Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 20

Question	Answer
Today this café is both quiet and clean.	今天jīntiān　这zhè　家jiā　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　既jì　安静ānjìng　又yòu　干净gānjìng。jīntiān zhè jiā kāfēiguǎn jì ānjìng yòu gānjìng.
He feels his room is both small and comfortable.	他tā　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　的de　房间fángjiān　既jì　小xiǎo　又yòu　舒服shūfu。tā juéde zìjǐ de fángjiān jì xiǎo yòu shūfu.
grandpa	爷爷yéyeyéye
grandma	奶奶nǎinainǎinai
suburb	郊区jiāoqūjiāoqū
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.	我wǒ　爷爷yéye　和hé　奶奶nǎinai　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。wǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
suburbs	郊区jiāoqūjiāoqū
On weekends I often go to the suburbs to visit my grandparents.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ chángcháng qù jiāoqū kànkan yéye nǎinai.
neighbor	邻居línjūlínjū
opposite side	对面duìmiànduìmiàn
warm	热情rèqíngrèqíng
Our neighbor lives across from my home; she is a very warm auntie.	我们wǒmen　的de　邻居línjū　住zhù　在zài　我wǒ　家jiā　对面duìmiàn，　是shì　一yí　位wèi　很hěn　热情rèqíng　的de　阿姨āyí。wǒmen de línjū zhù zài wǒ jiā duìmiàn, shì yí wèi hěn rèqíng de āyí.
Our neighbor auntie is very warm to us and often helps us cook.	邻居línjū　阿姨āyí　对duì　我们wǒmen　很hěn　热情rèqíng，　经常jīngcháng　帮bāng　我们wǒmen　做饭zuòfàn。línjū āyí duì wǒmen hěn rèqíng, jīngcháng bāng wǒmen zuòfàn.
traffic	交通jiāotōngjiāotōng
downtown	市中心shìzhōngxīnshìzhōngxīn
crowded	拥挤yǒngjǐyǒngjǐ
There are many people in the park today; it’s very crowded.	今天jīntiān　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén，　很hěn　拥挤yǒngjǐ。jīntiān gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén, hěn yǒngjǐ.
In this city, the traffic is very crowded downtown but more relaxed in the suburbs.	这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　交通jiāotōng　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　很hěn　拥挤yōngjǐ，　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　比较bǐjiào　轻松qīngsōng。zhè gè chéngshì de jiāotōng zài shìzhōngxīn hěn yōngjǐ, zài jiāoqū bǐjiào qīngsōng.
crowded	拥挤yōngjǐyōngjǐ
full	满mǎnmǎn
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.	早上zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
younger brother	弟弟dìdidìdi
On weekends my younger brother and I play soccer in the park.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　弟弟dìdi　在zài　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。zhōumò wǒ hé dìdi zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
to be going to	要yàoyào
Tonight we will rest quietly at home.	今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　要yào　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yào zài jiā ānjìng de xiūxi.
to go to university	上大学shàngdàxuéshàngdàxué
excited	兴奋xīngfènxīngfèn
My younger brother will go to university next year, and he is very excited.	我wǒ　弟弟dìdi　明年míngnián　要yào　上shàng　大学dàxué，　他tā　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。wǒ dìdi míngnián yào shàng dàxué, tā hěn xīngfèn.
major	专业zhuānyèzhuānyè
Before going to university, he often discussed with me what major he wanted to study.	上shàng　大学dàxué　以前yǐqián，　他tā　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　我wǒ　讨论tǎolùn　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　学xué　什么shénme　专业zhuānyè。shàng dàxué yǐqián, tā chángcháng gēn wǒ tǎolùn zìjǐ xiǎng xué shénme zhuānyè.
in the end	最后zuìhòuzuìhòu
In the end he chose Chinese as his major, and his parents are also very excited.	他tā　最后zuìhòu　选择xuǎnzé　了le　中文Zhōngwén　专业zhuānyè，　父母fùmǔ　也yě　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。tā zuìhòu xuǎnzé le Zhōngwén zhuānyè, fùmǔ yě hěn xīngfèn.
