LEARN + CHINESE / 209 of 300 HSK 6
But Here’s What Happened Next例 · 你也许不会记得
The plan looked simple, but 不料一场暴风雨打乱了安排. 而 can join related or contrasting descriptions; 同 and 与 bring people or items together in a more formal register; 若 opens a condition. Each linker gives the next part a different relationship to what came before.
你也许不会记得，而我永远不会忘记。
nǐ yěxǔ bù huì jìde， ér wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù huì wàngjì。
You may not remember, but I’ll never forget.
不料他来了。
bùliào tā lái le.
Unexpectedly, he came.
眼下我不得不和朋友同住一个房间。
yǎnxià wǒ bùdébù hé péngyou tóngzhù yí ge fángjiān.
For now, I have to share a room with a friend.
我永远不会忘记那天我第一次与他见面。
wǒ yǒngyuǎn bú huì wàngjì nà tiān wǒ dì yī cì yǔ tā jiànmiàn.
I will never forget the day I first met him.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
ér | and; but; yet |
tóng | same; together; with |
yǔ | and; with |
bùliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
kě | really; but |
ruò | if; like |
wàngjì | to forget |
yǒngyuǎn | forever; eternal |
bùdébù | have to; no choice but to |
yěxǔ | perhaps; maybe |
fángjiān | room |
péngyou | friend |
yǎnxià | at present; now |
jiànmiàn | to meet up |
jìde | to remember |
rìyǔ | Japanese language |
bié | do not; separate |
háishi | or; still |
hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
huòzhě | or; perhaps |
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