Question	Answer
holiday	节日jiérìjiérì
Tomorrow there is an important holiday in our city.	明天míngtiān　是shì　我们wǒmen　城市chéngshì　很hěn　特别tèbié　的de　节日jiérì。míngtiān shì wǒmen chéngshì hěn tèbié de jiérì.
Spring Festival	春节ChūnjiéChūnjié
This holiday is called Spring Festival.	这zhè　个gè　节日jiérì　叫jiào　春节Chūnjié。zhè gè jiérì jiào Chūnjié.
since	自从zìcóngzìcóng
to come to	来到láidàoláidào
He came to this city three years ago.	他tā　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　已经yǐjīng　三sān　年nián　了le。tā láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐjīng sān nián le.
here	这里zhèlǐzhèlǐ
I really like it here.	我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这里zhèlǐ。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhèlǐ.
to spend (a holiday)	过guòguò
Have you ever spent Spring Festival here?	你nǐ　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　过guò　过guo　春节Chūnjié　吗ma？nǐ zài zhèlǐ guò guo Chūnjié ma?
Since I came to this city, this is the first time I’ve spent Spring Festival here.	自从zìcóng　我wǒ　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　以后yǐhòu，　这zhè　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　过guò　春节Chūnjié。zìcóng wǒ láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐhòu, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhèlǐ guò Chūnjié.
especially	专门zhuānménzhuānmén
I specifically look for quiet places near the park to take a walk.	我wǒ　专门zhuānmén　在zài　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　找zhǎo　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　散步sànbù。wǒ zhuānmén zài gōngyuán fùjìn zhǎo ānjìng de dìfang sànbù.
bookstore	书店shūdiànshūdiàn
for	给gěigěi
I like to cook for my family to eat.	我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　做饭zuòfàn　给gěi　家人jiārén　吃chī。wǒ xǐhuan zuòfàn gěi jiārén chī.
She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.	她tā　专门zhuānmén　去qù　书店shūdiàn　给gěi　妈妈māma　买mǎi　一yì　本běn　书shū。tā zhuānmén qù shūdiàn gěi māma mǎi yì běn shū.
to be on sale	打折dǎzhédǎzhé
The clothes in the supermarket are all on sale today.	今天jīntiān　超市chāoshì　的de　衣服yīfu　都dōu　打折dǎzhé。jīntiān chāoshì de yīfu dōu dǎzhé.
Many books are on sale at the bookstore today.	书店shūdiàn　今天jīntiān　很多hěnduō　书shū　都dōu　在zài　打折dǎzhé。shūdiàn jīntiān hěnduō shū dōu zài dǎzhé.
to be on sale (to have discounts)	打折dǎzhédǎzhé
to shop	购物gòuwùgòuwù
Because there are discounts today, she and I shopped in the supermarket for a long time.	因为yīnwèi　今天jīntiān　打折dǎzhé，　我wǒ　和hé　她tā　在zài　超市chāoshì　购物gòuwù　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。yīnwèi jīntiān dǎzhé, wǒ hé tā zài chāoshì gòuwù le hěn jiǔ.
café	咖啡馆kāfēiguǎnkāfēiguǎn
to relax	放松fàngsōngfàngsōng
On the weekend I want to go out shopping and also relax for a bit in a café.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　购物gòuwù，　也yě　想xiǎng　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　放松fàngsōng　一下yíxià。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén gòuwù, yě xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn fàngsōng yíxià.
relaxed	轻松qīngsōngqīngsōng
The environment in this café is very quiet; everyone feels very relaxed.	这zhè　家jiā　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　觉得juéde　很hěn　轻松qīngsōng。zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn lǐ de huánjìng hěn ānjìng, dàjiā dōu juéde hěn qīngsōng.
compared with	比起bǐqǐbǐqǐ
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.	比起bǐqǐ　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　饭店fàndiàn，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　轻松qīngsōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　聊天liáotiān。bǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
driver	司机sījīsījī
good morning	早上好zǎoshanghǎozǎoshanghǎo
Good morning, teacher.	早上好zǎoshanghǎo，　老师lǎoshī。zǎoshanghǎo, lǎoshī.
