English Sentence:

The soldiers had to spend months living without running water or electricity.

Chinese Translation (Traditional):

軍人有時需要在沒有自來水或電的情況下生活幾個月。

Chinese Translation (Simplified):

军人有时需要在没有自来水或电的情况下生活几个月。

Pinyin:

jun1 ren2 you3 shi2 xu1 yao4 zai4 mei2 you3 zi4 lai2 shui3 huo4 dian4 de5 qing2 kuang4 xia4 sheng1 huo2 ji3 ge5 yue4.

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軍人   军人

jūn rén

soldier, military personnel

Here: soldier, soldiers, military personnel

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有時   有时

yǒu shí

sometimes, now and then

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需要   需要

xū yào

1. to need, to require 2. to have to

Here: to need, to require

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zài

1. in, at, on 2. located at 3. at the moment (ongoing action) 4. to be, to exist 5. (an indicator of location or time)

Here: in, at, located at

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沒有   没有

méi yǒu

1. haven't, hasn't, didn't, non 2. without 3. to not have 4. to not be

Here: haven't, hasn't, didn't, non

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自來水
自来水

zì lái shuǐ

tap water

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huò

or, either

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diàn

1. electricity 2. to make a phone call 3. radio 4. electric

Here: electricity

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de

1. of (possessive particle) 2. (adjectival ending) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used to form a nominal expression)

Here: (adjectival ending)

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情況下
情况下

qíng kuàng xià

under specific circumstances

Here: under circumstances

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生活   生活

shēng huó

1. living, life 2. to live 3. livelihood

Here: living, life

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幾個月
几个月

jǐ ge yuè

several months

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