qiǎokèlì，　觉jué得de　肚子dùzi　很hěn　不bù　舒服shūfu。háizi chī le tài duō bīngqílín hé qiǎokèlì, juéde dùzi hěn bù shūfu.
piece classifier	块kuàikuài
to finish	完wánwán
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?	这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.	我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.
skirt	裙子qúnziqúnzi
pretty	漂亮piàoliangpiàoliang
She thinks this skirt is very pretty.	她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　条tiáo　裙子qúnzi　很hěn　漂亮piàoliang。tā juéde zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.	今jīn天tiān　她tā　穿chuān　了le　一yì条tiáo　蓝色lánsè　的de　裙子qúnzi，　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　漂亮piàoliang。jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
black	黑色hēisèhēisè
pants	裤子kùzikùzi
white	白色báisèbáisè
I think black pants are more suitable than white pants.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　黑色hēisè　的de　裤子kùzi　比bǐ　白色báisè　的de　裤子kùzi　更gèng　合适héshì。wǒ juéde hēisè de kùzi bǐ báisè de kùzi gèng héshì.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.	他tā　上班shàngbān　的de　时候shíhou　一般yìbān　穿chuān　黑色hēisè　裤子kùzi　和hé　白色báisè　衣服yīfu。tā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
to put on	戴上dàishàngdàishàng
hat	帽子màozimàozi
Remember to put on your hat when you go out.	出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou　记得jìde　戴上dàishàng　帽子màozi。chūmén de shíhou jìde dàishàng màozi.
sun	太阳tàiyángtàiyáng
strong	大dàdà
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.	妈mā妈ma　让ràng　我wǒ　出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou　戴dài　上shàng　帽子màozi，　说shuō　外面wàimiàn　的de　太tài　阳yáng　太tài　大dà。māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
sneaker	运动鞋yùndòngxiéyùndòngxié
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.	她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yì双shuāng　新xīn　运动鞋yùndòngxié，　说shuō　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou　比bǐ　穿chuān　平时píngshí　的de　鞋子xiézi　舒服shūfu　多duō。tā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
to wear	戴dàidài
year	年niánnián
I’ve worn this hat for many years; I feel it’s more comfortable than a new one.	我wǒ　这zhè　个gè　帽子màozi　戴dài　了le　很hěn　多duō　年nián　了le，　觉jué得de　比bǐ　新xīn　帽子màozi　更gèng　舒服shūfu。wǒ zhè gè màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde bǐ xīn màozi gèng shūfu.
On weekends she doesn’t like wearing skirts; she prefers comfortable pants and sneakers.	周末zhōumò　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　裙子qúnzi，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　舒服shūfu　的de　裤子kùzi　和hé　运动鞋yùndòngxié。zhōumò tā bù xǐhuan chuān qúnzi, gèng xǐhuan chuān shūfu de kùzi hé yùndòngxié.
gym	体育馆tǐyùguǎntǐyùguǎn
to work out	健身jiànshēnjiànshēn
After work he often goes to the nearby gym to work out.	下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　他tā　常常chángcháng　去qù　附近fùjìn　的de　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　健身jiànshēn。xiàbān yǐhòu, tā chángcháng qù fùjìn de tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn.
noisy	吵chǎochǎo
She doesn’t like working out in very noisy places and feels the park is quieter than the gym.	她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　很hěn　吵chǎo　的de　地方dìfang　健身jiànshēn，　觉jué得de　公园gōngyuán　比bǐ　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　安静ānjìng。tā bù xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de dìfang jiànshēn, juéde gōngyuán bǐ tǐyùguǎn ānjìng.
to play (music)	放fàngfàng
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.	那nà　家jiā　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　音乐yīnyuè　放fàng　得de　很hěn　大dà，　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　也yě　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　太tài　吵chǎo。nà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.
to run	跑步pǎobùpǎobù
On weekends my friend and I run together in the park.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　朋友péngyou　在zài　公园gōngyuán　一yì起qǐ　跑步pǎobù。zhōumò wǒ hé péngyou zài gōngyuán yìqǐ pǎobù.
to feel	感觉gǎnjuégǎnjué
air	空气kōngqìkōngqì
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.	我wǒ　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou，　感觉gǎnjué　空气kōngqì　和hé　环境huánjìng　都dōu　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
less	少shǎoshǎo
She says she has often been feeling too tired recently, so she wants to go to the gym less and rest more at home.	她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　最zuì近jìn　常常chángcháng　感觉gǎnjué　太tài　累lèi，　所以suǒyǐ　想xiǎng　少shǎo　去qù　体育馆tǐyùguǎn，　多duō　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。tā shuō zìjǐ zuìjìn chángcháng gǎnjué tài lèi, suǒyǐ xiǎng shǎo qù tǐyùguǎn, duō zài jiā xiūxi.
ever	从来cóngláicónglái
to finish drinking	喝完hēwánhēwán
After I finish drinking tea, I go for a walk in the park.	我wǒ　喝完hēwán　茶chá　就jiù　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒ hēwán chá jiù qù gōngyuán sànbù.
to be unable to fall asleep	睡不着shuìbuzháoshuìbuzháo
Today I drank too much coffee; I might not be able to fall asleep tonight.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　喝hē　了le　太tài　多duō　咖啡kāfēi，　晚上wǎnshang　可能kěnéng　睡不着shuìbuzháo。jīntiān wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang kěnéng shuìbuzháo.
