Mandarin 20,000 Sentences_20 Flashcards
你最好不要碰这些衣服,好避免传染病。 nǐ zuì hǎo bù yào pèng zhè xie yī fu, hào bì miǎn chuán rǎn bìng。
You’d better not touch these coats to avoid contagion.
没有任何事干扰村里一向平静的生活. méi yǒu rèn hé shì gān rǎo cūn lǐ yí xiàng píng jìng de shēng huó.
Nothing disturbs the peaceful current of life in the village.
在这一测验中你与专家较量一下技巧吧。 zài zhè yī cè yàn zhòng nǐ yù zhuān jiā jiào liàng yī xià jì qiǎo ba。
Match your skill against the experts in this quiz.
老人给我们讲述了一个口头流传的故事。 lǎo rén jǐ wǒ men jiǎng shù le yī gè kǒu tóu liú chuán de gù shì。
The old man told us a story passed on by oral tradition.
有些国家的燃料供应非常有限。 yǒu xiē guó jiā de rán liào gōng yìng fēi cháng yǒu xiàn。
There are some countries where (=in which) the supply of fuel is very limited.
在处理紧急事件时,速度是非常重要的。 zài chǔ lǐ jǐn jí shì jiàn shí, sù dù shì fēi cháng zhòng yào de。
Speed is of the essence in dealing with an emergency.
老乡们告诉我爸爸,他的处境很危险。 lǎo xiāng men gào su wǒ bà ba, tā de chǔ jìng hěn wēi xiǎn。
My father was warned by the villagers that he was in great danger.
这位新闻记者的著作很受年轻人的欢迎。 zhè wèi xīn wén jì zhě de著 zuò hěn shòu nián qīng rén de huān yíng。
This journalist’s works are popular among young people.
这样一种错误可能导致灾难性的后果。 zhè yàng yī zhòng cuò wù kě néng dǎo zhì zāi nàn xìng de hòu guǒ。
Such a mistake would perhaps lead to disastrous consequences.
让我们讨论一些咱们可以自由谈论的事吧。 ràng wǒ men tǎo lùn yī xiē zán men kě yǐ zì yóu tán lùn de shì ba。
Let us discuss such things as we can talk it freely.
我认为能向各位贵宾演讲十分荣幸. wǒ rèn wéi néng xiàng gè wèi guì bīn yǎn jiǎng shí fēn róng xìng.
I esteem it a privilege to address such a distinguished audience.
要想赶上其他同学, 我得特别努力才行。 yào xiǎng gǎn shàng qí tā tóng xué, wǒ de tè bié nǔ lì cái xìng。
I have to work hard to catch up with the other students.
他那次发作是他缺乏自制力的典型事例. tā nà cì fā zuò shì tā quē fá zì zhì lì de diǎn xíng shì lì.
That outburst was a typical example of his lack of self-control.
法庭上原告和被告双方都有各自的律师。 fǎ tíng shàng yuán gào huò bèi gào shuāng fāng dōu yǒu gè zi de lu:4 shī。
Each side of a case in court has its own counsel.
品德就是自我在暗地里独处时的样子。 pǐn dé jiù shì zì wǒ zài àn de lǐ dú chù shí de yàng zi。
Character is what we are when we are alone with ourselves in the dark.
士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。 shì bīng zài nà chǎng zhàn dòu zhòng yòng jìn le suǒ yǒu de dàn yào。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
在过去十年里,医学取得了巨大的进步。 zài guò qu shí nián lǐ, yī xué qǔ dé le jù dà de jìn bù。
There have been great advances in medicine in the last ten years.
我希望他不要将烟灰往地毯上乱弹。 wǒ xī wàng tā bù yào jiàng yān huī wàng dì tǎn shàng luàn tán。
I wish he would refrain from scattering his ash all over the carpet.
电线快磨破了,使用起来可能有危险。 diàn xiàn kuài mò pò le, shǐ yòng qǐ lai kě néng yǒu wēi xiǎn。
The electric wire is fraying and could be dangerous to handle.
那个工厂需要大量钢铁以维持生产。 nèi gè gōng chǎng xū yào dà liàng gāng tiě yǐ wéi chí shēng chǎn。
The factory is in great demand of steel to keep up production.
从这个角度来看, 画中的女子面带微笑. zòng zhè gè jiǎo dù lái kàn, huà zhòng dì nu:3 zǐ miàn dài wēi xiào.
Seen from this angle the woman in the picture is smiling.
他向我请教那件事以表示对我的敬意。 tā xiàng wǒ qǐng jiào nà jiàn shì yǐ biǎo shì duì wǒ de jìng yì。
He paid me the compliment of consulting me about the affair.
近代研究已使这个问题大为明朗化了。 jìn dài yán jiū yǐ shǐ zhè gè wèn tí dà wèi míng lǎng huà le。
Modern investigations have thrown great light on this question.
在选举前后政客们总要许愿讨好民众。 zài xuǎn jǔ qián hòu zhèng kè men zǒng yào xǔ yuàn tǎo hào mín zhòng。
Politicians bid for popular favour around election time.