HSK 2 Grammar Chapter 7

Question 1

It’s eight o’clock and you are still sleeping.
Why (how come) haven’t you eaten yet?
He is still in the classroom studying.

Answer 1

Grammar point: 还 + V
Indicate continuation of an action or a state.

八点了，你还在睡觉。
Bā diǎnle, nǐ hái zài shuìjiào. 
你怎么还没吃饭？
Nǐ zěnme hái méi chīfàn? 
他还在教室学习吧.
Tā hái zài jiàoshì xuéxí ba.

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Question 2

for emphasis, that something happened early or went fast & well.

The students came to the classroom at half past seven.

It took me 1.5H by plan to get to Beijing/
I flew to Beijing in an hour and a half.

(I) will be there in twenty minutes.

Answer 2

Grammar point: 就 + V 。。。 + 了
for emphasis, that something happened early or went fast & well.

同学们七点半就来教室了。
Tóngxuémen qī diǎn bàn jiù lái jiàoshì le.
我坐飞机一个半小时就到北京了。
Wǒ zuò fēijī yīgè bàn xiǎoshí jiù dào Běijīng le.
（我）二十分钟就到。
(Wǒ) èrshí fēnzhōng jiù dào.

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Question 3

My home is far from school.
The school is more than 20 kilometers away from the airport
My birthday is more than a week away!

Answer 3

Grammar point: 离
express distance from a place or moment or purpose.

我家离学校很远。
Wǒjiā lí xuéxiào hěn yuǎn. 
学校离机场有20多公里
Xuéxiào lí jīchǎng yǒu 20 duō gōnglǐ.
离我的生日还有一个多星期呢！
Lí wǒ de shēngrì hái yǒu yīgè duō xīngqí ne! (还. . . 呢 to confirm a fact ) 

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Question 4

Class starts at eight, it’s still early (time ).
The hospital is still far away from us.
It takes more than an hour by bus!

Answer 4

Grammar point:  。。。呢.    ( (还. . . 呢 )
Declarative sentence.
or 
V or Adj predicate + 呢 
to confirm a fact or convince in a exaggerative mood

八点上课，时间还早呢。
Bā diǎn shàngkè, shíjiān hái zǎo ne. 
医院离我们这儿还远呢。
Yīyuàn lí wǒmen zhè'er hái yuǎn ne. 
坐公共汽车要一个多小时呢！
Zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào yīgè duō xiǎoshí ne!

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