Lesson 37 Flashcards
无论+question form，(subject)都…
无论A还是B，都…
无论A不/没A，都…
No matter where you are, no matter when you are, you can see people from Beijing calling.
无论在哪儿，无论在什么时候，都可以看见北京人打电话。
A,B, 甚至(于)C,都…
People in Beijing really love to make phone calls. They are on the phone when they are eating, driving, and even during class.
北京人真爱打电话，吃饭的时候，开车的时候，甚至于上课的时候，都在打电话。
Subject忙着+v.p.
He was busy calling his girlfriend.
他忙着给他的女朋友打电话。
不是A，就是B ......，结果+undesirable result 简直is used to show exaggeration ①简直+ negative v.p. ②简直+ 太adj.了/ adj.极了
At the dinner table, either they called their friends, or they called their girlfriends, and as a result, I hardly had a chance to talk to them.
在饭桌上，不是他们给朋友打电话，就是他们给女朋友打电话，结果我简直没有什么机会跟他们谈话。
同情v./n.v.:
①A同情B
They are so busy, I really sympathize with them.
②B（不）值得（A）同情
He does not deserve our sympathy.
他们这么忙，我真同情他们。
他不值得我们同情。
Subj.一方面固然……，但是另一方面……
……为/给……提供（了）…便利/机会/信息/服务
……给…….带来/造成（了）（很多）不便
On the one hand, mobile phones provide communication convenience, but on the other hand, they also bring certain troubles to daily life.
手机一方面固然提供了通信上的方便，但是另一方面，也给日常生活带来了一定的麻烦。
有一次，…
Subj.居然+v.p.
Once, in a library the person sitting next to me actually used a cell phone to talk to others.
有一次，在图书馆里，坐在我旁边儿的人居然用手机跟别人谈话。
生气(v.o.)
①A生B的气
②B让A很生气
I am angry with him.
我生他的气。
类似的+ noun
Similar situations often occur in daily life.
类似的情况在日常生活中经常发生。
Subj.（可以/能/都/常常）用来+v.p.
上网
网上
…，难怪+sentence= …，怪不得+ sentence
①欢迎sb.
②欢迎sb.do sth.
③Sb./sth.很受欢迎
Mobile phones can be used to make calls, take photos, and surf the Internet. No wonder it is so popular.
手机可以用来打电话、照相、上网，难怪这么受欢迎。
A给B照+相
I took a picture of my friend.
我给朋友照了一张相。
发+电子邮件/短信
给sb.发（了）邮件/短信
把+ 邮件/短信+ 发给sb.
I sent an email to the teacher yesterday, but he didn’t see it, so I sent him another text message.
我昨天发了一封电子邮件给老师，可是他没看到，所以我就又给他发了一条短信。
①A跟B联系
②A跟B保持联系
③联系方式
The most popular contact method for young people nowadays is e-mail.
现在年轻人最喜欢的联系方式是电子邮件。
A（并）不比B+adj.
Typing English is not faster than typing Chinese characters.
打英文并不比打汉字快。
Subject(本来)以为A，……以后才发现+ contrast to A
I thought it was very inconvenient for Chinese to type Chinese characters. After I came to China, I realized that Chinese people actually typed Chinese characters.
我以为中国打汉字非常不方便，来了中国以后才发现中国人打汉字其实很方便。
