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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.
明天Míngtiān men zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn 见面jiànmiàn, 然后ránhòu 一起yìqǐ zuò 火车huǒchē  zhè  城市chéngshì 南边nánbian de 公园gōngyuánMíngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiànmiàn, ránhòu yìqǐ zuò huǒchē qù zhè gè chéngshì nánbian de gōngyuán.
Tomorrow we’ll meet at the train station and then take a train together to the park in the south of this city.
wèile zhè  yóu, men 已经yǐjīng mǎi hǎo 回来huílái de 机票jīpiàowèile zhè cì lǚyóu, wǒmen yǐjīng mǎi hǎo huílái de jīpiào.
For this trip we’ve already bought the return plane tickets.
 guò 生日shēngrì de 时候shíhou  xiǎng  hěn  de 聚会jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn   朋友péngyou 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànWǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
下雨xiàyǔ de 周末zhōumò    rén zài jiā huì 觉得juéde hěn 无聊wúliáoxiàyǔ 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.
 走进来zǒujìnlái de 时候shíhou, 大家dàjiā 突然tūrán dōu xiào leTā zǒujìnlái de shíhou, dàjiā tūrán dōu xiào le.
When he walked in, everyone suddenly laughed.
 想起xiǎngqǐ   生病shēngbìng de 朋友péngyou, yòu xiǎng  leWǒ xiǎngqǐ nà gè shēngbìng de péngyou, yòu xiǎng kū le.
When I thought of that sick friend again, I felt like crying again.
Zài 朋友péngyou zhōng, 大家dàjiā dōu 觉得juéde 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎ hěn 重要zhòngyàoZài péngyou zhōng, dàjiā dōu juéde zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.
Among friends, everyone feels that being free to express their own ideas is very important.
老板Lǎobǎn xiàozhe 走出zǒuchū 会议室huìyìshì, shuō jīntiān de 会议huìyì 结束jiéshù leLǎobǎn xiàozhe zǒuchū huìyìshì, shuō jīntiān de huìyì jiéshù le.
The boss walked out of the meeting room smiling and said that today’s meeting was over.
Zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn gēn 朋友péngyou shuō 再见zàijiàn de 时候shíhou,  xiān  le 一会儿yíhuìr, 后来hòulái yòu xiào leZài 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.
  明天míngtiān de 火车huǒchē piào 买好mǎihǎo le manǐ bǎ míngtiān de huǒchē piào mǎihǎo le ma?
Have you already bought the train ticket for tomorrow?
 想起xiǎngqǐ 我们wǒmen zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, jiù 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎnwǒ xiǎngqǐ wǒmen zài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, jiù juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
When I think of the times we walked in the park, I feel very warm.
今天jīntiān de 会议huìyì hěn 重要zhòngyàojīntiān de huìyì hěn zhòngyào.
Today’s meeting is very important.
今天jīntiān de 会议huìyì hái méi 结束jiéshùjīntiān de huìyì hái méi jiéshù.
Today’s meeting is not over yet.
孩子háizi cóng 学校xuéxiào 回来huílái de 时候shíhou 常常chángcháng hěn 饿è, 妈妈māma huì 马上mǎshàng zuò 晚饭wǎnfàn gěi 她们tāmen chīháizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.
When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.
父母fùmǔ 希望xīwàng 孩子háizi zài 学校xuéxiào  努力nǔlì 学习xuéxí, wèi le yǒu hǎo de 成绩chéngjì  wèi le 孩子háizi 自己zìjǐfùmǔ xīwàng háizi zài xuéxiào lǐ nǔlì xuéxí, wèi le yǒu hǎo de chéngjì yě wèi le háizi zìjǐ.
Parents hope their children study hard at school, for good grades and also for the children themselves.
 相信xiāngxìn měi  rén dōu 应该yīnggāi yǒu 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ 想法xiǎngfǎ de 权利quánlìwǒ xiāngxìn měi gè rén dōu yīnggāi yǒu zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ xiǎngfǎ de quánlì.
I believe everyone should have the right to freely express their own ideas.
