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我们wǒmen　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　水shuǐ　和hé　茶chá。wǒmen dōu xǐhuan hē shuǐ hé chá.
We all like to drink water and tea.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā xǐhuan kàn shū.
She likes to read books.
你们nǐmen　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū　吗ma？nǐmen yě xǐhuan kàn shū ma?
Do you also like to read books?
他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā hé tā dōu xǐhuan kàn shū.
He and she both like to read books.
我们wǒmen　比bǐ　她tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen bǐ tā gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies more than she does.
我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē chá.
I prefer drinking tea.
他tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　上海Shànghǎi，　她tā　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　北京Běijīng。tā gèng xǐhuan Shànghǎi, tā gèng xǐhuan Běijīng.
He likes Shanghai more; she likes Beijing more.
她tā　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū，　我wǒ　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。tā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
我们wǒmen　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒmen zuì xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies the most.
除了Chúle　咖啡kāfēi　以外yǐwài，　我wǒ　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　牛奶niúnǎi。Chúle kāfēi yǐwài, wǒ yě xǐhuan niúnǎi.
Besides coffee, I also like milk.
除了Chúle　牛奶niúnǎi　以外yǐwài，　她tā　还hái　喜欢xǐhuan　面包miànbāo。Chúle niúnǎi yǐwài, tā hái xǐhuan miànbāo.
Besides milk, she also likes bread.
她Tā　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。Tā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
She likes to wear red clothes.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　我wǒ　越yuè　看kàn　越yuè　喜欢xǐhuan。Zhè gè yánsè wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
The more I look at this color, the more I like it.
她tā　说shuō　中文zhōngwén　听起来tīngqǐlái　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan。tā shuō zhōngwén tīngqǐlái hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan.
Her Chinese sounds good; everyone likes it.
天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冷lěng　水shuǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。tiānqì 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.
我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　一边yìbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng。Wǒ xǐhuan yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān shàngwǎng.
I like to listen to music while surfing the internet.
我Wǒ　爸爸bàba　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　新闻xīnwén。Wǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
My dad likes to watch the news after work.
她Tā　不bú　看kàn　新闻xīnwén，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　电视diànshì　节目jiémù。Tā bú kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
我Wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　自己zìjǐ　先xiān　复习fùxí　语法yǔfǎ，　再zài　写xiě　汉字Hànzì　和hé　生词shēngcí。Wǒ 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.
她Tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　房间fángjiān　上网shàngwǎng，　觉得juéde　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　更gèng　舒服shūfu。Tā bù xǐhuan zài fángjiān shàngwǎng, juéde zài gōngyuán lǐ gèng shūfu.
She doesn’t like going online in her room; she feels it’s more comfortable in the park.
外面wàimiàn　下雨xiàyǔ　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　站zhàn　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wàimiàn 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.
早上Zǎoshang　她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　先xiān　吃chī　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水果shuǐguǒ，　再zài　喝hē　牛奶niúnǎi。Zǎoshang tā xǐhuan xiān chī yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ, zài hē niúnǎi.
In the morning she likes to eat a little fruit first and then drink milk.
因为Yīnwèi　公园gōngyuán　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　安静ānjìng　干净gānjìng，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　公园gōngyuán。Yīnwèi 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.
我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　别人biéren　帮bāng　我wǒ　做zuò　作业zuòyè。wǒ bù xǐhuan biéren bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè.
I don’t like other people helping me with my homework.
我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ 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.
她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　电梯diàntī，　每次měicì　都dōu　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　下楼xiàlóu　回huí　公寓gōngyù。tā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
他tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　的de　椅子yǐzi　上shàng　看kàn　书shū。tā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
不管bùguǎn　在zài　家jiā　还是háishi　在zài　公园gōngyuán，　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　安静ānjìng　地de　读dú　书shū。bùguǎn zài jiā háishi zài gōngyuán, tā dōu xǐhuan ānjìng de dú shū.
No matter whether she’s at home or in the park, she likes quietly reading.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　这个zhège　城市chéngshì　北边běibian　的de　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。zhōumò 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.
