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玛丽: 小天，你 喜欢 什么 运动？
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Xiǎotiān, nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng?
English
Mary: Xiaotian, what sport do you like?
小天: 我喜欢 网球。你呢？
Pinyin
Xiǎotiān: Wǒ xǐhuan wǎngqiú. Nǐ ne?
English
Xiaotian: I like tennis. What about you?
玛丽: 我喜欢 游泳，也 喜欢网球。
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Wǒ xǐhuan yóuyǒng, yě xǐhuan wǎngqiú.
English
Mary: I like swimming, and I also like tennis.
小天: 真的 吗？你 经常 打网球 吗？
Pinyin
Xiǎotiān: Zhēn de ma? Nǐ jīngcháng dǎ wǎngqiú ma?
English
Xiaotian: Really? Do you play tennis often?
玛丽: 不，我不打网球。但是我经常 在 电视 上 看 比赛。
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Bù, wǒ bù dǎ wǎngqiú. Dànshì wǒ jīngcháng zài diànshì shàng kàn bǐsài.
English
Mary: No, I don’t play tennis. But I often watch matches on TV.
小天: 我不看电视比赛。我 总是 和 朋友 一起 打。
Pinyin
Xiǎotiān: Wǒ bù kàn diànshì bǐsài. Wǒ zǒngshì hé péngyou yìqǐ dǎ.
English
Xiaotian: I don’t watch matches on TV. I always play with friends.
语法点 (Grammar Points)
1. 经常 / 总是 – Frequency Adverbs: “often” vs. “always”
(Subject) + 经常 / 总是 + Verb
– 经常 means often, showing that something happens many times but not always.
– 总是 means always, showing that something happens every time.
文中 (In text):
– 你经常打网球吗？- Do you often play tennis?
– 我总是和朋友一起打。- I always play with friends.
例 (Example):
– 我经常 看 书。- I often read books.
– 他 总是 很 早 起床。- He always gets up early.
2. 但是 – Expressing contrast
Statement A + 但是 + Statement B is used to introduce a contrast, similar to “but” in English.
文中 (In text):
– 但是我经常在电视上看比赛。- But I often watch matches on TV.
例 (Example):
– 我喜欢 苹果，但是我不喜欢 香蕉。- I like apples, but I don’t like bananas.
3. 和…一起 – Together with
和 + Person + 一起 + Verb describes doing something with someone.
文中 (In text):
– 我总是和朋友一起打。- I always play with friends.
例 (Example):
– 我喜欢和妈妈一起 做饭。- I like to cook with my mom.
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