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我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　本běn　书shū，那nà　本běn　书shū　是shì　我wǒ　的de。wǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.
I have a book; that book is mine.
你nǐ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào yì bēi shuǐ ma?
Do you want a cup of water?
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
她Tā　一共yígòng　还huán　了le　两liǎng　本běn　书shū，　明天míngtiān　再zài　还huán　一yì　本běn。Tā yígòng huán le liǎng běn shū, míngtiān zài huán yì běn.
She returned two books in total; she’ll return one more tomorrow.
我wǒ　刚才gāngcái　给gěi　她tā　回huí　了le　一yì　封fēng　邮件yóujiàn。wǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.
I just replied to her email.
她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yí　件jiàn　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。tā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.
She bought a red piece of clothing.
我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　要yào　告诉gàosu　你nǐ。wǒ yǒu yì jiàn shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ.
I have something to tell you.
我们Wǒmen　决定juédìng　明天míngtiān　一起yìqǐ　参加cānjiā　一yí个gè　小xiǎo　聚会jùhuì。Wǒmen juédìng míngtiān yìqǐ cānjiā yígè xiǎo jùhuì.
We decided to go to a small get-together together tomorrow.
他tā　想xiǎng　买mǎi　一yì　双shuāng　蓝色lánsè　的de　鞋子xiézi。tā xiǎng mǎi yì shuāng lánsè de xiézi.
He wants to buy a pair of blue shoes.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　早zǎo　睡觉shuìjiào　是shì　一yí　个gè　好hǎo　习惯xíguàn。wǒ juéde zǎo shuìjiào shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.
I think going to bed early is a good habit.
我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　一yí　个gè　新xīn　公寓gōngyù　里lǐ，　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　每天měitiān　都dōu　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　上去shàngqù。wǒ 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.
我wǒ　的de　公寓gōngyù　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　厨房chúfáng　和hé　一yí　个gè　客厅kètīng，　厨房chúfáng　里lǐ　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　冰箱bīngxiāng。wǒ 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.
她tā　晚上wǎnshang　一yí　个gè　人rén　走zǒu　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害怕hàipà，　但是dànshì　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　安全ānquán。tā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
图书馆túshūguǎn　北běi　边bian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán，　南nán　边bian　是shì　银行yínháng。túshūguǎn běi bian yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán, nán bian shì yínháng.
There is a small park to the north of the library, and to the south is a bank.
周末zhōumò　学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　比赛bǐsài，　很hěn　多duō　同学tóngxué　都dōu　要yào　参加cānjiā。zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí gè xiǎo bǐsài, hěn duō tóngxué dōu yào cānjiā.
There is a small competition at school this weekend, and many classmates want to take part.
今天jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　没méi　走错zǒucuò　路lù，　最后zuìhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　找到zhǎodào　了le　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　坐zuò　在zài　椅子yǐzi　上shàng。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
公园gōngyuán　南边nánbian　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　图书馆túshūguǎn。gōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.
他tā　家jiā　有yǒu　一yì　只zhī　猫māo，　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　他tā　玩wán。tā jiā yǒu yì zhī māo, chángcháng gēn tā wán.
He has a cat at home that often plays with him.
下雨xiàyǔ　的de　周末zhōumò　她tā　一yí　个gè　人rén　在zài　家jiā　会huì　觉得juéde　很hěn　无聊wúliáo。xiàyǔ de zhōumò tā yí gè rén zài jiā huì juéde hěn wúliáo.
On rainy weekends she feels very bored when she is at home alone.
我wǒ　在zài　办公室bàngōngshì　等děng　老板lǎobǎn　等děng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　了le。wǒ zài bàngōngshì děng lǎobǎn děng le yí gè xiǎoshí le.
I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
公交站gōngjiāozhàn　旁边pángbiān　有yǒu　一yí　家jiā　超市chāoshì，　很hěn　多duō　人rén　在zài　那里nàli　买mǎi　饮料yǐnliào。gōngjiāozhàn pángbiān yǒu yí jiā chāoshì, hěn duō rén zài nàli mǎi yǐnliào.
