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Chinese Language and Culture
Intermediate Reader - Grammar - Chapter 18
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 3
10/20/2012

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关于
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regarding; about.
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关于成语的来源大致有以下几个方面。
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Where the origin of proverbs is concerned, there are roughly speaking the following kinds:....
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我最近读了几篇关于爱情的小说。
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I've recently read a few love stories.
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我们学的课文,有关于中国文化的,也有关于汉语知识的.
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As for the texts that we are studying, some are to do with Chinese culture, some are to do with knowledge of the Chinese language.
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大致
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generally, roughly, approximately.
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关于成语的来源大致有以下几个方面:.....
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Where the origin of proverbs is concerned, there are roughly speaking the following kinds:....
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学中文的目的大致有三个。
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Roughly speaking, people studying Chinese with (have?) three aims in mind
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班上同学的水平大致相同。
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Students in my class are all at approximately the same level.
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from. Used in written language to indicate the place or time in the past from which something starts.
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成语一是来自历史故事,而是出自神语寓言。
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Proverbs, firstly, are derived from historical stories; secondly, they come from fairy tales or fables.
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我们班的同学来自各个地方。
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My classmates come from various places.
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汤姆出自内心地对赵小燕说:我爱你。
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Tom said to Zhao Xiaoyan from the bottom of his heart: I love you.
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自古以来,中国人就认为夫妻应该白头到老。
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Since ancient times, Chinese people think husband and wife should live together until they are old and gray.
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that, which, what. Used before a verb to introduce a relative clause. It is often used in the written language.
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成语所表示的意思往往是在字面之外。
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The meaning that a proverb expresses is often beyond the literal meaning of the characters.
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小燕是我所见过的最漂亮的姑娘
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Xiaoyan is the most beautiful girl that I've ever seen.
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我们所学的课文都是关于中国语言和文化的。
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The texts that we are studying are all about the Chinese language and culture.
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往往
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often, frequently. Used before the verb to mean "it is often the case that" but with more focus on the regularity of the action than in English.
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成语所表示的意思往往是在字面之外。
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The meaning that a proverb expresses is often beyond the literal meaning of the characters.
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我做作业往往做到半夜一两点。
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I often do my homework until around one or two o'clock in the morning.
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每次上课的时候校长都喜欢发言,不过它往往说错。
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Xiao Zhang likes to speak in class, but he often says something wrong.
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towards. Indicates the direction of an action.
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像弯弯的眉毛一样的山峰慢慢地向你走来。
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The mountain peaks which look like curved eyebrows are moving slowly towards you.
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两棵大树长得很快,而且树干都弯曲着向一起靠拢。
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The two big trees grew very fast, and the trunks bent toward each other and drew closer.
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水向抵处流。
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Water flows downward.
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通过
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By way of, by means of. Introduces the means by which an action is carried out.
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买来岩区的意思是指男女之间通过眉眼来传递爱情。
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Meilai-yanqu refers to men and women conveying their love by exchanging loving glances.
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通过学习中文,我们了解许多中国文化。
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We learn a lot about Chinese culture by studying Chinese.
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我和我的女朋友是通过上网认识的。
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I got to know my girlfriend through the internet.
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