Word: 了 (le, liǎo)

一个小时前我们去散了个步。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián wǒmen qù sànle gè bù.

We went on a walk an hour ago.

一个小时前雪停了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí qián xuě tíngle.

It stopped snowing an hour ago.

一个小时后，她返回了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí hòu, tā fǎnhuíle.

She came back an hour later.

一个犯人从监狱里逃出来了。

Yí gè fànrén cóng jiānyù lǐ táo chūláile.

A criminal escaped from prison.

一个男人过来问我怎么了。

Yí gè nánrén guòlái wèn wǒ zěnme le.

A man came over and asked if I was OK.

一些人批评了我们的决定。

Yìxiē rén pīpíngle wǒmen de juédìng.

Some people criticized our decision.

一些学生留下了。

Yìxiē xuésheng liúxiàle.

Some students stayed behind.

一切都出问题了。

Yíqiè dōu chū wèntí le.

Everything went wrong.

一切都没了。

Yíqiè dōu méile.

Everything's gone.

一天天热起来了。

Yì tiān tiān rè qǐlaile.

It is becoming warmer day by day.

一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.

一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.

一次就够了。

Yícì jiù gòu le.

Once is enough.

一部分的钱被偷走了。

Yíbùfen de qián bèi tōu zǒule.

Some of the money was stolen.

一部分钱被偷了。

Yíbùfen qián bèi tōule.

Some of the money was stolen.

三年后战争开始了。

Sān nián hòu zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

The war began three years later.

上个星期我感冒了。

Shànggexīngqī wǒ gǎnmàole.

I had a cold last week.

下了很多的雪。

Xià le hěn duō de xuě.

It snowed a lot.

不久之后，他就回来了。

Bùjiǔ zhīhòu, tā jiù huílaile.

Not long after that, he returned.

不可做的原因多了。

Bùkě zuò de yuányīn duō le.

There are many good reasons not to do it.

不是所有国家都加入了联合国。

Bú shì suǒyǒu guójiā dōu jiārùle Liánhéguó.

Not every country belongs to the U.N.

不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.

不管问了什么，她都能回答。

Bùguǎn wèn le shénme, tā dōu néng huídá.

She was able to answer whatever was asked.

不要再做那样的事情了。

Búyào zài zuò nàyàng de shìqing le.

Don't do anything like that again.

不要再喝了。

Búyào zài hēle.

Don't drink any more.

不要再批评我了！

Búyào zài pīpíng wǒ le!

Stop criticizing me!

不要再来一次了！

Búyào zài lái yícì le!

Not again!

不要再让这种事发生了！

Búyào zài ràng zhèzhǒng shì fāshēngle!

Don't let that happen again!

不要再调大电视的声音了。

Búyào zài diào dà diànshì de shēngyīn le.

Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.

不要嘲笑我了！

Búyào cháoxiào wǒ le!

Stop mocking me!

不要忘了关灯。

Búyào wàngle guān dēng.

Don't forget to turn the light off.

不要忘了寄这封信。

Búyào wàngle jì zhè fēng xìn.

Don't fail to mail this letter.

不要忘了票。

Búyào wàngle piào.

Don't forget the ticket.

不要把我的啤酒喝完了。

Búyào bǎ wǒ de píjiǔ hē wánle.

Don't finish off all my beer!

不要笑他犯了错误。

Búyào xiào tā fànle cuòwù.

Don't laugh at him for making a mistake.

不要说话了。

Búyào shuōhuàle.

Stop talking.

不要这样了！

Búyào zhèyàng le!

Stop it!

世界上的石油快用完了。

Shìjiè shàng de shíyóu kuài yòng wánle.

The world is running out of oil.

两个人都爱上了同一个女的。

Liǎng gè rén dōu ài shàng le tóng yí gè nǚ de.

They both fell in love with the same woman.

两人成了朋友。

Liǎng rén chéng le péngyou.

The two became friends.

中国发展得太快了。

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de tài kuàile.

China's developing too quickly.

中文学起来太容易了。

Zhōng wénxué qǐlai tài róngyìle.

Chinese is too easy to learn.

为了买这本书，我去了东京。

Wèile mǎi zhè běn shū, wǒ qùle Dōngjīng.

I went to Tokyo to buy this book.

为了孩子们她放弃了一切。

Wèile háizimen tā fàngqìle yíqiè.

She gave up everything for her children.

为什么你不等等我就开始了？

Wèishénme nǐ bù děngděng wǒ jiù kāishǐle?

Why did you begin without me?

为什么你花了所有钱？

Wèishénme nǐ huāle suǒyǒu qián?

Why did you use up all the money?

为什么她早回家了？

Wèishénme tā zǎo huíjiā le?

Why did she come home early?

为什么她的父亲去了日本？

Wèishénme tā de fùqīn qùle Rìběn?

Why did her father go to Japan?

二战以后，世界就不一样了。

Èrzhàn yǐhòu, shìjiè jiù bù yíyàng le.

After the Second World War, the world was different.

五个人死了。

Wǔ gè rén sǐle.

Five people died.

五分钟过去了。

Wǔ fēnzhōng guòqù le.

Five minutes passed.

五小时过去了。

Wǔ xiǎoshí guòqù le.

Five hours passed.

五年后，战争开始了。

Wǔ nián hòu, zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

War began five years later.

亚尼背上中了四枪。

Yà ní bèi shàng zhōng le sì qiāng.

Yanni had four shots in his back.

