A Filipino friend of mine learnt Chinese at school. She's interested in the language
but I guess she doesn't have much opportunities to become fluent in it. Anyway,
I thought this was fun for her to read and I'm going to translate this article
for her (click on the title in Chinese characters!) My explanation, if in
Chinese, will be in traditional characters because that's what she learnt.
2014年外国人中文十级考试题：请考生写出以下两句话的区别在哪里？
Mandarin Examination Level 10 (2014)
Please state the difference between the corresponding phrases below.
Mandarin Examination Level 10 (2014)
Please state the difference between the corresponding phrases below.
1. 冬天：能穿多少穿多少； 夏天：能穿多少穿多少。
1. In winter: wear as much as you can; In summer: wear as little as you can.
*1st pattern: 能=able to, 穿=wear, 多少=how much, 穿多少=wear how much (this is real Singlish but you'll get it; 多少 is a pair here, literally means "how much?" 多少錢=how much money?,多少飯=how much rice (do you want?) )
2nd pattern: 能=able to, 穿=wear, 多少=how little, 穿多少=wear that little
(in the 2nd pattern, 多+adjective = emphasis of that adjective. 多大=extent of the biggness in size etc.)
1. In winter: wear as much as you can; In summer: wear as little as you can.
*1st pattern: 能=able to, 穿=wear, 多少=how much, 穿多少=wear how much (this is real Singlish but you'll get it; 多少 is a pair here, literally means "how much?" 多少錢=how much money?,多少飯=how much rice (do you want?) )
2nd pattern: 能=able to, 穿=wear, 多少=how little, 穿多少=wear that little
(in the 2nd pattern, 多+adjective = emphasis of that adjective. 多大=extent of the biggness in size etc.)
2. 剩女产生的原因有两个，一是谁都看不上，二是谁都看不上。
2. Women are left on the shelves(=剩女) due to 2 reasons.
One being that she can't like anybody, another being nobody likes her.
看不上=to be interested/think the other party matches you
One being she is unable to see the people around her as her
match, second being her personal qualities are not that attractive for the
people around her. --> This one is difficult.
3. 地铁里听到一个女孩大概是给男朋友打电话，“我已经到西直门了，你快出来往地铁站走。如果你到了，我还没到，你就等着吧。如果我到了，你还没到，你就等着吧。”
3. (I) overheard a girl in the train, probably she was talking to her boyfriend on the phone,"I am already at Ximenzhi (station name), you better be out and walking towards the train station. If you're there and I'm not, you'll just have to wait. If I'm there and you're not, just you wait! (meaning she's going to get back at him)"
3. (I) overheard a girl in the train, probably she was talking to her boyfriend on the phone,"I am already at Ximenzhi (station name), you better be out and walking towards the train station. If you're there and I'm not, you'll just have to wait. If I'm there and you're not, just you wait! (meaning she's going to get back at him)"
First 你就等着吧=you+shall/have to+wait
Second 你就等着吧=JUST YOU WAIT! here, 就等着吧 is a phrase often used when the speaker is angry and threatening the listener.
Second 你就等着吧=JUST YOU WAIT! here, 就等着吧 is a phrase often used when the speaker is angry and threatening the listener.
4.单身的原因：原来是喜欢一个人，现在是喜欢一个人。
4. The reasons for being single: Originally you liked someone, now you enjoy being by yourself.
一个人 can mean a person (counting # of people) or being alone.
5.两种人容易被甩:一种不知道什么叫做爱，一种不知道什么叫做爱。
5. Two types of people who get dumped easily: One type doesn't know what is love, the other doesn't know what is "make love" (sex).
First part, 什么叫做+爱 where love is the concept.
Second part, 什么叫+做爱 where 做爱=sex is the concept.
6.想和某个人在一起的两种原因:一种是喜欢上人家，另一种是喜欢上人家。
6. Two reasons where you want to be with another person:
One reason being that you have fallen for the person, the other being enjoying grinding/riding etc. (you name the verb) that person.
First part 喜欢上(fallen for)+人家(the other person).
Second part 喜欢+上(the verb)+人家(the other person).
5. Two types of people who get dumped easily: One type doesn't know what is love, the other doesn't know what is "make love" (sex).
First part, 什么叫做+爱 where love is the concept.
Second part, 什么叫+做爱 where 做爱=sex is the concept.
6.想和某个人在一起的两种原因:一种是喜欢上人家，另一种是喜欢上人家。
6. Two reasons where you want to be with another person:
One reason being that you have fallen for the person, the other being enjoying grinding/riding etc. (you name the verb) that person.
First part 喜欢上(fallen for)+人家(the other person).
Second part 喜欢+上(the verb)+人家(the other person).
7.女孩约的男孩迟到了有两个原因：
1、睡过了。2、睡过了。
7. There are 2 reasons if a guy is late for a date:
1, Overslept. 2, Have already gotten you into bed.
1、睡过了。2、睡过了。
7. There are 2 reasons if a guy is late for a date:
1, Overslept. 2, Have already gotten you into bed.
睡 means sleep or having sex.
过 means passed or over or having done something before.
过 means passed or over or having done something before.
老外终于泪流满面，交白卷，回国了
The foreigner finally burst into tears, handed a blank sheet and went back to his own country.
The foreigner finally burst into tears, handed a blank sheet and went back to his own country.
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