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我们wǒmen shì 去年qùnián zài 学校xuéxiào 见面jiànmiàn dewǒmen shì qùnián zài xuéxiào jiànmiàn de.
We met at school last year.
我们wǒmen shì zuò 地铁dìtiě  医院yīyuàn de, piào   guìwǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.
我们wǒmen shì  自行车zìxíngchē  de,  shì zuò 地铁dìtiě  dewǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.
 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.
今天jīntiān  diǎn bàn de 电影diànyǐng piào 比较bǐjiào 便宜piányi, bié 迟到chídàojīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfuTā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
She likes to wear red clothes.
 今天jīntiān 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu, zài 公司gōngsī hěn 合适héshìTā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.
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.
 觉得juéde 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu  穿chuān 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfu gèng 合适héshìTā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
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.
 上班shàngbān děi 穿chuān 蓝色lánsè de 衣服yīfu maNǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?
Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?
今天jīntiān de 工作gōngzuò hěn 重要zhòngyàojīntiān de gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.
Today's work is very important.
下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  常常chángcháng zài jiā kàn shūxiàyǔ de shíhou, tā chángcháng zài jiā kàn shū.
When it rains, she often stays home and reads.
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.
 mǎi le  jiàn 红色hóngsè de 衣服yīfutā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.
She bought a red piece of clothing.
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.
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.
 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.
zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng, 老师lǎoshī ràng 我们wǒmen 自由zìyóu shuō 中文zhōngwén, 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 意见yìjiànzài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen zìyóu shuō zhōngwén, biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn.
In Chinese class, the teacher lets us speak freely in Chinese and express our own opinions.
超市Chāoshì  今天jīntiān de 苹果píngguǒ 看起来kànqǐlái 特别tèbié 新鲜xīnxiānChāoshì lǐ jīntiān de píngguǒ kànqǐlái tèbié xīnxiān.
The apples in the supermarket today look especially fresh.
Zhè shuāng 蓝色lánsè de 鞋子xiézi hěn 干净gānjìng, 看起来kànqǐlái  hěn 合适héshìZhè shuāng lánsè de xiézi hěn gānjìng, kànqǐlái yě hěn héshì.
This pair of blue shoes is very clean and also looks very suitable.
 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.
为了Wèile 健康jiànkāng, 医生yīshēng shuō 我们wǒmen 即使jíshǐ máng   néng 放弃fàngqì chī 早饭zǎofàn de 习惯xíguànWèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.
For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.
我们Wǒmen 必须bìxū  今天jīntiān de 练习liànxí zuò de hěn 清楚qīngchu, 明天míngtiān 复习fùxí de 时候shíhou cái gèng 简单jiǎndānWǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
jīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān me mángjīntiān de gōngzuò méiyǒu zuótiān nàme máng.
Today’s work is not as busy as yesterday.
 xiǎng mǎi  shuāng 蓝色lánsè de 鞋子xiézitā xiǎng mǎi yì shuāng lánsè de xiézi.
He wants to buy a pair of blue shoes.
 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.
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.
超市chāoshì  de 饮料yǐnliào hěn duō, 蔬菜shūcài  hěn 新鲜xīnxiānchāoshì lǐ de yǐnliào hěn duō, shūcài yě hěn xīnxiān.
There are many drinks in the supermarket, and the vegetables are also very fresh.
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.
明天míngtiān 我们wǒmen xiǎng zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù, 一边yìbiān zǒu 一边yìbiān 讨论tǎolùn xià  星期xīngqī de 安排ānpái, 最后zuìhòu 一起yìqǐ 回家huíjiāmíngtiān wǒmen xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìbiān zǒu yìbiān tǎolùn xià gè xīngqī de ānpái, zuìhòu yìqǐ huíjiā.
Tomorrow we want to walk in the park, discussing next week’s plans while we walk, and finally go home together.
 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.
冬天dōngtiān zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān    chá、 tīng 音乐yīnyuè, ràng rén 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎndōngtiān zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ hē rè chá, tīng yīnyuè, ràng rén juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
In winter, drinking hot tea and listening to music in a quiet room makes people feel very warm.
 jiā 饭店fàndiàn 今天jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo 新鲜xīnxiān de nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
 gěi  de 帮助bāngzhù duì  hěn 重要zhòngyàotā gěi wǒ de bāngzhù duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào.
His help to me is very important.
 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.
 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.
zài zhè  国家guójiā, 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu yǒu 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuánzài zhè gè guójiā, hěnduō chéngshì dōu yǒu ānjìng de gōngyuán.
In this country, many cities all have quiet parks.
 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.
 喜欢xǐhuan zuò zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān de 椅子yǐzi shàng kàn shūtā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
 觉得juéde 世界shìjiè shàng de 很多hěnduō 城市chéngshì dōu hěn 有意思yǒuyìsitā juéde shìjiè shàng de hěnduō chéngshì dōu hěn yǒuyìsi.
She thinks many cities in the world are very interesting.
今天jīntiān 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu, 我们wǒmen méi 走错zǒucuò , 最后zuìhòu zài 公园gōngyuán  找到zhǎodào le   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang zuò zài 椅子yǐzi shàngjīntiān 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 yǒu   安静ānjìng de 图书馆túshūguǎngōngyuán nánbian yǒu yí gè ānjìng de túshūguǎn.
To the south of the park, there is a quiet library.
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