zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • n.   běn xiǎng yào zhāng chuáng , dàn shì jiào huā néng tiǎo féi jiǎn shòu , suǒ jiù shuì zài shā shàng liǎo .   I would have preferred a bed, but beggars can't be choosers so I slept on the sofa
  • v.   lái yuē xiàn nòng cuò liǎo , gǎn dào fēi cháng 'ào nǎo .   When I discovered I'd come for the appointment on the wrong day, I could have kicked myself
  • n.   zhèng zài jié shí bǎo chí shēn cái biàn pàng) .   I'm dieting to keep my figure, ie in order not to get fatter
  • v.   zhèng pàn zhù zhè jiàn shì shēng .   that (to happen).
  • n.   'ài shàng de zǒng shì shēn tóu qiǎn hēi de bái zhǒng , zhè shì de yuán fēn .   It's my karma always to fall in love with brunettes
  • n.   kàn jiàn de hóng tóu , jīng shī .   when they saw my purple hair, ie were shocked and angry
  • v.   měng cǎi yóu mén bǎn , dòng chū liǎo jiān de shēng yīn .   I pressed the accelerator until the engine screamed
  •    xiàn zài zǒu liǎo , jué yòu yào .Needto(informalhaveto)isusedwhensomebodyelseisgivingordersorcontrollingevents*needto( tōng yòng wéi haveto) yòng rén chū zhǐ lìng huò cāo zòng de qíng kuàng xià   I must go now, ie I feel obliged to go.
  • adj.   de tóu kāi shǐ bái liǎo .   I'm going grey
  • n.   de tóu 'ài jié .   My hair knots easily
  • n.   de chē dòng chū máo bìng liǎo .   My car's got engine trouble
  • n.   de chē lián liù tiān dòng lái liǎo .   For the sixth day running, my car wouldn't start
  • adj.   de chē méi zhǔn néng chū máo bìng dòng lái děng) .   My car is a bit temperamental, ie is likely to break down, fail to start, etc
  • n.   de chē de dòng diào diào liǎo .   My car needsa tune-up
  • v.   de gāng zài xiě shí chū guā zhǐ shēng .   My pen scratches
  • adj.   jué jiù wèn yán .   I feel unqualified to speak on the subject