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<span class="english">I abandoned my plans when I heard about the tornado.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English preposition "about" is expressed with 有 关 you3guan1 - relavant to, concerning)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">当 我 听 说 有 关 龙 卷 风 的 事 儿 后 ， 我 放 弃 了 我 的 计 划 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Dang1 wo3 ting1shuo1 you3guan1 long2juan3feng1 de shi4r hou4, wo3 fang4qi4 le wo3 de ji4hua4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I know little about him.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 不 太 了 解 他 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 bu2 tai4 liao3jie3 ta1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I really respect his opinions on computer hardware, but I don't think his opinions about politics are worth listening to.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; ("on computer hardware" the preposition "on" is translated as zai4... fang1mian4 de - "with respect to", "regarding", "in the dimension of")</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 真 的 很 尊 重 他 在 计 算 机 硬 件 方 面 的 意 见 ， 但 我 认 为 他 在 政 治 方 面 的 见 解 就 不 值 得 一 听 了 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 zhen1 de hen3 zun1zhong4 ta1 zai4 ji4suan4ji1 ying4jian4 fang1mian4de yi4jian4, dan4 wo3 ren4wei2 ta1 zai4 zheng4zhi4 fang1mian4de jian4jie3 jiu4 bu4 zhi2de yi4 ting1 le.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Did he ask about me?</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 问 起 我 了 吗 ？</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 wen4qi3 wo3 le ma?</span></p>
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<span class="english">What do you know about the party?  Should we bring food?</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">这 是 什 么 聚 会 ？ 我 们 要 带 食 物 去 吗 ？</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Zhe4 shi4 shen2me ju4hui4?  Wo3men yao4 dai4 shi2wu4 qu4 ma?</span></p>
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<span class="english">Tell me all about it.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">把 一 切 都 告 诉 我 吧 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ba3 yi2qie4 dou1 gao4su wo3 ba.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Have you got any books about pandas?</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (guan1yu2 关 于 means concerning, about, regarding - all English prepositions. Don't use it indicriminately as a translation - notice how many sentences don't use it!)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">你 有 关 于 熊 猫 的 书 吗 ？</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ni3 you3 guan1yu2 xiong2mao1 de shu1 ma?</span></p>
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<span class="english">I lost my watch about here.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 的 表 就 在 这 附 近 丢 的 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 de biao3 jiu4 zai4 zhe4 fu4jin4 diu1 de.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I'll tell you all about it.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 会 告 诉 你 所 有 的 事 儿 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 hui4 gao4su ni3 suo3you3 de shi4r.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I want to enquire about one thing.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The verb 打听 includes the sense of the English preposition about.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 想 打 听 一 件 事 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 xiang3 da3ting1 yi2 jian4 shi4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He's worried about the results of the test.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 为 考 试 结 果 着 急 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 wei4 kao3shi4 jie2guo3 zhao2ji2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Don't worry about me!</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (dan1xin1 includes the concept "worry about", 为 in a dirctional preposition - for, on behalf of. 替 ti4 is also used in this construction with the same meaning as 为.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">别 为 我 担 心 ！</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bie2 wei4 wo3 dan1xin1!</span></p>
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<span class="english">I had a dream about a plane crashing.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 梦 见 一 架 飞 机 坠 毁 了 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 meng4jian4 yi2 jia4 fei1ji1 zhui4hui3 le.</span></p>
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<span class="english">The notice about the meeting's on the wall.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">开 会 的 通 知 贴 在 墙 上 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Kai1hui4 de tong1zhi1 tie1 zai4 qiang2 shang4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I'm very anxious about getting a job.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (对 is used like 对 于 dui4yu2 to mean to, toward, regarding - and in this case the English preposition about.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 对 找 工 作 很 着 急 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 dui4 zhao3 gong1zuo4 hen3 zhao2ji2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Stamp collections teach us about different countries.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (让 to let, to allow - 了 解 to understand - so the verb form doesn't need the English preposition "about.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">集 邮 让 我 们 了 解 不 同 的 国 家 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ji2you2 rang4 wo3men liao3jie3 bu4tong2 de guo2jia1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">about, on, with regard to, concerning</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">关 于</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">guan1yu2</span></p>
