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今年夏天我去法国。

Jīnnián xiàtiān wǒ qù Fǎguó.

I am going to France in Summer this Year.
今年夏天，电费大幅上涨。

Jīnnián xiàtiān, diànfèi dàfú shàngzhǎng.

This summer, electricity bills rose sharply.
今年夏天的降雨特别少。

Jīnnián xiàtiān de jiàngyǔ tèbié shǎo.

The rainfall this summer has been especially low.
今年夏天的雨量很大。

Jīnnián xiàtiān de yǔliàng hěn dà.

The rainfall this summer is very heavy.
今年夏天雨水特别多。

Jīnnián xiàtiān yǔshuǐ tèbié duō.

There has been a lot of rain this summer.
今年将会不同以往吗？

Jīnnián jiāng huì bùtóng yǐwǎng ma?

Will this year be different?
今年我们会盈利的。

Jīnnián wǒmen huì yínglì de.

We'll be profitable this year.
今年收入同比增长一成。

Jīnnián shōurù tóngbǐ zēngzhǎng yì chéng.

Income this year grew ten percent year on year.
今年春天他从高中毕业了。

Jīnnián chūntiān tā cóng gāozhōng bìyè le.

He graduated from high school this spring.
今年是二零一一年。

Jīnnián shì èr líng yìyī nián.

This year is 2011.
今年是他诞辰一百周年。

Jīnnián shì tā dànchén yìbǎi zhōunián.

This year is the hundredth anniversary of his birth.
今年是哪一年？

Jīnnián shì nǎ yì nián?

What year is it?
今年流行什么款式的外套？

Jīnnián liúxíng shénme kuǎnshì de wàitào?

What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
今年球队的阵容很强大。

Jīnnián qiúduì de zhènróng hěn qiángdà.

This year the team's lineup is very strong.
今年的亮点是出口增长。

Jīnnián de liàngdiǎn shì chūkǒu zēngzhǎng.

This year's bright spot is the growth in exports.
今年的天气一直异常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì yìzhí yìcháng.

The weather has been unusual this year.
今年的天气不太正常。

Jīnnián de tiānqì bú tài zhèngcháng.

This year's weather isn't very typical.
今年的季风来得比往年晚。

Jīnnián de jìfēng láide bǐ wǎngnián wǎn.

This year the monsoon came later than usual.
今年的学费比去年贵。

Jīnnián de xuéfèi bǐ qùnián guì.

This year's tuition fee is higher than last year's.
今年的就业率比去年低。

Jīnnián de jiùyèlǜ bǐ qùnián dī.

This year's employment rate is lower than last year's.
今年的年夜饭在奶奶家吃。

Jīnnián de niányèfàn zài nǎinai jiā chī.

This year's reunion dinner will be at Grandma's house.
今年的房价和去年持平。

Jīnnián de fángjià hé qùnián chípíng.

This year's housing prices are level with last year's.
今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。

Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóng yú qùnián.

This year's fashions are completely different from last year's.
今年的苹果收成很丰硕。

Jīnnián de píngguǒ shōuchéng hěn fēngshuò.

This year's apple harvest is very plentiful.
今年的逆差比去年小。

Jīnnián de nìchà bǐ qùnián xiǎo.

This year's trade deficit is smaller than last year's.
今年的销量比去年同期高了两成。

Jīnnián de xiāoliàng bǐ qùnián tóngqī gāole liǎng chéng.

This year's sales are twenty percent higher than the same period last year.
今年的雨比常年多。

Jīnnián de yǔ bǐ chángnián duō.

This year has had more rain than an average year.
今年的雨水比往年少。

Jīnnián de yǔshuǐ bǐ wǎngnián shǎo.

There is less rain this year than in past years.
今年的雨量远不及去年。

Jīnnián de yǔliàng yuǎn bùjí qùnián.

This year's rainfall is far below last year's.
今年的雪下得比去年多。

Jīnnián de xuě xià de bǐ qùnián duō.

It snowed more this year than last.
今年销售会翻番。

Jīnnián xiāoshòu huì fānfān.

Sales should double this year.
今年餐饮业景气吗？

Jīnnián cānyǐnyè jǐngqì ma?

Is the restaurant industry doing well this year?
今日不知明日事

jīnrì bùzhī míngrì shì

today you don't know tomorrow's affairs
今日的新闻你看了吗？

Jīnrì de xīnwén nǐ kànle ma?

