Usages of

 shì 学生xuéshēngwǒ shì xuéshēng.
I am a student.
  shì 老师lǎoshīwǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
I am not a teacher.

Note how (falling tone) changes it's pronunciation to (rising tone) when followed by a falling tone.

 hěn hǎowǒ hěn hǎo.
I am very well.
 shì 中国zhōngguó rénwǒ shì zhōngguó rén.
I am Chinese.
 jiào 李雷lǐléiwǒ jiào lǐléi.
My name is Li Lei.
 zài jiāwǒ zài jiā.
I am at home.
 yǒu shuǐwǒ yǒu shuǐ.
I have water.
 没有méiyǒu cháwǒ méiyǒu chá.
I don’t have tea.
 yào cháwǒ yào chá.
I want tea.
 yào  shuǐwǒ yào hē shuǐ.
I want to drink water.
  yào cháwǒ bú yào chá.
I don’t want tea.
 yào chī 米饭mǐfànwǒ yào chī mǐfàn.
I want to eat rice.
  chī 米饭mǐfànwǒ bù chī mǐfàn.
I don’t eat rice.
 de 名字míngzi shì 李雷lǐléiwǒ de míngzi shì lǐléi.
My name is Li Lei.
 没有méiyǒu shuǐwǒ méiyǒu shuǐ.
I don’t have water.
   de 朋友péngyou zài 学校xuéxiàowǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
My friend and I are at school.
今天jīntiān   学校xuéxiàojīntiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.
Today I am going to school.
  le 学校xuéxiào huí le jiāwǒ qù le xuéxiào,yě huí le jiā.
I went to school and also went back home.
 yǒu  běn shū běn shū shì  dewǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.
I have a book; that book is mine.
  yào shuǐ yào  bēi cháwǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
今天jīntiān  hěn mángtài máng lejīntiān wǒ hěn máng,tài máng le.
I am very busy today; I am too busy.
明天míngtiān  huì zài jiāmíngtiān wǒ huì zài jiā.
Tomorrow I will be at home.
 kàn le  běn shūwǒ kàn le nà běn shū.
I read that book.
您好nínhǎo zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuònínhǎo,wǒ zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Hello, I work at the company.
 xiǎng shuō  hěn mángwǒ xiǎng shuō wǒ hěn máng.
I want to say I am very busy.
 已经yǐjīng huí jiā lewǒ yǐjīng huí jiā le.
I already went home.
 正在zhèngzài xiě  de 名字míngzitā zhèngzài xiě wǒ de míngzi.
He is writing my name.
因为yīnwèi  觉得juéde 今天jīntiān tài máng le, 所以suǒyǐ  没有méiyǒu  公司gōngsīyīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
 gēn  一起yìqǐ zài jiā kàn 电影diànyǐngwǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
 yǒu 电脑diànnǎowǒ yǒu diànnǎo.
I have a computer.
昨天zuótiān  gēn  shuō   néng zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
 hái xiǎng tīng  shuō  de 名字míngziwǒ hái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō nǐ de míngzi.
I still want to hear you say your name.
 mǎi le 手机shǒujī,   xiǎng mǎiwǒ mǎi le shǒujī, tā yě xiǎng mǎi.
I bought a phone; she also wants to buy one.
明天míngtiān  zài láimíngtiān wǒ zài lái.
I’ll come again tomorrow.
因为yīnwèi  hěn máng, 所以suǒyǐ   néng gēn  一起yìqǐ  kàn 电影diànyǐngyīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
 gèng 喜欢xǐhuan  cháwǒ gèng xǐhuan hē chá.
I prefer drinking tea.
  shū fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmianwǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian.
I put the book on the table.
 xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shūwǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
 zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ.
I am waiting for you outside.
 可能kěnéng 没有méiyǒu 时间shíjiān wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
I might not have time to go.
 hái méi  guo 北京Běijīng,  xiǎng wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
  guo 上海Shànghǎi,  zài 北京Běijīng 工作gōngzuò guowǒ qù guo Shànghǎi, yě zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
I have been to Shanghai, and I have also worked in Beijing.
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
  电脑diànnǎo fàng zài 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian lewǒ bǎ diànnǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
I put the computer on the table.
 xiān  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài  公司gōngsīwǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
如果rúguǒ   dēng guān le,  jiù  kàn shūrúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
今天jīntiān  yǒu 事情shìqíng,   kàn 电影diànyǐngjīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
 máng,   huì lái 帮忙bāngmángwǒ máng, tā yě huì lái bāngmáng.
When I’m busy, he will also come to help.
  mén guān le,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ bǎ mén guān le, nǐ zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I closed the door; wait for me outside.
 xiǎng ràng  xiān huí jiāwǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
 ràng  zài 外面wàimiàn děng wǒ ràng tā zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I asked him to wait for me outside.
 需要xūyào huí , 然后ránhòu  电话diànhuà gěi  de 妈妈māmawǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.
I need to go back, then call my mom.
 常常chángcháng zài 早上zǎoshang chī 早饭zǎofàn, 晚上wǎnshang zài 饭店fàndiàn chī 晚饭wǎnfànwǒ chángcháng zài zǎoshang chī zǎofàn, wǎnshang zài fàndiàn chī wǎnfàn.
I often eat breakfast in the morning, and eat dinner at a restaurant in the evening.
 xiǎng  超市chāoshì 或者huòzhě zài jiā chī 晚饭wǎnfànwǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì huòzhě zài jiā chī wǎnfàn.
I want to go to the supermarket or eat dinner at home.
虽然suīrán   认识rènshi  de 同事tóngshì, 但是dànshì  xiǎng 认识rènshi suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
 有时候yǒushíhou zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān děng , 然后ránhòu 一起yìqǐ  超市chāoshìwǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.
早上zǎoshang  一边yìbiān  chá, 一边yìbiān kàn shūzǎoshang wǒ yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān kàn shū.
In the morning I drink tea while reading.
   认识rènshi  jiǔ, 但是dànshì 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng 一起yìqǐ  超市chāoshìwǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.
 需要xūyào zhǎo  de 同事tóngshì, 然后ránhòu 一起yìqǐ  超市chāoshìwǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
 de 妈妈māma 常常chángcháng dài   超市chāoshìwǒ de māma chángcháng dài wǒ qù chāoshì.
My mom often takes me to the supermarket.
当然dāngrán 可以kěyǐ,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng  badāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ ba.
Of course; I’ll wait for you outside.
当然dāngrán,  现在xiànzài  电话diànhuà gěi , 或者huòzhě  lái 告诉gàosu , dōu 可以kěyǐdāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
 为什么wèishénme hái méi lái?  需要xūyào zhǎo 。  děng le 多久duōjiǔtā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
虽然suīrán 今天jīntiān  hěn máng, 但是dànshì 我们wǒmen 还是háishi  超市chāoshì basuīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.
Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.
 应该yīnggāi huí jiā, 然后ránhòu zuò fàn gěi  chīwǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.
I should go home, then cook for her.
 有时候yǒushíhou zài 超市chāoshì 旁边pángbiān zhǎo  de 同事tóngshìwǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
qǐng  dài   超市chāoshì, 然后ránhòu  qǐng  chī 晚饭wǎnfànqǐng nǐ dài wǒ qù chāoshì, ránhòu wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
Please take me to the supermarket, then I’ll treat you to dinner.
   每天měitiān 一边yìbiān 工作gōngzuò, 一边yìbiān  电话diànhuàtā hé wǒ měitiān yìbiān gōngzuò, yìbiān dǎ diànhuà.
She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
谢谢xièxie ,  一定yídìng qǐng  chī 晚饭wǎnfànxièxie nǐ, wǒ yídìng qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
Thank you; I will definitely treat you to dinner.