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<span class="english">There are many American movies about undercover agents.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">美 国 有 许 多 电 影 是 关 于 卧 底 的 人 的 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Mei3guo2 you3 xu3duo1 dian4ying3 shi4 guan1yu2 wo4di3 de ren2 de.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He said he would get here between 8 and 9 AM, he wasn't sure about the traffic.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 说 他 将 在 上 午 八 点 到 九 点 之 间 到 这 里 ， 但 他 对 交 通 状 况 没 有 把 握 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 shuo1 ta1 jiang1 zai4 shang4wu3 ba1 dian3 dao4 jiu3 dian3 zhi1jian1 dao4 zhe4li3, dan4 ta1 dui4 jiao1tong1 zhuang4kuang4 mei2you3 ba3wo4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Blogs are not only a source of knowledge about public opinion, they help to create public opinion.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">博 客 不 仅 是 公 众 观 点 的 来 源 之 一 ， 而 且 它 有 助 于 形 成 公 众 观 点 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bo2ke4 bu4 jin3 shi4 gong1zhong4 guan1dian3 de lai2yuan2 zhi1yi1, er2 qie3 ta1 you3 zhu4 yu2 xing2 cheng2 gong1 zhong4 guan1 dian3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He's always bragging about how he's a great writer.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 总 是 跟 我 吹 他 是 一 个 多 么 伟 大 的 作 家 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 zong3shi4 gen1 wo3 chui1 ta1 shi4 yi2 ge4 duo1me wei3da4 de zuo4jia1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Did you hear about the prison break?  A whole gang of convicts is running around lose out there.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">你 听 说 过 越 狱 的 事 吗 ？ 一 伙 儿 罪 犯 在 逃 ， 下 落 不 明 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ni3 ting1shuo1 guo4 yue4yu4 de shi4 ma?  Yi4 huo3r zui4fan4 zai4 tao2, xia4luo4 bu4 ming2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He doesn't beat about the bush, he's straightforward.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English idiom - beat about the bush, describes speech that doesn't lead anywhere, goes off topic - often because the speaker is uncomfortable, embarrassed, or afraind to say or ask something.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 不 兜 圈 子 ， 他 是 一 个 坦 率 的 人 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 bu4 dou1 quan1zi, ta1 shi4 yi2 ge4 tan3shuai4 de ren2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">The book is full of comments about the improvement of world trade.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (对 is used like 对 于 dui4yu2 to mean to, toward, regarding - and in this case the English preposition about.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">书 中 都 是 对 全 球 贸 易 改 善 的 评 论 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Shu1 zhong1 dou1 shi4 dui4 quan2qiu2 mao4yi4 gai3shan4 de ping2lun4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Students at UMF always complain about the food in the caf, just like students everywhere.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">和 各 地 的 学 生 一 样 ，UMF 的 学 生 总 是 抱 怨 食 堂 的 伙 食  。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">He2 ge4di4 de xue2sheng yi2yang4, UMF de xue2sheng zong3shi4 bao4yuan4 shi2tang2 de huo3shi2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">She was very concerned about her son's grades; they had been slipping all year.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">她 很 担 心 她 儿 子 的 成 绩 。 这 一 年 来 ， 他 的 成 绩 一 直 在 下 降 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 hen3 dan1xin1 ta1 er2zi de cheng2ji1.  Zhe4 yi4 nian2 lai2, ta1 de cheng2ji1 yi4zhi2 zai4xia4 jiang4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I need to consult a mechanical engineer about the stress factors on this building.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 需 要 向 机 械 工 程 师 咨 询 一 下 这 个 建 筑 的 应 力 因 素 问 题 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 xu1yao4 xiang4 ji1xie4 gong1cheng2shi1 zi1xun2 yi2xia4 zhe4 ge4 jian4zhu4 de ying1li4 yin1su4 wen1ti2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">This book about Michael Jordan is great.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English preposition "about" is expressed by  关 于 guan1yu3.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">这 本 关 于 迈 克 乔 丹 的 书 就 很 棒 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Zhe4ben3 guan1yu2 Mai4ke4 Qiao2dan1 de shu1 jiu4 hen3 bang4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I'm curious about how the stock market works.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (notice that this 好 is the fourth tone; 对 dui4 is used to express "about" - generally means to, toward, concerning, regarding)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 对 股 市 是 如 何 运 行 的 十 分 好 奇 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 dui4 gu3shi4 shi4 ru2he2 yun4xing2de shi2fen1 hao4qi2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">All he did was talk about football!</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 光 谈 论 足 球 了 ！</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 guang1 tan2lun4 zu2qiu2 le!</span></p>
