Lesson 9

QuestionAnswer
must
děiděi
bank
银行yínhángyínháng
Today I must go to the bank first.
今天Jīntiān  děi xiān  银行yínhángJīntiān wǒ děi xiān qù yínháng.
vicinity
附近fùjìnfùjìn
The bank is near my company.
银行Yínháng zài  公司gōngsī 附近fùjìnYínháng zài wǒ gōngsī fùjìn.
from
cóngcóng
to
dàodào
to take (time)
yàoyào
It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.
 cóng jiā dào 银行yínháng yào shí 分钟fēnzhōngWǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.
nine
jiǔjiǔ
Let's set off at nine o'clock.
我们wǒmen jiǔ diǎn 出发chūfā bawǒmen jiǔ diǎn chūfā ba.
library
图书馆túshūguǎntúshūguǎn
From eight to nine, I study at the library.
Cóng  diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn  zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 学习xuéxíCóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.
besides
除了chúlechúle
coffee
咖啡kāfēikāfēi
apart from
以外yǐwàiyǐwài
milk
牛奶niúnǎiniúnǎi
Besides coffee, I also like milk.
除了Chúle 咖啡kāfēi 以外yǐwài,   喜欢xǐhuan 牛奶niúnǎiChúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan niúnǎi.
bread
面包miànbāomiànbāo
She often eats bread for breakfast.
 早饭zǎofàn 常常chángcháng chī 面包miànbāoTā zǎofàn chángcháng chī miànbāo.
park
公园gōngyuángōngyuán
We take a short walk in the park at night.
我们Wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang zài 公园gōngyuán zǒu 一下yíxiàWǒmen wǎnshang zài gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
entrance
门口ménkǒuménkǒu
He is drinking coffee at the park entrance.
 zài 公园gōngyuán 门口ménkǒu  咖啡kāfēiTā zài gōngyuán ménkǒu hē kāfēi.
work
工作gōngzuògōngzuò
Today's work is very important.
今天jīntiān de 工作gōngzuò hěn 重要zhòngyàojīntiān de gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.
to finish
做完zuòwánzuòwán
We didn’t finish the work until very late today.
我们wǒmen 今天jīntiān hěn wǎn cái 做完zuòwán 工作gōngzuòwǒmen jīntiān hěn wǎn cái zuòwán gōngzuò.
I have to finish the work.
 děi  工作gōngzuò zuò wánWǒ děi bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán.
to finish reading
看完kànwánkànwán
Has he finished reading that book?
 看完kànwán  běn shū le matā kànwán nà běn shū le ma?
Do you have to finish reading this book today?
 今天jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū maNǐ jīntiān děi kàn wán zhè běn shū ma?
also
háihái
Besides milk, she also likes bread.
除了Chúle 牛奶niúnǎi 以外yǐwài,  hái 喜欢xǐhuan 面包miànbāoChúle niúnǎi yǐwài, tā hái xǐhuan miànbāo.
the more
yuèyuè
The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.
 yuè máng yuè xiǎng  咖啡kāfēiWǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.
The more milk she drinks, the sleepier she gets.
 yuè  牛奶niúnǎi yuè xiǎng 睡觉shuìjiàoTā yuè hē niúnǎi yuè xiǎng shuìjiào.
It’s a ten-minute walk from our home to the park.
我们Wǒmen cóng jiā dào 公园gōngyuán zǒu shí 分钟fēnzhōngWǒmen cóng jiā dào gōngyuán zǒu shí fēnzhōng.
to wear
穿chuānchuān
red
红色hóngsèhóngsè
clothes
衣服yīfuyīfu
She likes to wear red clothes.
 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfuTā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
blue
蓝色lánsèlánsè
appropriate
合适héshìhéshì
It’s a good time for us to go to the bank now.
我们wǒmen 现在xiànzài  银行yínháng 比较bǐjiào 合适héshìwǒmen xiànzài qù yínháng bǐjiào héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.
 今天jīntiān 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu, zài 公司gōngsī hěn 合适héshìTā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
color
颜色yánsèyánsè
suitable
合适héshìhéshì
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  tài 合适héshì,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 蓝色lánsèZhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
to spend
huāhuā
many
duōduō
money
qiánqián
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuWǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
There’s a bank near the park, and there are often many people at the entrance.
公园Gōngyuán 附近fùjìn yǒu 银行yínháng, 门口ménkǒu 常常chángcháng yǒu hěn duō rénGōngyuán fùjìn yǒu yínháng, ménkǒu chángcháng yǒu hěn duō rén.
She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.
 zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 门口ménkǒu děng Tā zài túshūguǎn ménkǒu děng wǒ.
to finish eating
吃完chīwánchīwán
We’ll go to the park right after finishing dinner.
我们wǒmen 吃完chīwán 晚饭wǎnfàn jiù  公园gōngyuánwǒmen chīwán wǎnfàn jiù qù gōngyuán.
You must finish breakfast first, then go to the bank.
 děi xiān chī wán 早饭zǎofàn, zài  银行yínhángNǐ děi xiān chī wán zǎofàn, zài qù yínháng.
except
除了chúlechúle
Except on weekends, I work at the company every day.
除了chúle 周末zhōumò 以外yǐwài,  每天měitiān dōu zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuòchúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒ měitiān dōu zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.
除了Chúle 周末zhōumò 以外yǐwài, 我们wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò 地铁dìtiě dào 公司gōngsīChúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  yuè kàn yuè 喜欢xǐhuanZhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
Coffee near the park is expensive; I spent a lot of money.
Zài 公园gōngyuán 附近fùjìn de 咖啡kāfēi hěn guì,  huā le hěn duō qiánZài gōngyuán fùjìn de kāfēi hěn guì, wǒ huā le hěn duō qián.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
 觉得juéde 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu  穿chuān 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfu gèng 合适héshìTā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
after
hòuhòu
After work I call her.
下班xiàbān hòu  gěi   电话diànhuàxiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
Every day after work, she goes to the park, then walks home from the park.
 每天měitiān 下班xiàbān hòu dōu  公园gōngyuán, 然后ránhòu cóng 公园gōngyuán zǒu dào jiāTā měitiān xiàbān hòu dōu qù gōngyuán, ránhòu cóng gōngyuán zǒu dào jiā.
to make
zuòzuò
I make breakfast at home; there’s milk and bread.
 zài jiā zuò 早饭zǎofàn, yǒu 牛奶niúnǎi  面包miànbāoWǒ zài jiā zuò zǎofàn, yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
 最近zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuTā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.
今天Jīntiān 银行yínháng 门口ménkǒu méi 什么shénme rénJīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
Coffee near the library isn’t expensive; I often go there.
图书馆Túshūguǎn 附近fùjìn de 咖啡kāfēi  guì,  常常chángcháng Túshūguǎn fùjìn de kāfēi bú guì, wǒ chángcháng qù.
Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?
 上班shàngbān děi 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu maNǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?
The earlier we go to the bank, the better.
我们Wǒmen yuè zǎo  银行yínháng yuè hǎoWǒmen yuè zǎo qù yínháng yuè hǎo.