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最近在干些什么？

Zuìjìn zài gàn xiē shénme?

What've you been doing recently?
最近城市里的汽车数量与日俱增。

Zuìjìn chéngshì lǐ de qìchē shùliàng yǔrìjùzēng.

Recently the number of cars in the city has been increasing steadily.
最近大家学外语的劲头特别足。

Zuìjìn dàjiā xué wàiyǔ de jìntóu tèbié zú.

Everyone has been extremely keen on learning foreign languages lately.
最近工作压力太大了。

Zuìjìn gōngzuò yālì tài dàle.

There has been a lot of stress at work lately.
最近工作很顺，我心情不错。

Zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn shùn, wǒ xīnqíng búcuò.

Work has been going smoothly lately, so I'm in a good mood.
最近怎么样？

Zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?

How have you been recently?
最近我一直都很忙。

Zuìjìn wǒ yìzhí dōu hěn máng.

I have been busy lately.
最近我搬到另一栋公寓。

Zuìjìn wǒ bān dào lìng yí dòng gōngyù.

Recently I moved to another apartment.
最近我的体重减少了。

Zuìjìn wǒ de tǐzhòng jiǎnshǎole.

I've lost weight recently.
最近我的工作量太大了。

Zuìjìn wǒ de gōngzuòliàng tài dàle.

My workload has been too heavy lately.
最近房价一直在攀升。

Zuìjìn fángjià yìzhí zài pānshēng.

House prices have been rising constantly lately.
最近房价的动向怎么样？

Zuìjìn fángjià de dòngxiàng zěnmeyàng?

What has been the recent trend in housing prices?
最近气温一直在二十度左右徘徊。

Zuìjìn qìwēn yìzhí zài èrshí dù zuǒyòu páihuái.

Lately the temperature has hovered around twenty degrees.
最近水果的价格跌了不少。

Zuìjìn shuǐguǒ de jiàgé diēle bùshǎo.

Fruit prices have dropped quite a lot recently.
最近牛肉又涨价了。

Zuìjìn niúròu yòu zhǎngjià le.

Beef has gone up in price again recently.
最近物价上涨，家用也变多了。

Zuìjìn wùjià shàngzhǎng, jiāyòng yě biàn duō le.

Prices have risen lately, and our family expenses have gone up too.
最近物价只增不降。

Zuìjìn wùjià zhǐ zēng bú jiàng.

Prices have only gone up and never down lately.
最近物价已经下降。

Zuìjìn wùjià yǐjīng xiàjiàng.

Prices have dropped recently.
最近物价有上涨的势头。

Zuìjìn wùjià yǒu shàngzhǎng de shìtou.

Prices have been showing a tendency to rise recently.
最近生意不景气。

Zuìjìn shēngyi bùjǐngqì.

Business has been slack lately.
最近生意好，饭店正在招工。

Zuìjìn shēngyi hǎo, fàndiàn zhèngzài zhāogōng.

Business has been good lately, so the restaurant is hiring workers.
最近的厕所在哪里？

Zuìjìn de cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?

Where are the nearest toilets?
最近的咖啡短缺带来了许多问题。

Zuìjìn de kāfēi duǎnquē dàiláile xǔduō wèntí.

The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
最近的图书馆在哪里？

Zuìjìn de túshūguǎn zài nǎlǐ?

Where's the nearest library?
最近的旅行社在哪里？

Zuìjìn de lǚxíngshè zài nǎlǐ?

Where's the nearest travel agency?
最近的气象站在哪儿？

Zuìjìn de qìxiàngzhàn zài nǎr?

Where is the nearest weather station?
最近的美国运通办公室在哪里？

Zuìjìn de Měiguóyùntōng bàngōngshì zài nǎlǐ?

Where is nearest American Express office?
最近的药店在哪里？

Zuìjìn de yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?

Where's the nearest drugstore?
最近的诊所在哪里？

Zuìjìn de zhěnsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the nearest clinic?
最近的车站在哪里？

Zuìjìn de chēzhàn zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the nearest station?
最近看了什么电影没有？

Zuìjìn kànle shénme diànyǐng méiyǒu?

Have you seen any movies lately?
最近经常下雨。

Zuìjìn jīngcháng xiàyǔ.

It's been raining all the time recently.
最近股市很不稳定。

Zuìjìn gǔshì hěn bù wěndìng.

The stock market has been very unstable lately.
最近过得好吗？

Zuìjìn guò de hǎo ma?