早上zǎoshang  zài jiā  cházǎoshang wǒ zài jiā hē chá.
In the morning I drink tea at home.
 xiǎng 认识rènshi wǒ xiǎng rènshi nǐ.
I want to get to know you.
 zài 外面wàimiàn děng le hěn jiǔwǒ zài wàimiàn děng le hěn jiǔ.
I waited outside for a long time.
 tài máng le,  还是háishi 明天míngtiān zài lái banǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
早上zǎoshang  起床qǐchuáng 以后yǐhòu  上班shàngbānzǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng yǐhòu qù shàngbān.
In the morning I go to work after getting up.
 以前yǐqián  dǒng zhè  意思yìsiwǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
 现在xiànzài dǒng le,   dǒng letā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
Now she understands, and I understand too.
qǐng 慢慢mànmàn de shuō,  xiǎng tīng dǒngqǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
 gāng 回来huílái,   gāng huí jiāwǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
I just came back; she just went home.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu zǒu,  下午xiàwǔ zài  电话diànhuàwǒ xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu, nǐ xiàwǔ zài dǎ diànhuà.
I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
 zuì 喜欢xǐhuan kàn shū,  zuì 喜欢xǐhuan  chátā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
今天jīntiān 中午zhōngwǔ 以后yǐhòu  cái yǒu 时间shíjiānjīntiān zhōngwǔ yǐhòu wǒ cái yǒu shíjiān.
I only have time after noon today.
 早上zǎoshang hěn zǎo 起床qǐchuáng, 中午zhōngwǔ 以后yǐhòu cái  cháwǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
  huì yòng,  可以kěyǐ gěi  kàn 一下yíxià mawǒ bù huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?
I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?
 yòu lái  jiā le,  ràng  xiān 进来jìnláitā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
我们wǒmen 慢慢mànmàn de zǒu,  hái yào kàn 一下yíxiàwǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.
Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.
 现在xiànzài yào 上班shàngbān le,  下午xiàwǔ zài láiwǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
中午zhōngwǔ  yǒu 事情shìqíng, 以后yǐhòu  zài  电话diànhuà gěi zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
 huì xiě  de 名字míngzi manǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?
Can you write my name?
 gāng gěi 妈妈māma  电话diànhuàwǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
I just called my mom.
 现在xiànzài jiù wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
I’ll go right now.
中午zhōngwǔ  一般yìbān zài 公司gōngsī chī 午饭wǔfànzhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
 准备zhǔnbèi 明天míngtiān 早上zǎoshang zài  超市chāoshìwǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.
I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.
 gāng zài 外面wàimiàn 看见kànjiàn  lewǒ gāng zài wàimiàn kànjiàn tā le.
I just saw her outside.
周末zhōumò     自行车zìxíngchē,  kāi chēzhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.
 xiān mǎi piào,  明天míngtiān 提前tíqián shí 分钟fēnzhōng dàonǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
 zhàn zhe děng 公交车gōngjiāochē,  zuò zhe kàn shūtā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
 shì 去年qùnián lái 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuò de,  shì 今年jīnnián lái detā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
今年jīnnián 周末zhōumò  xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā,  打算dǎsuàn 出去chūqù lejīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.
今天jīntiān   kāi chē,  zuò 地铁dìtiějīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.
 一般yìbān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu zǒu huí jiāwǒ yìbān xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu huí jiā.
I usually walk home after work.
 zuò zhe děng wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
I am sitting and waiting for her.
刚才Gāngcái  zài 外面wàimiàn děng Gāngcái wǒ zài wàimiàn děng tā.
Just now I was outside waiting for her.
 马上mǎshàng  公司gōngsī,  zài jiā děng  baWǒ mǎshàng qù gōngsī, nǐ zài jiā děng wǒ ba.
I’m going to the company right away; wait for me at home.
 不但bùdàn xiǎng  超市chāoshì, 而且érqiě yào 马上mǎshàng mǎi shuǐWǒ bùdàn xiǎng qù chāoshì, érqiě yào mǎshàng mǎi shuǐ.
I not only want to go to the supermarket, but also need to buy water right away.
   zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān 聊天liáotiān,  lái maWǒ hé tā zài gōngsī pángbiān liáotiān, nǐ lái ma?
She and I are chatting near the company; are you coming?
 shuō 最近zuìjìn 没有méiyǒu 消息xiāoxi,    知道zhīdàoTā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
 xiǎng jiè  de 电脑diànnǎo,  同意tóngyì leTā xiǎng jiè wǒ de diànnǎo, wǒ tóngyì le.
She wants to borrow my computer; I agreed.
 忘记wàngjì dài 手机shǒujī le, 所以suǒyǐ   消息xiāoxi gěi   kàn  dàoTā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.
He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.
 记得jìde  de 名字míngzi, 可是kěshì   记得jìde  deWǒ jìde nǐ de míngzi, kěshì tā bù jìde wǒ de.
I remember your name, but she doesn’t remember mine.
 shuō 开会kāihuì 以后yǐhòu 马上mǎshàng  复习fùxí,   yào 复习fùxíTā shuō kāihuì yǐhòu mǎshàng qù fùxí, wǒ yě yào fùxí.
He said after the meeting he will review right away; I also need to review.
 刚才gāngcái 忘记wàngjì dài shū le,  bāng  kāi ménWǒ gāngcái wàngjì dài shū le, tā bāng wǒ kāi mén.
I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.
   一边yìbiān 聊天liáotiān, 一边yìbiān 复习fùxí, lián 时间shíjiān dōu 忘记wàngjì leWǒ hé tā yìbiān liáotiān, yìbiān fùxí, lián shíjiān dōu wàngjì le.
She and I were chatting while reviewing and even forgot the time.
今天Jīntiān  不但bùdàn 开会kāihuì, 而且érqiě yào 马上mǎshàng gěi  huí 邮件yóujiàn, 我们wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang zài 聊天liáotiānJīntiān wǒ bùdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
 刚才gāngcái gěi  huí le  fēng 邮件yóujiànwǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.
I just replied to her email.
mén guān le,  zài 外面wàimiàn 看不到kànbùdào mén guān le, wǒ zài wàimiàn kànbùdào nǐ.
The door is closed; I can’t see you from outside.
 xiǎng  超市chāoshì, 可是kěshì méi 时间shíjiānwǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
今天Jīntiān  děi xiān  银行yínhángJīntiān wǒ děi xiān qù yínháng.
Today I must go to the bank first.
银行Yínháng zài  公司gōngsī 附近fùjìnYínháng zài wǒ gōngsī fùjìn.
The bank is near my company.
 cóng jiā dào 银行yínháng yào shí 分钟fēnzhōngWǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.
It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.
Cóng  diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn  zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 学习xuéxíCóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.
From eight to nine, I study at the library.
除了Chúle 咖啡kāfēi 以外yǐwài,   喜欢xǐhuan 牛奶niúnǎiChúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan niúnǎi.
Besides coffee, I also like milk.
 děi  工作gōngzuò zuò wánWǒ děi bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán.
I have to finish the work.
 yuè máng yuè xiǎng  咖啡kāfēiWǒ yuè máng yuè xiǎng hē kāfēi.
The busier I am, the more I want to drink coffee.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  tài 合适héshì,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 蓝色lánsèZhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi 衣服yīfuWǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
Zhè  颜色yánsè  yuè kàn yuè 喜欢xǐhuanZhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.
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.
Coffee near the park is expensive; I spent a lot of money.
 zài jiā zuò 早饭zǎofàn, yǒu 牛奶niúnǎi  面包miànbāoWǒ zài jiā zuò zǎofàn, yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.
I make breakfast at home; there’s milk and bread.
