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BMW Smashes into House, Elderly Residents Keep Playing Mahjong
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宝马车撞墙而入,大爷大妈们继续打麻将
宝马车撞墙而入,大爷大妈们继续打麻将

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Keywords
撞 - zhuàng - to knock against / to bump into / to run into
墙 - qiáng - wall
入 - rù - to enter / to go into
大爷 - dàye - uncle (father's older brother) / respectable term for older man of uncle's age
大妈 - dàmā - aunt (father's elder brother's wife ) / respectable term for older woman of aunt's age
继续 - jìxù - to continue / to proceed with / to go on with
打 - dǎ - to play (a game)
麻将 - májiàng - mahjong
村子 - cūnzi - village
辆 - liàng - classifier for vehicles
一眼 - yīyǎn - a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
受 - shòu - to receive / to accept
控制 - kòngzhì - to control / control
房子 - fángzi - house
破 - pò - to break / broken / damaged
洞 - dòng - hole
感到 - gǎndào - to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that
敢 - gǎn - to dare / daring
相信 - xiāngxìn - to believe / to be convinced (that sth is true)
关心 - guānxīn - to be concerned about / to care about
出现 - chūxiàn - to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
受伤 - shòushāng - to sustain injuries / wounded / harmed
补 - bǔ - to repair / to patch
热情 - rèqíng - enthusiastic / passion / passionate / passionately
Grammar
而… - Expressing "and / as well as / and so…" with "ér..." (indicates contrast, causal relation or change of state)
宝马车撞墙而入,大爷大妈们继续打麻将
2019年10月3日,在四川的一个小村子里,一辆宝马撞墙而入,但是房间里的大爷大妈们没有多看这辆车一眼,还是在打麻将。
突然… - Expressing a sharper toned "suddenly / unexpected…" with "tūrán…"
那天,有人看到一辆宝马车突然不受控制了,然后就撞到了旁边一个房子上,撞得那个墙破了一个大洞。
让人感到不敢相信的是,这些人看起来不关心这辆突然出现的车和破了一个大洞的墙,还是很高兴地打他们的麻将。
然后… - Expressing "after that / afterwards…" with "ránhòu…"
那天,有人看到一辆宝马车突然不受控制了,然后就撞到了旁边一个房子上,撞得那个墙破了一个大洞。
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)
让人感到不敢相信的是,这些人看起来不关心这辆突然出现的车和破了一个大洞的墙,还是很高兴地打他们的麻将。
虽然以前听说过四川人喜欢打麻将,但是看到一辆车都快撞到自己了,还在打麻将,这种对麻将的热情还是让人觉得很特别。
A + 看起来 + B - Expressing "A looks / appears like B" with "A + kànqǐlái + B" (emphasises subjectivity, with close attention to feeling and emotion)
让人感到不敢相信的是,这些人看起来不关心这辆突然出现的车和破了一个大洞的墙,还是很高兴地打他们的麻将。
好在… - Expressing "luckily / fortunately…" with "hǎozài…"
好在没有人受伤,只是这个房子的墙需要补一下。
虽然…,但是… - Expressing "even though…, but..." with “suīrán...,dànshì..."
虽然以前听说过四川人喜欢打麻将,但是看到一辆车都快撞到自己了,还在打麻将,这种对麻将的热情还是让人觉得很特别。
以前… - Expressing "before / previously…" with "yǐqián…"
虽然以前听说过四川人喜欢打麻将,但是看到一辆车都快撞到自己了,还在打麻将,这种对麻将的热情还是让人觉得很特别。
对 + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing the action is "to" or "towards" an object or target "duì + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase"
虽然以前听说过四川人喜欢打麻将,但是看到一辆车都快撞到自己了,还在打麻将,这种对麻将的热情还是让人觉得很特别。
Proper Nouns
宝马 - Bǎomǎ - Bayerische Motoren Werke AG / BMW (German automobile company)四川 - Sìchuān - Sichuan (Province)
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