Grammar Lesson 15
第十五课语文
尽管。。。还是
although; despite
" 尽管" often implies a concession of some kind and it is often used in conjunction with "还是" in the second clause. "尽管" can be used either before or after the subject, but "还是" appears after the subject only.
1. 尽管昨天睡得很晚,但我还是准时去了教会。
2. 尽管我喜欢玩电游,但我还是不耽误功课。
单音节形容词 +双音后缀
Single syllable adjectives can be followed by two syllable suffixes to make the tone of speaking lively, for example " 热腾腾", "香喷喷".
1. 他一天到晚都是乐呵呵的。
2. 那位老人昨天还好端端的, 今天却去世了。
V 好 verb complement
" 好" is a verb complement, which is used after a verb to indicated the completion of an action.
1. 每个工人都要做好自己的工作。
2. 他的车已经修好了。
则 then
" 则" is used more often in the written language. It indicates a relation of causality or reasoning between two clauses, but it is often left untranslated in the English version of the sentences.
1. 花时间去研究,则会有成果。
2. 向好的同学讨教, 则有益于自己。
原先。。。原来 formerly ... later; originally ... after
" 原先。。。原来" connects two sentences in a time sequence.
1. 他原先住在台湾,后来搬到了美国。
2. 原来准备去游泳,后来由于天气不好而不去了。
V 下来/下去 directional complement
When " 下来" is used after a verb, it indicates the continuation of an activity from the past until the present, but "下去" indicates the continuation of an activity without any reference to time.
1. 周末去跑马拉松,我坚持下来了。
2. 他天天玩游戏;这样下去,他的成绩会下降的。
"V 下来/下去" also expresses direction of movement. For example, "下去" is used to indicate movement downward and away from the speaker. "下来" indicates movement downward and towards the speaker.
" 尽管" often implies a concession of some kind and it is often used in conjunction with "还是" in the second clause. "尽管" can be used either before or after the subject, but "还是" appears after the subject only.
1. 尽管昨天睡得很晚,但我还是准时去了教会。
2. 尽管我喜欢玩电游,但我还是不耽误功课。
单音节形容词 +双音后缀
Single syllable adjectives can be followed by two syllable suffixes to make the tone of speaking lively, for example " 热腾腾", "香喷喷".
1. 他一天到晚都是乐呵呵的。
2. 那位老人昨天还好端端的, 今天却去世了。
V 好 verb complement
" 好" is a verb complement, which is used after a verb to indicated the completion of an action.
1. 每个工人都要做好自己的工作。
2. 他的车已经修好了。
则 then
" 则" is used more often in the written language. It indicates a relation of causality or reasoning between two clauses, but it is often left untranslated in the English version of the sentences.
1. 花时间去研究,则会有成果。
2. 向好的同学讨教, 则有益于自己。
原先。。。原来 formerly ... later; originally ... after
" 原先。。。原来" connects two sentences in a time sequence.
1. 他原先住在台湾,后来搬到了美国。
2. 原来准备去游泳,后来由于天气不好而不去了。
V 下来/下去 directional complement
When " 下来" is used after a verb, it indicates the continuation of an activity from the past until the present, but "下去" indicates the continuation of an activity without any reference to time.
1. 周末去跑马拉松,我坚持下来了。
2. 他天天玩游戏;这样下去,他的成绩会下降的。
"V 下来/下去" also expresses direction of movement. For example, "下去" is used to indicate movement downward and away from the speaker. "下来" indicates movement downward and towards the speaker.