Question	Answer
history	历史lìshǐlìshǐ
geography	地理dìlǐdìlǐ
She is very interested in geography.	她tā　对duì　地理dìlǐ　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā duì dìlǐ hěn yǒu xìngqù.
At university, he especially likes history class and geography class.	在zài　大学dàxué　里lǐ，　他tā　特别tèbié　喜欢xǐhuan　历史lìshǐ　课kè　和hé　地理dìlǐ　课kè。zài dàxué lǐ, tā tèbié xǐhuan lìshǐ kè hé dìlǐ kè.
science	科学kēxuékēxué
I think science is very interesting.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　科学kēxué　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。wǒ juéde kēxué hěn yǒuyìsi.
mathematics	数学shùxuéshùxué
I think studying math is not very easy.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　学xué　数学shùxué　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。wǒ juéde xué shùxué bù tài róngyì.
She is very interested in science and mathematics.	她tā　对duì　科学kēxué　和hé　数学shùxué　都dōu　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā duì kēxué hé shùxué dōu hěn yǒu xìngqù.
math	数学shùxuéshùxué
I like studying math at school.	我wǒ　在zài　学校xuéxiào　喜欢xǐhuan　学xué　数学shùxué。wǒ zài xuéxiào xǐhuan xué shùxué.
I feel that studying history is a bit easier than studying math.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　学xué　历史lìshǐ　比bǐ　学xué　数学shùxué　容易róngyì　一点儿yìdiǎnr。wǒ juéde xué lìshǐ bǐ xué shùxué róngyì yìdiǎnr.
personality	性格xìnggéxìnggé
attitude	态度tàidutàidu
His personality is very quiet, but his attitude toward studying is very good.	他tā　的de　性格xìnggé　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　但是dànshì　对duì　学习xuéxí　的de　态度tàidu　很hěn　好hǎo。tā de xìnggé hěn ānjìng, dànshì duì xuéxí de tàidu hěn hǎo.
to be (profession)	做zuòzuò
patience	耐心nàixīnnàixīn
The teacher said that the most important thing about being a teacher is to have patience.	老师lǎoshī　说shuō，　做zuò　老师lǎoshī　最zuì　重要zhòngyào　的de　是shì　要yào　有yǒu　耐心nàixīn。lǎoshī shuō, zuò lǎoshī zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒu nàixīn.
patient	有耐心yǒunàixīnyǒunàixīn
I think she is very patient.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　她tā　很hěn　有耐心yǒunàixīn。wǒ juéde tā hěn yǒunàixīn.
Because she is very patient, the students all like her attitude in class.	因为yīnwèi　她tā　很hěn　有yǒu　耐心nàixīn，　所以suǒyǐ　学生xuéshēng　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　她tā　的de　上课shàngkè　态度tàidu。yīnwèi tā hěn yǒu nàixīn, suǒyǐ xuéshēng dōu xǐhuan tā de shàngkè tàidu.
standard	标准biāozhǔnbiāozhǔn
at least	至少zhìshǎozhìshǎo
The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.	学校xuéxiào　对duì　作业zuòyè　的de　标准biāozhǔn　是shì，　每天měitiān　至少zhìshǎo　写xiě　三sān　个gè　句子jùzi。xuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.
to exceed	超过chāoguòchāoguò
For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.	为了wèile　这个zhège　标准biāozhǔn，　她tā　每měi　晚上wǎnshang　写xiě　的de　句子jùzi　都dōu　超过chāoguò　十shí　个gè。wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.
the reason that	之所以zhīsuǒyǐzhīsuǒyǐ
The reason I like this school is that the campus is very quiet.	我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　个gè　学校xuéxiào，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　校园xiàoyuán　很hěn　安静ānjìng。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ xǐhuan zhè gè xuéxiào, shì yīnwèi xiàoyuán hěn ānjìng.
to tell	讲jiǎngjiǎng
In Chinese class, the teacher tells us stories.	老师lǎoshī　在zài　中文zhōngwén　课kè　上shàng　给gěi　我们wǒmen　讲jiǎng　故事gùshi。lǎoshī zài zhōngwén kè shàng gěi wǒmen jiǎng gùshi.
