Art and Expression

他总是把东西到处乱扔。

Tā zǒngshì bǎ dōngxi dàochù luàn rēng.

He always throws things everywhere randomly.

下雨了，她赶紧把外面的东西往回收。

Xià yǔ le, tā gǎnjǐn bǎ wàimiàn de dōngxi wǎng huí shōu.

It started raining — she quickly gathered the things outside back in.

她把东西一放，转身就走了。

Tā bǎ dōngxi yí fàng, zhuǎn shēn jiù zǒu le.

She set the things down and immediately turned and left.

蛋糕吃光了。

Dàngāo chī guāng le.

The cake has been all eaten up.

衣服穿破了。

Yīfu chuān pò le.

The clothes have been worn out.

车票卖完了。

Chēpiào mài wán le.

The bus tickets have all been sold.

李老师生病住院了。

Lǐ lǎoshī shēngbìng zhùyuàn le.

Teacher Li got sick and was hospitalized.

这本书她借了没看。

Zhè běn shū tā jiè le méi kàn.

She borrowed this book but did not read it.

她有办法解决问题。

Tā yǒu bànfǎ jiějué wèntí.

She has a way to solve the problem.

老师叫她早点儿回去。

Lǎoshī jiào tā zǎodiǎnr huíqù.

The teacher told her to go back early.

这件事令她吃不下饭。

Zhè jiàn shì lìng tā chī bù xià fàn.

This matter made her unable to eat.

他的做法使大家再也不敢相信他了。

Tā de zuòfǎ shǐ dàjiā zài yě bù gǎn xiāngxìn tā le.

His actions made everyone unable to trust him anymore.

跟上次考试相比，这次没有那么难。

Gēn shàng cì kǎoshì xiāngbǐ, zhè cì méiyǒu nàme nán.

Compared with the last exam, this one was not so hard.

跟别人相比，我的想法太简单了。

Gēn biéren xiāngbǐ, wǒ de xiǎngfǎ tài jiǎndān le.

Compared with others, my ideas are too simple.

跟语法知识相比，我觉得语音知识更难。

Gēn yǔfǎ zhīshi xiāngbǐ, wǒ juéde yǔyīn zhīshi gèng nán.

Compared with grammar, I think pronunciation is harder.

这件事或是哥哥做的，或是弟弟做的。

Zhè jiàn shì huòshì gēge zuò de, huòshì dìdi zuò de.

This was done either by the older brother or the younger brother.

你或是参加这次考试，或是明年再学一遍这门课。

Nǐ huòshì cānjiā zhè cì kǎoshì, huòshì míngnián zài xué yí biàn zhè mén kè.

Either you take this exam, or you study this course again next year.

周末我们或是去爬山，或是去看电影。

Zhōumò wǒmen huòshì qù páshān, huòshì qù kàn diànyǐng.

This weekend we will either go hiking or see a movie.

尽管这次考试很难，但是很多人都通过了。

Jǐnguǎn zhè cì kǎoshì hěn nán, dànshì hěn duō rén dōu tōngguò le.

Even though this exam was very hard, many people passed.

尽管外面在下雨，可是他一定要去超市买东西。

Jǐnguǎn wàimiàn zài xiàyǔ, kěshì tā yídìng yào qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.

Even though it was raining outside, he insisted on going to the supermarket.

尽管他不接受我的意见，可是我有意见还是要向他提。

Jǐnguǎn tā bù jiēshòu wǒ de yìjiàn, kěshì wǒ yǒu yìjiàn háishì yào xiàng tā tí.

Even though he does not accept my opinions, I still need to raise them with him.