图书馆Túshūguǎn 附近fùjìn de 咖啡kāfēi  guì,  常常chángcháng Túshūguǎn fùjìn de kāfēi bú guì, wǒ chángcháng qù.
Coffee near the library isn’t expensive; I often go there.
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, I work at the company every day.
下班xiàbān hòu  gěi   电话diànhuàxiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
After work I call her.
zhè  东西dōngxi  tài guì,  xiān 试试shìshizhè gè dōngxi bú tài guì, wǒ xiān shìshi.
This thing isn’t too expensive; I’ll try it first.
  知道zhīdào 怎么zěnme yòng zhè  手机shǒujī,  可以kěyǐ jiāo  mawǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
 jiāo  shuō 中文zhōngwén,  jiāo  xiě 英文yīngwéntā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.
 sòng  dào 公司gōngsī,  ràng  放心fàngxīntā sòng wǒ dào gōngsī, wǒ ràng tā fàngxīn.
He walked me to the company; I told him not to worry.
 以为yǐwéi   lái le, 但是dànshì  终于zhōngyú dào lewǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
mén bèi  guān shàng le,  zài 外面wàimiàn děng le 一会儿yíhuìrmén bèi tā guān shàng le, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le yíhuìr.
The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.
 de shū bèi  jiè zǒu le, 不过búguò 明天míngtiān  huì sòng 回来huíláiwǒ de shū bèi tā jiè zǒu le, búguò míngtiān tā huì sòng huílái.
My book was borrowed by him, but he will bring it back tomorrow.
天气tiānqì  de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan  lěng shuǐ,  喜欢xǐhuan   chátiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
zhè  安排ānpái 看起来kànqǐlái 特别tèbié 容易róngyì,  xiǎng 试试shìshizhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.
 以为yǐwéi zhè  地方dìfang hěn yuǎn, 其实qíshí zǒu shí 分钟fēnzhōng jiù dào lewǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
  知道zhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàn,  jiù gēn   公园gōngyuán 聊天liáotiāntā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
 可以kěyǐ  zhè  翻译fānyì chéng 英文yīngwén,  帮忙bāngmáng mawǒ kěyǐ bǎ zhè gè fānyì chéng yīngwén, nǐ bāngmáng ma?
I can translate this into English; can you help me?
 其实qíshí 以为yǐwéi   huì lái, 可是kěshì  已经yǐjīng dào letā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
 yuē  明天míngtiān zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 见面jiànmiàn, 只要zhǐyào  lěng  jiù  自行车zìxíngchē tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
 xiǎng xué 中文zhōngwénwǒ xiǎng xué zhōngwén.
I want to learn Chinese.
明天míngtiān  sòng  dào 图书馆túshūguǎnmíngtiān wǒ sòng nǐ dào túshūguǎn.
Tomorrow I’ll walk you to the library.
   de 电脑diànnǎo 借走jièzǒu letā bǎ wǒ de diànnǎo jièzǒu le.
He borrowed my computer and took it away.
 xiǎng  公园gōngyuán, 不过bùguò  今天jīntiān yào 上班shàngbānwǒ xiǎng qù gōngyuán, bùguò wǒ jīntiān yào shàngbān.
I want to go to the park, but I have to work today.
 yǒu  jiàn 事情shìqíng yào 告诉gàosu wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
I have something to tell you.
晚上wǎnshang  yào zài jiā 休息xiūxiwǎnshang wǒ yào zài jiā xiūxi.
I want to rest at home in the evening.
 de 同学tóngxué zài 学校xuéxiào  xué 中文zhōngwénWǒ de tóngxué zài xuéxiào yě xué zhōngwén.
My classmates also study Chinese at school.
 喜欢xǐhuan 一边yìbiān tīng 音乐yīnyuè, 一边yìbiān 上网shàngwǎngWǒ xǐhuan yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān shàngwǎng.
I like to listen to music while surfing the internet.
 爸爸bàba 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 喜欢xǐhuan kàn 新闻xīnwénWǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
My dad likes to watch the news after work.
我们Wǒmen 下个xiàge 星期xīngqī yǒu 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì,  děi 好好hǎohāo 准备zhǔnbèiWǒmen xiàge xīngqī yǒu zhōngwén kǎoshì, wǒ děi hǎohāo zhǔnbèi.
We have a Chinese exam next week; I have to prepare well.
很多hěnduō 同学tóngxué 下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu  聚会jùhuì, 可是kěshì  xiǎng 回家huíjiā 休息xiūxihěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu qù jùhuì, kěshì wǒ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
Many classmates go to parties after class, but I want to go home and rest.
xué 中文zhōngwén de 时候shíhou,  觉得juéde 汉字Hànzì hěn nánxué zhōngwén de shíhou, wǒ juéde Hànzì hěn nán.
When I study Chinese, I feel that Chinese characters are very hard.
 喜欢xǐhuan 自己zìjǐ xiān 复习fùxí 语法yǔfǎ, zài xiě 汉字Hànzì  生词shēngcíWǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.
 de 房间fángjiān  , 但是dànshì yǒu liǎng  窗户chuānghu, hěn 舒服shūfuWǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
 哥哥gēge 已经yǐjīng 工作gōngzuò le, 妹妹mèimei hái zài 学校xuéxiào 学习xuéxíWǒ gēge yǐjīng gōngzuò le, mèimei hái zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
My older brother is already working; my younger sister is still studying at school.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng gěi 哥哥gēge  妹妹mèimei  电话diànhuàzhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.
On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.
  回家huíjiā jiù kāi 电视diànshì kàn 电影diànyǐngWǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan zhàn zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān tīng 音乐yīnyuèwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zhàn zài chuānghu pángbiān tīng yīnyuè.
When it’s raining outside, I like to stand by the window and listen to music.
今天jīntiān  zhǐ xiǎng zài 房间fángjiān  休息xiūxijīntiān wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ xiūxi.
Today I just want to rest in my room.
 觉得juéde 每个měige rén dōu 应该yīnggāi yǒu 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ 意见yìjiàn de 权利quánlìWǒ juéde měige rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ yìjiàn de quánlì.
I think everyone should have the right to freely express their own opinions.
xué 中文zhōngwén shì  de 权利quánlì,  shì  de 爱好àihàoxué zhōngwén shì wǒ de quánlì, yě shì wǒ de àihào.
Learning Chinese is my right and also my hobby.
 de 房间fángjiān hěn xiǎo但是dànshì hěn 舒服shūfuwǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.
My room is small, but very comfortable.
今天jīntiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  xiǎng 马上mǎshàng 回家huíjiājīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng mǎshàng huíjiā.
After work today, I want to go home right away.
今天Jīntiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  hěn lèi, zhǐ xiǎng 回家huíjiā 休息xiūxiJīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ hěn lèi, zhǐ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxi.
After work today I’m very tired and only want to go home and rest.
 妈妈māma hěn 关心guānxīn  de 健康jiànkāngWǒ māma hěn guānxīn wǒ de jiànkāng.
My mom cares a lot about my health.
 hái  tài 习惯xíguàn 这么zhème zǎo 起床qǐchuángWǒ hái bù tài xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I’m still not quite used to getting up this early.
 觉得juéde 每个měige rén dōu yǒu 选择xuǎnzé 自己zìjǐ xiǎng ài shéi de 权利quánlìWǒ juéde měige rén dōu yǒu xuǎnzé zìjǐ xiǎng ài shéi de quánlì.
I think everyone has the right to choose whom they want to love.
  tài tīng de 清楚qīngchu,  可以kěyǐ zài 慢慢mànmàn de shuō 一下yíxià maWǒ bù tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?
