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Can anyone translate this Mandarin sentence?
下学期我要会中国了,因此不能再给你们上课了。
Thank you very much.
Posted by Alice September 19, 2011
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Helen Zhang (Chinese Teacher) says
Please see the translation below: Xià xuéqī wǒ yào huí Zhōngguó le, yīncǐ bù néng zài gěi nǐmen shàngkè le. 下学期我要回中国了,因此不能再给你们上课了。 I will go back to China next semester, so I can’t teach you any more. Learn the Chinese phrase “要yào” and “因此 yīncǐ” in this sentence. Chinese phrase “要 yào” in this sentence is used to indicate a future tense. For examples: 国庆节我要去西安旅游。 The Chinese phrase “因此yīncǐ” is often used to begin a sentence about a result. It is often used with “由于 (yóuyú) because/ for the sake of” to form the sentence pattern “由于… 因此…” and “由于” can be omitted. For example: Yóuyú wǒ yào jiābān, yīncǐ bù néng hé nǐ yìqǐ qù KTV le. (由于)我要加班,因此不能和你一起去KTV了。 I have to work overtime, so I can’t go to the KTV with you.
September 19, 2011
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