因为yīnwèi 下雨xiàyǔ, 地铁站dìtiězhàn 外面wàimiàn de 公交站gōngjiāozhàn yǒu hěn duō rén zài 那里nàli děng 公交车gōngjiāochēyīnwèi xiàyǔ, dìtiězhàn wàimiàn de gōngjiāozhàn yǒu hěn duō rén zài nàli děng gōngjiāochē.
Because it was raining, there were many people waiting for the bus at the bus stop outside the subway station.
zài 饭店fàndiàn 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan yòng 现金xiànjīn,  喜欢xǐhuan 刷卡shuākǎzài 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.
出门chūmén de 时候shíhou,  总是zǒngshì  zhe bāo, dài zhe 眼镜yǎnjìngchūmén de shíhou, tā zǒngshì ná zhe bāo, dài zhe yǎnjìng.
When she goes out, she always carries her bag and wears her glasses.
周末zhōumò zài jiā de 时候shíhou,   xiǎng zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn 电影diànyǐng  chī 好吃hǎochī de 东西dōngxizhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
 shì   hěn 努力nǔlì de 学生xuéshēngtā shì yí gè hěn nǔlì de xuéshēng.
He is a very hardworking student.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  zài 房间fángjiān  看不清楚kànbùqīngchu 外面wàimiàn de 马路mǎlùwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ kànbùqīngchu wàimiàn de mǎlù.
When it rains outside, I can’t see the road outside clearly from my room.
  篮球lánqiú de 时候shíhou méi yǒu 信心xìnxīn, dàn shì  le   足球zúqiú 以后yǐhòu, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ   慢慢mànmàn 提高tígāotā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
  年轻niánqīng de 记者jìzhě zài 公园gōngyuán  wèn , 为什么wèishénme zhè  de rén dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 散步sànbùnà 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.
 觉得juéde 公园gōngyuán 周围zhōuwéi de 环境huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè  城市chéngshì de 文化wénhuà  yǒu 关系guānxiwǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 睡觉shuìjiào de 时候shíhou 喜欢xǐhuan 开着kāizhe 空调kōngtiáo,  shì 因为yīnwèi 外面wàimiàn hěn , 而是érshì 因为yīnwèi 这样zhèyàng 比较bǐjiào 安心ānxīntā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù 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.
冬天dōngtiān de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ kāi zhe 暖气nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn 电视diànshì, 知道zhīdào 孩子háizi 安静ānjìng de zài 房间fángjiān  学习xuéxí,  觉得juéde hěn 安心ānxīndōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
周末zhōumò zài jiā 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng yòng 很多hěnduō wǎn, 所以suǒyǐ 吃完chīwán 以后yǐhòu děi 一起yìqǐ  wǎnzhōumò zài jiā chīfàn de shíhou, wǒmen chángcháng yòng hěnduō wǎn, suǒyǐ chīwán yǐhòu děi yìqǐ xǐ wǎn.
When we eat at home on weekends, we often use many bowls, so after eating we have to wash them together.
shēng de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ sòng gěi   jiàn xiǎo 礼物lǐwù, 虽然suīrán  guì, 但是dànshì  hěn 高兴gāoxìngshēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
 shuō zuì 重要zhòngyào de  shì 礼物lǐwù duō guì, 而是érshì sòng 礼物lǐwù de réntā shuō zuì zhòngyào de bù shì lǐwù duō guì, érshì sòng lǐwù de rén.
He says what matters most is not how expensive the gift is, but the person who gives it.
 觉得juéde 学习xuéxí zhōng zuì 重要zhòngyào de  shì 记住jìzhù měi  生词shēngcí, 而是érshì 知道zhīdào zěnme yòng 它们tāmenwǒ juéde xuéxí zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bù shì jìzhù měi gè shēngcí, érshì zhīdào zěnme yòng tāmen.
I think the most important thing in learning is not memorizing every new word, but knowing how to use them.