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<span class="english">There was a dispute about the terms of the contract.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English prepostion "about" is not necessary in the Chinese - contract clause triggered a dispute - not the use of the measure word 起 meaning an occurence or unpredicatable event)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">合 约 的 条 款 引 发 了 一 起 纠 纷 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">He2yue1 de tiao2kuan3 yin3fa1 le yi4 qi3 jiu1fen1</span></p>
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<span class="english">There was a dispute about the terms of the contract.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English preposition "about" is expressed with 有 关 you3guan1 - relavant to, concerning)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">有 一 起 有 关 合 同 条 款 的 纠 纷 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">You3 yi4qi3 you3guan1 he2tong tiao2kuan3 de jiu1fen1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">During the meeting, she kept trying to bring up the problems at the factory, but no one wanted to talk about them.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">会 上 ， 她 坚 持 提 出 工 厂 的 问 题 ， 但 没 人 想 谈 它 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Hui4shang, ta1 jian1chi2 ti2chu1 gong1chang3de wen4ti2, dan4 mei2ren2 xiang3 tan2 ta1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Aesop's Fables teach lessons about choices in life.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The Chinese sentence does not need the preposition "about".  Aesop teaches to children life middle (during) choices stories)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">伊 索 寓 言 教 给 孩 子 们 生 活 中 选 择 的 故 事 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Yi1suo3 yu4yan2 jiao1 gei3 hai2zimen sheng1huo2 zhong1 xuan3ze2 de gu4shi4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">To avoid embarrassing him, I didn't talk about his wife's promotion.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">为 了 给 他 留 个 面 子 ， 我 没 当 面 提 他 妻 子 升 职 的 事 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wei4le gei3 ta1 liu2 ge4 mian4zi, wo3 mei2 dang1 mian4 li2 ta1 qi1zi sheng1zhi2 de shi4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have some bad feelings about this trip.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (Ku3zhong1 is very difficult to translate.  It can be a vague discomfort that cannot be put in words, or something more severe that you don't want to talk about.  In this sentence, it is a vague feeling of discomfort or unease.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">关 于 这 次 旅 行 ， 我 有 很 多 苦 衷 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Guan1yu2 zhe4 ci4 lu~3xing2, wo3 you3 hen3 duo1 ku3zhong1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">What are the boys fighting about?</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The Chinese asks: Why are the boys fighting?)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">这 些 男 孩 儿 们 为 什 么 打 架 ？</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Zhe4 xie1 nan2hai2men wei4shen2me da3jia4?</span></p>
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<span class="english">Forget it.  I don't want to argue about it anymore.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">拉 倒 吧 ！ 我 不 想 和 你 吵 了 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">La1dao3 ba.  Wo3 bu4 xiang3 he2 ni3 chao3 le.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I clean forgot about it.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 把 它 忘 得 干 干 净 净 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 ba3 ta1 wang4 de2 gan1gan1jing4jing4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Forget about me.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">忘 记 我 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wang4ji4 wo3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I clean forgot about it.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (literally -- I early tossed that matter to the back of the brain.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 早 把 那 事 儿 扔 到 脑 后 了 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 zao3 ba3 na4 shi4r reng1 dao4 nao3 hou4 le.</span></p>
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<span class="english">It's funny that you should ask, I was just talking about that with my boyfriend.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">太 巧 了 ， 我 正 和 男 友 谈 那 件 事 呢 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Tai4 qiao3 le, wo3 zheng4 he2 nan2you tan2 na4 jian4 shi4 ne.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He is a big gossip, he's always talking about other people's personal stuff.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 是 个 多 嘴 的 人 ， 他 总 在 讲 别 人 的 隐 私 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 shi4 ge4 duo1zui3 de ren2, ta1 zong3 zai4 jiang3 bie2ren2 de yin3si1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He hems and haws about whatever you discuss with him.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">跟 他 讲 什 么 他 都 哼 哼 哈 哈 的 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Gen1 ta1 jiang3 shen2me ta1 dou1 heng1heng1ha1ha1 de.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have some ideas about a new curriculum.  I've included them in my report.