Chinese Exercise 4: What is the difference of these sentences?

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher  

1a. 我(wǒ)以前(yǐ​qián)住(zhù)在(zài)中国(Zhōng​guó​)然后(rán​hòu)搬(bān)到(dào)美国(Měi​guó)现在(xiàn​zài)又(yòu)回到(huí​dào)中国(Zhōng​guó​)。

b. 我(wǒ)以前(yǐ​qián)住(zhù)在(zài)中国(Zhōng​guó​)后来(hòu​lái)搬(bān)到(dào)美国(Měi​guó) 现在(xiàn​zài)又(yòu)回到(huí​dào)中国(Zhōng​guó​)。

2a. 以后(yǐ​hòu)我(wǒ)不(bù)和(​hé)你们(nǐ​men)看(kàn)电影(diàn​yǐng)了(le)。我(wǒ)才(cái)不要(bù​yào)做(zuò)电灯泡(diàn​dēng​pào​)。

b. 之后(zhī​hòu)我(wǒ)不(bù)和(​hé)你们(nǐ​men)看(kàn)电影(diàn​yǐng)了(le)。我(wǒ)可(kě)不要(bù​yào)做(zuò)电灯泡(diàn​dēng​pào​)。

3a. 真(zhēn)没想到(méi​xiǎng​dào​),我(wǒ)对(duì)她(tā)一见钟情(yī​jiàn​zhōng​qíng),她(tā)和(hé)我(wǒ)日久生情(rìjiǔshēngqíng)。

b.真(zhēn)想不到(xiǎng​bu​dào​),我(wǒ)对(duì)她(tā)一见钟情(yī​jiàn​zhōng​qíng),她(tā)和(hé)我(wǒ)日久生情(rìjiǔshēngqíng)。

4a. 你(nǐ)怎么(zěn​me)常常(cháng​cháng)不(bù)吃(chī)早餐(zǎo​cān)?早餐(zǎo​cān)是(shì)很(hěn)重要(zhòng​yào)的(de)。

b. 你(nǐ)为什么(wèi​shén​me) 常常(cháng​cháng)不(bù)吃(chī) 早餐(zǎo​cān)?早餐(zǎo​cān)很(hěn)重要(zhòng​yào)的(de)。

5a. 我(wǒ)才(cái)不要(bù​yào)吃软饭(chī​ruǎn​fàn​)呢(ne)! 我(wǒ)可以(kě​yǐ)养活(yǎng​huo)自己 (zì​jǐ)。

b.我(wǒ)才(cái)不要(bù​yào)吃软饭(chī​ruǎn​fàn​)! 我(wǒ)能(néng)养活(yǎng​huo)自己 (zì​jǐ)嘛(ma)。

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