Intermediate Phrases 3, #80 Start

Question 1

星期一你必须交报告

Answer 1

You have to turn in the reports on Monday.

必须 bìxǖ - must, have to
jiāo 交 - to hand over, to deliver, hand in, turn in

报告 bàogào - a report, lecture, talk

Question 2

他 撞车 是 因为 有 人 在 刹车 上 做了手脚

Answer 2

He crashed his car because someone tampered with the brakes.

撞车 zhuàngchē - to crash a car
刹车 shāchē - a brake, the brakes

手脚 shǒujiǎo - a trick

Question 3

这个问题让小学生解决太难了

Answer 3

This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.

解决 jiějué - to solve

难 nán

Question 4

我当时是高中生

Answer 4

I was a high school student at that time.

Question 5

你不妨告诉我一切

Answer 5

You may as well tell me all about it.

不妨 - bùfáng
1 there is no harm in
2 might as well

Question 6

我们本该考虑一下行程

Answer 6

We should have taken the schedule into consideration.

本 běn - originally

考虑 kǎolǜ - to consider, think about
行程 xíngchéng - itinerary

Question 7

科学家们 还没有找到 癌症 的 治疗 方法

Answer 7

Scientists haven’t found a cure for cancer yet.

癌症 áizhèng - cancer

治疗 zhìliáo - treat, cure
方法 fāngfǎ - method, way, means

Question 8

不论 发生 什么事，我 都会 永远 爱你

Answer 8

I will always love you, no matter what happens.

不论 búlùn -
2 no matter what (who, how etc)

发上 fāshēng - happen, occur, take place

都 dōu - entirely
永远 yǒngyuǎn - always， forever, ever

Question 9

大部分的学生 来自 西海岸

Answer 9

The students were for the most part from the West Coast.

大部分 dàbùfen -
西海岸 xīhǎiàn - West Coast

Question 10

去伯明翰的火车从3号站台出发

Answer 10

The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3.

伯明翰 bómínghàn - Birmingham
站台 zhàntái - platform (in a railway station)

Question 11

他买了六码的布做衣服

Answer 11

She bought 6 yards of cloth for a dress.

码 mǎ -
6 classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
布 bù - cloth

Question 12

你能 做成 你想做的 一切事情 吗

Answer 12

Were you able to do everything you want to get done?

做 zuò - do
成 chéng - accomplish

Question 13

我丈夫 一边吃早餐 一边读 报纸

Answer 13

My husband reads the newspaper while eating breakfast.

丈夫 zhàngfu - husband
一边 yībiān - doing while

Question 14

你们准备参加会议吗

Answer 14

会议 huìyì - meeting, conference

Are you planning to take part in the meeting?

Question 15

我们的眼睛 需要 时间 来 适应 黑暗

Answer 15

Our eyes take time to adjust to the dark.

适应 shìyìng - to adapt
黑暗 hēiàn - dark, darkness

Question 16

没有你 我无法 做到，谢谢。

Answer 16

I couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you.

无法 wúfǎ -
1 unable
2 incapable

Question 17

我不是一个大学生， 但 我比他们更聪明

Answer 17

I’m not a university student, but I am brighter than them.

Question 18

这份工作 看起来 很简单，但他花了我一个星期。

Answer 18

The job looked quite simple, but it took me a week.

简单 jiǎndān - simple, easy
花 huā - to spend (money, time)

Question 19

除了 雨天，我 都 是 骑 车 去 上班的

Answer 19

I go to the office by bicycle except on rainy days.

除了 chúle - except (for), besides, apart from
雨天 yǚtiān - rainy days

Question 20

我喜欢游泳，但 我不想 在这里 游。

Answer 20

I like swimming, but I don’t like to swim here.

Question 21

我们在公园等了好久

Answer 21

We waited in the park for a long time.

Question 22

从机场到 旅馆 多远？

Answer 22

How far is it from the airport to the hotel?

lǚguǎn 旅馆 - hotel