夏天xiàtiān de 晚上wǎnshang, 公园gōngyuán  hěn duō rén  xiǎng 一直yìzhí zài kāi zhe 空调kōngtiáo de 房间fángjiān , 而是érshì xiǎng 出来chūlái 散步sànbùxiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.
 xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā 一直yìzhí wán 游戏yóuxì de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng huì 忘记wàngjì 时间shíjiān; zài 公园gōngyuán  篮球lánqiú 不但bùdàn duì 健康jiànkāng hǎo, 而且érqiě 可以kěyǐ 提高tígāo 信心xìnxīntā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú bùdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.
zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 应该yīnggāi 注意zhùyì 自己zìjǐ de 健康jiànkāngzài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
When we take a walk in the park, we should pay attention to our health.
qǐng  zài 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu de 时候shíhou 注意zhùyì 安全ānquánqǐng nǐ zài mǎlù shàng zǒu de shíhou zhùyì ānquán.
Please pay attention to safety when walking on the road.
 duì 明年míngnián de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì hěn 有信心yǒuxìnxīnwǒ duì míngnián de zhōngwén kǎoshì hěn yǒuxìnxīn.
I am very confident about next year’s Chinese exam.
 hěn ài chī tián de 东西dōngxi, 比如bǐrú 蛋糕dàngāo  巧克力qiǎokèlìtā hěn ài chī tián de dōngxi, bǐrú dàngāo hé qiǎokèlì.
She really loves eating sweet things, such as cake and chocolate.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan chī suān de 东西dōngxi, juéde  zhǒng 味道wèidào 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 奇怪qíguàitā bù 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.
jīntiān  穿chuān le tiáo 蓝色lánsè de 裙子qúnzi, 看起来kànqǐlái hěn 漂亮piàoliangjīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.
 上班shàngbān de 时候shíhou 一般yìbān 穿chuān 黑色hēisè 裤子kùzi  白色báisè 衣服yīfutā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
ma ràng  出门chūmén de 时候shíhou dài shàng 帽子màozi, shuō 外面wàimiàn de tài yáng tài māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
 mǎi le shuāng xīn 运动鞋yùndòngxié, shuō zài 公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou  穿chuān 平时píngshí de 鞋子xiézi 舒服shūfu duōtā 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.
周末zhōumò   喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 裙子qúnzi, gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 穿chuān 舒服shūfu de 裤子kùzi  运动鞋yùndòngxiézhōumò 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.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu,  常常chángcháng  附近fùjìn de 体育馆tǐyùguǎn 健身jiànshēnxiàbān yǐhòu, tā chángcháng qù fùjìn de tǐyùguǎn jiànshēn.
After work he often goes to the nearby gym to work out.
  喜欢xǐhuan zài hěn chǎo de 地方dìfang 健身jiànshēn, juéde 公园gōngyuán  体育馆tǐyùguǎn 安静ānjìngtā 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.
 zài 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou, 感觉gǎnjué 空气kōngqì  环境huánjìng dōu hěn hǎowǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.
 从来cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de 水果shuǐguǒ, 味道wèidào hěn 特别tèbiéwǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.
I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.
 从来cónglái  gěi 孩子háizi  tài tián de 饮料yǐnliào, ràng  shǎo chī táng gèng 健康jiànkāngtā cónglái bù gěi háizi hē tài tián de yǐnliào, ràng tā shǎo chī táng gèng jiànkāng.
She never lets her child drink very sweet drinks, making him eat less sugar so he’ll be healthier.
 第一次dìyīcì gēn 女朋友nǚpéngyou zài 饭店fàndiàn 约会yuēhuì, 为了wèile 找到zhǎodào 合适héshì de 地点dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔtā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.
 juéde 女朋友nǚpéngyou zuì 可爱kě’ài de 地方dìfang shì,  说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou  总是zǒngshì xiào zhe tīngtā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
He thinks the cutest thing about his girlfriend is that whenever he talks, she always listens with a smile.
 wèi 老师lǎoshī 说话shuōhuà de 声音shēngyīn  , zài chǎo de 教室jiàoshì   tài hǎo 听清楚tīngqīngchunà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.
jīntiān tàiyáng hěn , 孩子háizi zài 公园gōngyuán chī 冰淇淋bīngqílín de 时候shíhou dài zhe 帽子màozijīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, háizi zài gōngyuán chī bīngqílín de shíhou dài zhe màozi.
The sun is very strong today; when the child eats ice cream in the park, she wears a hat.