人们可能不记得那件事了。

Rénmen kěnéng bú jìde nà jiàn shì le.

People may not remember that.

人们的生活条件越来越好了。

Rénmen de shēnghuó tiáojiàn yuèláiyuè hǎole.

People's living conditions are getting better and better.

什么都改变了。

Shénme dōu gǎibiànle.

Everything's changed.

今天出现了很多问题。

Jīntiān chūxiànle hěn duō wèntí.

Today, many problems were encountered.

今天发生了什么事？

Jīntiān fāshēngle shénme shì?

What happened today?

今天天气暖和一点儿了。

Jīntiān tiānqì nuǎnhuo yìdiǎnr le.

The weather is a bit warmer today.

今天太热了，我没心情学习。

Jīntiān tài rè le, wǒ méi xīnqíng xuéxí.

As it is very hot today, I don't feel like studying.

今天她满10岁了。

Jīntiān tā mǎn shí suì le.

Today she turns ten years old.

今天妈妈做了很多菜。

Jīntiān māma zuòle hěn duō cài.

Mum cooked a lot of dishes today.

今天已经足够了。

Jīntiān yǐjīng zúgòule.

It is enough for today.

今天感觉真像夏天已经结束了。

Jīntiān gǎnjué zhēn xiàng xiàtiān yǐjīng jiéshùle.

Today it really feels like summer has ended.

今天我们取得了很多进步。

Jīntiān wǒmen qǔdéle hěn duō jìnbù.

We've made a lot of progress today.

今天我四岁了。

Jīntiān wǒ sì suì le.

Today I turn four years old.

今天我妈妈做了很多菜。

Jīntiān wǒ māma zuòle hěn duō cài.

My mum has made many dishes today.

今天我碰见了一个老朋友。

Jīntiān wǒ pèngjiànle yí gè lǎopéngyou.

Today I bumped into an old friend.

今天我走了10公里。

Jīntiān wǒ zǒule shí gōnglǐ.

Today I walked 10 kilometers.

今天把我吃得都不想动了。

Jīntiān bǎ wǒ chī de dōu bùxiǎng dòngle.

I've eaten so much today that I don't want to move.

今天把我累坏了。

Jīntiān bǎ wǒ lèihuàile.

Today has tired me out.

今天放晴了。

Jīntiān fàngqíngle.

The weather cleared up today.

今天来了很多人。

Jīntiān láile hěn duō rén.

A lot of people came today.

今天波士顿到了36度。

Jīntiān Bōshìdùn dàole sānshíliù dù.

It was 36 degrees in Boston today.

今天的比赛我们六比二赢了。

Jīntiān de bǐsài wǒmen liù bǐ èr yíngle.

We won 6-2 in today's competition.

今天的活动到这里就结束了。

Jīntiān de huódòng dào zhèlǐ jiù jiéshùle.

With this, today's activities come to a close.

今天该我了。

Jīntiān gāi wǒ le.

It's my turn today.

今天轮到我了。

Jīntiān lún dào wǒ le.

It's my turn today.

从此以后我自由了。

Cóngcǐ yǐhòu wǒ zìyóule.

Now I am free.

从现在起，你要更努力学习了。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, nǐ yào gèng nǔlì xuéxíle.

You'll have to study harder from now on.

从这儿开到东京我花了五个小时。

Cóng zhèr kāi dào Dōngjīng wǒ huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí.

It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.

从这开始走用不了两小时。

Cóng zhè kāishǐ zǒu yòng bù liǎo liǎng xiǎoshí.

It is no less than two hours' walk from here.

他一个人去了国外。

Tā yí gè rén qùle guówài.

He has gone abroad by himself.

他一到，咱们就走了吧。

Tā yí dào, zánmen jiù zǒule ba.

Let's leave as soon as he arrives.

他一坐下，就拿起了电话。

Tā yí zuòxia, jiù ná qǐle diànhuà.

As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.

他一定没有多考虑就说了。

Tā yídìng méiyǒu duō kǎolǜ jiù shuōle.

He must have said so without giving it much thought.

他一小时前走了。

Tā yì xiǎoshí qián zǒule.

He left an hour ago.

他一把拉过她，然后吻了下去。

Tā yì bǎ lāguo tā, ránhòu wěnle xiàqù.

He drew her to him and kissed her on the mouth.

他一放学就回宿舍了。

Tā yí fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

他一看见我，就跑了。

Tā yí kànjiàn wǒ, jiù pǎole.

As soon as he saw me, he ran away.

他三个小时后回家了。

Tā sān gè xiǎoshí hòu huíjiā le.

He came home three hours later.

他三岁就到东京了。

Tā sān suì jiù dào Dōngjīng le.

He came to Tokyo at the age of three.

他三年写了三本书。

Tā sān nián xiěle Sānběn shū.

He wrote three books in as many years.

他不会再来这儿了。

Tā búhuì zài lái zhèr le.

He won't be coming here again.

他不会英文，更不要说法语了。

Tā búhuì Yīngwén, gèng búyào shuō Fǎyǔ le.

He can't speak English, much less French.

他不但没帮我，还骂了我。

Tā búdàn méi bāng wǒ, hái màle wǒ.

Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.

他不再住在这儿了。

Tā búzài zhù zài zhèr le.

He no longer lives here.

他不再住在这里了。

Tā búzài zhù zài zhèlǐ le.

He no longer lives here.

他不再是以前的那个他了。

Tā búzài shì yǐqián de nàge tā le.

He is not what he used to be.