Grammar structures and sentences(好是好...可是...)
我一吃乳酪蛋糕，肚子就疼起来。
After I eat cheesecake, my stomach begins to hurt. (V + 起来)
学了中文以后，我打算去中国学习。
After I study Chinese, I plan to go to China to study. (V1 + 所以 + V2)
加州的天气好是好， 可是我喜欢纽约。
California's weather is nice, but I like New York. (Adj 是 Adj, 可是...)
麻烦你跟我跑步？
Can I trouble you to go on a run with me? (麻烦 + S + V)
我每天上课上了两个小时。
Every day I have class for two hours. (S + V + O + V + 了 + time duration)
你吃完饭了么？
Are you done eating? (S + V + 完 ＋ 了)
巴尔的摩的天气潮湿得不得了。
Baltimore's weather is very moist. (Adj + 得不得了）
我以前不喜欢科学，现在我喜欢科学了。
Before I didn't like science, now I do.
我一个星期没看电视了。
I haven't watched TV in a week. (Time + 没 + V + 了)
我是跟我妈妈纽约去的。
I went with my mother to New York. (S + 是 + Time/Place/Manner/Person + V + 的)
到图书馆去看书。
In the library you can read. (到 place 去 V)
会说中文对找工作很有帮助。
Knowing how to speak Chinese is very helpful for finding work.
我做的蛋糕被弟弟吃完了。
My cake was eaten by my little brother. (S(receiver) + 被 + O(doer) + V + other elements)
我的肚子疼死了！
My stomach hurts a lot! (adj + 死了！)
请说下去。
Please continue speaking. (V + 下去)
请把那个笔给我。
Please give me that pen. (S + 把 + O + V + other element)
你把笔放在桌子上。
Put that pen on the table. (S + 把 ＋ O + V + 在 + place)
她比我 (更／还）高。
She is taller than me (A比B 更／还 Adj)
她坐着吃西瓜。
She sits and eats watermelon. (V + 着 + V(O) )
这个学生又聪明又用工。
That student is smart and hardworking. (又 + adj + 又 + other adj (same connotation))
书店没有运动场那么远。
The bookstore is not as far away as the sports field. (A没有B (那么) adj/V)
电脑中心离学生宿舍非常近。
The computer center is very close to the student dormitories. (A离B adv(很，非常，不,) 远／近)
图书馆在书店的南边。
The library is to the bookstore's south. (A在B的 position word 边)
运动场在图书馆和学生宿舍的中间。
The sports field is in between the library and the student dorms. (A在B 和 C的 中间)
老师站着上课，学生坐着听课。
The teacher stands and teaches, the students sit and listen. (V/Adj + 着)
天气预报说："明天会下雨。" 还是在家看碟把。
The weather forecast says "tomorrow will be rainy." Therefore, I will watch a DVD at home. (还是。。。把）
这个客厅连三个人都坐不下。
This livingroom is so small you can't fit three people in it. (O1 + 连 + O2 都 + V + 得下/V + 不下)
我把饺子吃完了。
Those dumplings, I ate them. (S + 把 + O + V + other elements (完， 了)
你对什么过敏？ 我对狗过敏。
What are you allergic to? I am allergic to dogs.
你在看什么呢？
What are you looking for? (V... 呢？）
我看见他的时候，不正在打球。
When I saw him, I was not playing ball. (V1 + 的时候, V2)
谁想去，谁就去。
Whoever wants to go can go.
你看看我的冰箱。
Will you look at my refrigerator? (V + V = anticipated or requested action)
昨天下了二十分钟的雪。
Yesterday it snowed for 20 minutes. (S + V + 了 + time duration + 的 + O)
我的饺子辣辣的，大大的，好吃极了。
My dumplings are very salty, very big, and very delicious. (S + adj adj 的）
你得赶快去上中文课，要不然姜老师会生气。
You need to go to class quickly, otherwise Chiang Lao Shi will be mad.
你的朋友好看。
Your friend is nice to look at. (好／难 + V / Adj)
我每天听录音听一个小时。
Every day I listen to recordings for one hour. (V + O + V + Time)
我每天听一个小时的录音。
Every day I listen to recordings for one hour. (V + Time + 的 + O)
他跟我一样高。
He and I are the same height (A跟B 一样 Adj)
他谁都认识。
He knows everybody. (。。。都／也)
从书店到电脑中心怎么做？
How do you get from the book store to the computer center? (从 A 到 B 怎么做)
我学中文学了两年了。
I have been studying Chinese for two years. (V 了。。。了）