26. From outside the window came a gust of laughter.
27. (You should) take one step and look around before taking another.
28. As you sow, so will you reap.
29. Be quiet.
30. One learns as long as one lives./ We learn as long as we live.
31. With a knowledge of natural sciences, one can go anywhere in the world./If one has a
knowledge of natural sciences, he /she can go anywhere in the world. /Whoever has (Those
who have) a knowledge of natural sciences can go anywhere in the world.
32. The man is stubborn.
33. Many high buildings were built.
3.2 Predicate (P15)
1. I know that. 2. Who said/did that?
3. I feel very hot. 4. The melon is very sweet.
5. This pair of shoes is small and worn-out.
6. He is a good guy. 7. The girl has big eyes.
8. Each one gets one copy./one for each.
9. The boy is 16 years old.
10. We like/value old friends just as we like/value new clothes. /Old friends are as good as new
clothes.
11. He is smelling of sweat. 12. He has a quick temper.
13. During the Moon Festival every family eats moon cakes.
14. The dish tastes salted.
15. It hasn’t rained for 2 months./It is 2 months since it rained last.
16. The child has a good memory.
17. China is rich/abound in land areas and resources.
18. What we owed to our party is far beyond the measure/can’t be measured.
19. The reeds on the wall are top-heavy, foot-light and root-shallow. The bamboo shoots in the
hill are tongue-sharp, skin-thick, and stomach empty./ The reeds on the wall have heavy tops,
light feet and shallow roots. The bamboo shoots in the hill have sharp tongues, thick skin, and
hallow inside.
20. This conduct is immoral.
21. The problem remains to be solved by the labor union.
22. You’re making a fuss about nothing./You’re raising a storm in a teacup.
23. You scared me out of my senses.
24. It is not that I didn’t understand, but that I didn’t want to say anything.
25. We must not only concern ourselves with personal affairs but the affairs of the state and the
world.
26. He often receives visitors and attends dinner parties.
27. One of my friends lives in Hong Kong./ I have a friend living in Hong Kong./ I have a
friend who lives in Hong Kong.
28. Professor Li always stands there and gives his lectures./ Professor Li always stands there