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.	我wǒ　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　司机sījī　说shuō　“早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
some	有的yǒudeyǒude
Some students like to take a walk in the park; some students like to go online at home.	有的yǒude　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　有的yǒude　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　家jiā　上网shàngwǎng。yǒude xuéshēng xǐhuan zài gōngyuán sànbù, yǒude xuéshēng xǐhuan zài jiā shàngwǎng.
some	有的yǒudeyǒude
Some drivers are very quiet; some like to chat with me.	有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　我wǒ　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de sījī hěn ānjìng, yǒu de sījī xǐhuan gēn wǒ liáotiān.
to listen to	听tīngtīng
concert	音乐会yīnyuèhuìyīnyuèhuì
Next week she plans to go to a concert.	下个xìage　星期xīngqī　她tā　打算dǎsuàn　去qù　听tīng　一yí　个gè　音乐会yīnyuèhuì。xìage xīngqī tā dǎsuàn qù tīng yí gè yīnyuèhuì.
nervous	紧张jǐnzhāngjǐnzhāng
She was a bit nervous the first time she went to a concert.	她tā　第一次dìyīcì　去qù　音乐会yīnyuèhuì　的de　时候shíhou　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　紧张jǐnzhāng。tā dìyīcì qù yīnyuèhuì de shíhou yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
audience	观众guānzhòngguānzhòng
There weren’t many people in the audience at the concert; everyone sat there listening quietly.	音乐会yīnyuèhuì　里lǐ　的de　观众guānzhòng　不bù　多duō，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　坐zuò　在zài　那里nàli　安静ānjìng　地de　听tīng。yīnyuèhuì lǐ de guānzhòng bù duō, dàjiā dōu zuò zài nàli ānjìng de tīng.
some	有些yǒuxiēyǒuxiē
Some students go for a walk in the park after class; some students go home to rest.	有些yǒuxiē　学生xuéshēng　下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　有些yǒuxiē　学生xuéshēng　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。yǒuxiē xuéshēng xiàkè yǐhòu qù gōngyuán sànbù, yǒuxiē xuéshēng huíjiā xiūxi.
audience member	观众guānzhòngguānzhòng
Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.	有些yǒuxiē　观众guānzhòng　是shì　年轻niánqīng　人rén，　也yě　有yǒu　带dài　孩子háizi　来lái　的de　爸爸bàba　妈妈māma。yǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.
that	那个nàgenàge
The park in that city is very quiet.	那个nàge　城市chéngshì　的de　公园gōngyuán　很hěn　安静ānjìng。nàge chéngshì de gōngyuán hěn ānjìng.
painter	画家huàjiāhuàjiā
to draw	画画huàhuàhuàhuà
That young painter likes to draw in the café.	那个nàge　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　画画huàhuà。nàge niánqīng de huàjiā xǐhuan zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ huàhuà.
one day	有一天yǒuyìtiānyǒuyìtiān
One day I want to take a walk in the park with my family.	有一天yǒuyìtiān　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yǒuyìtiān wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài gōngyuán sànbù.
to call	叫jiàojiào
Every day after work she draws for a while and hopes that one day people will call her a painter.	她tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　都dōu　画画huàhuà　一会儿yíhuìr，　希望xīwàng　有yǒu　一天yìtiān　别人biéren　会huì　叫jiào　她tā　画家huàjiā。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu dōu huàhuà yíhuìr, xīwàng yǒu yìtiān biéren huì jiào tā huàjiā.
game console	游戏机yóuxìjīyóuxìjī
Her older brother is playing on a game console in the living room and is very happy.	她tā　哥哥gēge　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　玩wán　游戏机yóuxìjī，　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā gēge zài kètīng lǐ wán yóuxìjī, wán de hěn gāoxìng.
to affect	影响yǐngxiǎngyǐngxiǎng
So that the game console doesn’t affect his grades, her brother decided to play only half an hour a day.	为了wèile　不bù　让ràng　游戏机yóuxìjī　影响yǐngxiǎng　成绩chéngjì，　哥哥gēge　决定juédìng　每天měitiān　只zhǐ　玩wán　半bàn　个gè　小时xiǎoshí。wèile bù ràng yóuxìjī yǐngxiǎng chéngjì, gēge juédìng měitiān zhǐ wán bàn gè xiǎoshí.
specially	专门zhuānménzhuānmén
On weekends I specially go to the supermarket to buy a gift for my mom.	我wǒ　周末zhōumò　专门zhuānmén　去qù　超市chāoshì　给gěi　妈妈māma　买mǎi　礼物lǐwù。wǒ zhōumò zhuānmén qù chāoshì gěi māma mǎi lǐwù.