The reason she’s interested in history is that her grandpa often tells her stories.	她tā　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　对duì　历史lìshǐ　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　爷爷yéye　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　讲jiǎng　故事gùshi。tā zhīsuǒyǐ duì lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù, shì yīnwèi yéye chángcháng gěi tā jiǎng gùshi.
in class	课上kèshàngkèshàng
In class, the teacher often has us ask questions in Chinese.	在zài　课上kèshàng，　老师lǎoshī　常常chángcháng　让ràng　我们wǒmen　用yòng　中文zhōngwén　问wèn　问题wèntí。zài kèshàng, lǎoshī chángcháng ràng wǒmen yòng zhōngwén wèn wèntí.
cause	原因yuányīnyuányīn
He doesn’t know the cause of this problem.	他tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　的de　原因yuányīn。tā bù zhīdào zhè gè wèntí de yuányīn.
possible	可能kěnéngkěnéng
Maybe I’m too tired today, so I just want to rest at home.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　可能kěnéng　太tài　累lèi　了le，　所suǒ以yǐ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǒ kěnéng tài lèi le, suǒyǐ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
result	结果jiéguǒjiéguǒ
This result makes us very happy.	这zhè　个gè　结果jiéguǒ　让ràng　我们wǒmen　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。zhè gè jiéguǒ ràng wǒmen hěn gāoxìng.
In class the teacher explained the cause of the problem and also clearly stated the possible result.	老师lǎoshī　在zài　课上kèshàng　解释jiěshì　了le　问题wèntí　的de　原因yuányīn，　也yě　说shuō　清楚qīngchu　了le　可能kěnéng　的de　结果jiéguǒ。lǎoshī zài kèshàng jiěshì le wèntí de yuányīn, yě shuō qīngchu le kěnéng de jiéguǒ.
reason	原因yuányīnyuányīn
as a result	结果jiéguǒjiéguǒ
to do well on an exam	考好kǎohǎokǎohǎo
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.	如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　想xiǎng　考好kǎohǎo　明天míngtiān　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì，　就jiù　得děi　现在xiànzài　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí。rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.	他tā　不bú　复习fùxí　的de　原因yuányīn　是shì　太tài　累lèi　了le，　结果jiéguǒ　考试kǎoshì　没méi　考好kǎohǎo。tā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
pollution	污染wūrǎnwūrǎn
serious	严重yánzhòngyánzhòng
Nowadays, air pollution in many cities is very serious.	现在xiànzài　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　很hěn　严重yánzhòng。xiànzài hěnduō chéngshì de kōngqì wūrǎn hěn yánzhòng.
plastic	塑料sùliàosùliào
trash	垃圾lājīlājī
For air pollution to be this serious, one reason is that there is too much plastic trash.	空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　这么zhème　严重yánzhòng，　一yì　个gè　原因yuányīn　是shì　塑料sùliào　垃圾lājī　太tài　多duō。kōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yì gè yuányīn shì sùliào lājī tài duō.
to recycle	回收huíshōuhuíshōu
trash can	垃圾桶lājītǒnglājītǒng
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.	她tā　总是zǒngshì　把bǎ　可kě以yǐ　回收huíshōu　的de　垃圾lājī　和hé　不bù　能néng　回收huíshōu　的de　垃圾lājī　放fàng　在zài　不同bùtóng　的de　垃圾桶lājītǒng　里lǐ。tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
on the way	顺便shùnbiànshùnbiàn
After work I go to the supermarket and, while I’m at it, buy a little fruit.	我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　去qù　超市chāoshì，　顺便shùnbiàn　买mǎi　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水果shuǐguǒ。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu qù chāoshì, shùnbiàn mǎi yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ.
