L2 U24 L3

Question 1

How dirty!

Answer 1

Duō zāng!

Question 2

That restaurant is really not clean (sanitary)

Answer 2

Nà jiā fànguǎn hěn bú wèishēng

Question 3

“Jiǎngjiu” means something a bit like “fēicháng zàihu”

Answer 3

[Jiǎngjiu] de yìsi yǒudiǎn xiàng [fēicháng zàihu]

Question 4

Though this sentence is really short, it’s a little complicated

Answer 4

Suīrán zhè jù huà hěn duǎn, dànshì yǒudiǎn fùzá

Question 5

A few years ago

Answer 5

jǐ nián qián

Question 6

Now I think you are a little thinner than a few years ago

Answer 6

Xiànzài wǒ juéde bǐ jǐ nián qián shòu yìdiǎn le

Question 7

A little bit higher (2 ways)

Answer 7

Shāowēi gāo yìdiǎn

Shāo shāo gāo yìdiǎn

Question 8

Rest a little! (use shāo shāo)

Answer 8

Shāo shāo xiūxi yíxià

Question 9

To go over / to have passed or gone through / the past

Answer 9

Guò qù

Question 10

To bring up the past

Answer 10

Tíqǐ guòqù

Question 11

This song reminds me of the past

Answer 11

Zhè shǒu gē ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐ le guòqù

Question 12

I’m afraid I can’t learn it (successfully)

Answer 12

Wǒ pà wǒ xué bú huì

Question 13

I am now learning to swim - I estimate I’ll learn (successfully) how to do it soon

Answer 13

Wǒ xiànzài zài xué yóuyǒng, gūjì hěn kuài jiù huì xuéhuì le

Question 14

To pay particular attention to hygiene

Answer 14

jiǎngjiu wèishēng

Question 15

Taking A as B, using A as B

Answer 15

Yǐ A wéi B

Question 16

Chinese people take rice as their staple food

Answer 16

Zhōngguórén yǐ mǐfàn wéi zhǔshí

Question 17

Very clean / completely

Answer 17

Yì gān èr jìng

Question 18

I completely (“clean”) forgot about my husband’s birthday

Answer 18

Wǒ bǎ lǎogōng de shēngrì wàng de yìgānèrjìng

Question 19

Chinese equivalent of “5 second rule”

Lit. If it’s dirty and you eat it, you won’t get sick

Answer 19

Bùgānbújìng chī le méi bìng

Question 20

Chéngyǔ meaning “filthy”

Answer 20

Bùgānbújìng