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english: Better luck next time.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 祝你下一次好运。
pinyin: zhù nǐ xià yī cì hǎo yùn。
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english: Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth
hsk: 1
mandarin: 不加奶的咖啡在嘴里留下了一些苦味.
pinyin: bù jiā nǎi de kā fēi zài zuǐ lǐ liú xià le yī xiē kǔ wèi。
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english: Boil the vegetables for 20 minutes and then drain off the water.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 把蔬菜煮上20分钟,然后把水沥掉。
pinyin: bǎ shū cài zhǔ shà2ng0 fēn zhōng, rán hòu bǎ shuǐ lì diào。
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english: Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 从资料库借磁带是退而求其次的办法。
pinyin: zòng zī liào kù jiè cí dài shì tuì ér qiú qí cì de bàn fǎ。
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english: Both my sister and I like to wear jeans.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 我姐姐和我都喜欢穿牛仔裤。
pinyin: wǒ jiě jie huò wǒ dōu xǐ huan chuān niú zǎi kù。
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english: Brains are more than just education.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 有头脑不仅指受过教育。
pinyin: yǒu tóu nǎo bù jǐn zhǐ shòu guò jiào yù。
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english: Brazil exports a lot of coffee.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 巴西出口大量咖啡。
pinyin: Bā xī chū kǒu dà liàng kā fēi。
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english: Bread is chiefly made of flour.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 面包主要是由面粉做成的。
pinyin: miàn bāo zhǔ yào shì yóu miàn fěn zuò chéng de。
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english: Business is slack just now.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 目前生意萧条不振。
pinyin: mù qián shēng yi xiāo tiáo bù zhèn。
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english: Businesses vied with each other to attract customers.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 各商行互相竞争以招揽顾客。
pinyin: gè shāng xìng hù xiāng jìng zhēng yǐ zhāo lǎn gù kè。
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english: By definition the capital is the political and cultural center of a country.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 根据定义,首都是一个国家的政治文化中心。
pinyin: gēn jù dìng yì, shǒu dū shì yī gè guó jiā de zhèng zhì wén huà zhōng xīn。
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english: By the time he is ten, he has outgrown his older brother.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 他十岁的时候就已经长得比他哥哥高了。
pinyin: tā shí suì de shí hou jiù yǐ jīng zhǎng de bì tā gē ge gāo le。
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english: Cacti live in dry regions.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 仙人掌生长在干旱地区。
pinyin: xiān rén zhǎng shēng zhǎng zài gān hàn dì qū。
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english: Candidates who fail to meet these requirements will not be admitted to the University.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 不符合这些要求的考生不能上这所大学。
pinyin: bù fú hé zhè xie yāo qiú de kǎo shēng bù néng shàng zhè suǒ dà xué。
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english: Careful people usually put everything in good order.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 细心的人总是把东西放得很整齐。
pinyin: xì xīn de rén zǒng shì bǎ dōng xi fàng de hěn zhěng qí。
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english: Cares preyed upon her health.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 忧虑损害了她的健康。
pinyin: yōu lu:4 sǔn hài le tā de jiàn kāng。
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english: Cars and trolleys filled the streets.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 汽车和电车塞满了整条街。
pinyin: qì chē huò diàn chē sè mǎn le zhěng tiáo jiē。
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english: Certainly they must know the probable result of such speeches.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 无疑,他们一定知道这样讲话可能产生的后果。
pinyin: wú yí, tā men yī dìng zhī dào zhè yàng jiǎng huà kě néng chǎn shēng de hòu guǒ。
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english: Certainly, if the weather is fine.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 如果天气好,当然可以。
pinyin: rú guǒ tiān qì hào, dāng rán kě yǐ。
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english: Charles ruled England for 11 years.
hsk: 1
mandarin: 查理一世统治英国11年。
pinyin: zhā lǐ yī shì tǒng zhì Yīng guó11 nián。
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