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When Three Ideas Share One Sentence例 · 昨晚下了大雨

“Because the last train was cancelled, and the rain was getting heavier, we called a taxi.” Several clause links can fit into one thought: scene, reason, result. Keep each turn attached to the same thread so the listener can follow the chain.

昨晚下了大雨，山路变得很滑，所以我们决定取消徒步，等天气好转以后再出发。
zuówǎn xià le dà yǔ, shānlù biàn de hěn huá, suǒyǐ wǒmen juédìng qǔxiāo túbù, děng tiānqì hǎozhuǎn yǐhòu zài chūfā.
It rained heavily last night and the mountain path became slippery, so we decided to cancel the hike and set off after the weather improves.
虽然展览提前半小时开门，但是队伍已经排到街角，工作人员只好请大家慢慢进场。
suīrán zhǎnlǎn tíqián bàn xiǎoshí kāimén, dànshì duìwu yǐjīng pái dào jiējiǎo, gōngzuòrényuán zhǐhǎo qǐng dàjiā mànmàn jìnchǎng.
Although the exhibition opened half an hour early, the line had already reached the corner, so staff had to let people in gradually.
我本来想坐公交去机场，可是路上堵车越来越严重；既然快赶不上航班了，我们就改坐地铁。
wǒ běnlái xiǎng zuò gōngjiāo qù jīchǎng, kěshì lùshang dǔchē yuèláiyuè yánzhòng; jìrán kuài gǎnbushàng hángbān le, wǒmen jiù gǎi zuò dìtiě.
I planned to take the bus to the airport, but traffic kept getting worse; since we were about to miss the flight, we switched to the subway.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
dàyǔ
heavy rain
shānlù
mountain path
biàn de
to become
huá
slippery
suǒyǐ
so; therefore
juédìng
to decide
qǔxiāo
to cancel
túbù
to hike; on foot
hǎozhuǎn
to improve
chūfā
to set off
zhǎnlǎn
exhibition
tíqián
ahead of time
duìwu
queue; group
jiējiǎo
street corner
gōngzuòrényuán
staff
jìnchǎng
to enter a venue
jīchǎng
airport
dǔchē
traffic jam
hángbān
flight
dìtiě
subway

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