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Post  Posted: Apr 19, 2008 - 10:34 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
难怪------nán ɡuài
no wonder

1.难怪找不到,她去北京了.
nán ɡuài zhǎo bù dào , tā qù běi jīnɡ le .
No wonder I can't find her, she went to Beijing.

2.A:你为什么走路上班?想减肥?
B:不是.我的车丢了.
A:难怪你走路上班了.

A:nǐ wèi shén me zǒu lù shànɡ bān ? xiǎnɡ jiǎn féi ?
B: bù shì . wǒ de chē diū le .
A: nán ɡuài nǐ zǒu lù shànɡ bān le.

A:Why do you go to work on foot?Do you want to be on diet?
B:No. My car was stolen.
A:No wonder you went to work on foot.

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Nanguai, not nanyuai Very Happy lol

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dui4 , shi nan2 guai4, bu2 shi4 nan2 yuai4.
xian4 zai4 ni3 dui4 le.

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Post  Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 10:29 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Do you know the meaning?

A: wǒ měi tiān huā liǎnɡ ɡè xiǎo shí hé zhōnɡ ɡuó rén liáo tiān .
B: nán ɡuài nǐ de zhōnɡ wén shuō de zhè me hǎo ?

A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?

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Do you know the meaning?

A: wǒ měi tiān huā liǎnɡ ɡè xiǎo shí hé zhōnɡ ɡuó rén liáo tiān .
B: nán ɡuài nǐ de zhōnɡ wén shuō de zhè me hǎo ?

A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?

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可我每天和中国人用英文聊天的。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈！

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Hi seabreeze98,
seabreeze98 wrote:
可我每天和中国人用英文聊天的。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈！

I can't understand your sentence,you talked with Chinese in english or chinese?
You should say, 我每天和中国人聊天,可我的中文一点进步都没有.

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可我每天用英文和中国人聊天。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈！ Is that any better?

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no , it 's not right. if you say like this ,我每天用汉语和中国人聊天,可我的中文一点进步都没有.it's exact.The sentence structure is -----, 可(但是)-----.

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It's a reply from your dialogue of
A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?
If you want I can start the second sentence with 所以（我的中文。。。。）
Ah never mind. As long as Chinese people can more or less figure out what I mean, it's ok.

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Do you know these following Words on May Day Holiday?

五一假期 ------ wǔ yī jià qī ------ May Day Holiday
黄金周 ------ huánɡ jīn zhōu ------ golden week
小长假 ------ xiǎo chánɡ jià ------ short holiday
三天假期 ------ sān tiān jià qī ----- three days off
短途旅游 ------ duǎn tú lǚ yóu ------ short trips
旅游计划 ------ lǚ yóu jì huà ------ travel plan
国外旅游 ------ ɡuó wài lǚ yóu ------ travel aboard
国内旅游 ------ ɡuó nèi lǚ yóu ------ domestic travel

五一黄金周 ------ wǔ yī huánɡ jīn zhōu


节日快乐 ------ jié rì kuài lè

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你的五一假期有什么打算?

nǐ de wǔ yī jià qī yǒu shén me dǎ suàn ?

What 's your plan for May Day Holiday?


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1. 你受到金融风暴的影响了吗？
nǐ shòu dào jīn rónɡ fēnɡ bào de yǐnɡ xiǎnɡ le ma ？
Have you been affected by the financial turmoil?

shòu dào------de yǐnɡ xiǎnɡ
be affected by something

2. 你们公司裁员了吗？
nǐ men ɡōnɡ sī cái yuán le ma ？
Are the staffs laid off in your company?

cái yuán------ reduce the staff

3. 你们公司降低工资了吗？
nǐ men ɡōnɡ sī jiànɡ dī ɡōnɡ zī le ma ？
Is your salary reduced?

jiànɡ dī ɡōnɡ zī------reduce the salary

4. 你失业了吗？
nǐ shī yè le ma ？
Have you lost your job?

shī yè------ loss one's job

5. 你要换工作了吗？
nǐ yào huàn ɡōnɡ zuò le ma ？
Do you plan to change your job?

huàn------ to change

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全球 quán qiú global
金融风暴 jīn rónɡ fēnɡ bào financial crisis
次贷危机 cì dài wēi jī subprime mortgage crisis
房价大跳水 fánɡ jià dà tiào shuǐ slumping home prices
抵押贷款 dǐ yā dài kuǎn mortgage loan
经济 jīnɡ jì economy
金融市场 jīn rónɡ shì chǎnɡ financial markets
金融中心 jīn rónɡ zhōnɡ xīn financial centre
金融界 jīn rónɡ jiè financial circles
投资者 tóu zī zhě investor
低迷 dī mí depressed
不景气 bù jǐnɡ qì depression recession stagnancy
银行 yín hánɡ bank
货币 huò bì currency
外汇 wài huì foreign exchange
贬值 biǎn zhí depreciate
升值 shēnɡ zhí appreciate

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你的身材怎么样？
nǐ de shēn cái zěn me yànɡ?

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她瘦瘦的。 tā shòu shou de 。 She is thin.
她很苗条。 tā hěn miáo tiáo 。 She's slim.
他个头满大的。/他个头小小的。 tā ɡè tóu mǎn dà de 。 / tā ɡè tóu xiǎo xiao de 。
He's big / small.
她胖嘟嘟的。 tā pànɡ dū du de 。 She is chubby.
他有啤酒肚。 tā yǒu pí jiǔ dù 。 He has a beer belly.
他肌肉很发达。/ 他很强壮。 tā jī ròu hěn fā dá 。 / tā hěn qiánɡ zhuànɡ 。
He has big muscles.
火辣的身材。 huǒ là de shēn cái 。 Hot figure.
S型的身材。 S xínɡ de shēn cái 。 Hourglass figure.

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