Learn Chinese Translation: English to Mandarin Part 3

11. He ask me to put sunscreen on and I immediately apply it.

他叫我涂上防晒霜而我立即使用它。

12. I grab my board for a swim in between the flags of course.

在海滩旗帜之间，我抓住我的游泳板。

13. Our family happily builds sand castles together until lunchtime

全家一起愉快地建造沙堡直到午餐时间。

14. We start our drive home.

我们开车回家了。

15. Every time you go to the beach, you must make sure you wear sunscreen, zinc, sunglasses, a hat and a sun-shirt.

每次去海滩时，你必须确保戴防晒霜，防晒锌棒，太阳镜，帽子和太阳衬衫。

Learn Chinese Translation: English to Mandarin Part 2

6. I think that I have had enough of swimming then I want to build sandcastles

我觉得已经有了足够的游泳时间，然后想要建造沙堡。

7．Our family decide it is time to go home.

我们全家决定是时候回家了。

8. We pack away all my beach items and make our way back to the car

我们把所有的海滩物品收拾掉然后回到车上。

9. If you spend too much time in the sun without protection, you can get "heat stroke".

如果你在日光之下久晒没保护的话，你就会"中暑"。

10. His skin is so sore, that he promises to never let this happen again

他的皮肤很疼，他承诺永远不会让这种情况再次发生。

Learn Chinese Translation: English to Mandarin

1. My family and I love to go to the beach in summer.

夏天，我和家人喜欢一起去海边 。

2. I pack lots of items ready for a fun beach morning.

我装了很多东西，准备好早上海滩游玩。

3. Can you guess what sort of things we take to the beach?

你能猜出我们到海滩带什么样的东西吗？

4．On arrival at the beach, I find out beach flags.

到了海滩后，我发现有海滩旗帜。

5. I start to unpack and set up the umbrella and beach chairs

我开始打开包装和设置阳伞和沙滩椅。

Learn Mandarin Grammar: V1 + 着 + (O)+ V2 + (O) vs. 一边 ... 一边:

Verb1 + 着 + (Object)+ Verb2 + (Object) is used to explain two actions happen in the same time to a person. It's essentially the same translations with一边...一边 but the emphases are slightly different.

Examples:  

1a. He is driving while listening to music. (It emphasizes the situation in which the person is listening to music)

他听着音乐开车。

1b. He is listening to music and driving at the same time (He is listening to music while driving, or He is driving while listening to music)

他一边听音乐一边开车。Or 他一边开车一边听音乐。

2a. I like sleeping while listening to music. (It emphasizes the situation in which the person is listening to music)

我喜欢听着音乐睡觉。

b. I like sleeping and listening to music at the same time (I like sleeping while listening to music, or I like listening to music while sleeping) - different meaning

我喜欢一边听音乐一边睡觉。Or 我喜欢一边睡觉一边听音乐。

Learn Mandarin Grammar: Verb +着 vs. 在+ Verb:

Verb  +  着: As the continuous state, it is used to explain how a subject has been left in a place in a certain position (continuously).

Examples:

1. I am reading a story book

a. 我看着故事书。(continuously)

b. 我在看故事书。(now/currently)

2. She is cooking potato pie

a. 她做着土豆饼。(continuously)

b. 她在做(zuò)土豆饼。(now/currently)

3. He is listening to classical music

a. 他听着古典音乐。(continuously)

b. 他在听古典音乐。(now/currently)

Learn Mandarin Grammar : 很+Adjective vs. Adjective + 着呢

很+Adjective vs. Adjective +  着呢:

Adjective +着(zhe)呢(ne) is used to indicate a high degree, with a tone of exaggeration (excessiveness).

Examples:

1. I am very busy.

a. 我很忙。

b. 我忙着呢。(more emphasize than 很)

2. This kind of dish is very delicious.

a. 这种菜很好吃。

b. 这种菜好吃着呢。(more emphasize than 很).

3. This clothes is very beautiful.

a. 这件衣服很漂亮。

b. 这件衣服漂亮着呢。(more emphasize than 很)

Learn Mandarin Grammar: How to use Verb + 个 + 痛快

Grammar: Verb + 个 + 痛快

Sentence patterns containing complement with个as the formation sign. Like the case with得, the following are the common complement sentence patterns with the formation sign个.

Example 1:

I wish you and the artists have a wonderful time.

a. 祝你和艺术家们(yì​shù​jiāmen)玩个痛快 (tongkuài=to one's heart's content)。

b. 祝你和艺术家们玩得痛快。

Example 2:

I made a lot of delicious food, we may eat heartily.

a. 我做了许多美味的食物，我们可以吃个痛快.

b. 我做了许多美味的食物，我们可以吃得痛快.

Example 3:

Let me cry heartily.

a. 让我哭个痛快吧。

b. 让我哭得痛快吧。