Have you read today's news?
今早下过雨，下午就晴了。

Jīn zǎo xià guò yǔ, xiàwǔ jiù qíngle.

It rained this morning, but it cleared up in the afternoon.
今早我比平时早了一个小时起床。

Jīn zǎo wǒ bǐ píngshí zǎole yí gè xiǎoshí qǐchuáng.

This morning I got up an hour earlier than usual.
从一到十分，你最近感觉如何？

Cóng yí dào shífēn, nǐ zuìjìn gǎnjué rúhé?

On a scale from 1 to 10, how have you been feeling?
从中选择一人。

Cóngzhōng xuǎnzé yì rén.

Choose one person.
从今天开始，我要学一点日语。

Cóng jīntiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào xué yìdiǎn Rìyǔ.

Starting from today, I am going to learn a little Japanese.
从他的表情，我推断他不太高兴。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ tuīduàn tā bú tài gāoxìng.

From his expression, I inferred that he wasn't very happy.
从你来时的路回家。

Cóng nǐ lái shí de lù huíjiā.

Take the same road home that you came on.
从前文后理来推断一个字的意思。

Cóngqián wén hòu lǐ lái tuīduàn yí gè zì de yìsi.

Get the meaning of a word from its context.
从前有个美丽的公主。

Cóngqián yǒu gè měilì de gōngzhǔ.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
从前结婚都要靠媒人介绍。

Cóngqián jiéhūn dōu yào kào méiren jièshào.

In the past, people relied on a matchmaker to get married.
从前迎亲要抬花轿。

Cóngqián yíngqīn yào tái huājiào.

In the old days, fetching the bride meant sending a bridal sedan chair.
从北京寄到上海，运费是多少？

Cóng Běijīng jì dào Shànghǎi, yùnfèi shì duōshǎo?

How much is the shipping from Beijing to Shanghai?
从北京飞到南非要很长时间。

Cóng Běijīng fēi dào Nánfēi yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It takes a long time to fly from Beijing to South Africa.
从古到今，没有过不灭亡的国家。

Cóng gǔ dào jīn, méiyǒuguo bú mièwáng de guójiā.

There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.
从哪儿来的？

Cóng nǎr lái de?

Where did it come from?
从善如登,从恶如崩

cóngshànrúdēng,cóng'èrúbēng

following good is like climbing; following evil is like a landslide
从地上捡起这支铅笔。

Cóng dìshang jiǎn qǐ zhè zhī qiānbǐ.

Pick up the pencil from the floor.
从头开始吧。

Cóngtóu kāishǐ ba.

Let's start over.
从她的年龄看来，我妈妈很年轻。

Cóng tā de niánlíng kànlai, wǒ māma hěn niánqīng.

My mother looks young for her age.
从小看大,三岁看老

cóngxiǎo kàn dà,sān suì kàn lǎo

from small see big; at three see old age
从山顶看，房子都很渺小。

Cóng shāndǐng kàn, fángzi dōu hěn miǎoxiǎo.

Seen from the mountaintop, the houses all look tiny.
从山顶看，景观特别美。

Cóng shāndǐng kàn, jǐngguān tèbié měi.

Seen from the mountaintop, the landscape is especially beautiful.
从微观角度看，问题很复杂。

Cóng wēiguān jiǎodù kàn, wèntí hěn fùzá.

Viewed from a micro perspective, the problem is very complex.
从我家到公司顶多十分钟。

Cóng wǒjiā dào gōngsī dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It takes ten minutes at most to get from my home to the office.
从我家到学校的距离不远。

Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào de jùlí bù yuǎn.

The distance from my home to school is not far.
从我的房间望出去是街道。

Cóng wǒ de fángjiān wàng chūqù shì jiēdào.

My room looks out on the street.
从数据中可以归纳出结论。

Cóng shùjù zhōng kěyǐ guīnà chū jiélùn.

A conclusion can be drawn from the data.
从整体看，计划似乎很好。

Cóng zhěngtǐ kàn, jìhuà sìhū hěn hǎo.

As a whole, the plan seems to be good.
从无到有，这叫成就。

Cóng wú dào yǒu, zhè jiào chéngjiù.

Going from not having to having – that’s success.
从星期天开始就一直在下雨。

Cóng xīngqītiān kāishǐ jiù yìzhí zài xiàyǔ.

