Usages of yòu
她 刚 下班， 就 又 打 电话 给 我 了。tā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
他 又 来 我 家 了， 我 让 他 先 进来。tā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
她 今天 又 忘记 带 手机， 又 迟到 了。Tā jīntiān yòu wàngjì dài shǒujī, yòu chídào le.
Today she both forgot her phone and was late.
我 想起 那 个 生病 的 朋友， 又 想 哭 了。Wǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
在 火车站 跟 朋友 说 再见 的 时候， 她 先 哭 了 一会儿， 后来 又 笑 了。Zài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
记者 又 问 她， 为什么 不 在 家 玩 游戏， 而是 每天 来 公园 打 篮球。jìzhě yòu wèn tā, wèishénme bú zài jiā wán yóuxì, érshì měitiān lái gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
The reporter then asked her why she doesn’t play games at home, but instead comes to the park to play basketball every day.
虽然 她 先 申请 失败 了， 但是 后来 又 申请 了 一 次， 终 于 成功 了。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.
那 位 作家 说， 他 年轻 的 时候 在 国 内 大学 学习， 后来 出国 留学， 感觉 自己 又 像 学生 一样。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
医生 先 问 了 她 的 症状， 然后 又 给 她 量 了 体温。yīshēng xiān wèn le tā de zhèngzhuàng, ránhòu yòu gěi tā liáng le tǐwēn.
The doctor first asked about her symptoms, then took her temperature again.
医生 说， 如果 今天 晚上 又 发烧， 就 赶紧 来 医院。yīshēng shuō, rúguǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yòu fāshāo, jiù gǎnjǐn lái yīyuàn.
The doctor said that if she gets a fever again tonight, she should come to the hospital right away.
她 出门 前 忘 了 给 手机 充电， 只好 又 回 房间 换 了 一 块 电池。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.
你 进门 以后 记得 把 钥匙 放 在 包 里， 别 又 找不到。nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.
After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.
要不是 她 出门 前 又 看 了 一下 门 有没有 锁 好， 我 可能 现在 还 在 担心。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
要不是 这里 的 信号 不 太 好， 我 也 不会 一会儿 关机， 一会儿 又 开机。yàobúshì zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, wǒ yě búhuì yíhuìr guānjī, yíhuìr yòu kāijī.
If it weren’t for the signal being so bad here, I wouldn’t be turning the phone off and on again and again.
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