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 对 这 项 新 的 课 程 设 置 有 些 想 法 ， 已 写 在 报 告 中 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 dui4 zhe4 xiang4 xin1 de ke4cheng2 she4zhi4 you3 xie1 xiang3fa3, yi3 xie3 zai4 bao4gao4 zhong1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">We talked about the increased sales figures in the meeting, but no one could explain them.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 们 在 会 上 讨 论 增 长 的 销 售 额 ， 但 没 人 能 解 释 为 什 么 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3men zai4 hui4shang tao3lun4 zeng1zhang3 de xiao1shou4e2, dan4 mei2ren2 neng2 jie3shi4 wei4shen2me.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I'll be there in about ten minutes.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 十 分 钟 就 到 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 shi2 fen1zhong1 jiu4 dao4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I need to see the doctor about the pain in my knee.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 的 膝 盖 疼 ， 我 要 去 医 院 看 看 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3de xi1gai4 teng2, wo3 yao4 qu4 yi1yuan4 kan4kan.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Today the main news was still about the election.  No real news.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (guan1yu2 关 于 means concerning, about, regarding - all English prepositions.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">今 天 的 主 要 新 闻 还 是 关 于 选 举 的 消 息 ， 没 有 什 么 新 消 息 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Jin1tian1 de zhu3yao4 xin1wen2 hai2shi guan1yu2 xuan3ju3 de xiao1xi, mei2you3 shen2me xin1 xiao1xi.</span></p>
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<span class="english">The headline in the newspaper today was still about the election.  No real news.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (there are four similar sentences -- this is the most grammatically complete, the others get more and more oral -- leaving out words for efficiency. The English preposition "about" is expressed with 有 关 you3guan1 - relavant to, concerning)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">今 天 的 头 版 头 条 还 是 有 关 选 举 的 消 息 ， 没 有 什 么 新 消 息 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Jin1tian1 de tou2ban3 tou2tiao2 hai2shi you3guan1 xuan3ju3 de xiao1xi, mei2you3 shen2me xin1 xiao1xi.</span></p>
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<span class="english">The reporter wrote an article describing the bumper harvest of cotton.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (In this sentence, describing includes the idea of "about" and cannot take a prepostion - in Chinese  关 于 is used to express write on, write about, write concerning)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">记 者 写 了 一 篇 关 于 棉 花 丰 收 的 报 道 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ji4zhe3 xie3 le yi4 pian1 guan1yu2 mian2hua feng1shou1 de bao4dao4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He went on and on about it all afternoon.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 对 此 刺 刺 不 休 地 说 了 一 下 午 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 dui4 ci3 ci4ci4bu4xiu1 de shuo1 le yi2xia4 wu3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have some strong opinions about that.  I can't say that I agree with you.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 对 那 件 事 的 想 法 非 常 不 同 。 我 只 能 说 我 不 同 意 你 的 观 点 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 dui4 na4 jian4 shi4 de xiang3fa3 fei1chang2 bu4 tong2. Wo3 zhi3 neng2 shuo1 wo3 bu4 tong2yi4 ni3 de guan1dian3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have some strong opinions about that.  I can't say that I agree with you.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 对 那 件 事 的 想 法 非 常 不 同 。我 只 能 说 你 我 观 点 不 一 致 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 dui4 na4 jian4 shi4 de xiang3fa3 fei1chang2 bu4 tong2. Wo3 zhi3 neng2 shuo1 ni3 wo3 guan1dian3 bu4 yi2zhi4 .</span></p>
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<span class="english">I'm very particular about my friends, they have to be nice.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The English preposition about is not necessary because the verb object 交 友 to make friends with, to associate with and the adjective 谨 慎, careful, prudent, creates the meaning "I am prudent when making friends.")</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 交 友 很 谨 慎 ， 人 一 定 要 好 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 jiao1 you3 hen3 jin3shen4, ren2 yi2 ding4 yao4 hao3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He is very particular about the clothes he wears.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 在 穿 着 上 总 是 很 挑 剔 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 zai4 chuan1zhuo2 shang zong3shi4 hen3 tiao1ti.</span></p>