Have you been well?
最近过得怎样？

Zuìjìn guò de zěnyàng?

How are you getting along these days?
最近过的如何？

Zuìjìn guò de rúhé?

How's it going lately?
最近这个区域的国际形势很紧张。

Zuìjìn zhège qūyù de guójì xíngshì hěn jǐnzhāng.

Recently, this area's international relations have become very tense.
最近都发生了哪些事？

Zuìjìn dōu fāshēngle nǎxiē shì?

So, what else is new?
最近都没有见到他。

Zuìjìn dōu méiyǒu jiàndào tā.

No one has seen him recently.
最近钢的价格涨了不少。

Zuìjìn gāng de jiàgé zhǎngle bùshǎo.

The price of steel has gone up quite a bit recently.
最近雨下得很密集。

Zuìjìn yǔ xià de hěn mìjí.

The rain has been coming down heavily and frequently lately.
最近黄金的价格涨了很多。

Zuìjìn huángjīn de jiàgé zhǎngle hěn duō.

The price of gold has gone up a lot recently.
最重要的是你要好好照顾自己。

Zuì zhòngyào de shì nǐ yào hǎohǎo zhàogu zìjǐ.

Above all, you must take good care of yourself.
最重要的是健康，其次是家人。

Zuì zhòngyào de shì jiànkāng, qícì shì jiārén.

Health is the most important thing, and next comes family.
最重要的是安全。

Zuì zhòngyào de shì ānquán.

Safety is what matters most.
最重要的是马上报警。

Zuì zhòngyào de shì mǎshàng bàojǐng.

The important thing is to call the police at once.
月亮不会自己发光。

Yuèliang búhuì zìjǐ fāguāng.

The moon doesn't have light of its own.
月亮也会绕地球公转。

Yuèliang yě huì rào dìqiú gōngzhuàn.

The moon also revolves around the Earth.
月亮升到了树梢上面。

Yuèliang shēng dàole shùshāo shàngmiàn.

The moon has risen above the treetops.
月亮和星星在上空照耀着。

Yuèliang hé xīngxing zài shàngkōng zhàoyàozhe.

The moon and stars were shining above us.
月亮已经出来了。

Yuèliang yǐjīng chūláile.

The moon is already out.
月亮底下打灯笼，空挂明

yuèliang dǐxia dǎdēnglóng, kōng guà míng

carrying a lantern under the moon: it hangs bright for nothing
月亮的光辉洒在湖面上。

Yuèliang de guānghuī sǎ zài hú miànshàng.

The moonlight shone down on the surface of the lake.
月亮的变化有一个固定的周期。

Yuèliang de biànhuà yǒu yí gè gùdìng de zhōuqī.

The changes of the moon follow a fixed cycle.
月亮的变化有固定的周期。

Yuèliang de biànhuà yǒu gùdìng de zhōuqī.

The changes of the moon follow a fixed cycle.
月亮绕着地球转，有固定的轨迹。

Yuèliang ràozhe dìqiú zhuàn, yǒu gùdìng de guǐjì.

The moon circles the Earth along a fixed orbit.
月亮里的桂树，高不可攀

yuèliang lǐ de Guì shù, gāobùkěpān

the cassia tree in the moon: too high to climb
月光在照耀着。

Yuèguāng zài zhàoyàozhe.

The moon is shining.
月光很亮，不用开灯也行。

Yuèguāng hěn liàng, búyòng kāidēng yě xíng.

The moonlight is bright, so we don't need to turn on a light.
月光朦胧，湖边很安静。

Yuèguāng ménglóng, húbiān hěn ānjìng.

The moonlight was dim, and it was quiet by the lake.
月底了，我手头有点窘迫。

Yuèdǐ le, wǒ shǒutóu yǒudiǎn jiǒngpò.

It's the end of the month, and money is a bit tight for me.
月底会计在办公室算账。

Yuèdǐ kuàijì zài bàngōngshì suànzhàng.

At the end of the month, the accountant does the books in the office.
月底我们公司要搬家。

Yuèdǐ wǒmen gōngsī yào bānjiā.

Our company is moving at the end of the month.
月满则亏，水满则溢

yuèmǎnzékuī, shuǐ mǎn zé yì

when the moon is full it wanes, when water is full it overflows
月球上有兔子吗？

Yuèqiú shàng yǒu tùzi ma?

Are there rabbits on the Moon?
月球上没有空气。

Yuèqiú shàng méiyǒu kōngqì.