周末Zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跟gēn　两liǎng　只zhī　狗gǒu　玩wán。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
她tā　觉得juéde　只zhǐ　看kàn　新闻xīnwén　太tài　无聊wúliáo，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电diàn影yǐng　和hé　照片zhàopiàn。tā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　得de　太tài　饱bǎo，　吃chī　得de　太tài　多duō　晚上wǎnshang　就jiù　睡shuì　不bù　好hǎo。wǒ 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.
在zài　饭店fàndiàn　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　他tā　喜欢xǐhuan　用yòng　现金xiànjīn，　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　刷卡shuākǎ。zài fàndiàn chīfàn de shíhou, tā xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn, bù xǐhuan shuākǎ.
When eating at a restaurant, he likes to use cash and doesn’t like paying by card.
那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　记者jìzhě　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　问wèn　我wǒ，　为什么wèishénme　这zhè　里lǐ　的de　人rén　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　散步sànbù。nà gè niánqīng de jìzhě zài gōngyuán lǐ wèn wǒ, wèishénme zhè lǐ de rén dōu xǐhuan sànbù.
That young reporter asked me in the park why people here all like to take walks.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　睡觉shuìjiào　的de　时候shíhou　喜欢xǐhuan　开着kāizhe　空调kōngtiáo，　不bú　是shì　因为yīnwèi　外面wàimiàn　很hěn　热rè，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　这样zhèyàng　比较bǐjiào　安心ānxīn。tā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bú shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.
我wǒ　周末zhōumò　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。wǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
I like to play soccer in the park on weekends.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.
这zhè　个gè　汤tāng　太tài　咸xián　太tài　辣là　了le，　我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan。zhè gè tāng tài xián tài là le, wǒ bú tài xǐhuan.
This soup is too salty and too spicy; I don’t really like it.
他tā　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　吃chī　酸suān　的de　东西dōngxi，　觉jué得de　那nà　种zhǒng　味道wèidào　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā bú tài xǐhuan chī suān de dōngxi, juéde nà zhǒng wèidào yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He doesn’t really like sour foods and feels that kind of taste is a bit strange.
周末zhōumò　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　裙子qúnzi，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　舒服shūfu　的de　裤子kùzi　和hé　运动鞋yùndòngxié。zhōumò tā bù xǐhuan chuān qúnzi, gèng xǐhuan chuān shūfu de kùzi hé yùndòngxié.
On weekends she doesn’t like wearing skirts; she prefers comfortable pants and sneakers.
她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　很hěn　吵chǎo　的de　地方dìfang　健身jiànshēn，　觉jué得de　公园gōngyuán　比bǐ　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　安静ānjìng。tā bù xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de dìfang jiànshēn, juéde gōngyuán bǐ tǐyùguǎn ānjìng.
She doesn’t like working out in very noisy places and feels the park is quieter than the gym.
我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这zhè　位wèi　阿姨āyí，　现xiàn在zài　也yě　常常chángcháng　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电diàn话huà　聊天liáotiān。wǒ 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.
我wǒ　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　加jiā　糖táng。wǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.
比起bǐqǐ　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　饭店fàndiàn，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　轻松qīngsōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　聊天liáotiān。bǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　我wǒ　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de sījī hěn ānjìng, yǒu de sījī xǐhuan gēn wǒ liáotiān.
Some drivers are very quiet; some like to chat with me.
那个nàge　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　画画huàhuà。nàge niánqīng de huàjiā xǐhuan zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ huàhuà.
That young painter likes to draw in the café.
我wǒ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　这里zhèlǐ。wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhèlǐ.
I really like it here.
我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　做饭zuòfàn　给gěi　家人jiārén　吃chī。wǒ xǐhuan zuòfàn gěi jiārén chī.
I like to cook for my family to eat.
有的yǒude　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　有的yǒude　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　家jiā　上网shàngwǎng。yǒude xuéshēng xǐhuan zài gōngyuán sànbù, yǒude xuéshēng xǐhuan zài jiā shàngwǎng.
Some students like to take a walk in the park; some students like to go online at home.
我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bú　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bú 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.
我wǒ　从小cóngxiǎo　就jiù　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　散步sànbù。wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ sànbù.
I have liked taking walks in the park since I was little.
有yǒu　的de　学生xuéshēng　很hěn　害羞hàixiū，　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　跟gēn　别人biéren　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bú tài xǐhuan zài jùhuì shàng gēn biéren liáotiān.
