Level 2.2 Sentence Practice Flashcards
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昨天我弟弟的太太生孩子了，我当叔叔了。
Zuótiān wǒ dìdi de tàitai shēng háizi le, wǒ dāng shūshu le.
My brother’s wife gave birth to a baby, so I become an uncle.
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我妹妹从小就想要当医生。
Wǒ mèimei cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎngyào dāng yīshēng.
My little sister has wanted to be a doctor since she was young.
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我不要当服务员，因为很累。
Wǒ bú yào dāng fúwùyuán, yīnwèi hěn lèi.
I don’t want to be a waiter, because it’s too tiring.
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坐地铁又快又安全。
Zuò dìtiě yòu kuài yòu ānquán.
Taking the subway is not only fast but also safe.
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这个房子又贵又不干净，我不想租。
Zhège fángzi yòu guì yòu bù gānjing, wǒ bù xiǎng zū.
This house is expensive and dirty, I don’t want to rent it.
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中国历史又长又有趣。
Zhōngguó lìshǐ yòu cháng yòu yǒuqù.
Chinese history is both long and interesting.
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他是昨天晚上到北京的。
Tā shì zuótiān wǎnshàng dào Běijīng de.
It was last night that he came to Běijīng.
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这支手机是在夜市买的。
Zhè zhī shǒujī shì zài yèshì mǎi de.
It was at the night market that I purchased this cellphone
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是我打电话给房东的。
Shì wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi fángdōng de.
It was me who called the landlord.
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他是在那家便利店买咖啡的。
Tā shì zài nà jiā biànlìdiàn mǎi kāfēi de.
It was in that convenience store that he bought his coffee.
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我是坐公交车来上课的。
Wǒ shì zuò gōngjiāochē lái shàngkè de.
I took the bus to come to class.
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快下雨了。
Kuài xiàyǔ le.
It’s going to rain soon.
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哥哥的女朋友快要回法国了。
Gēge de nǚpéngyǒu kuài yào huí Fǎguó le.
My brother’s girlfriend is going to go back to France soon.
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你妈妈的生日快到了吗？
Nǐ māma de shēngrì kuài dào le ma?
Is your mother’s birthday coming soon?
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你家人都住北京吗 ?
Nǐ jiārén dōu zhù Táiběi ma?
Does your family live in Běijīng?
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不是， 我跟我弟弟住北京。 我弟弟是大学生，他快毕业了，想当模特 . 你的家人呢 ?
Bú shì. Wǒ gēn wǒ dìdi zhù Běijīng. Wǒ dìdi shì dàxuéshēng, tā kuài bìyè le, xiǎng dāng mótèr. Nǐ de jiārén ne?
No. My little brother and I live in Běijīng. He is about to graduate from university. He wants to become a model. What about your family?
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我父母都是老师。我姐姐是律师。
Wǒ fùmǔ dōu shì lǎoshī. Wǒ jiějie shì lǜshī.
My parents are both teachers. And my older sister is a lawyer
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那你想做什么样的工作 ?
Nà nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme yàng de gōngzuò?
What kind of job do you want to do?
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我还没决定。你呢 ? 你是做什么的 ?
Wǒ hái méi juédìng. Nǐ ne? Nǐ shì zuò shénme de?
I haven’t decided yet. What about you? What do you do?
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我是教授，在大学教书。
Wǒ shì jiàoshòu, zài dàxué jiāoshū.
I’m a professor teaching at a university.
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你教什么课程 ?
Nǐ jiāo shénme kèchéng?
What subject do you teach?
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我教中文。
Wǒ jiāo Zhōngwén.
I teach Mandarin Chinese.
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我姐姐刚生两个可爱的宝宝。
Wǒ jiějie gāng shēng liǎng ge kě’ài de bǎobao.
My older sister recently gave birth to two cute babies.
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恭喜你当舅舅了。
Gōngxǐ nǐ dāng jiùjiu le.
Congratulations on becoming an uncle.
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是龙凤胎，一个男孩，一个女孩。
Shì Lóngfèngtāi, yí ge nánhái, yí ge nǚhái.
They’re twins, one boy and one girl.
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有女孩又有男孩，在中文里就是“好”字，很完美。
Yǒu nǚhái yòu yǒu nánhái, zài Zhōngwén lǐ jiùshì “hǎo” zì, hěn wánměi.
One girl and one boy makes the Chinese word “good”. That’s perfect.
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我不懂，什么意思？
Wǒ bù dǒng, shénme yìsi?
I don’t understand. What does it mean?
