| Grammar Notes: 1. 那天 (nà tiān) - That day - 那 (nà) - That - 天 (tiān) - Day 2. 下着雨 (xià zhe yǔ) - Raining - 下 (xià) - To fall (in this context, referring to rain falling) - 着 (zhe) - A particle indicating continuous action - 雨 (yǔ) - Rain 3. 我们 (wǒ men) - We/us - 我 (wǒ) - I/me - 们 (men) - Plural marker for pronouns and some nouns 4. 差点 (chà diǎn) - Almost - 差 (chà) - Almost, lacking - 点 (diǎn) - Point, bit 5. 就 (jiù) - Just, then - Indicates a result or conclusion 6. 回家了 (huí jiā le) - Went home - 回 (huí) - To return - 家 (jiā) - Home - 了 (le) - A particle indicating a change or completion of an action 7. 但 (dàn) - But - Indicates contrast or opposition 8. 决定 (jué dìng) - Decided - 决 (jué) - To decide, to determine - 定 (dìng) - To decide, to fix 9. 再走一段路 (zài zǒu yī duàn lù) - Walk a bit more - 再 (zài) - Again, more - 走 (zǒu) - To walk - 一段 (yī duàn) - A section, a bit - 一 (yī) - One - 段 (duàn) - Section, segment - 路 (lù) - Road, way 10. 然后 (rán hòu) - Then - Indicates a subsequent action 11. 在伦敦卡姆登 (zài lún dūn kǎ mǔ dēng) - In London Camden - 在 (zài) - At, in - 伦敦 (lún dūn) - London - 卡姆登 (kǎ mǔ dēng) - Camden 12. 遇到了 (yù dào le) - Encountered, came across - 遇到 (yù dào) - To encounter, to come across - 遇 (yù) - To meet - 到 (dào) - To (used here as a complement to indicate the result of meeting) - 了 (le) - A particle indicating a completed action 13. 这道双彩虹 (zhè dào shuāng cǎi hóng) - This double rainbow - 这 (zhè) - This - 道 (dào) - Measure word for long, narrow things like rainbows - 双 (shuāng) - Double - 彩虹 (cǎi hóng) - Rainbow - 彩 (cǎi) - Colorful - 虹 (hóng) - Rainbow ### General Grammar Tip: In Chinese, the structure of a sentence often follows the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) pattern, similar to English. However, it is important to note the use of particles like 了 (le) and 着 (zhe), which indicate the aspect of the verb (completed action and ongoing action, respectively). ### Related Words: - 现在 (xiàn zài) - Now - 要 (yào) - To want, will (used to indicate future actions) - 以前 (yǐ qián) - Before, previously - 以后 (yǐ hòu) - After, later - 刚才 (gāng cái) - Just now - 马上 (mǎ shàng) - Immediately, right away |
