Life's Choices and Confirmations

这个消息未必可靠，咱们再等等吧。

Zhège xiāoxi wèibì kěkào, zánmen zài děngdeng ba.

This news is not necessarily reliable — let's wait a bit.

别等了，他未必会来。

Bié děng le, tā wèibì huì lái.

Stop waiting — he may not come.

贵的东西未必好。

Guì de dōngxi wèibì hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

他的话我几乎都没听懂。

Tā de huà wǒ jīhū dōu méi tīngdǒng.

I barely understood anything he said.

她似乎对自己的表现很不满意。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ de biǎoxiàn hěn bù mǎnyì.

She seems quite dissatisfied with her own performance.

这个城市几乎每条街都有咖啡店。

Zhège chéngshì jīhū měi tiáo jiē dōu yǒu kāfēidiàn.

Almost every street in this city has a coffee shop.

这的确是我的错。

Zhè díquè shì wǒ de cuò.

This is indeed my fault.

风不但没停，反而越来越大。

Fēng búdàn méi tíng, fǎn'ér yuè lái yuè dà.

The wind not only didn't stop, but instead got stronger and stronger.

他还真有办法，问题马上就解决了。

Tā hái zhēn yǒu bànfǎ, wèntí mǎshàng jiù jiějué le.

He really does have a way — the problem was solved immediately.

自1978年以来，中国发生了很大的变化。

Zì yī jiǔ qī bā nián yǐlái, Zhōngguó fāshēng le hěn dà de biànhuà.

Since 1978, China has undergone great changes.

我们的航班准时自北京出发。

Wǒmen de hángbān zhǔnshí zì Běijīng chūfā.

Our flight departs from Beijing on time.

自古以来，中国人就非常重视教育。

Zìgǔ yǐlái, Zhōngguó rén jiù fēicháng zhòngshì jiàoyù.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have placed great importance on education.

对于任何一种语言来说，文字的出现都是十分重要的。

Duìyú rènhé yì zhǒng yǔyán lái shuō, wénzì de chūxiàn dōu shì shífēn zhòngyào de.

For any language, the emergence of a writing system is extremely important.

对于美术和音乐，她很有研究。

Duìyú měishù hé yīnyuè, tā hěn yǒu yánjiū.

Regarding art and music, she has done a lot of research.

对于这个问题，我们还得认真讨论。

Duìyú zhège wèntí, wǒmen hái děi rènzhēn tǎolùn.

Regarding this problem, we still need to discuss it seriously.