older sister	姐姐jiějiejiějie
university	大学dàxuédàxué
to graduate	毕业bìyèbìyè
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.	我wǒ　姐姐jiějie　已经yǐjīng　大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　了le，　现在xiànzài　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。wǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
winter vacation	寒假hánjiàhánjià
summer vacation	暑假shǔjiàshǔjià
college student	大学生dàxuéshēngdàxuéshēng
holiday	节jiéjié
On this holiday I want to eat at home with my family.	这zhè　个gè　节jié　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　跟gēn　家人jiārén　一yì起qǐ　吃饭chīfàn。zhè gè jié wǒ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.	寒假hánjià　和hé　暑假shǔjià　的de　时候shíhou，　很hěn　多duō　大学生dàxuéshēng　回huí　家jiā　跟gēn　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　一起yìqǐ　过guò　节jié。hánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During vacation, my younger brother and many college students both want to rest and want to work part-time to make money.	放假fàngjià　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　弟弟dìdi　和hé　很hěn　多duō　大学生dàxuéshēng　既jì　想xiǎng　休息xiūxi　又yòu　想xiǎng　打工dǎgōng　赚钱zhuànqián。fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ dìdi hé hěn duō dàxuéshēng jì xiǎng xiūxi yòu xiǎng dǎgōng zhuànqián.
since childhood	从小cóngxiǎocóngxiǎo
already	就jiùjiù
I have liked taking walks in the park since I was little.	我wǒ　从小cóngxiǎo　就jiù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　散步sànbù。wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù.
to admire	羡慕xiànmùxiànmù
I have admired my sister since I was little because she travels to other countries on her own.	我wǒ　从小cóngxiǎo　就jiù　羡慕xiànmù　姐姐jiějie，　因为yīnwèi　她tā　自己zìjǐ　去qù　别的biéde　国家guójiā　旅游lǚyóu。wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xiànmù jiějie, yīnwèi tā zìjǐ qù biéde guójiā lǚyóu.
For a period of time when I was little, I lived in the suburbs with my grandparents, and I still really miss that time of life.	我wǒ　从小cóngxiǎo　有yǒu　一yí　段duàn　时间shíjiān　跟gēn　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　一起yìqǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū，　现在xiànzài　还hái　很hěn　想念xiǎngniàn　那nà　段duàn　生活shēnghuó。wǒ cóngxiǎo yǒu yí duàn shíjiān gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ zhù zài jiāoqū, xiànzài hái hěn xiǎngniàn nà duàn shēnghuó.
to visit	参观cānguāncānguān
museum	博物馆bówùguǎnbówùguǎn
On the weekend we want to go to the suburbs to visit a small museum.	周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　参观cānguān　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　博物馆bówùguǎn。zhōumò wǒmen xiǎng qù jiāoqū cānguān yí gè xiǎo bówùguǎn.
Next week we plan to visit the museum in the city together with our teacher.	下个xiàge　星期xīngqī　我们wǒmen　打算dǎsuàn　跟gēn　老师lǎoshī　一起yìqǐ　参观cānguān　城市chéngshì　里lǐ　的de　博物馆bówùguǎn。xiàge xīngqī wǒmen dǎsuàn gēn lǎoshī yìqǐ cānguān chéngshì lǐ de bówùguǎn.
inside	里边lǐbianlǐbian
There are many people taking a walk inside the park.	公园gōngyuán　里边lǐbian　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　人rén　在zài　散步sànbù。gōngyuán lǐbian yǒu hěnduō rén zài sànbù.
exhibition	展览zhǎnlǎnzhǎnlǎn
to finish visiting	参观完cānguānwáncānguānwán
After we finished visiting the museum, we went for a walk in the park.	我wǒ们men　参观完cānguānwán　博物馆bówùguǎn　以后yǐhòu　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒmen cānguānwán bówùguǎn yǐhòu qù gōngyuán sànbù.
