连 versus 甚至 1a. 难道你爱他！你连他姓都不知道！ 1b. 难道你爱他！你甚至不知道他的姓！ Don't tell me you love him! You don't even know his surname! 2a. 我朋友很兴奋，他连一个礼物也送了我！ 2b. 我朋友很兴奋，他甚至送了我一个礼物！ My friend was so excited, he even gave me a gift! 3a. 你到底非常笨！你连我昨天说的一点都没明白了！ 3b. 你到底非常笨！你甚至没一点都明白了我昨天说的！ You are extremely dumb! You didn't even understand anything of what I said yesterday. 4a. 这本书太难了，??? (I don't think 连 can be used here) 4b. 这本书太难了，我甚至读了三遍还没有读懂！ This book is so difficult, I even had to read it 3 times and still haven't understood it! 5a. 我非常讨厌他的态度。其实，我连他的电话号也码删除了。 5b. 我非常讨厌他的态度。其实，我甚至涮除了他的电话号码。 I really dislike his attitude. In fact, I have even deleted his telephone number. Please be kind enough to correct my sentences, using 连 or 甚至 respectively. Thanks!

连 sentences 1. 我的房间里太暗了，光不够, 所以我连我的手不看。 Inside my room it was too dark, there wasn't enough light, so I couldn't even see my hands. 2. 有时，很多的中国人说汉语说得很快，我连都一点儿不懂。 Sometimes, a lot of Chinese speak so fast, I can't even understand a thing. 3. 昨天每本书都很便宜，他连买了几些不有用的本。 Yesterday the books were so cheap, he even bought some useless ones. 4. 我连不知道是否我们会见面! I don't even know whether we will meet! 5. 我喜欢中文，我连想前世我一定是一个中国人！ I like Chinese so much, I even think I must have been a Chinese in my previous life! Please be kind enough to correct my sentences, always using 连。谢谢！

10 sentences in Chinese 1. 既然我的笔记本电脑坏了，我没有买一个新的。 Since my laptop broke, I didn't buy a new one. 2. 考试的时候，每同学们都应该冷静。 During the exams, all the students should remain calm. 3. 每个人知道“失败是成功之母”。但是，我觉得有时我们还可以说“成功是失败之母”。 Everyone knows that "Failure is the mother of success". However, I think sometimes we can also say that "Success is the mother of failure". 4. 昨天，观众里每个人都穿了合适的衣服。 Yesterday, all the people in the audience wore appropriate clothes. 5. 无论明天发生的，我们有责任从机场接你的朋友。 No matter what happens tomorrow, we have the responsibility to pick your friend from the airport. 6. 我突然看了到个兵带一个大刀。我害怕了！他的方面太厉害了！ Suddenly I saw a soldier holding a big knife. I got scared! His aspect was ferocious! 7. 你可以说明我你为什么拒绝了他的邀请卡？ Can you explain to me why did you refuse his invitation card? 8. 你停说吧！你打扰安静的庙！ Stop talking! You disturb the quietness of the temple! 9. 请，你描述我图书馆里发生的。 Please describe to me what happened in the library. 10. 我不肯定是否对这个事情负责。 I am not sure whether or not to take responsibility for this issue. Please correct the sentences above, thank you!

Positions 1. 坐在我旁边的人都是外国人。 The people sitting next to me are all foreigners. 2. 睡觉桌子下的猫白的。 The cat sleeping under the table is white. 3. 我现在在图书馆里看书。 Right now I am reading a book in the library. 4. 这些人间，谁我不认识。 From these people, I don't know anyone. 5. 你的车在银行的外面还是学校的后面？ Your car is outside the bank or behind the school? 6. 云边我看到了一个飞机。 At the edge of the clouds I saw a plane. 7. 麻烦一下，火车站的附近有一家饭店吗？ Excuse me, is there a restaurant nearby the train station? 8. 你会走向左面还是向右面？ Will you go left or right? 9. 这本书右边的那个是我的。 Mine is the one to the right of this book. 10. 我们差不多到了在机场。我挺累的。 We are almost at the airport. I am very tired. Please correct my sentences.

5 more sentences in Chinese 1. 麻烦，机场怎么走？ Sorry to trouble you, how to get to the airport? 2. 每个人都应该保护环境。 Each and every one of us should protect the environment. 3. 我喜欢学中文，睡觉以前我甚至读中国的历史。 I like studying Chinese so much, I even read Chinese history before I go to sleep. 4. 我相信，这件事情的结果会非常好。 I believe the outcome of this issue will be very good. 5. 我昨天做的对你以后，你敢告诉我不爱你？你到底爱了我吗？ After what I did for you yesterday, you dare tell me I don't love you? Did you ever love me after all? Please correct my sentences. Thank you.

Differences between... From the following verbs: 得，必须，要 which one express a stronger sense of obligation and which one less? Please give an example where 必须 cannot be used in place of 得 or vice versa.

A bit of Chinese 我到底找到了！它出现旧和真实，却我不肯定。。。我感兴趣买这本书。 您可以保证他的真实性吗？ I have finally found it! It looks old and authentic, but I am not so sure... I am very interested in buying this book. Could you guarantee its authenticity? Please correct my sentence. Thanks!

Differences between 使，若，如 Hi all, I have read that in ancient Chinese 使 was used in order to introduce a counterfactual construction, whereas 若 and 如 were used for plain constructions. Please verify if this is the case and if the differentiation still holds in modern Chinese. Thanks!

五个中文句子 1. 我现在想不外乎休息一点儿。 (Right now I'd like nothing else but to rest a little). 2. 可惜我不同意你, 所以我想建议一个其他的方法。 (Unfortunately I don't agree with you, so I would like to suggest another method). 3. 你马上出来！我们必须准时在医院。 (You come out immediately! We must be at the hospital on time). 4. 不管怎么说你昨天的做，我还相信你是努力的人。 (No matter what you did yesterday, I still believe you're a hardworking person). 5. 不好意思，我知道我是在昨天的会议迟到的。下次我会多小心的。 (I am sorry, I know I was late for yesterday's meeting. Next time I will be more careful). Please be kind enough to correct my sentences and/or suggest better alternatives in Chinese. Thank you!