HSK Standard Conversational Course (Level 1) HSK标准会话教程（1级） HSK 1 Conversational Chinese 第十二课 我是昨天下午来的 Text 3 课文三
Shāli de mama shì zuótiān xiawǔ lái de.
莎莉 的 妈妈 是 昨天 下午 来 的。
Zhè jǐ tiān Běijīng tiānqì hěn hǎo,méiyǒu xià yǔ, bùlěng-búrè, tā māma hěn xǐhuan.
这 几 天 北京 天气 很 好，没有 下 雨，不冷不热， 她 妈妈 很 喜欢。
Tāmen yì jiā rén dōu hěn xǐhuan Zhōngguó, dōu zài xuéxí Zhōngwén.
她们 一 家 人 都 很 喜欢 中国， 都 在 学习 中文。
Sally's mom came yesterday afternoon. The weather in Beijing these days is very nice,it's not raining and it's neither cold nor hot, and her mom likes it a lot. The both of them like China a lot, and they're both learning Chinese.
语法点 Language Points
1. “是……的”：是一种强调句，强调部分放在“是……的”中间，可以强调时间、地点、方式等。例如：
“是……的”:it＇s a type of sentence construction used for emphasis, with the object of emphasis being placed between“是”and“的”.It can emphasize the time, the place,the manner,etc.For example:你是什么时候来的？（强调时间）
When did you come? (emphasizes the time)
你的书是在哪儿买的？（强调地点）
Where did you buy your book? (emphasizes the place)
你是怎么来的？（强调方式）
How did you come? (emphasizes the manner)
否定句为“不是……的”。例如：
The negative form of this construction is “不是……的”. For example:
我不是昨天来的。
I didn’t come yesterday.
这本书不是在那个商店买的。
I didn’t buy this book at that store.
我不是坐出租车来的。
I didn’t come by taxi.
2. “不……不……”：用在同类而意思相对的词或词素的前面，意思是“既不……也不……”，表示适中、恰到好处。例如“不冷不热”“不大不小”“不多不少”。例如：
“不……不……”: used in front of words or morphemes belonging to the same category but with opposite meanings, meaning “neither……nor……”. It indicates that something is moderate or just right, just like “not hold nor cold”, “not big nor small”, “not many nor few”. For example:
北京的天气不冷不热。
The weather in Beijing is neither cold nor hot.
我买的苹果不大不小。
The apples I bought are neither big nor small.
我的家不大不小。
My house is neither big nor small.
3. “认识你很高兴”：初次见面时的常用语。也可以说“很高兴认识你”。
“认识你很高兴”:common expression used when meeting someone for the first time. We can also say“很高兴认识你”.这几天:意思是最近的几天｡
4.“这几天”：意思是最近的几天。
“这几天”:indicates the few recent days.
5.“一家人”：意思是全家，常与人称代词复数一起构成人称代词＋“一家人”＋“都”＋动词的句子。例如：
“一家人”:indicates the whole family and is often used together with personal pronouns in the plural to form the construction personal pronoun+“一家人”+“都”+verb.For example:
他们一家人都喜欢看书。
Their whole family likes to read books.
我们一家人都喜欢学中文。
Our whole family/All of us in the family likes to learn Chinese.
你们一家人昨天去哪儿了？
Where did your whole family/you with your family go yesterday?
