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Lesson 18 Dialogue 1
Grammar
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又 (yòu)
又 (yòu) can indicate repetition of an action over the course of time
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我昨天看了一个电影，今天又看了一个
Wǒ zuótiān kàn le yí ge diànyǐng, jīntiān yòu kàn le yí ge
I watched a movie yesterday, and watched another one today
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又 (yòu) can also suggest augmentation or exacerbation of certain conditions or circumstances
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你平常吃得那么多，又不运动，当然越来越胖了。
Nǐ píngcháng chī de nàme duō, yòu bú yùndòng, dāngrán yuè lái yuè pàng le.
You usually eat so much, and on top of that you don’t exercise. No wonder you’re putting on more and more weight.
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6. Duration of Non-Action
Time Expression + 没 (méi) + V + (了)
This structure indicates that an action has not been or was not performed for a certain period of time.
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他三天没上网了。
Tā sān tiān méi shàng wǎng le.
He hasn’t gone online for three days.
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我两年没检查身体了。
Wǒ liǎng nián méi jiǎnchá shēntǐ le.
I haven’t had a check-up in two years.
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我的狗病了，一天没吃东西了。
Wǒ de gǒu bìng le, yì tiān méi chī dōngxi le.
My dog is sick; she hasn’t eaten anything for a day.
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妹妹上个月特别忙，三个星期没回家。
Mèimei shàng ge yuè tèbié máng, sān ge xīngqī méi huí jiā.
My younger sister was especially busy last month, and she didn’t come home for three weeks.
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去年寒假我去英国旅行，一个月没吃中国菜。
Qùnián hánjià wǒ qù Yīngguó lǚxíng, yí ge yuè méi chī Zhōngguó cài.
I went on a trip to Britain during the winter break last year, and didn’t eat any Chinese food for a month.
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12. Duration of Non-Action VS. Duration of Action in Affirmative Sentence.
我学了两年中文了。
Wǒ xué le liǎng nián Zhōngwén le.
I have been studying Chinese for two years. B:
是吗？我两年没学中文了。
Shì ma? Wǒ liǎng nián méi xué Zhōngwén le.
Really? I haven’t studied Chinese for two years.
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好/难 (hǎo/nán) + V
ome verbs can be preceded by 好 or 难 (hǎo or nán), and the resulting compounds become adjectives.
In this case, 好 (hǎo) usually means “easy” while 难 (nán) means “difficult”
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14. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好受
Hǎoshòu
easy to bear 难受
nánshòu
hard to bear
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15. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好写
hǎoxiě
easy to write 难写
Nánxiě
hard to write
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16. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好走
Hǎozǒu
easy to walk on 难走
Nánzǒu
hard to walk on
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17. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好说
Hǎoshuō
easy to say 难说
Nánshuō
difficult to say
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18. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好懂
Hǎodǒng
easy to understand 难懂
Nándǒng
hard to understand
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19. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好唱
Hǎochàng
easy to sing 难唱
Nánchàng
hard to sing
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In some other compounds
好 (hǎo) suggests that the action represented by the verb is pleasant
while 难 (nán) means the opposite
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21. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好看
Hǎokàn
pretty 难看
Nánkàn
ugly
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22. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan好听
Hǎotīng
pleasant to the ear 难听
Nántīng
unpleasant to the ear
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23. 下去 (xia qu) Indicating Continuation
下去 (xia qu) signifi es the continuation of an action that is already in progress.
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说下去。
Shuō xia qu.
Go on speaking.
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你别念下去了，我一点儿也不喜欢听。
Nǐ bié niàn xia qu le, wǒ yì diǎnr yě bù xǐhuan tīng.
Please stop reading. I don’t like listening to it at all.
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26. Chinese is very interesting. I’d like to continue learning it.
中文很有意思，我想学下去。
Zhōngwén hěn yǒu yìsi, wǒ xiǎng xué xia qu.
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你已经跑了一个多小时了，再跑下去，要累死了。
Nǐ yǐjǐng pǎo le yí ge duō xiǎoshí le, zài pǎo xia qu, yào lèi sǐ le.
You’ve already been running for more than an hour; if you keep running, you’ll be exhausted.
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28. University of Michigan Flint Zhong, Yan谢谢 再见
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