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Hunan Park Offers Paid Fishing for Retirees SAMPLE
Hunan Park Offers Paid Fishing for Retirees
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湖南:公园请100个老人来钓鱼
湖南:公园请100个老人来钓鱼

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Keywords
公园 - gōngyuán - park (for public recreation)
钓鱼 - diàoyú - to fish (with line and hook)
有意思 - yǒuyìsi - interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
扮演 - bànyǎn - to play the role of / to act
有名 - yǒumíng - famous / well-known
鱼饵 - yú'ěr - fish bait
休息 - xiūxi - rest / to rest
别人 - biéren - other people / others / other person
聊天 - liáotiān - to chat / to gossip
钓 - diào - to fish with a hook and bait
带 - dài - to wear / to carry / to take along / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
觉得 - juéde - to think / to feel
报名 - bàomíng - to sign up / to enter one's name / to apply / to register
Grammar
Subject + 请 + Sb / Sth + Verb - Expressing "to ask or invite sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + qǐng + sb / sth + Verb" (causative verb)
湖南:公园请100个老人来钓鱼
这里要请100个60岁及以上的老人来扮演姜子牙。
(在)...里 - Expressing "in / inside…" with "(zài)...lǐ"
在湖南的一个公园里,有一个非常有意思的工作。
非常 + Adj. / Verb - Expressing "very much / extraordinary..." with "fēicháng + Adj. / Verb"
在湖南的一个公园里,有一个非常有意思的工作。
Adj. + 的 (+ Noun) - Expressed to link an adjective describing a distinguishing feature to a noun with "Adj. + de (+ Noun)" (noun can be omitted when obvious or has already been mentioned)
在湖南的一个公园里,有一个非常有意思的工作。
姜子牙是一个很有名的人,他钓鱼的时候不用鱼饵。
A + 及 + B - Expressing "A and B" with "A + jí + B"
这里要请100个60岁及以上的老人来扮演姜子牙。
Number / Quantity / Value + 以上 - Expressing "over / more than…" with "Number / Quantity / Value + yǐshàng"
这里要请100个60岁及以上的老人来扮演姜子牙。
Verb / Adverb / Phrase + 的 + Noun - Expressed to link a noun to a preceding verb or phrase with "Verb / Adverb / Phrase + de + Noun"
这里要请100个60岁及以上的老人来扮演姜子牙。
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
每 + 天 / 周 / 年 / 次 - Expressing "every day / every week / every year / every time" with "měi + Time Word" (天, 周, 年 and 次 act as their own measure words)
老人们来扮演姜子牙,每天只工作4个小时,每小时有20元钱。
只(有) + Verb / Noun Phrase - Expressing "only…" with "zhǐ(yǒu) + Verb / Noun Phrase"
老人们来扮演姜子牙,每天只工作4个小时,每小时有20元钱。
...的时候 /...时 - Expressing "when…" with "...de shíhou / ...shí"
姜子牙是一个很有名的人,他钓鱼的时候不用鱼饵。
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
Subject + 可以 + Verb + Object - Expressing that the subject "can / may" perform an action with "Subject + kěyǐ + Verb + Object" (means "may" or "to be allowed to" and can expresses having another person's permission)
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
还 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "still / and so / also / in addition…" with "hái + Verb"
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
Subject + 都 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "all / every" to emphasise the quantity with "Subject + dōu + Verb / Verb Phrase" (都 emphasises the quantity or frequent occurrence)
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
网上有很多人都说他们也想要做这个工作。
这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun - Expressing "this… / that…" with "zhè / nà + Measure Word + Noun"
工作的时候,他们可以吃东西、休息,还能和别人聊天,钓的鱼也可以带回家,老人们都觉得这个工作太好了。
Subject + 想要 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to want to / to feel like / to fancy…" with "Subject + xiǎngyào + Verb / Verb Phrase"
网上有很多人都说他们也想要做这个工作。
已经 + Verb / Verb Phrase (+ 了) - Expressing that an action has "already" happened with "yǐjīng + Verb / Verb Phrase (+ le)" (negative formed with 已经 + 不 + Verb Phrase + 了)
现在,已经有1000多个人来报名了。
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
现在,已经有1000多个人来报名了。
Proper Nouns
湖南 - Húnán - Hunan Province姜子牙 - Jiāng Zǐyá - Jiang Ziya, also know as Duke Tai of Qi (military general and strategist was the founding monarch of the Qi state, 1128-1015 BC)
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