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今天的天气别提多糟糕了 = "The weather today is indescribably lousy" I find that 别提 is often used in the expression 别提多…了. This can be quite confusing until we realize that, when 多 is followed by an adjective, it doesn't mean "many", it means "how" ("to what extent"). So, this expression literally means : "do not mention how (good/bad/etc.) … Maybe we need a lesson on the different uses of 多. 🙂

我以为他很聪明 = "I thought he was smart" (turns out he isn't) 我认为他很聪明 = "I think he is smart" (I believe it's true) Here is a case where English uses the past tense, without further details, to indicate that the situation is now different. Since Chinese doesn't really have verb tenses, this is handled differently. … Another case is with using 本来. 我本来应该参加会议 = "I was supposed to attend the meeting" (but I didn't) 我应该参加会议 = "I'm supposed to attend the meeting" (I may or may not go) … I don't know if there are other cases like this.

这本书我本来应该还给你 = "I was supposed to return this book to you" I find that 本来 is often used with 应该 for something that was supposed to happen, but didn't. 这本书我本来想还给你 = "I wanted to return this book to you" Similarly with 想 for something that one wanted to happen, but it didn't. There may be other verbs like this.

When 打折 is used, it is usually for some multiple of 10%. But occasionally, some multiple of 5% is used. So "25% off" could be : 打七(点)五折 I'm not sure if 点 is used in these cases. Maybe it's more natural just to omit 点.

I think that 受到 is often expressed in English using the passive voice. 他受到了表扬 = "He was praised" I think that 他被表扬了 could also be used in Chinese, but using 受到 is probably more natural.

What about 每 ? I think 每 is even more detail-focused than 所有. 所有客人都到了 = "All the guests have arrived" (I didn't check their names, but it looks like they're all here.) 每个客人都到了 = "Every guest has arrived" (I checked their names against the guest list.)

In 尤其 I think that 其 means something like "theirs". And 尤 means something like "special". So 尤其 means something like "special among them", i.e. among those just mentioned. … 这个视频有一些【特别】好看的属性，【尤其】是深色背景上的金色字母。🙂

When learning about 倍, we find that people use 两倍 and 一倍 interchangeably. It turns out that, besides meaning "(multiple) times", 倍 also means "double". So 我的房间比他的房间大两倍 and 我的房间比他的房间大一倍 have the same meaning. … In this video, 值得 is used as the verb in the example sentences. But 值得 often appears as a verb within a modifying phrase, and this can be very confusing for us learners. For example : 这是一个值得参观的博物馆 = "This is a museum worth visiting" Here, the modifying phrase containing the verb 值得 appears *before* the noun 博物馆. But in English, the modifying phrase "worth visiting" appears *after* the noun "museum". We cannot say "This is a worth visiting museum". The modifying phrase containing a verb appears after the noun as a subordinate clause : "This is a museum (which is) worth visiting" … When using 其中, I believe it needs to appear in the *second* half of a sentence, to single out an item from a group mentioned in the *first* half of the sentence. However, I have seen 我其中一个朋友 with the intended meaning "one of my friends". I think this is an incorrect usage of 其中. I'm not sure how best to say this. Perhaps 我的一个朋友 or 我的朋友之一.

I think that 看 is also used when we want to say "show". I think there is no separate Chinese word for "show". So "show me (sthg)" should be : 给我看(sthg). "Show me your new dress" = 给我看你的新裙子

再不走就来不及了。 I was puzzled by this use of 再. But, looking into it, I found that 再不… is a combination which means : "unless we/you …" or "if we/you don't …" So, the above phrase should mean : "If we don't leave, we'll be late" or "Unless we leave, we'll be late"

In Chinese, I find that "if" is often omitted when it's clear from the context. For example : 你没有钱你就不能买它 = "If you have no money, you can't buy it" Here, 如果 could appear at the beginning of the sentence, but usually it does not. For English-speaking learners, this is confusing, until we get used to it.

这张照片让我回忆起美好的时光。 Here, 回忆起 is used, rather than just 回忆. I think that 回忆 is usually used as a noun, to mean "memories". But for a verb meaning "recall", I think that 回忆起 (or 回忆起来) is usually used.

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Very nice, but it would have been good to contrast also to 认识

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Can you turn on automatic English translation on your syllables

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Is the New Target Chinese book that is mentioned in the video available for purchase?

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We need more please convirisiton with new words please

where can I get the pdf of the book?

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