Some students are very shy and don’t really like chatting with others at parties.
我wǒ　不太bú　tài　喜欢xǐhuan　城里chéngli　拥挤yōngjǐ　的de　交通jiāotōng。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan chéngli yōngjǐ de jiāotōng.
I don’t really like the crowded traffic in the city.
教学楼jiàoxuélóu　旁边pángbiān　有yǒu　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang，　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ　的de　学生xuéshēng　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　那儿nàr　休息xiūxi。jiàoxuélóu pángbiān yǒu yì gè ānjìng de dìfang, xiàoyuán lǐ de xuéshēng xǐhuan qù nàr xiūxi.
Next to the classroom building there is a quiet place; students on campus like to go there to rest.
在Zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　找zhǎo　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　专心zhuānxīn　看书kànshū。Zài 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.
她Tā　的de　理想lǐxiǎng　是shì　当dāng　作家zuòjiā，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　喜欢xǐhuan　读dú　小说xiǎoshuō。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.
我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　去qù　那儿nàr　散步sànbù。wǒ xǐhuan qù nàr sànbù.
I like to go there for a walk.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　看书kànshū。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kànshū.
On weekends I like to read in a quiet room.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　看kàn　小说xiǎoshuō。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn xiǎoshuō.
On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　家里jiāli　安静ānjìng　地de　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan zài jiāli ānjìng de kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends we like to watch movies quietly at home.
因为Yīnwèi　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　排队páiduì，　所以suǒyǐ　常常chángcháng　提前tíqián　去qù　食堂shítáng。Yīnwèi tā bù xǐhuan páiduì, suǒyǐ chángcháng tíqián qù shítáng.
Because she doesn’t like lining up, she often goes to the cafeteria early.
我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　这么zhème　大dà　的de　城市chéngshì。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
I don’t really like such big cities.
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.
At university, he especially likes history class and geography 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.
Because she is very patient, the students all like her attitude in class.
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.
The reason I like this school is that the campus is very quiet.
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.
Her personality is very similar to mine; we both don’t like noisy places.
我wǒ　在zài　学校xuéxiào　喜欢xǐhuan　学xué　数学shùxué。wǒ zài xuéxiào xǐhuan xué shùxué.
I like studying math at school.
我们wǒmen　周末zhōumò　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　走路zǒulù。wǒmen zhōumò xǐhuan zài gōngyuán zǒulù.
We like to walk in the park on weekends.
天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冰bīng　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.
When the weather is hot, I prefer drinking iced tea.
那个nàge　男孩子nánháizi　很hěn　聪明cōngming，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　那个nàge　女孩子nǚháizi，　因为yīnwèi　她tā　既jì　聪明cōngming　又yòu　诚实chéngshí。nàge nánháizi hěn cōngming, kěshì lǎoshī gèng xǐhuan nàge nǚháizi, yīnwèi tā jì cōngming yòu chéngshí.
That boy is very smart, but the teacher likes that girl more, because she is both smart and honest.
中午zhōngwǔ　要是yàoshi　有空yǒukòng，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　午睡wǔshuì　一会儿yíhuìr，　下午xiàwǔ　上课shàngkè　更gèng　轻松qīngsōng。zhōngwǔ yàoshi yǒukòng, wǒ xǐhuan wǔshuì yíhuìr, xiàwǔ shàngkè gèng qīngsōng.
If I have time at noon, I like to take a nap for a while, and class in the afternoon feels easier.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　阳台yángtái　上shàng　看书kànshū，　可是kěshì　刮风guāfēng　的de　时候shíhou　会huì　把bǎ　窗帘chuānglián　拉上lāshàng。tā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　沙发shāfā　上shàng　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
她tā　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　她tā。tā rén hěn hǎo, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan tā.
She is very nice, and everyone likes her.
我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　马mǎ。wǒ xǐhuan mǎ.
I like horses.
我wǒ　的de　女儿nǚ’ér　喜欢xǐhuan　露营lùyíng。wǒ de nǚ'ér xǐhuan lùyíng.
My daughter likes camping.
我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　这个zhège　样子yàngzi。wǒ xǐhuan zhège yàngzi.
I like this look.
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