Lesson 27

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alarm clock
闹钟nàozhōngnàozhōng
I put the alarm clock on the table.
  闹钟nàozhōng fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian lewǒ bǎ nàozhōng fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
six-thirty
六点半liùdiǎnbànliùdiǎnbàn
I get up at six-thirty every day.
 每天měitiān 六点半liùdiǎnbàn 起床qǐchuángwǒ měitiān liùdiǎnbàn qǐchuáng.
as early as
jiùjiù
to go off
xiǎngxiǎng
As soon as the alarm clock went off, I got up.
闹钟nàozhōng  xiǎng,  jiù 起床qǐchuáng lenàozhōng yì xiǎng, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.
seven o'clock
七点qīdiǎnqīdiǎn
Let’s meet at the school gate at seven tomorrow.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen 七点qīdiǎn zài 学校xuéxiào 门口ménkǒu 见面jiànmiàn bamíngtiān wǒmen qīdiǎn zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jiànmiàn ba.
to wake up
xǐngxǐng
I woke up at six-thirty this morning.
今天jīntiān 早上zǎoshang  六点半liùdiǎnbàn jiù xǐng lejīntiān zǎoshang wǒ liùdiǎnbàn jiù xǐng le.
My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.
早上zǎoshang  de 闹钟nàozhōng 六点半liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, 可是kěshì  七点qīdiǎn cái xǐngzǎoshang wǒ de nàozhōng liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, kěshì wǒ qīdiǎn cái xǐng.
to brush one's teeth
刷牙shuāyáshuāyá
to wash one's hands
洗手xǐshǒuxǐshǒu
breakfast
早餐zǎocānzǎocān
After brushing your teeth, don’t forget to wash your hands, and then go eat breakfast.
刷牙shuāyá 以后yǐhòu bié 忘记wàngjì 洗手xǐshǒu, 然后ránhòu zài  chī 早餐zǎocānshuāyá yǐhòu bié wàngjì xǐshǒu, ránhòu zài qù chī zǎocān.
hand
shǒushǒu
My hand is a little cold.
 de shǒu 有点儿yǒudiǎnr lěngwǒ de shǒu yǒudiǎnr lěng.
towel
毛巾máojīnmáojīn
to wipe
face
liǎnliǎn
She washes her face first, then brushes her teeth.
 xiān  liǎn, zài 刷牙shuāyátā xiān xǐ liǎn, zài shuāyá.
Before breakfast, she always washes her hands first and also wipes her face with a towel.
 chī 早餐zǎocān qián 总是zǒngshì xiān 洗手xǐshǒu,  huì yòng 毛巾máojīn  liǎntā chī zǎocān qián zǒngshì xiān xǐshǒu, yě huì yòng máojīn cā liǎn.
mirror
镜子jìngzijìngzi
in front of
qiánqián
I am waiting for you in front of the door.
 zài mén qián děng wǒ zài mén qián děng nǐ.
While brushing my teeth in front of the mirror, I felt I looked very tired today.
 zhàn zài 镜子jìngzi qián 刷牙shuāyá de 时候shíhou, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 今天jīntiān 看起来kànqǐlái hěn lèiwǒ zhàn zài jìngzi qián shuāyá de shíhou, juéde zìjǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn lèi.
key
钥匙yàoshiyàoshi
Before going out, she searched for a long time by the mirror before finding her keys.
 出门chūmén qián zài 镜子jìngzi 旁边pángbiān zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, cái 找到zhǎodào 钥匙yàoshitā chūmén qián zài jìngzi pángbiān zhǎo le hěn jiǔ, cái zhǎodào yàoshi.
to take a nap
午睡wǔshuìwǔshuì
easy
轻松qīngsōngqīngsōng
If I have time at noon, I like to take a nap for a while, and class in the afternoon feels easier.
中午zhōngwǔ 要是yàoshi 有空yǒukòng,  喜欢xǐhuan 午睡wǔshuì 一会儿yíhuìr, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè gèng 轻松qīngsōngzhōngwǔ yàoshi yǒukòng, wǒ xǐhuan wǔshuì yíhuìr, xiàwǔ shàngkè gèng qīngsōng.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
 昨天zuótiān 没有méiyǒu 午睡wǔshuì, 所以suǒyǐ 晚上wǎnshang 八点半bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng 睡觉shuìjiào letā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
to come in
进门jìnménjìnmén
Please close the door after you come in.
qǐng  进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu  mén 关上guānshàng baqǐng nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.