I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?
 de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài 公园gōngyuán   容易róngyì 听清楚tīngqīngchu, 比如bǐrú 刚才gāngcái  jiù méi 听懂tīngdǒngTā de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, zài gōngyuán lǐ bù róngyì tīngqīngchu, bǐrú gāngcái wǒ jiù méi tīngdǒng.
Her voice is very soft, so in the park it’s not easy to hear clearly; for example, just now I didn’t understand her.
 yǒu liù běn shūwǒ yǒu liù běn shū.
I have six books.
  喜欢xǐhuan 别人biéren bāng  zuò 作业zuòyèwǒ bù xǐhuan biéren bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè.
I don’t like other people helping me with my homework.
 平时píngshí 很少hěnshǎo  公园gōngyuánwǒ píngshí hěnshǎo qù gōngyuán.
I rarely go to the park.
 hěn ài  de 家人jiārénwǒ hěn ài wǒ de jiārén.
I really love my family.
 觉得juéde zǎo 睡觉shuìjiào shì   hǎo 习惯xíguànwǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.
I think going to bed early is a good habit.
 xiǎng zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  听清楚tīngqīngchu  de 声音shēngyīnwǒ xiǎng zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ tīngqīngchu tā de shēngyīn.
I want to hear her voice clearly in a quiet room.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 跑步pǎobù, 但是dànshì 觉得juéde zuò 一点儿yìdiǎnr 运动yùndòng duì 健康jiànkāng hěn hǎowǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
晚饭wǎnfàn hòu   妈妈māma  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 觉得juéde 这样zhèyàng 生活shēnghuó hěn 舒服shūfuwǎnfàn hòu wǒ hé māma qù gōngyuán sànbù, juéde zhèyàng shēnghuó hěn shūfu.
After dinner my mom and I go for a walk in the park and feel that life like this is very comfortable.
 zhù zài   xīn 公寓gōngyù , zài shí lóu, 每天měitiān dōu zuò 电梯diàntī 上去shàngqùwǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
 de 公寓gōngyù yǒu   xiǎo 厨房chúfáng    客厅kètīng, 厨房chúfáng  yǒu   冰箱bīngxiāngwǒ de gōngyù yǒu yí gè xiǎo chúfáng hé yí gè kètīng, chúfáng lǐ yǒu yí gè bīngxiāng.
My apartment has a small kitchen and a living room, and there is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
 一点儿yìdiǎnr   害怕hàipà zài zhè tiáo 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu, 因为yīnwèi 晚上wǎnshang  hěn 安全ānquánwǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú hàipà zài zhè tiáo mǎlù shàng zǒu, yīnwèi wǎnshang yě hěn ānquán.
I’m not afraid at all to walk on this road, because it’s also very safe at night.
今天jīntiān de 天气tiānqì yòu lěng yòu 下雨xiàyǔ,  zhǐ xiǎng zài 客厅kètīng  休息xiūxijīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.
 de 想法xiǎngfǎ gēn  de 一样yíyàng, dōu  愿意yuànyì 放弃fàngqì 学习xuéxí 中文zhōngwéntā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
 zhù de 公寓gōngyù  , 但是dànshì 环境huánjìng yòu 安静ānjìng yòu 安全ānquánwǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
  xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn 衣服yīfuwǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
 zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn 安静ānjìngwǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.
I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.
每次měicì 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu,  dōu  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùměicì xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ dōu qù gōngyuán sànbù.
Every time after work, I go to the park for a walk.
zhè     超市chāoshìzhè cì wǒ bù qù chāoshì.
This time I’m not going to the supermarket.
 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn hěn xiǎo,  tīng  tài 清楚qīngchutā shuōhuà de shēngyīn hěn xiǎo, wǒ tīng bù tài qīngchu.
His voice is very soft when he speaks, and I can’t quite hear clearly.
 走过zǒuguò 很多hěnduō tiáo 马路mǎlù, cái dào 公园gōngyuánwǒ zǒuguò hěnduō tiáo mǎlù, cái dào gōngyuán.
I had to walk across many streets before getting to the park.
 经常jīngcháng 晚上wǎnshang zài 房间fángjiān  kàn 电影diànyǐngwǒ jīngcháng wǎnshang zài fángjiān lǐ kàn diànyǐng.
I often watch movies in my room at night.
今天jīntiān 上午shàngwǔ  zài 公司gōngsī 开会kāihuì, 下午xiàwǔ cái 有空yǒukòngjīntiān shàngwǔ wǒ zài gōngsī kāihuì, xiàwǔ cái yǒukòng.
This morning I had a meeting at the company; I only have free time in the afternoon.
 xiǎng 记住jìzhù  de 手机号shǒujīhào, 但是dànshì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr nánwǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.
I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.
 zhù de 城市chéngshì  , 但是dànshì hěn 安静ānjìng  hěn 安全ānquánwǒ zhù de chéngshì bù dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.
 觉得juéde 不管bùguǎn ài shéi, dōu 应该yīnggāi yǒu 选择xuǎnzé de 权利quánlìwǒ juéde bùguǎn ài shéi, dōu yīnggāi yǒu xuǎnzé de quánlì.
I think that no matter whom you love, you should have the right to choose.
早上zǎoshang  常常chángcháng chī 鸡蛋jīdàn  面包miànbāozǎoshang wǒ chángcháng chī jīdàn hé miànbāo.
In the morning I often eat eggs and bread.
明天míngtiān  xiǎng   介绍jièshào gěi  de 同事tóngshì 认识rènshimíngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
这次zhècì 比赛bǐsài  yíng le,  shū le, 但是dànshì  一点儿yìdiǎnr   生气shēngqìzhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.
 jiā zài zhè  城市chéngshì de běi bian,  公司gōngsī yào zuò 地铁dìtiě 一会儿yíhuìrwǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
qǐng 记住jìzhù  de 手机号shǒujīhàoqǐng jìzhù wǒ de shǒujīhào.
Please remember my phone number.
 zuò zài 左边zuǒbiān,  zuò zài 右边yòubianwǒ zuò zài zuǒbiān, tā zuò zài yòubian.
I sit on the left, and she sits on the right.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  xiǎng 出门chūménwǒ xiàbān yǐhòu bù xiǎng chūmén.
I don’t want to go out after work.
晚上wǎnshang   xiǎng zài 马路mǎlù biān 散步sànbùwǎnshang wǒ bù xiǎng zài mǎlù biān sànbù.
At night I don’t want to take a walk by the road.
周末Zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 公园gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wánZhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
 guò 生日shēngrì de 时候shíhou  xiǎng  hěn  de 聚会jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn   朋友péngyou 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànWǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
 想起xiǎngqǐ   生病shēngbìng de 朋友péngyou, yòu xiǎng  leWǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
 觉得juéde 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài 公园gōngyuán wán,  一直yìzhí zài 手机shǒujī shàng 上网shàngwǎng 有意思yǒuyìsiWǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
 觉得juéde zhè zhī gǒu 特别tèbié 可爱kě’àiwǒ juéde zhè zhī gǒu tèbié kě'ài.
I think this dog is especially cute.
晚上wǎnshang  jiā yǒu 很多hěnduō 客人kèrénwǎnshang wǒ jiā yǒu hěnduō kèrén.
There are many guests at my home in the evening.
今天jīntiān shì  de 生日shēngrì,  zhǐ xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā 安静ānjìng de chī 晚饭wǎnfànjīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā ānjìng de chī wǎnfàn.
Today is my birthday; I just want to quietly eat dinner at home with my family.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu   xiǎng 出门chūmén, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā gēn 家人jiārén 一起yìqǐ 吃饭chīfànxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
After work I don’t want to go out; I just want to eat with my family at home.
 觉得juéde zhè  电视diànshì 节目jiémù hěn 无聊wúliáowǒ juéde zhè gè diànshì jiémù hěn wúliáo.