to take (in hand)	拿náná
He is holding his phone while taking a walk in the park.	他tā　拿ná　着zhe　手机shǒujī　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　散步sànbù。tā ná zhe shǒujī zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.	教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　的de　垃圾桶lājītǒng　满mǎn　了le，　他tā　顺便shùnbiàn　把bǎ　垃圾lājī　拿ná　到dào　楼下lóuxià。jiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
bag	袋子dàizidàizi
into	到dàodào
I walk to the park entrance to wait for you.	我wǒ　走zǒu　到dào　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　等děng　你nǐ。wǒ zǒu dào gōngyuán ménkǒu děng nǐ.
Used plastic bags should be put into the recycling trash can.	我们wǒmen　用yòng　过guo　的de　塑料sùliào　袋子dàizi　应该yīnggāi　放fàng　到dào　回收huíshōu　的de　垃圾桶lājītǒng　里lǐ。wǒmen yòng guo de sùliào dàizi yīnggāi fàng dào huíshōu de lājītǒng lǐ.
on the one hand	一方面yīfāngmiànyīfāngmiàn
On one hand I want to rest at home; on the other hand I want to go take a walk in the park with friends.	一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　又yòu　想xiǎng　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi, yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn péngyou qù gōngyuán sànbù.
to save	节省jiéshěngjiéshěng
She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.	她tā　带dài　自己zìjǐ　的de　袋子dàizi　去qù　超市chāoshì，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　节省jiéshěng　钱qián，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　少shǎo　用yòng　塑料sùliào　袋子dàizi。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.
on the one hand	一方面yìfāngmiànyìfāngmiàn
On one hand I want to take a walk in the park; on the other hand I need to stay home and seriously review Chinese.	一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　需要xūyào　在zài　家jiā　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí　中文zhōngwén。yìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìfāngmiàn wǒ xūyào zài jiā rènzhēn fùxí zhōngwén.
also (on the other hand)	又yòuyòu
It’s raining again today; I don’t want to go out.	今jīn天tiān　又yòu　下雨xiàyǔ　了le，　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　出chū去qù。jīntiān yòu xiàyǔ le, wǒ bù xiǎng chūqù.
On the one hand he wants to study abroad; on the other hand he worries that the tuition is too expensive.	一方面yìfāngmiàn　他tā　想xiǎng　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　又yòu　担心dānxīn　学费xuéfèi　太tài　贵guì。yìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì.
energy	能源néngyuánnéngyuán
to turn off	关掉guāndiàoguāndiào
After work, please turn off the computer.	下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　请qǐng　把bǎ　电脑diànnǎo　关掉guāndiào。xiàbān yǐhòu qǐng bǎ diànnǎo guāndiào.
To save energy, the school turns off many lights after ten o’clock at night.	为了wèile　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　学校xuéxiào　晚上wǎnshang　十shí　点diǎn　以后yǐhòu　关guān　掉diào　很多hěnduō　灯dēng。wèile jiéshěng néngyuán, xuéxiào wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu guān diào hěnduō dēng.
to walk	走路zǒulùzǒulù
We like to walk in the park on weekends.	我们wǒmen　周末zhōumò　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　走路zǒulù。wǒmen zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán zǒulù.
to drive (a car)	开车kāichēkāichē
Today the traffic is so crowded, I don’t want to drive.	今天jīntiān　交通jiāotōng　这么zhème　拥挤yōngjǐ，　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　开车kāichē。jīntiān jiāotōng zhème yōngjǐ, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.
to reduce	减少jiǎnshǎojiǎnshǎo
Walking more and driving less not only saves energy, but can also reduce pollution.	多duō　走路zǒulù　少shǎo　开车kāichē　不但búdàn　能néng　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　还hái　可以kěyǐ　减少jiǎnshǎo　污染wūrǎn。duō zǒulù shǎo kāichē búdàn néng jiéshěng néngyuán, hái kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn.
protection	保护bǎohùbǎohù
I think protecting the environment is very important for everyone.	我wǒ　觉得juéde　保护bǎohù　环境huánjìng　对duì　大家dàjiā　都dōu　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。wǒ juéde bǎohù huánjìng duì dàjiā dōu hěn zhòngyào.
