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Intermediate Reader - Grammar - Chapter 14
Chinese Language and Culture
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2012

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S 把 V在 O 上
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Indicates the aspect or place (which may not be a physical plane) on which an action focuses.
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他们把钱花在孩子身上。
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They spend money on their children
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孩子把时间用在学习上。
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Children spend time on their studies.
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我爸爸把精力放工作上。
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My father concentrates his energy on his work.
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V来V去
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An action occurring repeatedly.
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子女之间也是推来推去,谁也不愿意照顾老人。
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Sons and daughters push the responsibility onto each other, and none of them is willing to take care of their elderly parents.
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这本书他看来看去,也不明白书里讲的是什么。
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He read this book again and again, but still couldn't understand what it was about.
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妈妈问来问去,还是不知道儿子的女朋友是谁。
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The mother asked her son again and again, but stil couldn't find out who his girlfriend was.
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谁,哪儿,什么, 来
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who, what, where, when. When used in conjunction with 也 or 都 means that there is no exception.
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那些子女互相推来推去,谁也不愿意照顾生病的老人。
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The sons and daughters push responsibility onto each other, and no one is willing to take care of their sick elderly parents.
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二十一岁以前,谁都不可以喝酒。
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No one is allowed to drink before he/she is twenty one years old.
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除了生病的同学以外, 明天谁都得来开会。
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Everyone must come to the meeting tomorrow, except those students who are sick.
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我只想睡觉了,哪儿也不想去。
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I just want to sleep. I don't want to go anywhere.
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我有点儿恶心,什么都不想吃。
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I'm feeling a bit sick. I don't want to eat anything.
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明天我在家,你几点来都行。
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I'll be home tomorrow. You can come anytime you want.
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"Adj起来"
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Indicates that the degree of the state described by the adjective is increasing.
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近十年中国的经济好起来了。
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China's economy has began to improve over the last ten years.
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秋天来了,天气冷起来了。
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The fall is coming. It's getting colder.
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这一学期的课文难起来了
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This semester's lessons are getting harder.
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不在。。。。。。了
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not any more, no longer. Indicates that a situation will not be repeated again.
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经济好了,老人的生活不再有什么问题了。
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The economy has improved and there are no longer any problems in the lives of the elderly.
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自从上次他骂了我以后,我不再理他了。
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I'm not speaking to him anymore, since he swore at me that time.
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这一学期学完以后,我不再学中文了。
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After this semester, I won't study Chinese any longer.
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Measure word duplication (人人,年年,个个)
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Indicates a uniform situation with no exceptions - 家家,人人,年年 are measure words -(every X).
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家家有老人,人人都会老。
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There are elderly people in every family, and everyone of us will grow old.
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除了晚上吃年饭的时候,不要把鱼吃完,意思是说年年有余。
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At the new year's eve dinner, the fish is not supposed to be eaten up, implying that there is surplus every year.
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Verb reduplication. 学学
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Indicates that the action is carried out in a causal and easy manner.
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让老人学学法,学学画画儿,学学跳舞什么的。
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Let the elderly learn calligraphy, painting and dancing, etc.
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老人们可以在那里下下棋,聊聊天,散散心。
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The elders can play chess, chat and relax there.
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过年在家,我每天只是看看电视,打打电话。
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Over Chinese New Year, all I did was watch TV and make phone calls at home every day.
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