 进门jìnmén 以后yǐhòu 记得jìde  钥匙yàoshi fàng zài bāo , bié yòu 找不到zhǎobudàonǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
 忘了wàngle dài 钥匙yàoshi, 只好zhǐhǎo zài 门口ménkǒu děng 室友shìyǒu lái 开门kāiméntā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
to lock properly
锁好suǒhǎosuǒhǎo
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
晚上wǎnshang 睡觉shuìjiào qián,  最好zuìhǎo kàn 一下yíxià mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎowǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
if it weren't for
要不是yàobúshìyàobúshì
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
要不是yàobúshì  出门chūmén qián yòu kàn le 一下yíxià mén 有没有yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo,  可能kěnéng 现在xiànzài hái zài 担心dānxīnyàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
to tidy up
收拾shōushishōushi
On the weekend I want to tidy up my room first, then go to the supermarket to buy things.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng xiān 收拾shōushi 房间fángjiān, zài  超市chāoshì mǎi 东西dōngxizhōumò wǒ xiǎng xiān shōushi fángjiān, zài qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
to tidy
整理zhěnglǐzhěnglǐ
messy
luànluàn
If the room is too messy, I’ll tidy it up first.
如果rúguǒ 房间fángjiān tài luàn,  jiù xiān 整理zhěnglǐ xiàrúguǒ fángjiān tài luàn, wǒ jiù xiān zhěnglǐ yíxià.
Every night she tidies her desk, so her room isn’t very messy.
 每天měitiān 晚上wǎnshang dōu huì 整理zhěnglǐ 桌子zhuōzi, 所以suǒyǐ 房间fángjiān  tài luàntā měitiān wǎnshang dōu huì zhěnglǐ zhuōzi, suǒyǐ fángjiān bù tài luàn.
My desk is too messy; I need to tidy it up first.
 de 桌子zhuōzi tài luàn le,  děi xiān 收拾shōushi 一下yíxiàwǒ de zhuōzi tài luàn le, wǒ děi xiān shōushi yíxià.
material
资料zīliàozīliào
I left the materials in the dorm, and I need them for class this afternoon.
  资料zīliào fàng zài 宿舍sùshè le, 下午xiàwǔ 上课shàngkè de 时候shíhou yào yòngwǒ bǎ zīliào fàng zài sùshè le, xiàwǔ shàngkè de shíhou yào yòng.
to arrange
整理zhěnglǐzhěnglǐ
I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.
 xiān  桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian de 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài 开始kāishǐ xiě 报告bàogàowǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi shàngmian de zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài kāishǐ xiě bàogào.
neat
整齐zhěngqízhěngqí
After you arrange the books and materials neatly, it will be much easier to find things.
  shū  资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 整齐zhěngqí 以后yǐhòu, zhǎo 东西dōngxi huì 方便fāngbiàn 很多hěnduōnǐ bǎ shū hé zīliào zhěnglǐ zhěngqí yǐhòu, zhǎo dōngxi huì fāngbiàn hěnduō.
sofa
沙发shāfāshāfā
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 沙发shāfā shàng kàn 电影diànyǐngzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
even
I don't understand this question at all.
zhè  问题wèntí  一点儿yìdiǎnr   dǒngzhè gè wèntí wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù dǒng.
Her room is very neat; there isn’t even anything on the sofa.
 de 房间fángjiān hěn 整齐zhěngqí, lián 沙发shāfā shàng  没有méiyǒu 什么shénme 东西dōngxitā de fángjiān hěn zhěngqí, lián shāfā shàng yě méiyǒu shénme dōngxi.
sofa
沙发shāfashāfa
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
晚上wǎnshang   妈妈māma zuò zài 沙发shāfa shàng kàn 电视diànshìwǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
curtain
窗帘chuāngliánchuānglián
to draw closed
拉上lāshànglāshàng
Don’t forget to draw the curtains before going to sleep.
睡觉shuìjiào qián bié 忘记wàngjì  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàngshuìjiào qián bié wàngjì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
The sun was very strong this morning, so I drew the curtains next to the sofa.
早上zǎoshang 太阳tàiyáng hěn ,   沙发shāfā 旁边pángbiān de 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng lezǎoshang tàiyáng hěn dà, wǒ bǎ shāfā pángbiān de chuānglián lāshàng le.
balcony
阳台yángtáiyángtái
to draw
拉上lāshànglāshàng
When we watch a movie at night, we first draw the curtains, then turn off the light.
晚上wǎnshang kàn 电影diànyǐng de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen xiān  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng, zài  dēng guān lewǎnshang kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, wǒmen xiān bǎ chuānglián lāshàng, zài bǎ dēng guān le.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
 喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 阳台yángtái shàng 看书kànshū, 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng de 时候shíhou huì  窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàngtā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
house
房子fángzifángzi
to rent
I want to rent a quiet room near the school.
 xiǎng zài 学校xuéxiào 附近fùjìn    安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiānwǒ xiǎng zài xuéxiào fùjìn zū yí gè ānjìng de fángjiān.
to have
dàidài
Do you have your keys with you today?
