还有一百米。
hái yǒu yībǎi mǐ 。
There's still another hundred meters.
"There's no excuse to find oneself stuck in a desert these days," Philip muttered as he crested another
dune. Between satellite positioning systems and cellular phones, it was practically impossible to get
disconnected from society at all. So what were they doing trudging through what appeared to be the
Sahara desert? The last few days may have been a bit muddled in his mind, but whatever the reason,
Philip was pretty sure this was somehow James' fault. Whenever they got into a situation like this it was
always James' fault....
Learning Chinese? Our lesson today is intended for absolute beginners who are just starting to learn
Chinese. This means that even if you don't know any mandarin, you'll still be able to make sense of this
dialogue. And by the end of our ten minute lesson, you'll be able to use a simple sentence pattern to say
or ask how much more of something is left, whether it be distance or time.
hái yǒu yībǎi mǐ 。
There's still another hundred meters.
wǒ bù xíng le . . . .
I can't do it....
jiānchí ， jiānchí ， yīdìng yào . . . .
Keep at it, you've got to....
wǒ tài lèi le 。
I'm too tired.
xiǎngxiang háizi 。
Think of the children.
bié guǎn wǒ 。 wǒ ， duìbuqǐ . . . .
Leave me be. I'm... I'm sorry.
hái
still
adverbyǒu
to have
verbmǐ
meter unit 累 lèi tired
adjectivexiǎng
to think
verbjiānchí
to persist
verbyībǎi
one hundrednumber 一定 yīdìng absolutely
adverbháizi
child
nounbié guǎn wǒ
leave me alone
phrasebù xíng le
it's not ok phrase Questions : 1. How do you translate “there is still one hour”? a) 还有一天 b) 还有一小时 c) 也有一天 d) 也有一小时 2. How do you translate “who else”? a) 谁？ b) 谁还有？ c) 还谁？ d) 还有谁？ 3. When can you use this phrase 我不行了? a) When you can't afford an expensive apartment. b) When you are too hungry to keep working. c) When you really want to buy an iPhone. d) All above. 4. When can you use 坚持 to encourage other people? a) When someone is giving up on his Chinese study. b) When someone is going to have his exams. c) When someone made a mistake. d) All above. 5. The
phrase