Lesson 18

QuestionAnswer
sweet
tiántián
salty
xiánxián
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
jīntiān 饭店fàndiàn de cài  tài tián,   tài xiánjīntiān fàndiàn de cài bù tài tián, yě bù tài xián.
cake
蛋糕dàngāodàngāo
chocolate
巧克力qiǎokèlìqiǎokèlì
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
 hěn ài chī tián de 东西dōngxi, 比如bǐrú 蛋糕dàngāo  巧克力qiǎokèlìtā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
soup
tāngtāng
At dinner time we often drink a bit of soup.
晚饭wǎnfàn de 时候shíhou 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng  一点儿yìdiǎnr tāngwǎnfàn de shíhou wǒmen chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr tāng.
spicy
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
zhè  tāng tài xián tài  le,   tài 喜欢xǐhuanzhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bù tài xǐhuan.
sour
suānsuān
kind classifier
zhǒngzhǒng
taste
味道wèidàowèidào
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan chī suān de 东西dōngxi, juéde  zhǒng 味道wèidào 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā bù tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
bitter
to add
jiājiā
sugar
tángtáng
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.
  咖啡kāfēi de 时候shíhou  喜欢xǐhuan jiā tángwǒ 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 , 但是dànshì  习惯xíguàn  jiā táng 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.
háizi chī le tài duō 冰淇淋bīngqílín  巧克力qiǎokèlì, juéde 肚子dùzi hěn  舒服shūfuháizi chī le tài duō bīngqílín hé qiǎokèlì, juéde dùzi hěn bù shūfu.
piece classifier
kuàikuài
to finish
wánwán
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo 看起来kànqǐlái hěn tián,   rén chī de wán mazhè 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.
  rén chī  wán zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo,  gēn  一起yìqǐ chī bawǒ 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.
 觉得juéde zhè tiáo 裙子qúnzi hěn 漂亮piàoliangtā juéde zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.
jīntiān  穿chuān le tiáo 蓝色lánsè de 裙子qúnzi, 看起来kànqǐlái hěn 漂亮piàoliangjīntiān 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.
 觉得juéde 黑色hēisè de 裤子kùzi  白色báisè de 裤子kùzi gèng 合适héshìwǒ juéde hēisè de kùzi bǐ báisè de kùzi gèng héshì.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
 上班shàngbān de 时候shíhou 一般yìbān 穿chuān 黑色hēisè 裤子kùzi  白色báisè 衣服yīfutā 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 de 时候shíhou 记得jìde 戴上dàishàng 帽子màozichūmén de shíhou jìde dàishàng màozi.
sun
太阳tàiyángtàiyáng
strong
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
ma ràng  出门chūmén de 时候shíhou dài shàng 帽子màozi, shuō 外面wàimiàn de tài yáng tài 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.
 mǎi le shuāng xīn 运动鞋yùndòngxié, shuō zài 公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou  穿chuān 平时píngshí de 鞋子xiézi 舒服shūfu duōtā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
to wear
dàidài
year
niánnián
I’ve worn this hat for many years; I feel it’s more comfortable than a new one.
 zhè  帽子màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde  xīn 帽子màozi gèng 舒服shūfuwǒ 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   喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 裙子qúnzi, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 舒服shūfu de 裤子kùzi  运动鞋yùndòngxiézhōumò 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,  常常chángcháng  附近fùjìn de 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 健身jiànshēnxiàbān yǐhòu, tā chángcháng qù fùjìn de tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn.
noisy
chǎochǎo
She doesn’t like working out in very noisy places and feels the park is quieter than the gym.
  喜欢xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de 地方dìfang 健身jiànshēn, juéde 公园gōngyuán  体育馆tǐyùguǎn 安静ānjìngtā bù xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de dìfang jiànshēn, juéde gōngyuán bǐ tǐyùguǎn ānjìng.
to play (music)
fàngfàng
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
 jiā 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 音乐yīnyuè fàng de hěn , yǒu rén juéde hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi,  yǒu rén juéde tài chǎonà 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   朋友péngyou zài 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobùzhōumò 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.
 zài 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou, 感觉gǎnjué 空气kōngqì  环境huánjìng dōu hěn hǎowǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
less
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.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ zuìjìn 常常chángcháng 感觉gǎnjué tài lèi, 所以suǒyǐ xiǎng shǎo  体育馆tǐyùguǎn, duō zài jiā 休息xiūxitā 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.