 今天jīntiān dài 钥匙yàoshi le manǐ jīntiān dài yàoshi le ma?
She’s been looking for a place recently and wants to rent an apartment with a balcony near the company.
 最近zuìjìn zài zhǎo 房子fángzi, xiǎng zài 公司gōngsī 附近fùjìn    dài 阳台yángtái de 公寓gōngyùtā zuìjìn zài zhǎo fángzi, xiǎng zài gōngsī fùjìn zū yí gè dài yángtái de gōngyù.
landlord
房东fángdōngfángdōng
once
一下yīxiàyīxià
Please wipe your hands with a towel.
qǐng  yòng 毛巾máojīn   xià shǒuqǐng nǐ yòng máojīn cā yí xià shǒu.
apartment
房子fángzifángzi
I want to rent an apartment not far from the company.
 xiǎng     公司gōngsī  yuǎn de 房子fángziwǒ xiǎng zū yí gè lí gōngsī bù yuǎn de fángzi.
to sign
qiānqiān
contract
合同hétonghétong
The landlord said we can go look at the apartment tomorrow, and if it’s suitable, we’ll sign the contract.
房东fángdōng shuō 明天míngtiān 可以kěyǐ  kàn 一下yíxià 房子fángzi, 如果rúguǒ 合适héshì jiù qiān 合同hétongfángdōng shuō míngtiān kěyǐ qù kàn yíxià fángzi, rúguǒ héshì jiù qiān hétong.
nice
hǎohǎo
She is very nice, and everyone likes her.
 rén hěn hǎo, 大家dàjiā dōu 喜欢xǐhuan tā rén hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan tā.
deposit
押金yājīnyājīn
This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.
zhè  房东fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, 可是kěshì  shuō 押金yājīn 不能bùnéng tài wǎn gěizhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.
really
还真háizhēnháizhēn
The food at this restaurant really is delicious.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài 还真háizhēn 好吃hǎochīzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài háizhēn hǎochī.
at ease
放心fàngxīnfàngxīn
Seeing that you’ve already arrived home, I feel at ease.
看到kàndào  已经yǐjīng dào jiā le,  jiù 放心fàngxīn lekàndào nǐ yǐjīng dào jiā le, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
要不是yàobúshì 合同hétong xiě de hěn 清楚qīngchu,  hái zhēn  放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng  押金yājīn gěi yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bù fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
half year
半年bànniánbànnián
If you live here for half a year, you’ll get used to the life here.
要是yàoshi  zài 这里zhèlǐ zhù 半年bànnián, jiù huì 习惯xíguàn 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóyàoshi nǐ zài zhèlǐ zhù bànnián, jiù huì xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
to keep renting
租下去zūxiàquzūxiàqu
The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.
房东fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, 如果rúguǒ zhù de 舒服shūfu,  jiù xiǎng 一直yìzhí 租下去zūxiàqufángdōng rén hěn hǎo, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, wǒ jiù xiǎng yìzhí zūxiàqu.
She wants to sign a half-year contract first; if it’s comfortable to live there, she’ll keep renting.
 xiǎng xiān qiān 半年bànnián de 合同hétong, 如果rúguǒ zhù de 舒服shūfu, zài 继续jìxù  下去xiàqùtā xiǎng xiān qiān bànnián de hétong, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, zài jìxù zū xiàqù.
charger
充电器chōngdiànqìchōngdiànqì
to leave
fàngfàng
I may have left my charger at the company, and my phone is almost out of power.
 de 充电器chōngdiànqì 可能kěnéng fàng zài 公司gōngsī le, 手机shǒujī kuài 没电méidiàn lewǒ de chōngdiànqì kěnéng fàng zài gōngsī le, shǒujī kuài méidiàn le.
outlet
插座chāzuòchāzuò
few
shǎoshǎo
There are few people in the park today.
今天jīntiān 公园gōngyuán  rén hěn shǎojīntiān gōngyuán lǐ rén hěn shǎo.
should
gāigāi
to plug in
chāchā
This room has too few outlets; I don’t know where to plug in the computer.
这个zhège 房间fángjiān de 插座chāzuò tài shǎo,  不知道bùzhīdào gāi  电脑diànnǎo chā zài 哪儿nǎrzhège fángjiān de chāzuò tài shǎo, wǒ bùzhīdào gāi bǎ diànnǎo chā zài nǎr.
very soon
很快hěnkuàihěnkuài
Wait for me outside; I’ll come out very soon.
 xiān zài 外面wàimiàn děng ,  很快hěnkuài jiù 出来chūláinǐ xiān zài wàimiàn děng wǒ, wǒ hěnkuài jiù chūlái.
to turn on
开机kāijīkāijī
After she plugged the phone charger into the outlet, the phone was able to turn on again very soon.