website	网站wǎngzhànwǎngzhàn
to be used to	用来yòngláiyònglái
painting	画huàhuà
She specially made a website to put her paintings and photos on.	她tā　专门zhuānmén　做zuò　了le　一yí　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn，　用yòng　来lái　放fàng　自己zìjǐ　的de　画huà　和hé　照片zhàopiàn。tā zhuānmén zuò le yí gè wǎngzhàn, yòng lái fàng zìjǐ de huà hé zhàopiàn.
many	很多hěnduōhěnduō
to see	看到kàndàokàndào
I just saw two dogs in the park.	我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　在zài　公园gōngyuán　看到kàndào　两liǎng　只zhī　狗gǒu。wǒ gāngcái zài gōngyuán kàndào liǎng zhī gǒu.
to find	觉得juédejuéde
Many young people see her paintings on the website and find them very interesting.	很多hěnduō　年轻niánqīng　人rén　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　看kàn到dào　她tā　的de　画huà，　觉得juéde　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。hěnduō niánqīng rén zài wǎngzhàn shàng kàndào tā de huà, juéde hěn yǒuyìsi.
downstairs	楼下lóuxiàlóuxià
restroom	洗手间xǐshǒujiānxǐshǒujiān
upstairs	楼上lóushànglóushàng
There is a restroom downstairs in the café; the bookstore’s restroom is upstairs.	咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　楼下lóuxià　有yǒu　洗手间xǐshǒujiān，　书店shūdiàn　的de　洗手间xǐshǒujiān　在zài　楼上lóushàng。kāfēiguǎn lóuxià yǒu xǐshǒujiān, shūdiàn de xǐshǒujiān zài lóushàng.
to go up	上shàngshàng
Let’s walk up the stairs to the tenth floor.	我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上shàng　十shí　楼lóu　吧ba。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàng shí lóu ba.
to come down	下来xiàláixiàlái
Come downstairs; let’s go take a walk in the park together.	你nǐ　从cóng　楼上lóushàng　下来xiàlái　吧ba，　我们wǒmen　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。nǐ cóng lóushàng xiàlái ba, wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.	她tā　先xiān　上shàng　楼上lóushàng　的de　洗手间xǐshǒujiān，　再zài　下来xiàlái　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　继续jìxù　购物gòuwù。tā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
to sit down	坐下zuòxiàzuòxià
Please sit down.	请qǐng　你nǐ　坐下zuòxià　吧ba。qǐng nǐ zuòxià ba.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.	楼下lóuxià　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　人rén　太tài　多duō，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　楼上lóushàng　找zhǎo　一yí　个gè　地方dìfang　坐zuò下xià。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
to start	开始kāishǐkāishǐ
We start the meeting at eight o’clock.	我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　开会kāihuì。wǒmen bā diǎn kāishǐ kāihuì.
Since she started working out at the gym, she feels her body is much more relaxed than before.	自从zìcóng　她tā　开始kāishǐ　在zài　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　健身jiànshēn　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　身体shēntǐ　比bǐ　以前yǐqián　轻松qīngsōng　多duō　了le。zìcóng tā kāishǐ zài tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn yǐhòu, juéde shēntǐ bǐ yǐqián qīngsōng duō le.
Compared with being online in her room all the time, she feels that running in the park relaxes her more.	比起bǐqǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　她tā　觉得juéde　去qù　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　更gèng　能néng　放松fàngsōng　自己zìjǐ。bǐqǐ yìzhí zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, tā juéde qù gōngyuán pǎobù gèng néng fàngsōng zìjǐ.
instructions	说明shuōmíngshuōmíng
When buying a new game console, he first carefully read the instructions.	买mǎi　新xīn　游戏机yóuxìjī　的de　时候shíhou，　他tā　先xiān　认真rènzhēn　看kàn　完wán　了le　说明shuōmíng。mǎi xīn yóuxìjī de shíhou, tā xiān rènzhēn kàn wán le shuōmíng.