I think this TV show is very boring.
听到tīngdào  de 声音shēngyīn,  jiù 放心fàngxīn letīngdào nǐ de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
When I heard your voice, I felt relieved.
  xiǎng 那样nàyàng zuòwǒ bù xiǎng nàyàng zuò.
I don’t want to do it that way.
 想起xiǎngqǐ 我们wǒmen zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, jiù 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎnwǒ xiǎngqǐ wǒmen zài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, jiù juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
When I think of the times we walked in the park, I feel very warm.
 tài lèi le, 一会儿yíhuìr jiù 睡着shuìzháo lewǒ tài lèi le, yíhuìr jiù shuìzháo le.
I was too tired and soon fell asleep.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  gēn 同事tóngshì shuō 再见zàijiànxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngshì shuō zàijiàn.
After work I say goodbye to my coworker.
知道zhīdào  zài jiā,  jiù 放心fàngxīn lezhīdào nǐ zài jiā, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
Knowing that you are at home, I feel relieved.
 zài 办公室bàngōngshì děng 老板lǎobǎn děng le   小时xiǎoshí lewǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
 de 室友shìyǒu 有时候yǒushíhou huì  护照hùzhào fàng zài shū li, 所以suǒyǐ 总是zǒngshì zhǎo  dàowǒ de shìyǒu yǒushíhou huì bǎ hùzhào fàng zài shū li, suǒyǐ zǒngshì zhǎo bú dào.
Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.
máng le   小时xiǎoshí 以后yǐhòu,  有点儿yǒudiǎnr 饿è, xiǎng  chī 点儿diǎnr 东西dōngximáng le yí gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yǒudiǎnr è, xiǎng qù chī diǎnr dōngxi.
After being busy for an hour, I felt a bit hungry and wanted to eat something.
  喜欢xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō 晚上wǎnshang jiù shuì  hǎowǒ bù xǐhuan chī de tài bǎo, chī de tài duō wǎnshang jiù shuì bù hǎo.
I don’t like eating until I’m too full; if I eat too much, I sleep badly at night.
 相信xiāngxìn měi  rén dōu 应该yīnggāi yǒu 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ 想法xiǎngfǎ de 权利quánlìwǒ xiāngxìn měi gè rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ xiǎngfǎ de quánlì.
I believe everyone should have the right to freely express their own ideas.
今天jīntiān 办公室bàngōngshì  méi yǒu 别人biérén,    rén 安静ānjìng de  作业zuòyè dōu 做完zuòwán lejīntiān bàngōngshì lǐ méi yǒu biérén, wǒ yí gè rén ānjìng de bǎ zuòyè dōu zuòwán le.
There was no one else in the office today; I quietly finished all the homework by myself.
 希望xīwàng 明年míngnián néng gēn 室友shìyǒu 一起yìqǐ  别的biéde 城市chéngshì yóuwǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
周末zhōumò zài jiā de 时候shíhou,   xiǎng zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn 电影diànyǐng  chī 好吃hǎochī de 东西dōngxizhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
  室友shìyǒu zài 房间fángjiān  一直yìzhí 聊天liáotiān, 聊天liáotiān le liǎng  小时xiǎoshíwǒ hé shìyǒu zài fángjiān lǐ yìzhí liáotiān, liáotiān le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
My roommate and I kept chatting in the room; we chatted for two hours.
 找不到zhǎobudào  de 手机shǒujī lewǒ zhǎobudào wǒ de shǒujī le.
I can’t find my phone.
 zài 房间fángjiān  找不到zhǎobùdào  de 眼镜yǎnjìngwǒ zài fángjiān lǐ zhǎobùdào wǒ de yǎnjìng.
I can’t find my glasses in the room.
 现在xiànzài 一点儿yìdiǎnr   饿è, 已经yǐjīng hěn bǎo lewǒ xiànzài yìdiǎnr yě bù è, yǐjīng hěn bǎo le.
I’m not hungry at all now; I’m already very full.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  xiǎng shuì 一会儿yíhuìrxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng shuì yíhuìr.
After work I want to sleep for a while.
 juéde  de zhōngwén yuèláiyuè hǎowǒ juéde tā de zhōngwén yuèláiyuè hǎo.
I think his Chinese is getting better and better.
明年míngnián  xiǎng  别的biéde 国家guójiā yóumíngnián wǒ xiǎng qù biéde guójiā lǚyóu.
Next year I want to travel to other countries.
 觉得juéde zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng  tài 简单jiǎndānwǒ juéde zhè jiàn shìqíng bù tài jiǎndān.
I think this matter is not very simple.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài tài 好吃hǎochī le,  已经yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, 但是dànshì  hái xiǎng 继续jìxù 吃下去chīxiàqùzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  zài 房间fángjiān  看不清楚kànbùqīngchu 外面wàimiàn de 马路mǎlùwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ kànbùqīngchu wàimiàn de mǎlù.
When it rains outside, I can’t see the road outside clearly from my room.
 de 学习xuéxí 计划jìhuà shì xiān 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng, 然后ránhòu zài xué 别的biéde 东西dōngxiwǒ de xuéxí jìhuà shì xiān tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, ránhòu zài xué biéde dōngxi.
My study plan is to first improve my Chinese level, then learn other things.
 xiǎng 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng,  shì 为了wèile ràng 成绩chéngjì gèng hǎo, 而是érshì 为了wèile  gēn gèng duō 朋友péngyou 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎwǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bù shì wèile ràng chéngjì gèng hǎo, érshì wèile kěyǐ gēn gèng duō péngyou zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
I want to improve my Chinese level not to make my grades better, but so that I can freely express my ideas with more friends.
 de 作业zuòyè  常常chángcháng yǒu 一些yìxiē xiǎo 错误cuòwù, dàn shì 老师lǎoshī shuō  yào 害怕hàipàwǒ de zuòyè lǐ chángcháng yǒu yìxiē xiǎo cuòwù, dàn shì lǎoshī shuō bú yào hàipà.
There are often some small mistakes in my homework, but the teacher says not to be afraid.
 觉得juéde 公园gōngyuán 周围zhōuwéi de 环境huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè  城市chéngshì de 文化wénhuà  yǒu 关系guānxiwǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.
 de 办公室bàngōngshì 周围zhōuwéi hěn 安静ānjìng, 冬天dōngtiān yǒu 暖气nuǎnqì, 夏天xiàtiān yǒu 空调kōngtiáowǒ de bàngōngshì zhōuwéi hěn ānjìng, dōngtiān yǒu nuǎnqì, xiàtiān yǒu kōngtiáo.
The area around my office is very quiet; in winter there is heating, and in summer there is air conditioning.
  guo   城市chéngshì sān  le, měi  dōu 觉得juéde hěn yǒu 意思yìsiwǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
zhè  语法yǔfǎ 老师lǎoshī 已经yǐjīng gěi  解释jiěshì le liǎng ,  觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 应该yīnggāi gèng 注意zhùyìzhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.
 觉得juéde 学习xuéxí zhōng zuì 重要zhòngyào de  shì 记住jìzhù měi  生词shēngcí, 而是érshì 知道zhīdào zěnme yòng 它们tāmenwǒ juéde xuéxí zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bù shì jìzhù měi gè shēngcí, érshì zhīdào zěnme yòng tāmen.
I think the most important thing in learning is not memorizing every new word, but knowing how to use them.
 周末zhōumò 喜欢xǐhuan zài 公园gōngyuán  足球zúqiúwǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
I like to play soccer in the park on weekends.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu   xiǎng zài 房间fángjiān  上网shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng zài 公园gōngyuán  一会儿yíhuìr 足球zúqiúxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán tī yíhuìr zúqiú.