 喝完hēwán chá jiù  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ 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   le tài duō 咖啡kāfēi, 晚上wǎnshang 可能kěnéng 睡不着shuìbuzháojīntiān 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.
 从来cónglái  zài 晚上wǎnshang  咖啡kāfēi, juéde 咖啡kāfēi tài ,  wán hòu  睡不着shuìbuzháotā cónglái bù 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.
 从来cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de 水果shuǐguǒ, 味道wèidào hěn 特别tèbiéwǒ 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.
 从来cónglái  gěi 孩子háizi  tài tián de 饮料yǐnliào, ràng  shǎo chī táng gèng 健康jiànkāngtā 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 zài zhè  地点dìdiǎn 见面jiànmiànwǒmen 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,   男朋友nánpéngyou zài 公园gōngyuán 南门nánmén 约会yuēhuì, juéde   地点dìdiǎn  别的biéde 地方dìfang 安静ānjìngzhōumò, 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 shì  第一次dìyīcì lái zhè  公园gōngyuánjīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
girlfriend
女朋友nǚpéngyounǚpéngyou
place
地点dìdiǎndìdiǎn
to think
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.
 第一次dìyīcì gēn 女朋友nǚpéngyou zài 饭店fàndiàn 约会yuēhuì, 为了wèile 找到zhǎodào 合适héshì de 地点dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔtā 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   xiǎng gēn 亲戚qīnqi 一起yìqǐ  聚会jùhuìzhōumò 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  常常chángcháng dài 孩子háizi  看看kànkan 亲戚qīnqi, gēn 阿姨āyí zài jiā  聊天liáotiānzhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
polite person classifier
wèiwèi
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
 hěn 喜欢xǐhuan zhè wèi 阿姨āyí, xiànzài  常常chángcháng gěi   diànhuà 聊天liáotiānwǒ 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.
 从来cónglái  记得jìde gěi 亲戚qīnqi  diànhuà, 每次měicì dōu shì 妈妈māma ràng  tā cónglái bù jìde gěi qīnqi dǎ diànhuà, měicì dōu shì māma ràng tā dǎ.
to love (to)
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.
 shuō 男朋友nánpéngyou 虽然suīrán  tài ài 说话shuōhuà, 但是dànshì duì  hěn 关心guānxīn, 每次měicì 约会yuēhuì dōu 提前tíqián dàotā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bù 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.
 juéde 女朋友nǚpéngyou zuì 可爱kě’ài de 地方dìfang shì,  说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou  总是zǒngshì xiào zhe tīngtā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
classroom
教室jiàoshìjiàoshì
easy
hǎohǎo
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
 wèi 老师lǎoshī 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn  , zài chǎo de 教室jiàoshì   tài hǎo 听清楚tīngqīngchunà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
The sun is very strong today; when the child eats ice cream in the park, she wears a hat.
jīntiān tàiyáng hěn , 孩子háizi zài 公园gōngyuán chī 冰淇淋bīngqílín de 时候shíhou dài zhe 帽子màozijīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, háizi zài gōngyuán chī bīngqílín de shíhou dài zhe màozi.
room classifier
jiānjiān
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
 juéde zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì  图书馆túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài miàn 学习xuéxí  tài 舒服shūfuwǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.
 从来cónglái  chī hěn  de cài, juéde duì 肚子dùzi  hǎotā 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.
 juéde zhè  城市chéngshì de 空气kōngqì  tài hǎo, 所以suǒyǐ hěn duō rén 晚上wǎnshang  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  jiā 附近fùjìn hǎo duōwǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bù 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.
 jiān 房间fángjiān  zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì 安静ānjìng, zài miàn 学习xuéxí 感觉gǎnjué gèng hǎonà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.