Mandarin 20,000 Sentences_9 Flashcards
西红柿的短缺提高了它的价格。 xī hóng shì de duǎn quē tí gāo le tā de jià gé。
The shortage of tomatoes kept the prices up.
铜比其他材料导电性能好。 tóng bì qí tā cái liào dǎo diàn xìng néng hào。
Copper conducts electricity better than other materials.
他并不以这方面专家自居。 tā bìng bù yǐ zhè fāng miàn zhuān jiā zì jū。
He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
现在终于发现,是他偷了那笔钱。 xiàn zài zhōng yú fā xiàn, shì tā tōu le nà bǐ qián。
It has emerged that he stole the money.
他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。 tā jī hū lián yī gè Yīng wén dān cí dōu bù huì shuō。
He spoke scarcely a word of English.
我的口袋因装着苹果而鼓起来了。 wǒ de kǒu dài yīn zhuāng zhuó píng guǒ ér gǔ qǐ lai le。
My pockets were bulging with apples.
总统号召全国人民团结起来。 zǒng tǒng hào zhào quán guó rén mín tuán jié qǐ lai。
The President made a call for national unity.
军人应当绝对服从命令。 jūn rén yīng dāng jué duì fú cóng mìng lìng。
Soldiers are expected to obey their orders without question.
谁也料不到有这些奇怪的事情. shéi yě liào bù dào yǒu zhè xie qí guài de shì qing.
No one could have foretold such strange events.
我在这家商店里买了一品脱牛奶。 wǒ zài zhè jiā shāng diàn lǐ mǎi le yī pǐn tuō niú nǎi。
I bought a pint of milk in the store.
总统宣布将发行新货币。 zǒng tǒng xuān bù jiàng fā xíng xīn huò bì。
The president proclaimed that a new currency would be issued.
他们很冷淡地接待了这位首相. tā men hěn lěng dàn de jiē dài le zhè wèi shǒu xiàng.
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
在黑暗中他撞上了一根电线杆。 zài hēi àn zhòng tā zhuàng shàng le yī gēn diàn xiàn gǎn。
He ran against a lamp post in the dark.
你最好替我们去问问有没有房间。 nǐ zuì hǎo tì wǒ men qù wèn wèn yǒu méi yǒu fáng jiān。
You had better see about rooms for us.
她的劝说很有力, 我完全接受. tā de quàn shuō hěn yǒu lì, wǒ wán quán jiē shòu.
Defeated by her powers of persuasion, I accepted.
跑上楼梯时,心跳会加速。 pǎo shàng lóu tī shí, xīn tiào kuài jiā sù。
Your heart beat will quicken when you run up the stairs.
她在飞机场受到了热情的欢送. tā zài fēi jī chǎng shòu dào le rè qíng de huān sòng.
She was given a good send-off at the airport.
渐渐地, 这种货币不再通用。 jiàn jiàn de, zhè zhǒng huò bì bù zài tōng yòng。
Gradually, this kind of currency fell into disuse.
别说了, 要不你把我全搞糊涂了. biè shuō le, yào bu nǐ bǎ wǒ quán gǎo hú tu le.
Stop talking, or you’ll muddle me (up) completely.
我觉得他穿的那件衬衣真可笑。 wǒ jué de tā chuān de nà jiàn chèn yī zhēn kě xiào。
I can’t get over that shirt he was wearing.
他站在那里,双手插在口袋里。 tā zhàn zài nà li, shuāng shǒu chā zài kǒu dài lǐ。
He stood there with his hands in his pockets.
修道院院长告诉他要遵守规定。 xiū dào yuàn yuàn zhǎng gào su tā yào zūn shǒu guī dìng。
The abbot told him to obey the rules.
她不明白作记录的重要性。 tā bù míng bái zuò jì lù de zhòng yào xìng。
She is rather dim about the importance of keeping records.
政府已经对进口加以了限制。 zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng duì jìn kǒu jiā yǐ le xiàn zhì。
The government has imposed limitation on imports.