Lesson 16

一,之前,之后,之中 before, after, within
“之”, when followed by nouns such as “前”, “后”, “中” indicates a particular time or location relative to another
1. 每天上课之前,我都要吃早饭。
2. 做了功课之后,我上床睡觉。
3. 他的家是在纽约市之中。

二,以北,以南 (to the) north of, (to the) south of
“以” is followed by location nouns, such as “北”, “南”, to indicate a particular location in relation to another
1. 电影院在高中以南。
2. 我的家以北不远就是旧金山。

三,不要说 。。。,就是 。。。也 even if…still, not to mention
“不要说 。。。,就是 。。。也” implies a concession of some sort
1. 不要说我没有用跑在比赛,就是我跑得我最快也不能比他跑的快。
2. 不要说是同学们了,就是老师也要学校请一天假。

四,。。。得 V 也 V 不 ADJ degree complement
This pattern is used to indicate that an action does not arrive at the result you expected, no matter what you do.
1. 这本书长得读也读不完。
2. 餐馆的饭多得吃也吃不完。

五,不妨 may (as well); might (as well); no harm in V –ing
1. 飞机只有一个小时就起飞了,你不妨在飞机场等
2. 我不知道这张文章要明天提交,不妨今天把它写完。

六,沿着 along
1. 我晚上喜欢沿着小河走路。
2. 我明天要去公园沿着漂亮的小路骑自行车。

七,使得 make; cause; render
“使得” is equivalent to “to make” or “to cause” in English, but is chiefly used in written language.
1. 太多功课使得他很累。
2. 吃饭使得他很高兴。