There’s a supermarket next to the bus stop, and many people buy drinks there.
忙máng　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　饿è，　想xiǎng　去qù　吃chī　点儿diǎnr　东西dōngxi。máng 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.
今天jīntiān　办公室bàngōngshì　里lǐ　没méi　有yǒu　别人biérén，　我wǒ　一yí　个gè　人rén　安静ānjìng　地de　把bǎ　作业zuòyè　都dōu　做完zuòwán　了le。jīntiān 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.
父母fùmǔ　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　了le　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí，　觉得juéde　身体shēntǐ　很hěn　舒服shūfu。fùmǔ zài gōngyuán sànbù le yí gè xiǎoshí, juéde shēntǐ hěn shūfu.
My parents walked in the park for an hour and felt very comfortable physically.
他tā　是shì　一yí　个gè　很hěn　努力nǔlì　的de　学生xuéshēng。tā shì yí gè hěn nǔlì de xuéshēng.
He is a very hardworking student.
她tā　对duì　中国zhōngguó　文化wénhuà　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù，　所以suǒyǐ　她tā　的de　计划jìhuà　是shì　每天měitiān　花huā　一yí　个gè　小时xiǎoshí　提高tígāo　自己zìjǐ　的de　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng。tā duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu xìngqù, suǒyǐ tā de jìhuà shì měitiān huā yí gè xiǎoshí tígāo zìjǐ de zhōngwén shuǐpíng.
She is very interested in Chinese culture, so her plan is to spend an hour every day improving her Chinese level.
生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bú　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bú guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　送sòng　给gěi　妈妈māma　一yí　件jiàn　礼物lǐwù。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.
On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.
这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ 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.
今jīn天tiān　她tā　穿chuān　了le　一yì条tiáo　蓝色lánsè　的de　裙子qúnzi，　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　漂亮piàoliang。jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.
她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yì双shuāng　新xīn　运动鞋yùndòngxié，　说shuō　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou　比bǐ　穿chuān　平时píngshí　的de　鞋子xiézi　舒服shūfu　多duō。tā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.
她tā　专门zhuānmén　去qù　书店shūdiàn　给gěi　妈妈māma　买mǎi　一yì　本běn　书shū。tā zhuānmén qù shūdiàn gěi māma mǎi yì běn shū.
She is going especially to the bookstore to buy a book for her mom.
下个xìage　星期xīngqī　她tā　打算dǎsuàn　去qù　听tīng　一yí　个gè　音乐会yīnyuèhuì。xìage xīngqī tā dǎsuàn qù tīng yí gè yīnyuèhuì.
Next week she plans to go to a concert.
她tā　专门zhuānmén　做zuò　了le　一yí　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn，　用yòng　来lái　放fàng　自己zìjǐ　的de　画huà　和hé　照片zhàopiàn。tā zhuānmén zuò le yí gè wǎngzhàn, yòng lái fàng zìjǐ de huà hé zhàopiàn.
She specially made a website to put her paintings and photos on.
楼下lóuxià　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　人rén　太tài　多duō，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　楼上lóushàng　找zhǎo　一yí　个gè　地方dìfang　坐zuò下xià。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
我们wǒmen　的de　邻居línjū　住zhù　在zài　我wǒ　家jiā　对面duìmiàn，　是shì　一yí　位wèi　很hěn　热情rèqíng　的de　阿姨āyí。wǒmen 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.
我wǒ　奶奶nǎinai　说shuō，　她tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　交通jiāotōng　不bù　发达fādá，　去qù　一yí　次cì　市中心shìzhōngxīn　或许huòxǔ　要yào　一yì　天tiān。wǒ 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.
那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　第一次dìyīcì　开kāi　展览zhǎnlǎn　的de　时候shíhou　又yòu　兴奋xīngfèn　又yòu　紧张jǐnzhāng，　竟然jìngrán　一yí　晚上wǎnshang　都dōu　没méi　睡shuì。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　对面duìmiàn　有yǒu　一yì　家jiā　书店shūdiàn，　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　去qù　那里nàli　看书kànshū。kāfēiguǎn 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　我们wǒmen　想xiǎng　去qù　郊区jiāoqū　参观cānguān　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　博物馆bówùguǎn。zhōumò wǒmen xiǎng qù jiāoqū cānguān yí gè xiǎo bówùguǎn.