It's been raining since Sunday.
从机场到旅馆多远？

Cóng jīchǎng dào lǚguǎn duō yuǎn?

How far is it from the airport to the hotel?
从村子到县城要坐一个小时的车。

Cóng cūnzi dào xiànchéng yào zuò yí gè xiǎoshí de chē.

It takes an hour by bus to get from the village to the county town.
从来就没有徒劳的爱情。

Cónglái jiù méiyǒu túláo de àiqíng.

Love is never wasted.
从某种意义上来说，她也是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì shànglái shuō, tā yě shì duì de.

In a sense, she is right, too.
从某种意义来说，你是对的。

Cóng mǒuzhǒng yìyì lái shuō, nǐ shì duì de.

You're right in a sense.
从梢儿吃甘蔗,一节比一节甜

cóng shāor chī gānzhe,yì jié bǐ yì jié tián

eating sugarcane from the tip: each section sweeter than the last
从此以后我自由了。

Cóngcǐ yǐhòu wǒ zìyóule.

Now I am free.
从此起我们为您的安全负责。

Cóngcǐ qǐ wǒmen wèi nín de ānquán fùzé.

We are responsible for your protection from now on.
从没有人听说过这件事。

Cóng méiyǒu rén tīngshuōguo zhè jiàn shì.

Nobody had ever heard of it.
从清晨开始一直下雨。

Cóng qīngchén kāishǐ yìzhí xiàyǔ.

It's been raining since early morning.
从父亲到儿子。

Cóng fùqīn dào érzi.

From father to son.
从现在开始，由她来照顾你。

Cóng xiànzài kāishǐ, yóu tā lái zhàogu nǐ.

She will care for you from now on.
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.
从现在起，更加努力。

Cóng xiànzài qǐ, gèngjiā nǔlì.

From now on, try harder.
从申请单中删除他的名字。

Cóng shēnqǐng dān zhōng shānchú tā de míngzi.

Delete his name from the list of the applicants.
从第一章开始吧。

Cóng dìyī zhāng kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin with the first chapter.
从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
从筛子底看人,把人看零碎了

cóng shāizi dǐ kàn rén,bǎ rén kàn língsuìle

looking at a person through the bottom of a sieve: seeing them in pieces
从草地里出来。

Cóng cǎodì lǐ chūlái.

Stay off the grass.
从谈吐就能看出，他读过很多书。

Cóng tántǔ jiù néng kànchū, tā dúguo hěn duō shū.

You can tell from the way he speaks that he has read a lot of books.
从这个县到城里要坐两个小时车。

Cóng zhège xiàn dào chénglǐ yào zuò liǎng gè xiǎoshí chē.

It takes two hours by car to get from this county to the city.
从这个问题开始吧。

Cóng zhège wèntí kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin with this problem.
从这些数据能推论什么？

Cóng zhèxiē shùjù néng tuīlùn shénme?

What can be inferred from this data?
从这些里选一个。

Cóng zhèxiē lǐ xuǎn yí gè.

Choose any one from among these.
从这儿到市中心要坐多久？

Cóng zhèr dào shìzhōngxīn yào zuò duōjiǔ?

How long does it take to get to the city centre from here?
从这儿到那儿是很近的。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr shì hěn jìn de.

It's not far from here to there.
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.
从这儿看景色很美。

Cóng zhèr kàn jǐngsè hěn měi.

It is a nice view from here.
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.
从这里到银行足有三公里路。

Cóng zhèlǐ dào yínháng zú yǒu sān gōnglǐ lù.

It is three kilometers from here to the bank.
从这里可以看到富士山。

Cóng zhèlǐ kěyǐ kàndào Fùshì Shān.

Mt. Fuji can be seen from here.
从这里可以见到那座塔。

Cóng zhèlǐ kěyǐ jiàndào nà zuò tǎ.

The tower can be seen from here.
从这里开始。

Cóng zhèlǐ kāishǐ.

Start here.
从这里步行到你家要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào nǐ jiā yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take from here to your house on foot?
从这里步行到车站要多少时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào chēzhàn yào duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long does it take to walk from here to the station?
从这里走到学校，顶多十分钟。

Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu dào xuéxiào, dǐngduō shí fēnzhōng.

It's ten minutes at most to walk from here to school.