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1
Q

I think so too!

A

是啊我也这么觉得
shì ā wǒ yě zhè me jué dé

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Everyone had a great time!

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大家玩儿得都非常开心
dà jiā wán ér dé doū fēi cháng kāi xīn

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The dancing is also getting better and better.

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跳得也越来越好
tiào dé yě yuè lái yuè hǎo

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4
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for the past few years

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近年来
jìn nián lái

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5
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for the sake of

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为的是
wèi de shì

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6
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for the past 9 years

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这9年来
zhè 9 nián lái

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7
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But here’s the surprise.

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可是让人没想到的是
kě shì ràng rén méi xiǎng dào de shì

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8
Q

How have you been recently?

A

你最近怎么样？
nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng

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9
Q

Shut your mouth

A

闭上你的嘴 / 闭嘴
bì shàng nǐ de zuǐ / bì zuǐ

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10
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Smoking is bad for your health

A

吸烟对身体不好
xī yān duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo

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He’s been living in Shanghai for over 5 years

A

他在上海住了5年多了
tā zài shàng hǎi zhù le 5 nián duō le

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12
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Some people like to eat coriander

A

有些人喜欢吃湘菜
yǒu xiē rén xǐ huan chī xiāng cài

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13
Q

I released “coriander” ice cream

A

我退出了“香菜”冰淇淋
wǒ tuì chū “ xiāng cài ” bīng qí lín

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14
Q

This coffee shop is underneath a bridge

A

这家咖啡店在一个大桥的下面
zhè jiā kā fēi diàn zài yī gè dà qiáo de xià mian

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15
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Italian pilot living in Chongqing

A

住在重庆的意大利飞行员
zhù zài chóng qìng de yì dà lì fēi xíng yuán

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16
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He’s 38 years old this year

A

今年38岁
jīn nián 38 suì

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17
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He likes the good food here too.

A

他也喜欢这里好吃的东西
tā yě xǐ huan zhè lǐ hǎo chī de dōng xī

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18
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The weather in Shanghai won’t be so good next week.

A

下个星期上海的天气不会这么好了
xià gè xīng qī shàng hǎi de tiān qì bù huì zhè me hǎo le

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Shanghai’s hottest March 11 in 150 years

A

上海150年来最热的3月11日
shàng hǎi 150 nián lái zuì rè de 3 yuè 11 rì

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20
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She’s worked here for 19 years

A

她在这里工作19年了
tā zài zhè lǐ gōng zuò 19 nián le

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21
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Sometimes the weather is bad.

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有时候天气很不好
yǒu shí hou tiān qì hěn bù hǎo

22
Q

What he wants…

A

他要的东西…
tā yào de dōng xī…

23
Q

There it is! He said happily.

A

有了！他开心地说。
yǒu le ！ tā kāi xīn de shuō 。

24
Q

Why are you so happy?

A

你怎么这么开心?
nǐ zěn me zhè me kāi xīn 。

25
Q

The next day, he went alone to the mountains to look for flowers

A

第二天，他一个人去山上找花
dì èr tiān ， tā yī gè rén qù shān shàng zhǎo huā 。

26
Q

He’s never been to this place before.

A

这个地方他没来过
zhè gè dì fāng tā méi lái guò

27
Q

There’s no horses on the mountain.

A

山上什么马都没有
shān shàng shén me mǎ doū méi yǒu

28
Q

He looked briefly

A

他看了一下
tā kàn le yī xià
(yi xia added after a verb means ‘briefly’)

29
Q

What I want to find is…

A

我要找的是…
wǒ yào zhǎo de shì…

30
Q

It is not the horse I’m looking for

A

不是我要找的马
bù shì wǒ yào zhǎo de mǎ

31
Q

He said to the workers

A

他对工人们说
tā duì gōng rén mén shuō

32
Q

Do you know that someone is looking for you?

A

你知道不知道有人在找你
nǐ zhī dào bù zhī dào yǒu rén zài zhǎo nǐ

33
Q

How long will it take to go from your house to my house?

A

从你家到我家需要多长时间?
cóng nǐ jiā dào wǒ jiā xū yào duō cháng shí jiān?

34
Q

He asked happily

A

他开心地问
tā kāi xīn de wèn

35
Q

This robot dog is just like a real dog.

A

这只机器狗跟真的狗差不多
zhè zhī jī qì gǒu gēn zhēn de gǒu chà bù duō
A + 跟 / 和 + B + 差不多 - means A is ‘just like’ B

36
Q

He likes to go to the pub with different girls.

A

他喜欢跟不同的女生去酒吧
tā xǐ huān gēn bù tóng de nǚ shēng qù jiǔ bā

37
Q

rest assured!

A

没错
méi cuò

38
Q

didn’t expect…

A

没想到
méi xiǎng dào

39
Q

he is eight years older than me

A

他比我大八岁
tā bǐ wǒ dà bā suì

40
Q

Because she’s never worn such beautiful clothes

A

因为她从来没有穿过这么漂亮的衣服
yīn wéi tā cóng lái méi yǒu chuān guò zhè me piāo liàng de yī fú
(Subj. + 从来 + 没(有) + Verb + 过 = to never have done)

41
Q

She said to me

A

她对我说
tā duì wǒ shuō

42
Q

There are so many nice boys in Shanghai.

A

上海有这么多好男生
shàng hǎi yǒu zhè me duō hǎo nán shēng

(这么 or 那么 can both mean ‘so’, 这么 is usually used when the subject is close by, and 那么 when it’s not)

43
Q

Take your time

A

慢慢来
màn màn lái

44
Q

what’s more

A

再说
zài shuō

45
Q

Oh, my god

A

天啊
tiān ā

46
Q

What’s wrong with that?

A

这有什么错？
zhè yǒu shén me cuò ？

47
Q

Over a month ago

A

一个多月前
yī gè duō yuè qián

48
Q

Shanghai can soon be like before

A

上海很快能像以前一样。
shàng hǎi hěn kuài néng xiàng yǐ qián yī yàng 。
(A + 和 / 跟 / 像 + B + 一样 - Expressing “A is like / the same as B” (negative formed with 不一样))

49
Q

It rained on and off all day

A

雨断断续续得下了一天
yǔ duàn duàn xù xù dé xià le yī tiān

50
Q

What happened?

A

发生什么事了
fā shēng shén me shì le

51
Q

After a while

A

过了一会儿
guò le yī huì ér

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