 从来cónglái  chī hěn  de cài, juéde duì 肚子dùzi  hǎotā cónglái bù chī hěn là de cài, juéde duì dùzi bù hǎo.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.
晚饭wǎnfàn de 时候shíhou 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng  一点儿yìdiǎnr tāngwǎnfàn de shíhou wǒmen chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr tāng.
At dinner time we often drink a bit of soup.
  咖啡kāfēi de 时候shíhou  喜欢xǐhuan jiā tángwǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.
 觉得juéde 黑色hēisè de 裤子kùzi  白色báisè de 裤子kùzi gèng 合适héshìwǒ juéde hēisè de kùzi bǐ báisè de kùzi gèng héshì.
I think black pants are more suitable than white pants.
出门chūmén de 时候shíhou 记得jìde 戴上dàishàng 帽子màozichūmén de shíhou jìde dàishàng màozi.
Remember to put on your hat when you go out.
明天míngtiān shì 我们wǒmen 城市chéngshì hěn 特别tèbié de 节日jiérìmíngtiān shì wǒmen chéngshì hěn tèbié de jiérì.
Tomorrow there is an important holiday in our city.
比起bǐqǐ zài chǎo de 饭店fàndiàn,  gèng 喜欢xǐhuan zài 轻松qīngsōng de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 聊天liáotiānbǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang zuò 公交车gōngjiāochē de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng gēn 司机sījī shuō “早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
 第一次dìyīcì  音乐会yīnyuèhuì de 时候shíhou 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 紧张jǐnzhāngtā dìyīcì qù yīnyuèhuì de shíhou yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
She was a bit nervous the first time she went to a concert.
音乐会yīnyuèhuì  de 观众guānzhòng  duō, 大家dàjiā dōu zuò zài 那里nàli 安静ānjìng de tīngyīnyuèhuì lǐ de guānzhòng bù duō, dàjiā dōu zuò zài nàli ānjìng de tīng.
There weren’t many people in the audience at the concert; everyone sat there listening quietly.
有些yǒuxiē 观众guānzhòng shì 年轻niánqīng rén,  yǒu dài 孩子háizi lái de 爸爸bàba 妈妈māmayǒuxiē guānzhòng shì niánqīng rén, yě yǒu dài háizi lái de bàba māma.
Some audience members are young people, and there are also moms and dads who bring their children.
那个nàge 年轻niánqīng de 画家huàjiā 喜欢xǐhuan zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn  画画huàhuànàge niánqīng de huàjiā xǐhuan zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ huàhuà.
That young painter likes to draw in the café.
 xiān shàng 楼上lóushàng de 洗手间xǐshǒujiān, zài 下来xiàlái gēn  一起yìqǐ 继续jìxù 购物gòuwùtā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
楼下lóuxià de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, 我们wǒmen jiù  楼上lóushàng zhǎo   地方dìfang zuòxiàlóuxià 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.
mǎi xīn 游戏机yóuxìjī de 时候shíhou,  xiān 认真rènzhēn kàn wán le 说明shuōmíngmǎi xīn yóuxìjī de shíhou, tā xiān rènzhēn kàn wán le shuōmíng.
When buying a new game console, he first carefully read the instructions.
 专门zhuānmén zài 公园gōngyuán 附近fùjìn zhǎo 安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang 散步sànbùwǒ zhuānmén zài gōngyuán fùjìn zhǎo ānjìng de dìfang sànbù.
I specifically look for quiet places near the park to take a walk.
zhè  冰箱bīngxiāng shì 用来yònglái fàng 水果shuǐguǒ  饮料yǐnliào dezhè gè bīngxiāng shì yònglái fàng shuǐguǒ hé yǐnliào de.
This refrigerator is used to store fruit and drinks.
xué 中文zhōngwén duì  de 生活shēnghuó yǒu hěn  de 影响yǐngxiǎngxué zhōngwén duì wǒ de shēnghuó yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.
Learning Chinese has a big influence on my life.
小李xiǎolǐ shì  zài 公司gōngsī 认识rènshi de 朋友péngyouxiǎolǐ shì wǒ zài gōngsī rènshi de péngyou.
