Translation Exercise
Mandarin 11
Learn the following structures and translate the following sentences in Chinese characters
and Pinyin:
1.
“了” at the end of a sentence:
1.1
Change of situation: Subject + (不) + Verb + (Object) + 了
1.2.
e.g.
I can speak some Chinese now.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Books are expensive now.
He don’t smoke anymore.
I have a car now.
He is no more the soccer coach (当).
我会说一点儿中文了。
Completion of an action: Subject + (都) + Verb + (Object) + 了 + (吗)
e.g.
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Did you all go to watch a movie?
你们都去看电影了吗？
He went to China.
They all drank milk.
Have you tasted (尝 cháng) it?
All the guests went upstairs.
Did you all dance last night?
2.
“了” after a Verb
2.1
Completion of an action: Subject + Verb + 了 + Object + (吗)
e.g.
He had two glasses of milk tonight. 今天晚上他喝了两杯奶。
(10) How many cans of Coke did he drink?
(11) We watched a very interesting movie.
(12) They participated in three basketball games.
2.2
Completed action in affirmative-negative questions:
Subject + Verb + 了 + (Object) + 没有?
e.g.
Has the movie started?
电影开始了没有？
(13) Have you called?
(14) Have you tried on this Qipao?
(15) Have you studied Chinese Culture?
3
No “了” for sentence with a past habitual action:
Subject + Past Time Word + (常) + Verb + Object + (吗)
e.g.
I used to watch movies a lot. 我以前常看电影。
(16) Where did you live before?
(17) I was studying Chinese in Beijing last year.
(18) He used to have a lot of friends.
4.
A planned action has not been done yet:
Subject + (还) + 没有 + Verb + (Object) + (呢)
e.g.
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
The teacher hasn’t come yet. 老师还没有来呢。
I haven’t had my lunch yet.
He hasn’t translated this novel yet.
The (basketball) game has not started yet.
He hasn’t done his homework yet.