On the weekend we want to go to the suburbs to visit a small museum.
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.
老师Lǎoshī　让ràng　我们wǒmen　写xiě　一yì　篇piān　介绍jièshào　自己zìjǐ　理想lǐxiǎng　的de　作文zuòwén。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.
他Tā　家jiā　的de　经济jīngjì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　学费xuéfèi　对duì　他们tāmen　来说láishuō　是shì　一yì　个gè　大dà　问题wèntí。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
我Wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　个gè　女nǚ　同学tóngxué，　她tā　比bǐ　我wǒ　大dà　三sān　岁suì。Wǒ yǒu yì gè nǚ tóngxué, tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.
I have a female classmate who is three years older than me.
在Zài　外国wàiguó　留学liúxué　一yí　年nián　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　上shàng　大学dàxué　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Zài wàiguó liúxué yí nián de xuéfèi bǐ zài zhè gè chéngshì shàng dàxué guì hěn duō.
A year of tuition for studying abroad is much more expensive than going to university in this city.
虽然Suīrán　她tā　先xiān　申请shēnqǐng　失败shībài　了le，　但是dànshì　后来hòulái　又yòu　申请shēnqǐng　了le　一yì　次cì，　终　于zhōngyú　成功chénggōng　了le。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　这么zhème　严重yánzhòng，　一yì　个gè　原因yuányīn　是shì　塑料sùliào　垃圾lājī　太tài　多duō。kōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yì gè yuányīn shì sùliào lājī tài duō.
For air pollution to be this serious, one reason is that there is too much plastic trash.
我wǒ　去qù　食堂shítáng　吃饭chīfàn　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　室友shìyǒu　带dài　了le　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ 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.
学校xuéxiào　有yǒu　一yì　次cì　活动huódòng，　让ràng　学生xuéshēng　学习xuéxí　怎么zěnme　减少jiǎnshǎo　垃圾lājī。xuéxiào yǒu yì cì huódòng, ràng xuéshēng xuéxí zěnme jiǎnshǎo lājī.
The school has an activity that lets students learn how to reduce trash.
我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　的de　时候shíhou，　顺便shùnbiàn　买mǎi　一yì　杯bēi　咖啡kāfēi。wǒ 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.
我wǒ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán。wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán.
There is a small park near my home.
学校xuéxiào　明天míngtiān　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi　的de　活动huódòng。xuéxiào míngtiān yǒu yí gè hěn yǒuyìsi de huódòng.
There will be a very interesting event at school tomorrow.
我Wǒ　今天jīntiān　收到shōudào　了le　一个yíge　快递kuàidì，　可是kěshì　包裹bāoguǒ　上shang　的de　地址dìzhǐ　不bú　对duì。Wǒ jīntiān shōudào le yíge kuàidì, kěshì bāoguǒ shang de dìzhǐ bú duì.
I received a delivery today, but the address on the package is wrong.
我Wǒ　昨天zuótiān　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　买mǎi　了le　一件yíjiàn　衣服yīfu，　今天jīntiān　就jiù　收到shōudào　了le。Wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.
Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.
我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　删除shānchú　了le　一个yíge　文件wénjiàn，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　保存bǎocún　过guo　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　问题wèntí。Wǒ gāngcái shānchú le yíge wénjiàn, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng bǎocún guo le, suǒyǐ méi wèntí.
I just deleted a file, but I had already saved it, so it’s fine.
我们wǒmen　得děi　想xiǎng　一yí　个gè　办法bànfǎ　解决jiějué　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí。wǒmen děi xiǎng yí gè bànfǎ jiějué zhè gè wèntí.
We have to think of a way to solve this problem.
她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　忘wàng　了le　给gěi　手机shǒujī　充电chōngdiàn，　只好zhǐhǎo　又yòu　回huí　房间fángjiān　换huàn　了le　一yí　块kuài　电池diànchí。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.
