Unity and Diversity

这个问题是可以解决的。

Zhège wèntí shì kěyǐ jiějué de.

This problem can be solved.

这道题是很简单的。

Zhè dào tí shì hěn jiǎndān de.

This question is (indeed) very simple.

那样的事情是绝对不会发生的。

Nàyàng de shìqíng shì juéduì bù huì fāshēng de.

That kind of thing will absolutely not happen.

我不是不想去，而是没时间。

Wǒ bú shì bù xiǎng qù, ér shì méi shíjiān.

It's not that I don't want to go; rather, I don't have time.

这不是我的书，而是他的。

Zhè bú shì wǒ de shū, ér shì tā de.

This is not my book; it's his.

这件事错的不是我，而是他。

Zhè jiàn shì cuò de bú shì wǒ, ér shì tā.

The one who's wrong in this matter is not me, but him.

这件新衣服既好看，又暖和。

Zhè jiàn xīn yīfu jì hǎokàn, yòu nuǎnhuo.

This new piece of clothing is both good-looking and warm.

他既会学习，又会玩儿。

Tā jì huì xuéxí, yòu huì wánr.

He is good at both studying and having fun.

他既是我们的老师，也是我们的朋友。

Tā jì shì wǒmen de lǎoshī, yě shì wǒmen de péngyou.

He is both our teacher and our friend.

首先我们要读一遍课文，其次我们要根据课文做一个练习。

Shǒuxiān wǒmen yào dú yí biàn kèwén, qícì wǒmen yào gēnjù kèwén zuò yí gè liànxí.

First, we need to read the text once; second, we need to do an exercise based on the text.

我们球队问题很多，首先是队员不够团结，其次是训练时间很短。

Wǒmen qiúduì wèntí hěn duō, shǒuxiān shì duìyuán bú gòu tuánjié, qícì shì xùnliàn shíjiān hěn duǎn.

Our team has many problems — first, the players are not united enough; second, the training time is too short.

评价一个学生，首先看品质，其次看成绩。

Píngjià yí gè xuéshēng, shǒuxiān kàn pǐnzhì, qícì kàn chéngjì.

When evaluating a student, first look at character, then look at grades.