After work I don’t want to go online in my room; I just want to play soccer in the park for a while.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng sòng gěi 妈妈māma  jiàn 礼物lǐwùzhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.
On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.
 觉得juéde 记住jìzhù 这些zhèxiē 生词shēngcí  容易róngyìwǒ juéde jìzhù zhèxiē shēngcí bù róngyì.
I think it is not easy to memorize these new words.
 常常chángcháng zài 公园gōngyuán gēn 它们tāmen wánwǒ chángcháng zài gōngyuán gēn tāmen wán.
I often play with them in the park.
 duì 明年míngnián de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì hěn 有信心yǒuxìnxīnwǒ duì míngnián de zhōngwén kǎoshì hěn yǒuxìnxīn.
I am very confident about next year’s Chinese exam.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan gēn 同学tóngxué zài 公园gōngyuán  篮球lánqiúzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.
zhè  tāng tài xián tài  le,   tài 喜欢xǐhuanzhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bù tài xǐhuan.
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
  rén chī  wán zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo,  gēn  一起yìqǐ chī bawǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.
I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.
ma ràng  出门chūmén de 时候shíhou dài shàng 帽子màozi, shuō 外面wàimiàn de tài yáng tài māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
 zhè  帽子màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde  xīn 帽子màozi gèng 舒服shūfuwǒ zhè gè màozi dài le hěn duō nián le, juéde bǐ xīn màozi gèng shūfu.
I’ve worn this hat for many years; I feel it’s more comfortable than a new one.
 zài 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou, 感觉gǎnjué 空气kōngqì  环境huánjìng dōu hěn hǎowǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.
 从来cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de 水果shuǐguǒ, 味道wèidào hěn 特别tèbiéwǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.
 hěn 喜欢xǐhuan zhè wèi 阿姨āyí, xiànzài  常常chángcháng gěi   diànhuà 聊天liáotiānwǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
 juéde zhè jiān 教室jiàoshì  图书馆túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài miàn 学习xuéxí  tài 舒服shūfuwǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
 juéde zhè  城市chéngshì de 空气kōngqì  tài hǎo, 所以suǒyǐ hěn duō rén 晚上wǎnshang  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  jiā 附近fùjìn hǎo duōwǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.
I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.
  咖啡kāfēi de 时候shíhou  喜欢xǐhuan jiā tángwǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.
 觉得juéde 黑色hēisè de 裤子kùzi  白色báisè de 裤子kùzi gèng 合适héshìwǒ juéde hēisè de kùzi bǐ báisè de kùzi gèng héshì.
I think black pants are more suitable than white pants.
周末zhōumò   朋友péngyou zài 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobùzhōumò wǒ hé péngyou zài gōngyuán yìqǐ pǎobù.
On weekends my friend and I run together in the park.
 喝完hēwán chá jiù  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ hēwán chá jiù qù gōngyuán sànbù.
After I finish drinking tea, I go for a walk in the park.
今天jīntiān   le tài duō 咖啡kāfēi, 晚上wǎnshang 可能kěnéng 睡不着shuìbuzháojīntiān wǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang kěnéng shuìbuzháo.
Today I drank too much coffee; I might not be able to fall asleep tonight.
今天jīntiān shì  第一次dìyīcì lái zhè  公园gōngyuánjīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
Today is my first time coming to this park.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng gēn 亲戚qīnqi 一起yìqǐ  聚会jùhuìzhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng gēn qīnqi yìqǐ qù jùhuì.
On weekends I don’t want to go to parties with relatives.
自从zìcóng  来到láidào zhè  城市chéngshì 以后yǐhòu, zhè shì  第一次dìyīcì zài 这里zhèlǐ guò 春节Chūnjiézìcóng wǒ láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐhòu, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhèlǐ guò Chūnjié.
Since I came to this city, this is the first time I’ve spent Spring Festival here.
因为yīnwèi 今天jīntiān 打折dǎzhé,    zài 超市chāoshì 购物gòuwù le hěn jiǔyīnwèi jīntiān dǎzhé, wǒ hé tā zài chāoshì gòuwù le hěn jiǔ.
Because there are discounts today, she and I shopped in the supermarket for a long time.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng 出门chūmén 购物gòuwù,  xiǎng zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 放松fàngsōng 一下yíxiàzhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén gòuwù, yě xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn fàngsōng yíxià.
On the weekend I want to go out shopping and also relax for a bit in a café.
比起bǐqǐ zài chǎo de 饭店fàndiàn,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan zài 轻松qīngsōng de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 聊天liáotiānbǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang zuò 公交车gōngjiāochē de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng gēn 司机sījī shuō “早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
 有时候yǒushíhou zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn  一边yìbiān 画画huàhuà, 一边yìbiān 上网shàngwǎng kàn 画家huàjiā de 网站wǎngzhàn, 觉得juéde hěn 放松fàngsōngwǒ yǒushíhou zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yìbiān huàhuà, yìbiān shàngwǎng kàn huàjiā de wǎngzhàn, juéde hěn fàngsōng.
Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.
 hěn 喜欢xǐhuan 这里zhèlǐwǒ hěn xǐhuan zhèlǐ.
I really like it here.
 专门zhuānmén zài 公园gōngyuán 附近fùjìn zhǎo 安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang 散步sànbùwǒ zhuānmén zài gōngyuán fùjìn zhǎo ānjìng de dìfang sànbù.
I specifically look for quiet places near the park to take a walk.
 喜欢xǐhuan 做饭zuòfàn gěi 家人jiārén chīwǒ xǐhuan zuòfàn gěi jiārén chī.
I like to cook for my family to eat.
有一天yǒuyìtiān  xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùyǒuyìtiān wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài gōngyuán sànbù.
One day I want to take a walk in the park with my family.
 周末zhōumò 专门zhuānmén  超市chāoshì gěi 妈妈māma mǎi 礼物lǐwùwǒ zhōumò zhuānmén qù chāoshì gěi māma mǎi lǐwù.
On weekends I specially go to the supermarket to buy a gift for my mom.
 刚才gāngcái zài 公园gōngyuán 看到kàndào liǎng zhī gǒuwǒ gāngcái zài gōngyuán kàndào liǎng zhī gǒu.
I just saw two dogs in the park.
下班xiàbān qián  常常chángcháng  一点儿yìdiǎnr shuǐxiàbān qián wǒ chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
Before getting off work, I often drink a little water.
 希望xīwàng 我们wǒmen 可以kěyǐ 一起yìqǐ 解决jiějué zhè  问题wèntíwǒ xīwàng wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ jiějué zhè gè wèntí.
I hope we can solve this problem together.
xué 中文zhōngwén duì  de 生活shēnghuó yǒu hěn  de 影响yǐngxiǎngxué zhōngwén duì wǒ de shēnghuó yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.
Learning Chinese has a big influence on my life.
这次zhècì  xiǎng zài jiā 安静ānjìng de 休息xiūxizhècì wǒ xiǎng zài jiā ānjìng de xiūxi.
This time I want to rest quietly at home.
小李xiǎolǐ shì  zài 公司gōngsī 认识rènshi de 朋友péngyouxiǎolǐ shì wǒ zài gōngsī rènshi de péngyou.
Xiao Li is a friend I met at the company.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng zài jiā wán 游戏机yóuxìjī, zhǐ xiǎng zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùzhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng zài jiā wán yóuxìjī, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù.
On weekends I don’t want to play video games at home; I only want to take a walk in the park.
 爷爷yéye  奶奶nǎinai zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūwǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng  郊区jiāoqū 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinaizhōumò wǒ chángcháng qù jiāoqū kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I often go to the suburbs to visit my grandparents.