Xiao Li is a friend I met at the company.
我们wǒmen de 邻居línjū zhù zài  jiā 对面duìmiàn, shì  wèi hěn 热情rèqíng de 阿姨āyíwǒmen 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.
寒假hánjià  暑假shǔjià de 时候shíhou, hěn duō 大学生dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 一起yìqǐ guò jiéhánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
 奶奶nǎinai shuō,  年轻niánqīng de 时候shíhou 交通jiāotōng  发达fādá,    市中心shìzhōngxīn 或许huòxǔ yào  tiānwǒ 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.
  年轻niánqīng de 画家huàjiā 第一次dìyīcì kāi 展览zhǎnlǎn de 时候shíhou yòu 兴奋xīngfèn yòu 紧张jǐnzhāng, 竟然jìngrán  晚上wǎnshang dōu méi shuìnà 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.
 本来běnlái 以为yǐwéi 今天jīntiān de 音乐会yīnyuèhuì hěn 无聊wúliáo, méi 想到xiǎngdào 竟然jìngrán 这么zhème 有意思yǒuyìsiwǒ běnlái yǐwéi jīntiān de yīnyuèhuì hěn wúliáo, méi xiǎngdào jìngrán zhème yǒuyìsi.
I originally thought today’s concert would be boring, but it unexpectedly turned out to be so interesting.
 打工dǎgōng de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn, 但是dànshì  自己zìjǐ zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūtā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
现在xiànzài 交通jiāotōng hěn 发达fādá, cóng 郊区jiāoqū dào 市中心shìzhōngxīn de 地铁dìtiě 常常chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò 四十sìshí 分钟fēnzhōng,  公交车gōngjiāochē 方便fāngbiànxiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 虽然suīrán 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害羞hàixiū, 但是dànshì gēn 观众guānzhòng 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou 觉得juéde hěn 兴奋xīngfèntā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
 不太bú tài 喜欢xǐhuan 城里chéngli 拥挤yōngjǐ de 交通jiāotōngwǒ 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 yǒu   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang, 校园xiàoyuán  de 学生xuéshēng 喜欢xǐhuan  那儿nàr 休息xiūxijiàoxuélóu 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.
Zài 校园xiàoyuán ,  喜欢xǐhuan zhǎo   安静ānjìng de 地方dìfang 专心zhuānxīn 看书kànshūZài 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.
 zài 食堂shítáng   néng 专心zhuānxīn 学习xuéxí, 别人biéren 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou  dōu tīng  jiànTā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.
She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.
老师Lǎoshī ràng 我们wǒmen xiě  piān 介绍jièshào 自己zìjǐ 理想lǐxiǎng de 作文zuòwénLǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.
Yǒu le 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīn  家人jiārén de 支持zhīchí,  学习xuéxí de 信心xìnxīn  以前yǐqián duō le 很多hěn duōYǒu le jiǎngxuéjīn hé jiārén de zhīchí, tā xuéxí de xìnxīn bǐ yǐqián duō le hěn duō.
With the scholarship and his family’s support, he has much more confidence in his studies than before.
Zài 外国wàiguó 留学liúxué  nián de 学费xuéfèi  zài zhè  城市chéngshì shàng 大学dàxué guì 很多hěn duōZài 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.
 wèi 作家zuòjiā shuō,  年轻niánqīng de 时候shíhou zài 国 guónèi 大学dàxué 学习xuéxí, 后来hòulái 出国chūguó 留学liúxué, 感觉gǎnjué 自己zìjǐ yòu xiàng 学生xuéshēng 一样yíyàngNà 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.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  看书kànshūzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kànshū.
On weekends I like to read in a quiet room.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 安静ānjìng de 房间fángjiān  kàn 小说xiǎoshuōzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn xiǎoshuō.
On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.
明天míngtiān de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì ràng  有点儿yǒudiǎnr 紧张jǐnzhāngmíngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì ràng wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
Tomorrow’s Chinese exam makes me a bit nervous.
谢谢xièxie  gěi  de 支持zhīchíxièxie nǐ gěi wǒ de zhīchí.
Thank you for your support.
