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 de 名字míngzi hěn hǎonǐ de míngzi hěn hǎo.
Your name is very nice.
 de 名字míngzi shì 李雷lǐléiwǒ de míngzi shì lǐléi.
My name is Li Lei.
   de 朋友péngyou zài 学校xuéxiàowǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
My friend and I are at school.
 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.
 正在zhèngzài xiě  de 名字míngzitā zhèngzài xiě wǒ de míngzi.
He is writing my name.
 已经yǐjīng gěi   de 电脑diànnǎo letā yǐjīng gěi wǒ tā de diànnǎo le.
She has already given me her computer.
 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.
   de shū  lái le matā bǎ nǐ de shū ná lái le ma?
Did she bring your book here?
 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.
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.
 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.
   de 爸爸bàba 晚上wǎnshang zài 饭店fàndiàn, 还是háishi zài jiānǐ hé nǐ de bàba wǎnshang zài fàndiàn, háishi zài jiā?
Are you and your dad at a restaurant tonight, or at home?
 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.
 huì xiě  de 名字míngzi manǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?
Can you write my name?
医生yīshēng shuō  de 身体shēntǐ  tài hǎo, yào zài 医院yīyuàn 休息xiūxiyīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.
地铁dìtiě de piào  guì, 公交车gōngjiāochē de piào gèng 便宜piányidìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.
 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.
 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.
 记得jìde  de 名字míngzi manǐ jìde tā de míngzi ma?
Do you remember her name?
 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.
   de 电脑diànnǎo 借走jièzǒu letā bǎ wǒ de diànnǎo jièzǒu le.
He borrowed my computer and took it away.
 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.
 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.
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 爱好àihào shì kàn 电影diànyǐng  tīng 音乐yīnyuèTā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.
 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.
 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.
医生Yīshēng shuō 如果rúguǒ 我们wǒmen xiǎng 身体shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù 必须bìxū duō 关心guānxīn 自己zìjǐ de 健康jiànkāngYīshēng shuō rúguǒ wǒmen xiǎng shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù bìxū duō guānxīn zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
The doctor said that if we want our health to be better, we must pay more attention to our own health.
Zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de   cài dōu hěn 新鲜xīnxiānZhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
图书馆Túshūguǎn   jiā  gèng 安静ānjìng, 但是dànshì méi yǒu 自己zìjǐ de 房间fángjiān 那么nàme 舒服shūfuTúshūguǎn lǐ bǐ jiā lǐ gèng ānjìng, dànshì méi yǒu zìjǐ de fángjiān nàme shūfu.
The library is quieter than home, but it’s not as comfortable as having your own room.
Zài 学校xuéxiào , 老师lǎoshī  hěn 关心guānxīn 学生xuéshēng de 选择xuǎnzéZài xuéxiào lǐ, lǎoshī yě hěn guānxīn xuéshēng de xuǎnzé.
At school, the teacher also cares a lot about the students’ choices.
 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.
为了Wèile 健康jiànkāng, 很多hěnduō rén 觉得juéde 公园gōngyuán 附近fùjìn de 环境huánjìng hěn hǎo, 所以suǒyǐ 晚上wǎnshang 常常chángcháng  公园gōngyuán zǒu 一下yíxiàWèile jiànkāng, hěnduō rén juéde gōngyuán fùjìn de huánjìng hěn hǎo, suǒyǐ wǎnshang chángcháng qù gōngyuán zǒu yíxià.
For their health, many people feel that the environment near the park is very good, so in the evening they often go to the park for a walk.
因为Yīnwèi 公园gōngyuán de 环境huánjìng hěn 安静ānjìng 干净gānjìng, 大家dàjiā dōu hěn 喜欢xǐhuan  公园gōngyuánYīnwèi gōngyuán de huánjìng hěn ānjìng gānjìng, dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan qù gōngyuán.
Because the park’s environment is very quiet and clean, everyone really likes going to the park.
 hěn ài  de 家人jiārénwǒ hěn ài wǒ de jiārén.
I really love my family.
 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.
 de 中文zhōngwén gēn  de 一样yíyàng hǎotā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.
His Chinese is as good as yours.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài gēn 超市chāoshì  de 蔬菜shūcài 一样yíyàng 新鲜xīnxiānzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de 生活shēnghuó tài máng, méi 时间shíjiān 散步sànbùtā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
 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.
 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.
zài 学校xuéxiào  jiā , 大家dàjiā dōu 应该yīnggāi 可以kěyǐ 自由zìyóu 讨论tǎolùn 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎzài xuéxiào hé jiā lǐ, dàjiā dōu yīnggāi kěyǐ zìyóu tǎolùn zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
At school and at home, everyone should be able to freely discuss their own ideas.
妈妈māma duì  de 健康jiànkāng hěn 关心guānxīnmāma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.
My mom really cares about my health.
   de 想法xiǎngfǎ 一样yíyàngnǐ hé tā de xiǎngfǎ yíyàng.
Your ideas are the same as hers.
 可以kěyǐ   de 手机号shǒujīhào xiě gěi  manǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?
Could you write your phone number down for me?
 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.
 zài 手机shǒujī shàng kàn 地图dìtú, xiǎng 找到zhǎodào 公园gōngyuán de nán méntā zài shǒujī shàng kàn dìtú, xiǎng zhǎodào gōngyuán de nán mén.
He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
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.
 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.
不管bùguǎn 问题wèntí duō nán,  dōu xiǎng 试试shìshi shuō 一下yíxià 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎbùguǎn wèntí duō nán, tā dōu xiǎng shìshi shuō yíxià zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
No matter how difficult the question is, he wants to try expressing his own ideas.
 经常jīngcháng 上网shàngwǎng kàn 很多hěnduō 国家guójiā de 新闻xīnwéntā jīngcháng shàngwǎng kàn hěnduō guójiā de xīnwén.
He often goes online to read news from many countries.
qǐng 记住jìzhù  de 手机号shǒujīhàoqǐng jìzhù wǒ de shǒujīhào.
Please remember my phone number.
 zhù zài zhè  城市chéngshì de nán biantā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen 喜欢xǐhuan  这个zhège 城市chéngshì 北边běibian de 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùzhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan qù zhège chéngshì běibian de gōngyuán sànbù.
On weekends we like to go to the park in the north of this city to take a walk.
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