我们wǒmen de 邻居línjū zhù zài  jiā 对面duìmiàn, shì  wèi hěn 热情rèqíng de 阿姨āyíwǒmen de línjū zhù zài wǒ jiā duìmiàn, shì yí wèi hěn rèqíng de āyí.
Our neighbor lives across from my home; she is a very warm auntie.
 弟弟dìdi 明年míngnián yào shàng 大学dàxué,  hěn 兴奋xīngfènwǒ dìdi míngnián yào shàng dàxué, tā hěn xīngfèn.
My younger brother will go to university next year, and he is very excited.
 姐姐jiějie 已经yǐjīng 大学dàxué 毕业bìyè le, 现在xiànzài zài 公司gōngsī 工作gōngzuòwǒ jiějie yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le, xiànzài zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister has already graduated from university and now works at a company.
 从小cóngxiǎo jiù 羡慕xiànmù 姐姐jiějie, 因为yīnwèi  自己zìjǐ  别的biéde 国家guójiā 旅游lǚyóuwǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xiànmù jiějie, yīnwèi tā zìjǐ qù biéde guójiā lǚyóu.
I have admired my sister since I was little because she travels to other countries on her own.
 奶奶nǎinai shuō,  年轻niánqīng de 时候shíhou 交通jiāotōng  发达fādá,    市中心shìzhōngxīn 或许huòxǔ yào  tiānwǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
 本来běnlái 以为yǐwéi 今天jīntiān de 音乐会yīnyuèhuì hěn 无聊wúliáo, méi 想到xiǎngdào 竟然jìngrán 这么zhème 有意思yǒuyìsiwǒ běnlái yǐwéi jīntiān de yīnyuèhuì hěn wúliáo, méi xiǎngdào jìngrán zhème yǒuyìsi.
I originally thought today’s concert would be boring, but it unexpectedly turned out to be so interesting.
 邻居línjū shì 大学生dàxuéshēng,  ài 画画huàhuà yòu ài 打篮球dǎlánqiú,  hěn 羡慕xiànmù wǒ línjū shì dàxuéshēng, jì ài huàhuà yòu ài dǎlánqiú, wǒ hěn xiànmù tā.
My neighbor is a college student; she both loves drawing and loves playing basketball, and I really envy her.
 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 喜欢xǐhuan zài 郊区jiāoqū 散步sànbù, shuō 那里nàli de 空气kōngqì  城里chéngli 新鲜xīnxiān, rén   那么nàme 拥挤yōngjǐwǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bù nàme yōngjǐ.
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.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 对面duìmiàn yǒu  jiā 书店shūdiàn,  常常chángcháng 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  那里nàli 看书kànshūkāfēiguǎn duìmiàn yǒu yì jiā shūdiàn, wǒ chángcháng xiàbān yǐhòu qù nàli kànshū.
There is a bookstore across from the café; I often go there to read after work.
周末zhōumò   弟弟dìdi zài 公园gōngyuán  足球zúqiúzhōumò wǒ hé dìdi zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends my younger brother and I play soccer in the park.
zhè  jié  xiǎng zài jiā gēn 家人jiārén  吃饭chīfànzhè gè jié wǒ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
On this holiday I want to eat at home with my family.
 从小cóngxiǎo jiù 喜欢xǐhuan zài 公园gōngyuán  散步sànbùwǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù.
I have liked taking walks in the park since I was little.
 本来běnlái  xiǎng 出门chūmén, 但是dànshì  邀请yāoqǐng   公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ běnlái bù xiǎng chūmén, dànshì tā yāoqǐng wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
I originally didn’t want to go out, but she invited me to go for a walk in the park.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 四十sìshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
 不太bú tài 喜欢xǐhuan 城里chéngli 拥挤yōngjǐ de 交通jiāotōngwǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.
zhè  tiān  hěn mángzhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng.
These past few days I have been very busy.
 zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù le hěn cháng 时间shíjiānwǒ zài gōngyuán sànbù le hěn cháng shíjiān.
I walked in the park for a long time.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinaizhōumò wǒ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On the weekend I want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
 现 xiànzài zhù zài 学校xuéxiào 宿舍sùshèWǒ xiànzài zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.
I now live in the school dormitory.
 de 宿舍sùshè zài 校园xiàoyuán ,  图书馆túshūguǎn  yuǎnWǒ de sùshè zài xiàoyuán lǐ, lí túshūguǎn bù yuǎn.
My dorm is inside the campus, not far from the library.
中午zhōngwǔ  一般yìbān zài 学校xuéxiào 食堂shítáng chī 午饭wǔfànzhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
Zài 校园xiàoyuán ,  喜欢xǐhuan zhǎo   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang 专心zhuānxīn 看书kànshūZài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.
 觉得juéde zhè wèi 校长xiàozhǎng hěn 关心guānxīn 学生xuéshēng de 生活shēnghuó  健康jiànkāngWǒ juéde zhè wèi xiàozhǎng hěn guānxīn xuéshēng de shēnghuó hé jiànkāng.
I think this principal cares a lot about the students’ lives and health.
 yǒu    同学tóngxué,     sān suìWǒ yǒu yì gè nǚ tóngxué, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
I have a female classmate who is three years older than me.
下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu  gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxixiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.
After class I go back to the dorm with my classmates to rest.
公园gōngyuán   jiā  yuǎngōngyuán lí wǒ jiā bù yuǎn.
The park is not far from my home.
 yǒu   朋友péngyouwǒ yǒu wǔ gè péngyou.
I have five friends.
 喜欢xǐhuan  那儿nàr 散步sànbùwǒ xǐhuan qù nàr sànbù.
I like to go there for a walk.
 现在xiànzài yào huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxiwǒ xiànzài yào huí sùshè xiūxi.
I want to go back to the dorm to rest now.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  看书kànshūzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kànshū.
On weekends I like to read in a quiet room.
 zài 房间fángjiān  听不见tīngbùjiàn 外面wàimiàn de rén 说话shuōhuàwǒ zài fángjiān lǐ tīngbùjiàn wàimiàn de rén shuōhuà.
When I’m in my room, I can’t hear the people outside talking.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  kàn 小说xiǎoshuōzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn xiǎoshuō.
On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.
 zài jiā xiě 中文zhōngwén 作业zuòyèwǒ zài jiā xiě zhōngwén zuòyè.
I do my Chinese homework at home.
 shì  de  同学tóngxuétā shì wǒ de nǚ tóngxué.
She is my female classmate.
wèile 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng,  每天měitiān dōu zài 宿舍sùshè 认真rènzhēn 学习xuéxíwèile tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, wǒ měitiān dōu zài sùshè rènzhēn xuéxí.
In order to improve my Chinese level, I study diligently in the dorm every day.
 准备zhǔnbèi 明年míngnián 申请shēnqǐng 出国chūguó 留学liúxuéwǒ zhǔnbèi míngnián shēnqǐng chūguó liúxué.
I plan to apply to study abroad next year.
 担心dānxīn 自己zìjǐ huì  表格biǎogé 填错tiáncuòwǒ dānxīn zìjǐ huì bǎ biǎogé tiáncuò.
I’m worried I might fill out the form incorrectly.
 已经yǐjīng 申请shēnqǐng le 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnwǒ yǐjīng shēnqǐng le jiǎngxuéjīn.
I have already applied for a scholarship.
 相信xiāngxìn  huì 成功chénggōngwǒ xiāngxìn nǐ huì chénggōng.
I believe you will succeed.
 xiǎng xiān zài 国内guónèi 工作gōngzuò, zài 出国chūguó 留学liúxuéwǒ xiǎng xiān zài guónèi gōngzuò, zài chūguó liúxué.