There is no air on the moon.
月球上的重力比地球小。

Yuèqiú shàng de zhònglì bǐ dìqiú xiǎo.

Gravity on the moon is weaker than on Earth.
月球不是一个适合居住的地方。

Yuèqiú bú shì yí gè shìhé jūzhù de dìfang.

The moon is not a good place to live on.
月球围着地球转。

Yuèqiú wéizhe dìqiú zhuàn.

The moon moves around the earth.
月球是地球唯一的卫星。

Yuèqiú shì dìqiú wéiyī de wèixīng.

The moon is the earth's only satellite.
月球绕行地球一周要二十七天。

Yuèqiú ràoxíng dìqiú yìzhōu yào èr shíqī tiān.

The moon takes about twenty-seven days to orbit the earth once.
月球表面几乎是真空。

Yuèqiú biǎomiàn jīhū shì zhēnkōng.

The surface of the moon is almost a vacuum.
月租包括水电费吗？

Yuèzū bāokuò shuǐ diànfèi ma?

Does the monthly rent include utilities?
月食的时候，月亮会变红。

Yuèshí de shíhou, yuèliang huì biànhóng.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon turns red.
月饼是中国点心的一种。

Yuèbǐng shì Zhōngguó diǎnxin de yìzhǒng.

The mooncake is a kind of Chinese snack.
有一个大型超市。

Yǒu yí gè dàxíng chāoshì.

There is a large supermarket.
有一个小问题。

Yǒu yí gè xiǎo wèntí.

There's one small problem.
有一个男人和一个女人。

Yǒu yí gè nánrén hé yí gè nǚrén.

There is a man and a woman.
有一个网点坏了，网络很慢。

Yǒu yí gè wǎngdiǎn huàile, wǎngluò hěn màn.

One network node is down, so the network is very slow.
有一位奶奶带着小孙子上学。

Yǒu yí wèi nǎinai dàizhe xiǎo sūnzi shàngxué.

A grandmother is sending her grandson to school.
有一利即有一弊

yǒuyílìjíyǒuyíbì

for every benefit there is a drawback
有一只大苍蝇在天花板上。

Yǒu yìzhī dà cāngying zài tiānhuābǎn shàng.

There's a big fly on the ceiling.
有一只风筝在树上。

Yǒu yìzhī fēngzheng zài shù shàng.

There is a kite flying above the tree.
有一天你会忘了我。

Yǒu yì tiān nǐ huì wàngle wǒ.

You'll forget about me someday.
有一天你会忘记我的。

Yǒu yì tiān nǐ huì wàngjì wǒ de.

You'll forget about me someday.
有一天你会意识到它。

Yǒu yì tiān nǐ huì yìshí dào tā.

The day will come when you will realize it.
有一天，她在森林里遇到一头狼。

Yǒu yì tiān, tā zài sēnlín lǐ yùdào yìtóu láng.

One day she met a wolf in the woods.
有一天，我会跑得像风一样快。

Yǒu yì tiān, wǒ huì pǎo de xiàng fēng yíyàng kuài.

Someday I'll run like the wind.
有一天我要去台湾旅行。

Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù Táiwān lǚxíng.

I want to travel to Taiwan someday.
有一天我要去美国。

Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù Měiguó.

I want to go to America some day.
有一天我要去非洲。

Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù Fēizhōu.

I want to go to Africa someday.
有一天这会让你遗憾的。

Yǒu yì tiān zhè huì ràng nǐ yíhàn de.

You will be sorry for it some day.
有一家便利店在马路斜对面。

Yǒu yìjiā biànlìdiàn zài mǎlù xié duìmiàn.

There's a convenience store diagonally across the street.
有一次，我在树里迷路了。

Yǒu yícì, wǒ zài shù lǐ mílù le.

Once, I got lost inside a tree.
有一部分人不同意。

Yǒu yíbùfen rén bù tóngyì.

There is a group of people who don't agree.
有一页缺了。

Yǒu yí yè quēle.

There is a page missing.
有三票反对。

Yǒu sān piào fǎnduì.

Three voted against the idea.
有不少人在那里。

Yǒu bùshǎo rén zài nàli.

A good many people were there.
有不懂的东西就去问吧。

Yǒu bù dǒng de dōngxi jiù qù wèn ba.

If there's anything you don't understand, then go ask about it.
有两人说他们听到了一声枪响。

Yǒu liǎng rén shuō tāmen tīngdàole yìshēng qiāng xiǎng.

Two people say they heard a gunshot.