He never drinks coffee at night; he feels coffee is too bitter, and after drinking it he can’t fall asleep.	他tā　从来cónglái　不bú　在zài　晚上wǎnshang　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi，　觉jué得de　咖啡kāfēi　太tài　苦kǔ，　喝hē　完wán　以yǐ后hòu　也yě　睡不着shuìbuzháo。tā cónglái bú zài wǎnshang hē kāfēi, juéde kāfēi tài kǔ, hē wán yǐhòu yě shuìbuzháo.
special	特别tèbiétèbié
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.	我wǒ　从来cónglái　没méi　吃chī　过guò　这zhè　种zhǒng　酸suān　又yòu　甜tián　的de　水果shuǐguǒ，　味道wèidào　很hěn　特别tèbié。wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
She never lets her child drink very sweet drinks, making him eat less sugar so he’ll be healthier.	她tā　从来cónglái　不bù　给gěi　孩子háizi　喝hē　太tài　甜tián　的de　饮料yǐnliào，　让ràng　他tā　少shǎo　吃chī　糖táng　更gèng　健康jiànkāng。tā cónglái bù gěi háizi hē tài tián de yǐnliào, ràng tā shǎo chī táng gèng jiànkāng.
boyfriend	男朋友nánpéngyounánpéngyou
to have a date	约会yuēhuìyuēhuì
location	地点dìdiǎndìdiǎn
We decided to meet at this location.	我们wǒmen　决定juédìng　在zài　这zhè　个gè　地点dìdiǎn　见面jiànmiàn。wǒmen juédìng zài zhè gè dìdiǎn jiànmiàn.
On weekends she has dates with her boyfriend at the south gate of the park and feels that location is quieter than other places.	周末zhōumò，　她tā　和hé　男朋友nánpéngyou　在zài　公园gōngyuán　南门nánmén　约会yuēhuì，　觉jué得de　那nà　个gè　地点dìdiǎn　比bǐ　别的biéde　地方dìfang　安静ānjìng。zhōumò, tā hé nánpéngyou zài gōngyuán nánmén yuēhuì, juéde nà gè dìdiǎn bǐ biéde dìfang ānjìng.
for the first time	第一次dìyīcìdìyīcì
Today is my first time coming to this park.	今天jīntiān　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　来lái　这zhè　个gè　公园gōngyuán。jīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
girlfriend	女朋友nǚpéngyounǚpéngyou
place	地点dìdiǎndìdiǎn
to think	想xiǎngxiǎng
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.	他tā　第一次dìyīcì　跟gēn　女朋友nǚpéngyou　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　约会yuēhuì，　为了wèile　找到zhǎodào　合适héshì　的de　地点dìdiǎn　想xiǎng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
relative	亲戚qīnqiqīnqi
On weekends I don’t want to go to parties with relatives.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　跟gēn　亲戚qīnqi　一起yìqǐ　去qù　聚会jùhuì。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng gēn qīnqi yìqǐ qù jùhuì.
aunt	阿姨āyíāyí
On weekends she often takes the child to visit relatives and chats at home with her aunt.	周末zhōumò　她tā　常常chángcháng　带dài　孩子háizi　去qù　看看kànkan　亲戚qīnqi，　跟gēn　阿姨āyí　在zài　家jiā　里lǐ　聊天liáotiān。zhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
polite person classifier	位wèiwèi
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.	我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
He never remembers to call his relatives; every time it’s his mom who tells him to call.	他tā　从来cónglái　不bú　记得jìde　给gěi　亲戚qīnqi　打dǎ　电diàn话huà，　每次měicì　都dōu　是shì　妈妈māma　让ràng　他tā　打dǎ。tā cónglái bú jìde gěi qīnqi dǎ diànhuà, měicì dōu shì māma ràng tā dǎ.
to love (to)	爱àiài
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.	她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bú　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bú tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
He thinks the cutest thing about his girlfriend is that whenever he talks, she always listens with a smile.	他tā　觉jué得de　女朋友nǚpéngyou　最zuì　可爱kě’ài　的de　地方dìfang　是shì，　他tā　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　她tā　总是zǒngshì　笑xiào　着zhe　听tīng。tā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
classroom	教室jiàoshìjiàoshì
easy	好hǎohǎo
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.	那nà　位wèi　老师lǎoshī　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　不bú　大dà，　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　不bú　太tài　好hǎo　听清楚tīngqīngchu。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bú dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bú tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
The sun is very strong today; when the child eats ice cream in the park, she wears a hat.	今jīn天tiān　太tài阳yáng　很hěn　大dà，　孩子háizi　在zài　公园gōngyuán　吃chī　冰淇淋bīngqílín　的de　时候shíhou　戴dài　着zhe　帽子màozi。jīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, háizi zài gōngyuán chī bīngqílín de shíhou dài zhe màozi.
room classifier	间jiānjiān
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.	我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　比bǐ　图书馆túshūguǎn　吵chǎo　多duō，　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　学习xuéxí　不bú　太tài　舒服shūfu。wǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bú tài shūfu.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.	她tā　从来cónglái　不bù　吃chī　很hěn　辣là　的de　菜cài，　觉jué得de　对duì　肚子dùzi　不bù　好hǎo。tā cónglái bù chī hěn là de cài, juéde duì dùzi bù hǎo.
I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.	我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　好hǎo　多duō。wǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.
That room is quieter than this classroom; it feels better to study in there.	那nà　间jiān　房间fángjiān　比bǐ　这zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　安静ānjìng，　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　学习xuéxí　感觉gǎnjué　更gèng　好hǎo。nà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.

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