sentence structure practice

phrases / translations (practice essay)

I have two rabbits.

我有兩隻兔。

His grandparents (maternal) are retired.

他姥父母是退休了。

David’s elder brother and elder sister are both university students.

大衛的哥哥和姐姐都是大學生。

Mr Wang’s husband is an architect.

王先生的丈夫是建築師。

Does she have siblings? No, she is an only daughter.

她有沒有兄弟姐妹？沒有，她是獨生女。

Because my zodiac sign is a dragon, I named my dog little dragon.

因為我的生肖是龍， 所以我給狗取名字叫「小龍」。

What’s your zodiac sign?

你是什麼生肖？

Mrs Zhang doesn’t work.

張女士不工作。

I was born and grew up in Beijing.

我出生並在北京，也在北京長大。

Li Chun’s father is a business man; her mother is a lawyer.

立春的爸爸是工作人員，她的媽媽是律師。

I’m five years older than my younger sister.

我比妹妹大五歲。

My dad is a computer engineer. My mom is a housewife.

爸爸是電腦工程師，媽媽是家庭主婦。