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* 他 不 听 ，''那'' 我 应该 怎么办 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā bù tīng, ''nà'' wǒ yīnggāi zěnmebàn?</span> <span class="trans">He wouldn't listen. So what should I do?</span>
* 你 说 这个 办法 不行 ，''那'' 你 有 别的 办法 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō zhège bànfǎ bù xíng, ''nà'' nǐ yǒu bié de bànfǎ ma?</span><span class="trans">You said this idea is not going to work. So do you have any other ideas?</span>
* 大家 都 到 了 ，''那么'' 我们 开始 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Dàjiā dōu dào le, ''nàme'' wǒmen kāishǐ ba.</span><span class="trans">Everybody is here, so let's begin.</span>
* 雨 停 了 ，''那'' 我们 走 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Yǔ tíng le, ''nà'' wǒmen zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">The rain has stopped, so shall we leave?</span>
* 你 说 得 有 道理 ，''那么'' 就 这么 办 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, ''nàme'' jiù zhème bàn ba.</span><span class="trans">What you said makes sense, so let's just do that.</span>
* 他 学 过 十 年 中文 ？''那'' 他 的 中文 说 得 很 好 吧 ？<span class="pinyin">Tā xué guo shí nián Zhōngwén? ''Nà'' tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo ba?</span><span class="trans">He's studied Chinese for ten years? So he must speak Chinese really well, then?</span>
* 他 表现 不错 ，''那么'' 让 他 通过 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Tā biǎoxiàn bùcuò, ''nàme'' ràng tā tōngguò ba.</span><span class="trans">He performed well, so let's let him pass.</span>
* 会议 时间 已经 确定 了 ，''那'' 你 快点 去 安排 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Huìyì shíjiān yǐjīng quèdìng le, ''nà'' nǐ kuài diǎn qù ānpái ba.</span><span class="trans">The meeting time has been set, so please arrange it soon.</span>
* 他们 没有 提前 通知 我们 ，''那么'' 这 是 他们 的 责任 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen méiyǒu tíqián tōngzhī wǒmen, ''nàme'' zhè shì tāmen de zérèn.</span><span class="trans">They didn't notify us in advance, so this is their responsibility.</span>
* 实现 这个 目标 应该 不 难 ，''那么'' 我们 一起 努力 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Shíxiàn zhège mùbiāo yīnggāi bù nán, ''nàme'' wǒmen yīqǐ nǔlì ba.</span><span class="trans">It shouldn't be difficult to reach this goal, so let's all really make an effort.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Explaining_results_with_%22suoyi%22 Explaining results with &quot;suoyi&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Cause_and_effect_with_%22yinwei%22_and_%22suoyi%22 Cause and effect with &quot;yinwei&quot; and &quot;suoyi&quot;]

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