L1 U8 L3 Flashcards
I remember when I was in middle school, the girls were usually pretty serious
Wǒ jì de shàng zhōngxué de shíhou, nǚshēng tōngcháng bǐjiào rènzhēn
They thought that doing morning exercises seriously was not cool
Tāmen juéde rènzhēn zuò zǎocāo hěn bú kù
No matter what the weather was like
Bùguǎn tiānqì zěnmeyàng
Just like dancing
Jiù xiàng tiàowǔ yíyàng
Exactly like before
Exactly the same as before
Hé yǐqián yìmóyíyàng
In the movies, Americans all seem very open
Zài diànyǐng lǐ，měiguórén hǎoxiàng dōu hěn kāifàng
Hǎoxiàng must go directly after subject if there is one
It seems like it’s going to rain
Hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ
Hasn’t really changed much
Méi(yǒu) zěnme biàn
The students are still studying that hard
Xuéshēng háishì nàme nǔlì (de) xuéxí
To live simply
Jiǎndān (de 地) shēnghuó
A simple life
Jiǎndān de 的 shēnghuó
(2 syllable adjectives always need to be joined to the noun they are modifying with “de 的”）
It seems tomorrow’s exam will be very difficult
Míngtiān de kǎoshì hǎoxiàng huì hěn nán
Last year it didn’t really snow much
Qù nián méiyǒu zěnme xiàxuě
You’re so lazy
Nǐ nàme lǎn
A very hardworking student
Hěn nǔlì de xuéshēng
Besides eating, all of (the rest of my) time I was studying seriously
Chú le chīfàn zhīwài, wǒ suǒyǒ de shíjiān dōu zài rènzhēn xuéxí
I thought that brushing my teeth wasted too much time
Wǒ juéde shuāyá tài làngfèi shíjiān le
Gosh / oh my gosh
Tiān na / wǒ de tiān na
I don’t really know
Use yě to soften the tone/sound more polite/friendly
Wǒ yě bù zhīdào
Now let’s talk about the places that have changed
Xiànzài shuō shuo biàn le de dìfang ba
