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September 2012

Chinese Colloquial Phrases（99）Do not say tha… 别这么说。 Bié zhème shuō. Do not say that. 用法说明 “别这么说”（1）受到别人的表扬或者感谢的时候表示谦虚和客套；（2）用来劝告别人不要说这样的话。 “别这么说” （1）to show humidity and polite formula when being praised or thanked;(2) to advise somebody… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（99）Do not say tha… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（98）It depends. 看情况吧。 Kàn qíngkuàng ba. It depends. 用法说明 “看情况”这个句型一般要表达“事情很难说，现在很难下结论或做决定，最后的决定或结果还得看当时的情况而定”的意思。 “看情况”usually has the expression of “hard to tell, so it depends on the circumstances”. … Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（98）It depends. 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（97）Let it be. 就这样吧。 Jiù zhèyàng ba. Let it be. 用法说明 “就这样吧。”这个句子表达的含义是"顺其自然；让......继续按原样存在，不去理会"。 The meaning of “就这样吧” is to let nature take its course and let it be. 例句 1.甲：你听没听见她对我讲的话？ Jiǎ : Nǐ tīn… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（97）Let it be. 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（95）……never dreame… 做梦也没想到。 Zuòmèng yě méi xiǎngdào. ……never dreamed of something; never thought 用法说明人们常常在出现意想不到的事情时，用这句话来表达自己的意外之情。 People say “做梦也没想到。”to show their surprise when unexpected things happen. &nbs… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（95）……never dreame… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（92）to quff onesel… 打肿脸充胖子。 Dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàngzi. to quff oneself up to one's cost；to do sth. beyond one's means in order to be impressive 用法说明 “打肿脸充胖子”来自歇后语“打肿脸充胖子——死要面子活受罪。”，字面意思是“为了看起来胖，把脸打肿。”比喻宁可付出很大的代价… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（92）to quff onesel… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（90）To show onesel… 献丑了。 Xiànchǒu le. To show oneself up; to show one’s immature skill. 用法说明 “献丑了”是谦辞，在展示自己的作品或者表现自己的技能时，常用这句话，用来称自己水平不高。 The sentence “献丑了” is a self-depreciatory expression. People say it to be… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（90）To show onesel… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（87）having one’s h… 心都提到嗓子眼儿了。 Xīn dōu tídào sǎngziyǎnr le. having one’s heart in one’s mouth; be dreadfully nervous or scared 用法说明人们很紧张很害怕的时候，心会跳得很厉害，感觉就像要从嗓子里蹦出来一样。这句话形容非常紧张或者害怕。 When a person is very nervous… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（87）having one’s h… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（85）I see; so that… 原来如此。 Yuánlái rú cǐ. I see; so that is what it is. 用法说明 “原来如此” 经常用作独立成分。指事情和自已以前想的不一样，在别人解释说明后或者经历了其他相关的事情后，后发现了事情的本来面目或真实情况。 “原来如此（yuánlái rú cǐ）” usually acts as a independent componen… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（85）I see; so that… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（84）We are intimat… 咱俩谁跟谁啊。 Zán liǎ shéi gēn shéi a. We are intimates; we’re brothers. 用法说明 “咱俩谁跟谁啊”是一个反问句，强调两个人是很亲密的朋友，关系很好，不分彼此。 People say “咱俩谁跟谁啊” is a rhetorical question to stress the speaker and the listen… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（84）We are intimat… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（83）Much said but… 雷声大，雨点小。 Léishēng dà, yǔdiǎn xiǎo. Much said but little done；More talk than action 用法说明 “雷声大,雨点小”是个常见的习惯用语,含有贬义。形容计划很大，说得响亮，或者声势造得很大，而实际行动却很少。 “雷声大,雨点小”is a common idiom with derogatory sense.… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（83）Much said but… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（82）Too much (for… 太不像话了。 