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开学

school begins

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就要开学了

school begins

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后天就要开学了

school begins the day after tomorrow

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学校后天就要开学了。

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很忙

very busy

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学生们都很忙

the students are very busy

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这几天学生们都很忙。

These past few days the students have been very busy.

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xuǎn课

select classes

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忙zhe xuǎn课

busy selecting classes

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学生忙zhe xuǎn课 。

students are busy selecting classes

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有的学生忙zhe xuǎn课,有的忙zhe买课本。

Some students are busy selecting classes, some are busy buying textbooks.

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回来

return

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刚回来

just returned

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刚从美国回来

just returned from the United States

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前天刚从美国回来

just returned from the United States the day before yesterday

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大为前天刚从美国回来。

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说中文

speak Chinese

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没说中文

didn’t speak Chinese

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三个月没说中文

didn’t speak Chinese for three months

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有三个月没说中文

have not spoken Chinese for three months.

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他有三个月没说中文。

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不会说

not able to speak

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不会说了

not able to speak anymore

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三个月没说中文就不会说了。

haven’t spoken Chinese for three months and can’t speak (it) anymore

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他三个月没说中文就不会说了。

He hasn’t spoken Chinese for three months and he can’t speak it anymore.

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很bèn

very stupid

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自己很bèn

self is very stupid

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他觉得自己很bèn

He thinks that he himself is stupid.

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他的中文就会好。

His Chinese will be okay.

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他的中文就会好了。

His Chinese will be okay again.

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过几天 ,他的中文就会好了。

After a few days, his Chinese will be okay again.

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开门

open for business

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开门不开门

open or not

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书店现在开门不开门

bookstore now open or not

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学校的书店现在开门不开门

the school’s bookstore open or not

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他问我学校的书店现在开门不开门。

He asked me if the school’s bookstore is open or not.

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Zuì后他问我学校的书店现在开门不开门。

Finally, he asked me if the school’s bookstore is open or not.

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去学校的书店买书

go to the school’s bookstore to buy books

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我陪大为去学校的书店买书了。

I accompanied Dawei to the school’s bookstore to buy books.

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几门课?

how many classes?

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你xuǎn了几门课?

How many classes did you select?

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这个学期你xuǎn了几门课?

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héshì

appropriate

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时间不héshì
Wùlǐ shíyàn课的时间不héshì.

the time is not appropriate/convenient
The physics lab time is not convenient.

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挣点钱

earn a little money

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想多挣点钱

want to earn a little more money

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我只是想多挣点钱.

I only want to earn a little more money.

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yán

strict

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bǐjiào yán

relatively strict

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老师bǐjiào yán。

The teacher is relatively strict.

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只是老师bǐjiào yán。

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有兴qu

be interested in

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对中国文huà有兴qu

be interested in Chinese culture

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我一直对中国文huà有兴qu.

I have continuously been interested in Chinese culture.

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xuǎn这门课

take that class

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想xuǎn这门课

wanted to take that class

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我早就想xuǎn这门课了.

I have long wanted to take that class.

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帮zhù

helpful

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很有帮zhù
对找工作很有帮zhù

very helpful
very helpful in looking for work

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对以后找工作也很有帮zhù

very helpful in looking for work later

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学习一些中国文huà对以后找工作也很有帮zhù.

Studying a little Chinese culture is very helpful in looking for work later.

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关系

connection

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没关系

it doesn’t matter

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有一点yán, 没关系

Being a little strict doesn’t matter

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老师有一点yán, 没关系。

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高tú

strong students (high disciples)

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chū高tú

produce strong students

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Yán师chū高tú.

Strict teachers produce strong students.

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很用功

very hardworking

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很cōng明,也很用功

very smart and also very hardworking

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你很cōng明,也很用功。

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没问tí

not a problem

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难一点没问题。

It’s no problem if it is a little difficult.