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<span class="english">It's not just tourists who have to be careful about pickpockets, they will steal from anyone.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (rarely seen anymore - pronounced the same but this character for pa2 is not used -- see 扒 手)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">不 仅 游 客 要 提 防 扒 手 ， 他 们 什 么 人 都 偷 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bu4 jin3 you2ke4 yao4 di1fang pa2shou3, ta1men shen2me ren2 dou1 tou1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have a pimple on my forehead.  It's because I am nervous about final exams.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 脑 门 儿 上 长 了 一 个 包 。 因 为 期 末 考 试 精 神 上 有 点 儿 紧 张 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 nao3men2r shang zhang3 le yi2 ge4 bao1.  Yin1wei2 qi1mo4 kao3shi4 jing1shen2 shang you3 dian3r jin3zhang1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Did you hear about the attack at the prison?  A large gang of convicts broke lose from the prison.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">你 听 说 有 砸 牢 反 狱 的 事 了 吗 ？ 一 大 帮 囚 犯 从 监 狱 里 跑 了 出 去 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ni3 ting1shuo1 you3 za2 lao2 fan3 yu4 de shi4 le ma?  Yi2 da4 bang1 qiu2fan4 cong2 jian1yu4 li3 pao3 le chu1qu4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have reservations about that program, maybe you should consider another school.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 保 留 这 个 计 划 ，你 还 是 考 虑 另 一 所 学 校 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 bao3liu2 zhe4 ge4 ji4hua4, ni3 hai2shi4 kao3lu~4 ling4 yi4 suo3 xue2xiao4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">The story about the robber was in the headlines.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">抢 劫 犯 的 故 事 成 了 头 版 新 闻 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Qiang3jie2fan4 de gu4shi4 cheng2 le tou2ban3 xin1wen2.</span></p>
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<span class="english">It was just a spontaneous idea, I didn't really think about it at all.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 不 由 自 主 地 想 起 了 这 个 主 意 ， 我 从 来 没 有 真 正 想 过 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 bu4 you2zi4zhu3di4 xiang3 qi3 le zhe4 ge4 zhu3yi4, wo3 cong2lai2 mei2 you3 zhen1zheng4 xiang3 guo4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Talking about it is useless, you should start it again.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (your computer program has just been lost on the hard drive -- your friend tells you to stop talking about it and start again.  This assumes that you have been talking it about it quite awhile....)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">说 那 些 也 没 用 ， 你 应 该 重 新 开 始 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Shuo1 na4 xie1 ye3 mei2yong4, ni3 ying1gai1 chong2xin1 kai1shi3.</span></p>
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<span class="english">What's so strange about that?</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The word "duo" is necessary for this expression -- otherwise, xin1xian1 would mean fresh, novel)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">多 新 鲜 呢 ！</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Duo1 xin1xian1 ne!</span></p>
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<span class="english">She places great stress on dressing perfectly, and that's all she cares about in her friends.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">她 只 在 乎 穿 著 打 扮 ， 也 只 看 重 朋 友 们 的 这 些 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 zhi3 zai4 hu1 chuan1 zhuo2 da3ban, ye3 zhi3 kan4zhong4 peng2youmen de zhe4 xie1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">to think about suicide, to intend suicide</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">考 虑 自 杀</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">kao3lu~4 zi4sha1</span></p>
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<span class="english">I have a theory about why he doesn't finish things.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 有 一 种 解 释 能 说 明 他 为 什 么 做 不 完 事 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 you3 yi4 zhong3 jie3shi4 neng2 shuo1ming2 ta1 wei4shen2me zuo4 bu4 wan2 shi4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">My daughter lost a front tooth.  She is very self-conscious about it.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (The idea of self-conscious is expressed many ways in Chinese - as shy, as being bothered, as losing face in the more extreme situations.  Here it is 'uncomfortable'.)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">我 女 儿 掉 了 一 颗 门 牙 。 她 觉 得 很 不 自 在 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Wo3 nu~3'er2 diao4 le yi4 ke1 men2ya1.  Ta1 jue2de hen3 bu2 zi4zai4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">He sat down to think about what to do.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; (notice that xia4lai is used to indicate progress of an action)</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">他 坐 下 来 想 自 己 该 怎 么 办 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Ta1 zuo4 xia4lai xiang3 zi4ji3 gai1 zen3me ban4.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Don't worry about your son, he can look after himself.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">不 要 为 你 们 的 儿 子 操 心 ， 他 可 以 照 顾 自 己 了 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bu2 yao4 wei4 ni3men de er2zi cao1xin1, ta1 ke3yi3 zhao4gu4 zi4ji3 le.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Don't worry about her.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">别 替 她 担 心 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bie2 ti4 ta1 dan1xin1.</span></p>
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<span class="english">Don't worry about your kid, the school will take care of her.</span><span class="comments">&nbsp; </span></p><p class="indented"><span class="chinese">别 为 你 的 孩 子 操 心 ， 学 校 会 照 顾 她 的 。</span></p><p class="indented"><span class="pinyin">Bie2 wei4 ni3 de hai2zi cao1xin1, xue2xiao4 hui4 zhao4gu4 ta1 de.</span></p>
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