没什么大不了的
matthewg
December 01, 2010, 05:08 PM posted in General DiscussionHelen，
看电影的时候， 我听了“没什么大不了的”。 这是一样的英文 rhetorical sentence "What's the worst that could happen?"
谢谢，
m
matthewg
December 05, 2010, 10:19 PMHelen,
我今天下午开车了。 堵车乱七八糟。 神诞节的交通真麻烦啊。 所以我们没联系。 如果你有空的话， 你可以给我打电话（skype）。 对不起。
M
helencao_counselor
December 06, 2010, 07:01 AM
Matt,
Just some small corrections here:
我今天下午开车了。路上堵车堵得很厉害！(or 堵得一踏糊涂yi1ta1hu2tu2)。 圣诞节的交通真麻烦啊！ 所以我们没联系。 如果你有空的话， 你可以给我打电话（skype）。 对不起!
Hope that helps!
matthewg
December 17, 2010, 08:42 PMHelen,
我有一个问题。。。 “现在”意思比“正在”意思这样吗？ 我可以说“我正在跑着呢”。 我也可以说“我现在跑着呢”？
I'm not sure I asked this correctly. What I meant to ask is: Is xian4zai4 exactly the same is zheng4zai4?
can I use either in the sentence "I am running right now"?
谢谢，
helencao_counselor
“现在”跟“正在”意思不一样。
“现在” 是一个时间词（现在 is a time word, like 刚才，马上etc.), 而 “正在”的意思是 in the process of... , in the middle of ...
matthewg
Helen,
Does "in the process of... in the middle of" mean that something is being done at this very moment? That is, can I say "我正在学中文“ to mean that I am generally studying Chinese? As in "in high school I studied Spanish, but now I'm studying Chinese."
Do I use 现在 when I want to say that I'm doing something at the very moment? For example, 我不能跟你一起去吃饭。 我现在学中文。
Do I have this correct?
Thanks,
Matt
matthewg
December 17, 2010, 08:45 PMH,
我有另外的问题。 我可以说“我不能答。 我正在开着车呢”？ Would this emphasize "Driving"? That is: " I can't answer. I'm driving right now"
helencao_counselor
hi Matt,
Hope you are having a nice 周末！
The sentence "我正（在）开着车呢" is perfect!
Regarding "I can't answer", I guess you meant "I can't answer the call", 对吗？If so, 中文可以说 “我不能接你的电话”.
Helen
helencao_counselor
Oh, by the way, 你看到我前几天的留言了吗？
I was wondering would it be possible for you to take the class 45minutes later than usual?
Please let me know if that works. （如果可以的话请告诉我一下吧！）
谢谢！
matthewg
December 18, 2010, 07:03 PMHelen，
明天2：15我能接你的电话。 我希望你能有一点儿多睡吧。
谢谢您答我的问题。
when I said "我不能答" i meant "答一个问题“， 但是你的答帮我学！ 我现在知道告诉你”我可以接你的电话“。 每天都一步一步来了。
明天再见，
M
helencao_counselor
Ah, 谢谢！不过不能多睡一会儿，我还是4am上班！ :)
我想改时间的原因是因为有一个学生，他每天上40分钟的课。而且他要每天5:15开始。
如果以后2:15pm对你来说不太方便，请告诉我，好吗？
非常感谢！
明天“见”！
Helen
helencao_counselor
December 01, 2010, 09:37 PMyes, you can say that. but it changes a little bit according to the context.
It has the meaning of "nothing", "nothing serious, in another words, dont worry" , "not a big deal" etc.