Identity and Exploration

我把车停在外面，为的是走的时候方便。

Wǒ bǎ chē tíng zài wàimiàn, wèi de shì zǒu de shíhou fāngbiàn.

I parked the car outside so that it would be convenient when leaving.

她给你发这个信息，为的是提醒你注意安全。

Tā gěi nǐ fā zhège xìnxī, wèi de shì tíxǐng nǐ zhùyì ānquán.

She sent you this message to remind you to pay attention to safety.

老师这节课什么也没讲，为的是让我们有时间多练习口语。

Lǎoshī zhè jié kè shénme yě méi jiǎng, wèi de shì ràng wǒmen yǒu shíjiān duō liànxí kǒuyǔ.

The teacher didn't explain anything this class — the purpose was to give us time to practice speaking more.

我们要早一点儿出门，以便乘坐第一班公交车。

Wǒmen yào zǎo yìdiǎnr chūmén, yǐbiàn chéngzuò dì-yī bān gōngjiāo chē.

We need to leave a bit earlier so that we can catch the first bus.

她每天步行上班，以便锻炼身体。

Tā měitiān bùxíng shàngbān, yǐbiàn duànliàn shēntǐ.

She walks to work every day in order to exercise.

把手机号留下吧，以便跟你联系。

Bǎ shǒujī hào liúxià ba, yǐbiàn gēn nǐ liánxì.

Please leave your phone number so that we can contact you.

没有你的帮助就没有我的成功。

Méiyǒu nǐ de bāngzhù jiù méiyǒu wǒ de chénggōng.

Without your help, there would be no success for me.

没有水就没有生命的存在。

Méiyǒu shuǐ jiù méiyǒu shēngmìng de cúnzài.

Without water, there would be no existence of life.

没有平时的努力就没有今天的成绩。

Méiyǒu píngshí de nǔlì jiù méiyǒu jīntiān de chéngjì.

Without the usual hard work, there would be no achievements today.

这件事再难也要坚持下去。

Zhè jiàn shì zài nán yě yào jiānchí xiàqu.

No matter how difficult this matter is, you must persist.

雨下得再大我也要去上班。

Yǔ xià de zài dà wǒ yě yào qù shàngbān.

No matter how heavy the rain is, I still have to go to work.

这篇课文再长也要读完。

Zhè piān kèwén zài cháng yě yào dú wán.

No matter how long this text is, you must finish reading it.

我决定去中国留学，即使中文再难我也要去学。

Wǒ juédìng qù Zhōngguó liúxué, jíshǐ Zhōngwén zài nán wǒ yě yào qù xué.

I've decided to study abroad in China — even if Chinese is very difficult, I still want to learn it.

因为生病所以我没去上课，没想到的是老师一下课就来看我了。

Yīnwèi shēngbìng suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù shàngkè, méi xiǎngdào de shì lǎoshī yí xià kè jiù lái kàn wǒ le.

Because I was sick I didn't go to class — what I didn't expect was that the teacher came to see me right after class.

她一直不愿意说出真相，虽然我不知道她的真实想法，但我尊重她的选择。

Tā yìzhí bú yuànyì shuōchū zhēnxiàng, suīrán wǒ bù zhīdào tā de zhēnshí xiǎngfǎ, dàn wǒ zūnzhòng tā de xuǎnzé.

She has been unwilling to tell the truth. Although I don't know her real thoughts, I respect her choice.

从今天开始，我再也不会出这种错了。

Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ, wǒ zài yě bú huì chū zhè zhǒng cuò le.

Starting from today, I will never make this kind of mistake again.

他再也没跟我联系过。

Tā zài yě méi gēn wǒ liánxì guo.

He never contacted me again (since then).

我再也没见过她。

Wǒ zài yě méi jiànguo tā.

I never saw her again.

你可来了，急死我了！

Nǐ kě lái le, jí sǐ wǒ le!

You're finally here — I was so anxious!

你可得注意身体呀，天天睡眠不足可不行！

Nǐ kě děi zhùyì shēntǐ ya, tiāntiān shuìmián bùzú kě bùxíng!

You really must pay attention to your health — being sleep-deprived every day is absolutely not okay!

你可不能让大家失望！

Nǐ kě bù néng ràng dàjiā shīwàng!

You absolutely cannot let everyone down!

她怎么都没想到自己会失败。

Tā zěnme dōu méi xiǎngdào zìjǐ huì shībài.

She never expected in any way that she would fail.

他怎么也不会等到谁要来看望他。

Tā zěnme yě bú huì děngdào shéi yào lái kànwàng tā.

He would never have expected that anyone would come to visit him.

他的话我怎么都听不懂。

Tā de huà wǒ zěnme dōu tīng bù dǒng.

No matter what, I can't understand what he says.