Tài bú xiànghuà le. Too much (for you)； You are too unreasonable. 用法说明 “太不像话了” 用来批评他人的所作所为不应该，不合理，通常用来表达不满、责备的情绪。 “太不像话了” is usually to criticize someone who has done something improperly. It… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（82）Too much (for… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（80）You cannot fig… 不至于。 Bú zhìyú. It cannot go so far. 用法说明 “不至于” 表示不可能达到某种地步,不会达到某种程度。当说话人觉得对方所说的情况过分夸张、严重的时候，会用这句话安慰对方、或者反驳某种观点。 “不至于(bú zhìyú)” indicates that it is not that serious and it won’t reach t… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（80）You cannot fig… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（79）You cannot fig… 胳膊拧不过大腿。 Gēbo nǐng bú guò dàtuǐ. You cannot fight the city hall.; The arm is not match for the thigh. 用法说明在进行势力或者力量对比时，人们常说“胳膊拧不过大腿”，比喻力量弱小的敌不过力量强大的，也说“胳膊扭（niǔ）不过大腿”。 People often say “胳膊拧不过大… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（79）You cannot fig… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（78）not leave with… 不见不散。 Bú jiàn bú sàn. not leave without seeing each other; be there, be square 用法说明 “不见不散”的意思就是在约定的地点等候，不见面就不离开。指一定要等对方到来。与人约会时常常使用这句话。 “不见不散”（ Bú jiàn bú sàn.）means people have promised… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（78）not leave with… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（77）Stop daydreami… 别做白日梦了。 Bié zuò báirìmèng le. Stop daydreaming! 用法说明 “做白日梦”指的是幻想一些不可能实现的事情。“别做白日梦了”一般用于劝告，告诉别人某种情况不可能存在或者某事不可能实现。 “做白日梦”means to fantasy something which can’t be realized. “别做白日梦了(bié zuò báirìmèng l… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（77）Stop daydreami… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（76）It cannot expl… 说来话长。 Shuō lái huà cháng. It cannot explain all that in just a few words; It's a long story. 用法说明 “说来话长”表示事情很复杂，不是几句话就能说清楚。 “说来话长” （shuō lái huà cháng）usually indicates something is so c… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（76）It cannot expl… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（75）One should car… 井水不犯河水。 Jǐngshuǐ bú fàn héshuǐ. One should care his own business; Stay out of things that don't concern you. 用法说明 “井水不犯河水”是一个成语，意思是彼此没有关系，不互相影响。常用来比喻各管各的，互不相犯。 “井水不犯河水”(jǐngshuǐ bú fàn héshuǐ)… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（75）One should car… 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases（73）It is up to yo… 说得容易。 Shuō de róngyì. Easier said than done. 用法说明 “说得容易”通常用来反驳别人说话不切实际，往往事情比说话人想象的要难。与“说得轻巧”差不多。 “说得容易” (shuō de róngyì.) is usually to retort what the others says is unrealistic. In fac… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（73）It is up to yo… 1 Favorite

August 2012

Chinese Colloquial Phrases（70）By the way. 顺便问一下。 Shùnbiàn wèn yíxià. By the way. 用法说明 “顺便问一下”通常作为插入语位于句首。说话人如果使用这句话，常常是在做某事或者询问某事时顺便咨询一下和这件事相关的其他信息。 “顺便问一下”(shùnbiàn wèn yíxià) usually acts as a parenthesis at the beginning of a sente… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（70）By the way. 1 Favorite Chinese Colloquial Phrases

Group Chinese Colloquial Phrases 2 Favorites Chinese Colloquial Phrases（30）Come on!/reque… 拜托！ Bàituō! Come on!/request sb. to do sth. 用法说明这个短句有两个意思，一是指恳切地请求别人帮忙，二是指委婉地反驳或阻止对方的某种做法或说法。 This phrase has two usages, one is to ask for help, the other is to mildly retort or stop someone… Page Chinese Colloquial Phrases（30）Come on!/reque… 1 Favorite

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