He thinks recycling plastic is very important for environmental protection.	他tā　觉得juéde　回收huíshōu　塑料sùliào　对duì　环境huánjìng　保护bǎohù　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。tā juéde huíshōu sùliào duì huánjìng bǎohù hěn zhòngyào.
every year	每年měiniánměinián
Every year at Spring Festival I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.	每年měinián　春节Chūnjié　我wǒ　都dōu　回huí　老家lǎojiā　看看kànkan　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai。měinián Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
to protect	保护bǎohùbǎohù
We should protect the environment.	我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　保护bǎohù　环境huánjìng。wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù huánjìng.
activity	活动huódònghuódòng
Every year the school has environmental protection activities, and the students are all very willing to participate.	学校xuéxiào　每年měinián　都dōu　有yǒu　环境huánjìng　保护bǎohù　的de　活动huódòng，　学生xuéshēng　们men　都dōu　很hěn　愿意yuànyì　参加cānjiā。xuéxiào měinián dōu yǒu huánjìng bǎohù de huódòng, xuéshēng men dōu hěn yuànyì cānjiā.
to be similar (to)	像xiàngxiàng
He seems sick today and is very tired.	他tā　今天jīntiān　像xiàng　生病shēngbìng　了le　一样yíyàng，　很hěn　累lèi。tā jīntiān xiàng shēngbìng le yíyàng, hěn lèi.
all / both	都dōudōu
We are all quietly reading novels in the library.	我wǒ们men　都dōu　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　里lǐ　安静ānjìng　地de　看kàn　小说xiǎoshuō。wǒmen dōu zài túshūguǎn lǐ ānjìng de kàn xiǎoshuō.
Her personality is very similar to mine; we both don’t like noisy places.	她tā　的de　性格xìnggé　跟gēn　我wǒ　很hěn　像xiàng，　都dōu　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　吵chǎo　的de　地方dìfang。tā de xìnggé gēn wǒ hěn xiàng, dōu bù xǐhuan chǎo de dìfang.
thirty	三十sānshísānshí
I have lived in this city for thirty days.	我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三十sānshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.	这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　至少zhìshǎo　要yào　写xiě　三十sānshí　个gè　句子jùzi，　很多hěnduō　人rén　最后zuìhòu　写xiě　了le　超过chāoguò　四十sìshí　个gè　句子jùzi。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.
incidentally	顺便shùnbiànshùnbiàn
When I go to the park for a walk, I also buy a cup of coffee while I’m at it.	我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　买mǎi　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, shùnbiàn mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.
When I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also brought a cup of coffee for my roommate.	我wǒ　去qù　食堂shítáng　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　室友shìyǒu　带dài　了le　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ qù shítáng chīfàn de shíhou, shùnbiàn bāng shìyǒu dài le yì bēi kāfēi.
The school has an activity that lets students learn how to reduce trash.	学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yì　次cì　活动huódòng，　让ràng　学生xuéshēng　学习xuéxí　怎么zěnme　减少jiǎnshǎo　垃圾lājī。xuéxiào yǒu yì cì huódòng, ràng xuéshēng xuéxí zěnme jiǎnshǎo lājī.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.	我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bù　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
a lot of	很多hěnduōhěnduō
There are many restaurants near the apartment where I live.	我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　饭店fàndiàn。wǒ zhù de gōngyù fùjìn yǒu hěnduō fàndiàn.
Learning Chinese requires a lot of patience.	学xué　中文zhōngwén　需要xūyào　很多hěnduō　耐心nàixīn。xué zhōngwén xūyào hěnduō nàixīn.

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