  手机shǒujī 充电器chōngdiànqì chā zài 插座chāzuò shàng 以后yǐhòu, 手机shǒujī 很快hěnkuài jiù néng 开机kāijī letā bǎ shǒujī chōngdiànqì chā zài chāzuò shàng yǐhòu, shǒujī hěnkuài jiù néng kāijī le.
signal
信号xìnhàoxìnhào
to turn off
关机guānjīguānjī
The signal here isn’t very good, and sometimes the phone turns itself off.
这里zhèli de 信号xìnhào  tài hǎo, 手机shǒujī 有时候yǒushíhou huì 自己zìjǐ 关机guānjīzhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, shǒujī yǒushíhou huì zìjǐ guānjī.
one moment ... the next
一会儿yíhuìr。。。一会儿yíhuìryíhuìr...yíhuìr
She laughs one moment and cries the next; I don’t know what to do.
 一会儿yíhuìr xiào, 一会儿yíhuìr ,  不知道bùzhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàntā yíhuìr xiào, yíhuìr kū, wǒ bùzhīdào zěnmebàn.
If it weren’t for the signal being so bad here, I wouldn’t be turning the phone off and on again and again.
要不是yàobúshì 这里zhèli de 信号xìnhào  tài hǎo,   不会búhuì 一会儿yíhuìr 关机guānjī, 一会儿yíhuìr yòu 开机kāijīyàobúshì zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, wǒ yě búhuì yíhuìr guānjī, yíhuìr yòu kāijī.
to eat
吃饭chīfànchīfàn
Let’s go eat at a restaurant together after work.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 我们wǒmen 一起yìqǐ  饭店fàndiàn 吃饭chīfàn baxiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù fàndiàn chīfàn ba.
Please wash your hands before eating.
吃饭chīfàn qián qǐng xiān 洗手xǐshǒuchīfàn qián qǐng xiān xǐshǒu.
to put in order
整理好zhěnglǐhǎozhěnglǐhǎo
Put the materials in order first, then write the report; that way it’s easier.
xiān  资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě 报告bàogào, 这样zhèyàng gèng 轻松qīngsōngxiān bǎ zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě bàogào, zhèyàng gèng qīngsōng.
at night
晚上wǎnshangwǎnshang
At night, I often take a shower first, then go to sleep.
晚上wǎnshang  常常chángcháng xiān 洗澡xǐzǎo, zài 睡觉shuìjiàowǎnshang wǒ chángcháng xiān xǐzǎo, zài shuìjiào.
This house has a balcony, and it’s very quiet at night; I think it’s very suitable.
zhè  房子fángzi yǒu 阳台yángtái, 晚上wǎnshang hěn 安静ānjìng,  觉得juéde hěn 合适héshìzhè gè fángzi yǒu yángtái, wǎnshang hěn ānjìng, wǒ juéde hěn héshì.
to be unable to see clearly
看不清楚kànbuqīngchukànbuqīngchu
If I don’t wear glasses, I can’t see the Chinese characters on the blackboard clearly.
  dài 眼镜yǎnjìng jiù 看不清楚kànbuqīngchu 黑板hēibǎn shàng de 汉字hànzìwǒ bù dài yǎnjìng jiù kànbuqīngchu hēibǎn shàng de hànzì.
I left my glasses at home, so I can’t see clearly now.
  眼镜yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, 所以suǒyǐ 现在xiànzài 看不清楚kànbùqīngchuwǒ bǎ yǎnjìng fàng zài jiā li le, suǒyǐ xiànzài kànbùqīngchu.
a bit earlier
早点儿zǎodiǎnrzǎodiǎnr
Let’s leave a bit earlier tomorrow.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen 早点儿zǎodiǎnr 出发chūfā bamíngtiān wǒmen zǎodiǎnr chūfā ba.
You’re so tired today; you should go to bed earlier.
 今天jīntiān 这么zhème lèi, gāi 早点儿zǎodiǎnr 睡觉shuìjiào lenǐ jīntiān zhème lèi, gāi zǎodiǎnr shuìjiào le.
to invite
qǐngqǐng
First tidy up the room, then invite your friend in.
 xiān  房间fángjiān 整理好zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng 朋友péngyou 进来jìnlái banǐ xiān bǎ fángjiān zhěnglǐhǎo, zài qǐng péngyou jìnlái ba.
to have a meal
吃饭chīfànchīfàn
Let's eat first, then go for a walk in the park.
我们wǒmen xiān 吃饭chīfàn, zài  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù bawǒmen xiān chīfàn, zài qù gōngyuán sànbù ba.
I want to invite her to my home for a meal.
 xiǎng qǐng  lái  jiā 吃饭chīfànwǒ xiǎng qǐng tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.