 觉得juéde 学习xuéxí  工作gōngzuò de 压力yālì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.
She feels the pressure from study and work is a bit heavy.
Gāng lái zhè  城市chéngshì de 时候shíhou,   tài 适应shìyìng 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóGāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
 wèi 小说家xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, 生活shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn 事情shìqing dōu 可以kěyǐ 变成biànchéng 各种gèzhǒng 故事gùshiNà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
Zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng, 老师lǎoshī 常常chángcháng ràng 我们wǒmen 自由zìyóu 交流jiāoliú 自己zìjǐ de 看法kànfǎZài zhōngwén kè shàng, lǎoshī chángcháng ràng wǒmen zìyóu jiāoliú zìjǐ de kànfǎ.
In Chinese class, the teacher often lets us freely exchange our own opinions.
Gēn 不同bùtóng 国家guójiā de 同学tóngxué 交流jiāoliú 看法kànfǎ, ràng  觉得juéde 世界shìjiè hěn Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.
老师Lǎoshī xiān 介绍jièshào 今天jīntiān  de 内容nèiróng, zài 告诉gàosu 我们wǒmen měi  部分bùfen de 重点zhòngdiǎnLǎoshī xiān jièshào jīntiān kè de nèiróng, zài gàosu wǒmen měi gè bùfen de zhòngdiǎn.
The teacher first introduces today’s lesson content, then tells us the key points of each part.
Guò 春节Chūnjié de 时候shíhou,  家里jiāli de 氣氛qìfen 特别tèbié 温暖wēnnuǎnGuò Chūnjié de shíhou, tā jiāli de qìfen tèbié wēnnuǎn.
During Spring Festival, the atmosphere in her home is especially warm.
早上Zǎoshang zài 食堂shítáng mǎi 早饭zǎofàn de 时候shíhou, 大家dàjiā dōu 排队páiduì děngZǎoshang zài shítáng mǎi zǎofàn de shíhou, dàjiā dōu páiduì děng.
In the morning when buying breakfast in the cafeteria, everyone lines up to wait.
Zhè  小组xiǎozǔ de 工作gōngzuò shì  负责fùzé de, 别人biéren bāng  复习fùxí 今天jīntiān de 重点zhòngdiǎnZhè gè xiǎozǔ de gōngzuò shì tā fùzé de, biéren bāng tā fùxí jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn.
He is in charge of this group’s work, and others help him review today’s key points.
Zhè  tiān 作业zuòyè tài duō, 开心kāixīn de 心情xīnqíng dōu 变成biànchéng le 受不了shòubuliǎo de 压力yālìZhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.
原来Yuánlái   shì xué 中文zhōngwén de, 不过búguò 水平shuǐpíng   gāo 一点儿yìdiǎnrYuánlái tā yě shì xué zhōngwén de, búguò shuǐpíng bǐ wǒ gāo yìdiǎnr.
It turns out he also studies Chinese, but his level is a bit higher than mine.
 以为yǐwéi  shì 老师lǎoshī, 原来yuánlái  shì lái 参观cānguān de 学生xuéshēngWǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì lái cānguān de xuéshēng.
I thought she was a teacher; it turns out she is a visiting student.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 这么zhème  de 城市chéngshìwǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.
I don’t really like such big cities.
 shuō 中文zhōngwén de 时候shíhou, 声调shēngdiào hěn 重要zhòngyàonǐ shuō zhōngwén de shíhou, shēngdiào hěn zhòngyào.
When you speak Chinese, tones are very important.
 xiǎng tīng 一下yíxià  duì zhè  问题wèntí de 看法kànfǎwǒ xiǎng tīng yíxià nǐ duì zhè gè wèntí de kànfǎ.
I’d like to hear your opinion on this question.
今天jīntiān de 重点zhòngdiǎn shì 复习fùxí 这些zhèxiē 生词shēngcíjīntiān de zhòngdiǎn shì fùxí zhèxiē shēngcí.
The main focus today is to review these new words.
zhè  比赛bǐsài shì  负责fùzé 安排ānpái dezhè cì bǐsài shì tā fùzé ānpái de.
She is responsible for organizing this competition.
