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New Chinese Robotic Dog Rivals Human Sprinters SAMPLE
New Chinese Robotic Dog Rivals Human Sprinters
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中国机器狗每秒跑10.3米
中国机器狗每秒跑10.3米
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Keywords
机器 - jīqì - machine
秒 - miǎo - second (of time)
秒钟 - miǎozhōng - (time) second
世界 - shìjiè - world
只 - zhī - measure word for birds and certain other animals
重 - zhòng - heavy / serious / to attach importance to
稳 - wěn - settled / steady / stable
充 - chōng - to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill / substitute / sufficient / full / to charge (a battery)
久 - jiǔ - long time / long duration of time
危险 - wēixiǎn - danger / dangerous
代替 - dàitì - instead / to replace / to substitute
检查 - jiǎnchá - inspection / to examine / to inspect
救 - jiù - to save / to assist / to rescue
快速 - kuàisù - fast / high-speed / rapid
普通 - pǔtōng - common / ordinary / general / average
家庭 - jiātíng - family / household
Grammar
以前… - Expressing "before / previously…" with "yǐqián…"
以前最快的机器狗每秒可以跑8.89 米，现在中国的"黑豹2.0"是跑得最快的机器狗——每秒钟能跑10.3米。
Subject + 几乎 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "almost / nearly..." with "Subject + jīhū + Verb" (used to emphasise that sb or sth 'almost' meets a certain standard or is close to doing something)
这几乎和世界上跑得最快的人博尔特一样快，博尔特每秒跑10.44米。
A + 和 / 跟 / 像 + B + 一样 - Expressing "A is like / the same as B" with "A + hé / gēn / xiàng + B + yíyàng" (negative formed with 不一样)
这几乎和世界上跑得最快的人博尔特一样快，博尔特每秒跑10.44米。
Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
人们花了好几个月让它不但跑得更快，而且更稳。
不但…，而且… - Expressing "not only…, but also..." with "bùdàn...，érqiě…"
人们花了好几个月让它不但跑得更快，而且更稳。
以后... - Expressing "afterwards / later…" with "yǐhòu…" (used when talking about something that happens in the future)
以后，机器狗可以在危险的地方工作，比如，代替人检查危险的地方，或者在救人时快速走过难走的路。
以后可能会有越来越多的机器狗，普通家庭也能买来用。
比如... - Expressing "for example / for instance..." with "bǐrú..."
以后，机器狗可以在危险的地方工作，比如，代替人检查危险的地方，或者在救人时快速走过难走的路。
Possibility 1 + 或(者) + Possibility 2 - Expressing "or…" with "Possibility 1 + huò(zhě) + Possibility 2" (mostly used for declarative sentences)
以后，机器狗可以在危险的地方工作，比如，代替人检查危险的地方，或者在救人时快速走过难走的路。
越来越 + Adj. - Expressing "more and more..." with "yuèláiyuè + Adj."
以后可能会有越来越多的机器狗，普通家庭也能买来用。
Proper Nouns
黑豹 - Hēi Bào - Black Panther (robotic dog developed by Chinese company Mirror Me)博尔特 - Bó'ěrtè - Usain Bolt (Jamaican retired sprinter)
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