This museum isn’t big, but the exhibits inside are very interesting, and everyone is very happy after the visit.	这zhè　个gè　博物馆bówùguǎn　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　里边lǐbian　的de　展览zhǎnlǎn　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　参观cānguān　完wán　以后yǐhòu　大家dàjiā　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。zhè gè bówùguǎn bú dà, dànshì lǐbian de zhǎnlǎn hěn yǒuyìsi, cānguān wán yǐhòu dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
That day there were both young people and old people in the park, perhaps because the weather was especially good.	那nà　天tiān　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　既jì　有yǒu　年轻niánqīng　人rén　又yòu　有yǒu　老人lǎorén，　或许huòxǔ　是shì　因为yīnwèi　天气tiānqì　特别tèbié　好hǎo。nà tiān gōngyuán lǐ jì yǒu niánqīng rén yòu yǒu lǎorén, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tiānqì tèbié hǎo.
transportation	交通jiāotōngjiāotōng
developed	发达fādáfādá
perhaps	或许huòxǔhuòxǔ
He isn’t coming today; perhaps it’s because he is too busy.	他tā　今天jīntiān　不bù　来lái，　或许huòxǔ　是shì　因为yīnwèi　太tài　忙máng　了le。tā jīntiān bù lái, huòxǔ shì yīnwèi tài máng le.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.	我wǒ　奶奶nǎinai　说shuō，　她tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　交通jiāotōng　不bù　发达fādá，　去qù　一yí　次cì　市中心shìzhōngxīn　或许huòxǔ　要yào　一yì　天tiān。wǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
to hold	开kāikāi
unexpectedly	竟然jìngránjìngrán
night	晚上wǎnshangwǎnshang
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.	那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　第一次dìyīcì　开kāi　展览zhǎnlǎn　的de　时候shíhou　又yòu　兴奋xīngfèn　又yòu　紧张jǐnzhāng，　竟然jìngrán　一yí　晚上wǎnshang　都dōu　没méi　睡shuì。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
originally	本来běnláiběnlái
I originally didn’t want to go out, but she invited me to go for a walk in the park.	我wǒ　本来běnlái　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén，　但是dànshì　她tā　邀请yāoqǐng　我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒ běnlái bù xiǎng chūmén, dànshì tā yāoqǐng wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
to expect	想到xiǎngdàoxiǎngdào
I originally thought today’s concert would be boring, but it unexpectedly turned out to be so interesting.	我wǒ　本来běnlái　以为yǐwéi　今天jīntiān　的de　音乐会yīnyuèhuì　很hěn　无聊wúliáo，　没méi　想到xiǎngdào　竟然jìngrán　这么zhème　有意思yǒuyìsi。wǒ běnlái yǐwéi jīntiān de yīnyuèhuì hěn wúliáo, méi xiǎngdào jìngrán zhème yǒuyìsi.
to work part-time	打工dǎgōngdǎgōng
Many college students work part-time at cafés on weekends.	很多hěnduō　大学生dàxuéshēng　周末zhōumò　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　打工dǎgōng。hěnduō dàxuéshēng zhōumò zài kāfēiguǎn dǎgōng.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.	他tā　打工dǎgōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn，　但是dànshì　他tā　自己zìjǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。tā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
forty	四十sìshísìshí
I have lived in this city for forty days.	我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　四十sìshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.	现在xiànzài　交通jiāotōng　很hěn　发达fādá，　从cóng　郊区jiāoqū　到dào　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　地铁dìtiě　常常chángcháng　很hěn　满mǎn，　要yào　坐zuò　四十sìshí　分钟fēnzhōng，　比bǐ　公交车gōngjiāochē　方便fāngbiàn。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
both	既jìjì
also	又yòuyòu
to envy	羡慕xiànmùxiànmù
Many students really envy her life.	很多hěnduō　学生xuéshēng　都dōu　很hěn　羡慕xiànmù　她tā　的de　生活shēnghuó。hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn xiànmù tā de shēnghuó.
