Measurements and Contrasts

他想依照自己喜欢的方式去生活。

Tā xiǎng yīzhào zìjǐ xǐhuān de fāngshì qù shēnghuó.

He wants to live according to his own preferred way.

依照学校的规定，学生要按时上课，不能迟到。

Yīzhào xuéxiào de guīdìng, xuéshēng yào ànshí shàngkè, bù néng chídào.

According to school rules, students must attend class on time and cannot be late.

我们应该依照合同办事。

Wǒmen yīnggāi yīzhào hétong bànshì.

We should act in accordance with the contract.

他努力学习，从而实现了当翻译的理想。

Tā nǔlì xuéxí, cóng'ér shíxiàn le dāng fānyì de lǐxiǎng.

He studied hard, thereby achieving his dream of becoming a translator.

今天天气不太好，加上你还有很多作业，我们还是别去公园了吧。

Jīntiān tiānqì bú tài hǎo, jiāshàng nǐ hái yǒu hěn duō zuòyè, wǒmen háishi bié qù gōngyuán le ba.

The weather isn't great today, plus you still have a lot of homework — let's not go to the park.

你快点儿写作业，完了我们去公园玩儿。

Nǐ kuài diǎnr xiě zuòyè, wánle wǒmen qù gōngyuán wánr.

Hurry up and do your homework, then we'll go play in the park.

让他亲自在现场试一试也好。

Ràng tā qīnzì zài xiànchǎng shì yi shì yěhǎo.

It would be fine to let him try it on-site in person.

你来也好，不来也好，随便吧。

Nǐ lái yěhǎo, bù lái yěhǎo, suíbiàn ba.

Whether you come or not, it's up to you.

多学一门语言也好，将来可以凭此找份工作。

Duō xué yì mén yǔyán yěhǎo, jiānglái kěyǐ píng cǐ zhǎo fèn gōngzuò.

Learning an extra language would be good — you could find a job with it in the future.

想来想去，还是小王最合适。

Xiǎng lái xiǎng qù, háishi Xiǎo Wáng zuì héshì.

After thinking it over and over, Xiao Wang is still the most suitable.

大家讨论来讨论去，最后还是没解决。

Dàjiā tǎolùn lái tǎolùn qù, zuìhòu háishi méi jiějué.

Everyone discussed it back and forth, but in the end it still wasn't resolved.

她是一名导游，经常在世界各地飞来飞去。

Tā shì yì míng dǎoyóu, jīngcháng zài shìjiè gèdì fēi lái fēi qù.

She is a tour guide, constantly flying back and forth around the world.

她说着说着就哭起来了。

Tā shuōzhe shuōzhe jiù kū qǐlái le.

While she was talking, she suddenly started crying.

我躺在床上看电视，看着看着就睡着了。

Wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shàng kàn diànshì, kànzhe kànzhe jiù shuìzháo le.

I was lying in bed watching TV, and while watching, I fell asleep.

他们走着走着就迷路了。

Tāmen zǒuzhe zǒuzhe jiù mílù le.

They were walking along and then got lost.

一上午没吃没喝，我要饿死了。

Yì shàngwǔ méi chī méi hē, wǒ yào è sǐ le.

I haven't eaten or drunk anything all morning — I'm starving!

这孩子说话没大没小的，一点儿礼貌都没有。

Zhè háizi shuōhuà méi dà méi xiǎo de, yìdiǎnr lǐmào dōu méiyǒu.

This child speaks without any sense of propriety — completely impolite.

他没日没夜地工作，身体都累坏了。

Tā méi rì méi yè de gōngzuò, shēntǐ dōu lèi huài le.

He worked day and night without stopping and wore himself out.