Compared with people who never read the instructions, he feels more at ease.	比起bǐqǐ　别人biérén　从来cónglái　不bù　看kàn　说明shuōmíng，　他tā　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　更gèng　安心ānxīn。bǐqǐ biérén cónglái bù kàn shuōmíng, tā juéde zìjǐ gèng ānxīn.
before	前qiánqián
Before getting off work, I often drink a little water.	下班xiàbān　前qián　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ。xiàbān qián wǒ chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
to solve	解决jiějuéjiějué
For example, before exams many students are very nervous and don’t know how to solve their problems.	比如bǐrú　考试kǎoshì　前qián　很多hěnduō　学生xuéshēng　都dōu　很hěn　紧张jǐnzhāng，　不知道bùzhīdào　怎么zěnme　解决jiějué　问题wèntí。bǐrú kǎoshì qián hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, bùzhīdào zěnme jiějué wèntí.
influence	影响yǐngxiǎngyǐngxiǎng
Learning Chinese has a big influence on my life.	学xué　中文zhōngwén　对duì　我wǒ　的de　生活shēnghuó　有yǒu　很hěn　大dà　的de　影响yǐngxiǎng。xué zhōngwén duì wǒ de shēnghuó yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.
Since she has had this website, it has had a big influence on her life as a painter.	自从zìcóng　有yǒu　了le　这zhè　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn　以后yǐhòu，　对duì　她tā　的de　画家huàjiā　生活shēnghuó　影响yǐngxiǎng　很hěn　大dà。zìcóng yǒu le zhè gè wǎngzhàn yǐhòu, duì tā de huàjiā shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
relaxed	放松fàngsōngfàngsōng
The music in this café makes everyone feel very relaxed.	这zhè　家jiā　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　的de　音乐yīnyuè　让ràng　大家dàjiā　很hěn　放松fàngsōng。zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn de yīnyuè ràng dàjiā hěn fàngsōng.
Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.	我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　一边yìbiān　画画huàhuà，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng　看kàn　画家huàjiā　的de　网站wǎngzhàn，　觉得juéde　很hěn　放松fàngsōng。wǒ yǒushíhou zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yìbiān huàhuà, yìbiān shàngwǎng kàn huàjiā de wǎngzhàn, juéde hěn fàngsōng.
way	办法bànfǎbànfǎ
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.	他tā　以为yǐwéi　自己zìjǐ　没有méiyǒu　办法bànfǎ　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　就jiù　会huì　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
this time	这次zhècìzhècì
This time I want to rest quietly at home.	这次zhècì　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　休息xiūxi。zhècì wǒ xiǎng zài jiā ānjìng de xiūxi.
The audience all think this competition is very interesting.	观众guānzhòng　都dōu　觉得juéde　这次zhècì　比赛bǐsài　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。guānzhòng dōu juéde zhècì bǐsài hěn yǒuyìsi.
Xiao Li	小李xiǎolǐxiǎolǐ
Everyone calls her Xiao Li.	大家dàjiā　都dōu　叫jiào　她tā　小李xiǎolǐ。dàjiā dōu jiào tā xiǎolǐ.
video game console	游戏机yóuxìjīyóuxìjī
On weekends I don’t want to play video games at home; I only want to take a walk in the park.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　玩wán　游戏机yóuxìjī，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng zài jiā wán yóuxìjī, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù.
Playing video games shouldn’t affect (your) studies.	玩wán　游戏机yóuxìjī　不bù　应该yīnggāi　影响yǐngxiǎng　学习xuéxí。wán yóuxìjī bù yīnggāi yǐngxiǎng xuéxí.
to store	放fàngfàng
This refrigerator is used to store fruit and drinks.	这zhè　个gè　冰箱bīngxiāng　是shì　用来yònglái　放fàng　水果shuǐguǒ　和hé　饮料yǐnliào　的de。zhè gè bīngxiāng shì yònglái fàng shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào de.
problem	问题wèntíwèntí
Do you think there is any way to solve this problem?	你nǐ　觉得juéde　有yǒu　什么shénme　办法bànfǎ　解决jiějué　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　吗ma？nǐ juéde yǒu shénme bànfǎ jiějué zhè gè wèntí ma?
I hope we can solve this problem together.	我wǒ　希望xīwàng　我们wǒmen　可以kěyǐ　一起yìqǐ　解决jiějué　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí。wǒ xīwàng wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ jiějué zhè gè wèntí.
to meet	认识rènshirènshi
Xiao Li is a friend I met at the company.	小李xiǎolǐ　是shì　我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　认识rènshi　的de　朋友péngyou。xiǎolǐ shì wǒ zài gōngsī rènshi de péngyou.

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