I want to first work in my own country, then go abroad to study.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng 出门chūmén 打工dǎgōng, 但是dànshì 爸爸bàba  同意tóngyìzhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén dǎgōng, dànshì bàba bù tóngyì.
On weekends I want to go out to do part-time work, but my dad doesn’t agree.
duì 父母fùmǔ 来说láishuō,  de 健康jiànkāng  成绩chéngjì gèng 重要zhòngyàoduì fùmǔ láishuō, wǒ de jiànkāng bǐ chéngjì gèng zhòngyào.
For my parents, my health is more important than my grades.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 打工dǎgōng, zhǐ xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànzhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn dǎgōng, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā ānjìng de chīfàn.
On weekends I don’t want to work part‑time at the café; I only want to eat quietly at home with my family.
今天Jīntiān  de 心情xīnqíng  tài hǎoJīntiān wǒ de xīnqíng bù tài hǎo.
My mood is not very good today.
听到Tīngdào  de 声音shēngyīn,  jiù 觉得juéde hěn 开心kāixīn, 心情xīnqíng  hǎo duō leTīngdào tā de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù juéde hěn kāixīn, xīnqíng yě hǎo duō le.
When I hear her voice, I feel very happy, and my mood is much better.
Gāng lái zhè  城市chéngshì de 时候shíhou,   tài 适应shìyìng 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóGāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
 以为yǐwéi  shì 老师lǎoshī, 原来yuánlái  shì lái 参观cānguān de 学生xuéshēngWǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì lái cānguān de xuéshēng.
I thought she was a teacher; it turns out she is a visiting student.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 这么zhème  de 城市chéngshìwǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
I don’t really like such big cities.
  le tài duō 咖啡kāfēi, 晚上wǎnshang huì hěn 难受nánshòuwǒ hē le tài duō kāfēi, wǎnshang huì hěn nánshòu.
I drank too much coffee; I’ll feel really uncomfortable tonight.
 méi kàn guo zhè běn 小说xiǎoshuōwǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn xiǎoshuō.
I haven’t read this novel.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le liù  yuè lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
I have lived in this city for six months.
现在xiànzài  zhǐ xiǎng zài 房间fángjiān  安静ānjìng de 休息xiūxixiànzài wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ ānjìng de xiūxi.
Right now I just want to rest quietly in my room.
以后yǐhòu  xiǎng dāng 老师lǎoshīyǐhòu wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
In the future I want to be a teacher.
 xiǎng tīng 一下yíxià  duì zhè  问题wèntí de 看法kànfǎwǒ xiǎng tīng yíxià nǐ duì zhè gè wèntí de kànfǎ.
I’d like to hear your opinion on this question.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ  tóngwǒ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ bù tóng.
My ideas and hers are different.
 负责fùzé 今天jīntiān de 晚饭wǎnfànwǒ fùzé jīntiān de wǎnfàn.
I am in charge of today’s dinner.
 今天jīntiān tài lèi le, 受不了shòubuliǎowǒ jīntiān tài lèi le, shòubuliǎo.
I’m too tired today; I just can’t stand it.
 哥哥gēge hěn gāowǒ gēge hěn gāo.
My older brother is very tall.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng liú zài 城里chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinaizhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng liú zài chénglǐ, zhǐ xiǎng huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
On weekends I don’t want to stay in the city; I just want to go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
 觉得juéde xué 历史lìshǐ  xué 数学shùxué 容易róngyì 一点儿yìdiǎnrwǒ juéde xué lìshǐ bǐ xué shùxué róngyì yìdiǎnr.
I feel that studying history is a bit easier than studying math.
 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 喜欢xǐhuan zhè  学校xuéxiào, shì 因为yīnwèi 校园xiàoyuán hěn 安静ānjìngwǒ zhīsuǒyǐ xǐhuan zhè gè xuéxiào, shì yīnwèi xiàoyuán hěn ānjìng.
The reason I like this school is that the campus is very quiet.
  食堂shítáng 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn bāng 室友shìyǒu dài le  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ qù shítáng chīfàn de shíhou, shùnbiàn bāng shìyǒu dài le yì bēi kāfēi.
When I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also brought a cup of coffee for my roommate.
 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 觉得juéde zhè  tiān 压力yālì hěn , shì 因为yīnwèi 作业zuòyè tài duō, 结果jiéguǒ 心情xīnqíng 一直yìzhí  tài hǎowǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
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.
 觉得juéde 科学kēxué hěn 有意思yǒuyìsiwǒ juéde kēxué hěn yǒuyìsi.
I think science is very interesting.
 觉得juéde xué 数学shùxué  tài 容易róngyìwǒ juéde xué shùxué bù tài róngyì.
I think studying math is not very easy.
 zài 学校xuéxiào 喜欢xǐhuan xué 数学shùxuéwǒ zài xuéxiào xǐhuan xué shùxué.
I like studying math at school.
 觉得juéde  hěn 有耐心yǒunàixīnwǒ juéde tā hěn yǒunàixīn.
I think she is very patient.
今天jīntiān  可能kěnéng tài lèi le, suǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā 休息xiūxijīntiān wǒ kěnéng tài lèi le, suǒyǐ zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi.
Maybe I’m too tired today, so I just want to rest at home.
 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  超市chāoshì, 顺便shùnbiàn mǎi 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水果shuǐguǒwǒ xiàbān yǐhòu qù chāoshì, shùnbiàn mǎi yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ.
After work I go to the supermarket and, while I’m at it, buy a little fruit.
 zǒu dào 公园gōngyuán 门口ménkǒu děng wǒ zǒu dào gōngyuán ménkǒu děng nǐ.
I walk to the park entrance to wait for you.
一方面yìfāngmiàn  xiǎng zài jiā 休息xiūxi, 一方面yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn 朋友péngyou  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùyìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi, yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn péngyou qù gōngyuán sànbù.
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  xiǎng zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 一方面yìfāngmiàn  需要xūyào zài jiā 认真rènzhēn 复习fùxí 中文zhōngwényìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìfāngmiàn wǒ xūyào zài jiā rènzhēn fùxí zhōngwén.
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.
jīntiān yòu 下雨xiàyǔ le,   xiǎng chūjīntiān yòu xiàyǔ le, wǒ bù xiǎng chūqù.
It’s raining again today; I don’t want to go out.
今天jīntiān 交通jiāotōng 这么zhème 拥挤yōngjǐ,   xiǎng 开车kāichējīntiān jiāotōng zhème yōngjǐ, wǒ bù xiǎng kāichē.
Today the traffic is so crowded, I don’t want to drive.
 觉得juéde 保护bǎohù 环境huánjìng duì 大家dàjiā dōu hěn 重要zhòngyàowǒ juéde bǎohù huánjìng duì dàjiā dōu hěn zhòngyào.
I think protecting the environment is very important for everyone.
每年měinián 春节Chūnjié  dōu huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinaiměinián Chūnjié wǒ dōu huí lǎojiā kànkan yéye nǎinai.
Every year at Spring Festival I go back to my hometown to visit my grandparents.
men dōu zài 图书馆túshūguǎn  安静ānjìng de kàn 小说xiǎoshuōwǒmen dōu zài túshūguǎn lǐ ānjìng de kàn xiǎoshuō.
We are all quietly reading novels in the library.
 zài zhè  城市chéngshì zhù le 三十sānshí tiān lewǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.
  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn mǎi  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, shùnbiàn mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.
When I go to the park for a walk, I also buy a cup of coffee while I’m at it.
 zhù de 公寓gōngyù 附近fùjìn yǒu 很多hěnduō 饭店fàndiànwǒ zhù de gōngyù fùjìn yǒu hěnduō fàndiàn.
There are many restaurants near the apartment where I live.
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