L3 - Can I borrow your computer? 我可以借你的电脑吗?

• Can I borrow your computer? 我可以借你的电脑吗?
  • 借 jiè- to borrow
  • 电脑 diànnǎo- computer
  • 电视 diànshì - tv
  • 电影 diànyǐng - movie
  • 查 chá- check, to investigate
  • 从 cóng- from
  • 到 dào- till, arrive, to
  • 回来 huílái- return, come back
  • 接 jiē- to pick up (someone)
  • 玩 wán- to play, to visit
  • 或 huò- or
  • 或者 huòxzhě- or
  • 小时 xiǎoshí- hour
  • 应该 yīnggāi- should
  • 一边 yìbiān- one side
  • 边 biān- side
  • 就 jiù- then, therefore
  • 要是 yàoshì- If
  • 先 xiān- first 
  • 故宫 gù gōng- Forbidden City
  • 长城 cháng chéng- The Great Wall
• Grammar
  • Asking permission and giving advice
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• 从……到 (from… to….)
  • 从 cóng 到 dào (from … to) is used to describe from one place to another, and used from a time to another time, too. 从 cóng means “from” and 到 dào means “to, till, arrive.”
  • From a place to a place
    • 小美从上海到北京工作。
    • Xiǎoměi cóng shànghǎi dào Běijīng gōngzuò.
    • 小美从上海开车到北京。
    • Xiǎoměi cóng shanghǎi kāichē dào Běijīng.
    • 小美从上海坐飞机到北京。
    • Xiǎoměi cóng Shànghǎi zuò fēijī dào Běijīng.
    • 小美从上海坐飞机到北京玩。
    • Xiǎoměi cóng Shànghǎi zuò fēijī dào Běijīng wán.
  • From a time to a time
    • 我从今年五月到八月住在加州。
    • Wǒ cóng jīnnián wǔyuè dào bāyuè zhù zài jiāzhōu.
    • 我从早上到现在都还没有吃饭。
    • Wǒ cóng zǎoshàng dào xiànzài dōu hái méiyǒu chīfàn.
    • 他从上个星期三到今天都在家工作。
    • Tā cóng shàng ge xīngqī sān dào jīntiān dōu zài jiā gōngzuò.
• 先 xiān ….. 再 zài and 以后 yǐhòu
  • 先,再 are used to show activities or events in order. It is placed before the main verb. 以后 means after, later, 以后 is placed after an activity or a time phrase to indicate after the activity or a time. 先, 再 and 以后 are often used to describe events in a sequence, but the events may not necessary in an immediately order in time.
  • Example
    • 我先去上海看家人,再去北京玩。
    • Wǒ yào xiān qù Shànghǎi kàn jiārén, zài qù Běijīng wán.
    • 我今天要先去上课,再去打工。
    • Wǒ jīntiān yào xiān qù shàngkè, zài qù dǎ gōng.
    • 她想先去吃中饭,再开车去工作。
    • Tā xiǎng xiān qù chī zhōngfàn, zài kāichē qù gōngzuò.
  • With 以后 after, later
    • 下课以后,我们先一起去吃饭,再去看电影。
    • Xiàkè yǐhòu, wǒmen xiān yìqǐ qù chīfàn, zài qù kàn diànyǐng.
    • 回家以后,我要先吃饭,再做功课 。
    • Huíjiā yǐhòu, wǒ yào xiān chīfàn, zài zuò gōngkè.
    • 到上海以后,我们先去看家人,再开车去玩。
    • Dào Shànghǎi yǐhòu, wǒmen xiān qù kàn jiārén, zài kāichē qù wán.
• 一边 yìbiān …… 一边 yìbiān …….
  • 一边 yìbiān …… 一边 yìbiān ……. is used to show two activities in progress at the same time.
  • 他一边吃饭,一边看电视。
  • Tā yìbiān chīfàn, yìbiān kàn diànshì.
  • 我喜欢一边做功课,一边喝茶。
  • Wǒ xǐhuān yìbiān zuò gōngkè, yìbiān hē chá.
  • 我常常一边做饭, 一边看电视。
  • Wǒ cháng cháng yìbiān zuòfàn, yìbiān kǎn diànshì.
• .要是(yàoshì) …..就 (jiù) If…. , then…..
  • 要是(yàoshì) means if, 就(jiù) means then. 就 is used to connect two clauses, the second part of the sentence after 就 (jiù) is a result of the first part of the sentence 要是。
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