Lesson Comments
Also, in the Chinese cultural context, the first one is more likely to be understood as, "Don't make me drink so much next time." Read more
Okay, cool, a more literal translation that I would have thought. Thanks! Read more
The last one would be, 我们有办法让你说话。Wǒmen yǒu bànfǎ ràng nǐ shuōhuà. Read more
我认为这不是很专业的方法炒一个人的鱿鱼。小刘应该已经知道他有那些问题。最专业的方法是说：“小刘，我曾经给你说过你有这些缺点，而且你还没有解决，所以现在我必须绝雇你了。” 在美国一个人只有表现的问题，人势部不会允许别的方法。 Read more
Probably because I am a very contrary person, this made me think about resistance and interference. What about "don't let" and "don't make" constructi... Read more
Yes, a person can also 使 you to do or feel something. For example, 他使我感到很快乐。Tā shǐ wǒ gǎndào hěn kuàilè. 她使我懂得了珍惜。Tā shǐ wǒ dǒngdé le zhēnx... Read more
The sentence is still grammatical without the 了. This is actually a special usage of 了 which comes immediately after the verb and essentially means... Read more
我还想到一个原因，（5）她怕戴上首饰走在街上，被人抢劫。 Read more
It's really just convention... You learn which words can take the final R, one by one. One hint, though: they're almost all nouns. Read more
Actually, I did wonder about that. :-) How about putting it in context with the next statement -- Don't make me drink so much, it won't make me love y... Read more