She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　想xiǎng　申请shēnqǐng　奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn，　这次zhècì　就jiù　是shì　一yí　个gè　很hěn　好hǎo　的de　机会jīhuì。rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng shēnqǐng jiǎngxuéjīn, zhècì jiù shì yí gè hěn hǎo de jīhuì.
If you want to apply for a scholarship, this is a very good opportunity.
她tā　第一次dìyīcì　一yí　个gè　人rén　去qù　旅游lǚyóu　的de　时候shíhou，　心里xīnli　很hěn　紧张jǐnzhāng，　可是kěshì　最后zuìhòu　一切yíqiè　都dōu　很hěn　顺利shùnlì。tā dìyīcì yí gè rén qù lǚyóu de shíhou, xīnli hěn jǐnzhāng, kěshì zuìhòu yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
The first time she traveled alone, she was very nervous, but in the end everything went smoothly.
请qǐng　给gěi　我wǒ　一yì　支zhī　铅笔qiānbǐ，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　做zuò　笔记bǐjì。qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhī qiānbǐ, wǒ xiǎng zuò bǐjì.
Please give me a pencil; I want to take notes.
请qǐng　你nǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　复印fùyìn　一yí　份fèn　报告bàogào。qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ fùyìn yí fèn bàogào.
Please make me a copy of the report.
这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　换huàn　一yí　件jiàn　大dà　一点儿yìdiǎnr　的de。zhè jiàn yīfu bú tài héshēn, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn dà yìdiǎnr de.
This piece of clothing doesn’t fit very well; I want to change it for a slightly bigger one.
她tā　最近zuìjìn　在zài　找zhǎo　房子fángzi，　想xiǎng　在zài　公司gōngsī　附近fùjìn　租zū　一yí　个gè　带dài　阳台yángtái　的de　公寓gōngyù。tā zuìjìn zài zhǎo fángzi, xiǎng zài gōngsī fùjìn zū yí gè dài yángtái de gōngyù.
She’s been looking for a place recently and wants to rent an apartment with a balcony near the company.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　学校xuéxiào　附近fùjìn　租zū　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　房间fángjiān。wǒ xiǎng zài xuéxiào fùjìn zū yí gè ānjìng de fángjiān.
I want to rent a quiet room near the school.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　租zū　一yí　个gè　离lí　公司gōngsī　不bù　远yuǎn　的de　房子fángzi。wǒ xiǎng zū yí gè lí gōngsī bù yuǎn de fángzi.
I want to rent an apartment not far from the company.
与其yǔqí　带dài　两liǎng　个gè　背包bēibāo，　不如bùrú　只zhǐ　带dài　一yí　个gè。yǔqí dài liǎng gè bēibāo, bùrú zhǐ dài yí gè.
Rather than bring two backpacks, bring only one.
二èr　比bǐ　一yī　大dà。èr bǐ yī dà.
Two is greater than one.
一yí　个gè　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　出去chūqù　很hěn　危险wēixiǎn。yí gè rén wǎnshang chūqù hěn wēixiǎn.
Going out alone at night is dangerous.
公告gōnggào　说shuō　这zhè　是shì　一yí　个gè　公益gōngyì　活动huódòng。gōnggào shuō zhè shì yí gè gōngyì huódòng.
The notice says this is a public-welfare event.
面试miànshì　是shì　招聘流程zhāopìnliúchéng　的de　一yí　部分bùfen。miànshì shì zhāopìnliúchéng de yí bùfen.
The interview is one part of the hiring process.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi，　请qǐng　再zài　说shuō　一yí　次cì。bùhǎoyìsi, qǐng zài shuō yí cì.
Excuse me, please say it again.
这zhè　是shì　一yí　个gè　秘密mìmì。zhè shì yí gè mìmì.
This is a secret.
朋友péngyou　要yào　一yí　个gè　双人间shuāngrénjiān。péngyou yào yí gè shuāngrénjiān.
My friend wants a double room.
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