 负责fùzé 今天jīntiān de 晚饭wǎnfànwǒ fùzé jīntiān de wǎnfàn.
I am in charge of today’s dinner.
 觉得juéde 城里chéngli de 交通jiāotōng tài 拥挤yōngjǐ le, 每天měitiān dōu 受不了shòubuliǎotā juéde chéngli de jiāotōng tài yōngjǐ le, měitiān dōu shòubuliǎo.
He feels the traffic in the city is too crowded and he can’t stand it every day.
 de 性格xìnggé hěn 安静ānjìng, 但是dànshì duì 学习xuéxí de 态度tàidu hěn hǎotā de xìnggé hěn ānjìng, dànshì duì xuéxí de tàidu hěn hǎo.
His personality is very quiet, but his attitude toward studying is very good.
老师lǎoshī shuō, zuò 老师lǎoshī zuì 重要zhòngyào de shì yào yǒu 耐心nàixīnlǎoshī shuō, zuò lǎoshī zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒu nàixīn.
The teacher said that the most important thing about being a teacher is to have patience.
为了wèile 这个zhège 标准biāozhǔn,  měi 晚上wǎnshang xiě de 句子jùzi dōu 超过chāoguò shí wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.
For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.
老师lǎoshī zài 课上kèshàng 解释jiěshì le 问题wèntí de 原因yuányīn,  shuō 清楚qīngchu le 可能kěnéng de 结果jiéguǒlǎoshī zài kèshàng jiěshì le wèntí de yuányīn, yě shuō qīngchu le kěnéng de jiéguǒ.
In class the teacher explained the cause of the problem and also clearly stated the possible result.
  复习fùxí de 原因yuányīn shì tài lèi le, 结果jiéguǒ 考试kǎoshì méi 考好kǎohǎotā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
 总是zǒngshì   回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī   néng 回收huíshōu de 垃圾lājī fàng zài 不同bùtóng de 垃圾桶lājītǒng tā zǒngshì bǎ kěyǐ huíshōu de lājī hé bù néng huíshōu de lājī fàng zài bùtóng de lājītǒng lǐ.
She always puts recyclable trash and non‑recyclable trash into different trash cans.
教室jiàoshì  de 垃圾桶lājītǒng mǎn le,  顺便shùnbiàn  垃圾lājī  dào 楼下lóuxiàjiàoshì lǐ de lājītǒng mǎn le, tā shùnbiàn bǎ lājī ná dào lóuxià.
The trash can in the classroom was full, so he took the trash downstairs on the way.
我们wǒmen yòng guo de 塑料sùliào 袋子dàizi 应该yīnggāi fàng dào 回收huíshōu de 垃圾桶lājītǒng wǒmen yòng guo de sùliào dàizi yīnggāi fàng dào huíshōu de lājītǒng lǐ.
Used plastic bags should be put into the recycling trash can.
学校xuéxiào 每年měinián dōu yǒu 环境huánjìng 保护bǎohù de 活动huódòng, 学生xuéshēng men dōu hěn 愿意yuànyì 参加cānjiāxuéxiào měinián dōu yǒu huánjìng bǎohù de huódòng, xuéshēng men dōu hěn yuànyì cānjiā.
Every year the school has environmental protection activities, and the students are all very willing to participate.
 de 性格xìnggé gēn  hěn xiàng, dōu  喜欢xǐhuan chǎo de 地方dìfangtā 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.
  食堂shítáng 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn bāng 室友shìyǒu dài le  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ 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.
  知道zhīdào zhè  问题wèntí de 原因yuányīntā bù zhīdào zhè gè wèntí de yuányīn.
He doesn’t know the cause of this problem.
如果rúguǒ  xiǎng 考好kǎohǎo 明天míngtiān de 中文zhōngwén 考试kǎoshì, jiù děi 现在xiànzài 认真rènzhēn 复习fùxírúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.
  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn mǎi  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ 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.
 zhù de 公寓gōngyù 附近fùjìn yǒu 很多hěnduō 饭店fàndiànwǒ zhù de gōngyù fùjìn yǒu hěnduō fàndiàn.
There are many restaurants near the apartment where I live.
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