My neighbor is a college student; she both loves drawing and loves playing basketball, and I really envy her.	我wǒ　邻居línjū　是shì　大学生dàxuéshēng，　既jì　爱ài　画画huàhuà　又yòu　爱ài　打篮球dǎlánqiú，　我wǒ　很hěn　羡慕xiànmù　她tā。wǒ línjū shì dàxuéshēng, jì ài huàhuà yòu ài dǎlánqiú, wǒ hěn xiànmù tā.
shy	害羞hàixiūhàixiū
Some students are very shy and don’t really like chatting with others at parties.	有yǒu　的de　学生xuéshēng　很hěn　害羞hàixiū，　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　跟gēn　别人biéren　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bú tài xǐhuan zài jùhuì shàng gēn biéren liáotiān.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.	她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害羞hàixiū，　但是dànshì　跟gēn　观众guānzhòng　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。tā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
in the city	城里chénglichéngli
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.	我wǒ　不太bú　tài　喜欢xǐhuan　城里chéngli　拥挤yōngjǐ　的de　交通jiāotōng。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.	我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bú　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bú nàme yōngjǐ.
day	天tiāntiān
These past few days I have been very busy.	这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
and	又yòuyòu
sad	难过nánguònánguò
On the day my sister graduated, our parents were both happy and a bit sad.	姐姐jiějie　毕业bìyè　那nà　天tiān，　父母fùmǔ　既jì　高兴gāoxìng　又yòu　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难过nánguò。jiějie bìyè nà tiān, fùmǔ jì gāoxìng yòu yǒudiǎnr nánguò.
to part	分开fēnkāifēnkāi
quickly	快kuàikuài
Hurry and take a rest for a bit.	你nǐ　快kuài　休息xiūxi　一下yíxià　吧ba。nǐ kuài xiūxi yíxià ba.
to get used to	习惯xíguànxíguàn
You will slowly get used to life here.	你nǐ　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　地de　习惯xíguàn　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。nǐ huì mànmàn de xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.	每次měicì　跟gēn　家人jiārén　分开fēnkāi　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　也yě　会huì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难过nánguò，　但是dànshì　很hěn　快kuài　就jiù　习惯xíguàn　了le。měicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
During winter vacation many students want to go home, and some also want to stay in the city and work part-time.	寒假hánjià　的de　时候shíhou，　很hěn　多duō　学生xuéshēng　想xiǎng　回huí　家jiā，　也yě　有yǒu　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　城里chéngli　打工dǎgōng。hánjià de shíhou, hěn duō xuéshēng xiǎng huí jiā, yě yǒu rén xiǎng liú zài chéngli dǎgōng.
long	长chángcháng
I walked in the park for a long time.	我wǒ　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　了le　很hěn　长cháng　时间shíjiān。wǒ zài gōngyuán sànbù le hěn cháng shíjiān.
hometown	老家lǎojiālǎojiā
On the weekend I want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.	周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
Summer vacation is longer than winter vacation, and college students have time to travel or go back to their hometowns to visit relatives.	暑假shǔjià　比bǐ　寒假hánjià　长cháng，　大学生dàxuéshēng　有yǒu　时间shíjiān　旅游lǚyóu　或者huòzhě　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　亲戚qīnqi。shǔjià bǐ hánjià cháng, dàxuéshēng yǒu shíjiān lǚyóu huòzhě huí lǎojiā kànkan qīnqi.
There is a bookstore across from the café; I often go there to read after work.	咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　对面duìmiàn　有yǒu　一yì　家jiā　书店shūdiàn，　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　去qù　那里nàli　看书kànshū。kāfēiguǎn duìmiàn yǒu yì jiā shūdiàn, wǒ chángcháng xiàbān yǐhòu qù nàli kànshū.
to stay	留liúliú
She wants to stay in this city to work.	她tā　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　工作gōngzuò。tā xiǎng liú zài zhè gè chéngshì gōngzuò.
After graduating from university, some people want to stay and work downtown, and some want to go back to the suburbs.	大学dàxué　毕业bìyè　以后yǐhòu，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　留liú　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn　工作gōngzuò，　有的yǒude　人rén　想xiǎng　回huí　郊区jiāoqū。dàxué bìyè yǐhòu, yǒude rén xiǎng liú zài shìzhōngxīn gōngzuò, yǒude rén xiǎng huí jiāoqū.

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