Today is May Fourth Youth Day. I heard that young people between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight have half a day off today. Do you have a holiday today?
上个月我去了北京,明年我还想去。
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I went to Beijing last month. I want to go there again next year.
一年前,我第一次来到中国,当时我一句汉语也不会说。
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A year ago, when I first came to China, I couldn't even speak a word of Mandarin.
在很多人看来,只有年轻人才会网上购物,其实不少老年人也会。
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In the eyes of many people, only young people can shop online, in fact so can many old people.
这份工作不限制年龄。
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There is no age limit in this job.
很多老年人喜欢在这里喝茶。
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Many old people like to drink tea here.
从前,大概在距今两千五百多年前的春秋时期,有一个人叫子路,他是孔子最年长的学生。
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Once upon a time, in the Spring and Autumn Period about 2,500 years ago, there was a man named Zilu, who was the oldest student of Confucius.
你妈妈今年多大了?
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How old is your mother this year?
你这棵树已经五十岁了,年龄比我还大。
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This tree of yours is already fifty years old - that's older than me.
新年到了,人们都回家过年,大人给孩子发红包,买新衣。
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When the New Year comes, people go home for the New Year. Adults give red envelopes to their children and buy new clothes.
今年我要上大学了。
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I'm going to college this year.
济南的泉水,历史悠久,最早的文字记载可以推到3000多年前。
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The spring water in Jinan has a long history, and the earliest written records can be pushed back to more than 3,000 years ago.
一年级在二年级的左边。
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The first grade is on the left of the second grade.
这个城市的地铁已经有上百年的历史了。
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The subway in this city already has a history of more than a hundred years.
中国的学生一年有两个长的假期,一个在夏天,一个在冬天。
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Chinese students have two long holidays a year, one in summer and one in winter.
从20世纪80年代起,比尔•盖茨每年都要进行两次为期一周的“闭关”。
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Since 1980s, Bill Gates has conducted two one-week "retreat" every year.
你看,这是五年前他给我写的信,我还留着信封呢。
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You see, this is a letter he wrote to me five years ago. I still have the envelope.
他真可怜,已经努力了很多年,但还是没实现他的理想。
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It's really sad for him. He has worked hard for many years, but he still hasn't realised his dreams.
每年都有成千上万的人来这里旅游。
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Thousands of people visit here every year.
今年我们要学一门新的外语。
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We are going to learn a new foreign language this year.
过去的六年
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The past six years
你只要填写你的年龄就可以了。
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As long as you fill in your age, then it’s alright.
通过这几年的积累,他已经获得了一些这个专业的基础知识。
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Through accumulation in recent years, he has acquired some basic knowledge of this major.
那个演员很受年轻人的欢迎。
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That actor is very popular with young people.
近年来,市场上出现了一种新的电子产品,名为“光闹钟”。
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In recent years, a new electronic product named "Light Alarm Clock" has appeared in the market.
那个明星这两年很火,我经常在电视上看到他。
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That celebrity has been very popular in the past two years. I often see him on TV.
学校每年都会举办中国文化节。
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The school holds Chinese Culture Festival every year.
每年我都回老家过年。
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Every year I go back to my hometown for the New Year.
他每年都回一次国。
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He goes back to England once a year.
弟弟明年六岁了,要开始读书了。
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My brother will be six years old next year and will start going to school.
听说他从四岁就开始学打羽毛球,已经练了二十多年了。
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It is said that he has been learning to play badminton since he was four years old and has been practicing it for more than 20 years.
您年纪多大?
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How old are you?
请问,一光年是多少年?
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Excuse me, how many years is a light year?
我明年二十一岁。
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I will be twenty-one next year.
我二年级。
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I'm in year two.
二年级有汉语课吗?
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Are there any Chinese classes in year two?
今天是二零二二年五月六日。
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Today is May 6th, 2022.
一个被通缉了15年的罪犯,今天还应该为当初触犯法律的行为受到惩罚吗?
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Should a criminal who has been wanted for 15 years still be punished for breaking the law today?
他们后年要去国外工作了。
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They are going to work abroad the year after next.
后年他们要去国外工作了。
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They will go to work abroad the year after next.
年度考核,我和小林的敬业精神、兢兢业业的工作态度受到了表扬,经济上也得到了丰厚的回报。
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In the annual assessment, Kobayashi and I were praised for our professionalism and conscientious working attitude, and we also got rich returns economically.
你一年以前开始学习汉语了吗?
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Did you start studying Mandarin a year beforehand?
最近几年,我们国家发展得非常好。
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In recent years, our country has developed very well.
天气预报说明年和后年会更冷。
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The weather forecast says it will be colder next year and the following year.
我明年三月回国。
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I will return to China in March next year.
你上几年级?
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What grade are you in?
你几年级?
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What school year are you in?
由于连年的战争,家里生活非常困难。
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Life at home is very difficult because of years of war.
我每年都去爸妈家过年。
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I go to my parents' home for the New Year every year.
爷爷几十年来都天天看报。
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Grandpa has been reading newspapers every day for decades.
我学中文学了一年了。
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I have studied Chinese for a year.
他们喜欢去西安玩。他们去年去了,今年去了,明年还要去。
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They like to visit Xi'an. They went last year, this year and next year.
这里一年到头都是夏季。
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It is summer here all the year round.
你一年以前在哪儿?
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Where were you a year ago?
等待今年11月的北风,北风南下之时,他们将再次出发。
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Waiting for the north wind in November this year, when the north wind goes south, they will set off again.
今年什么颜色最流行?
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What colour is the most popular this year?
我打算今年寒假去南方旅游。
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I'm going to travel to the south this winter vacation.
年年高升
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Wish you prosperous every year
记得写上年龄。
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Remember to write down your age.
公元前260年,赵括带兵出战。
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In 260 BC, Zhao Kuo led troops to battle.
这个任务时间比较紧张,年底前就要完成。
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This timeline of this task is relatively tight and will need to be completed before the end of the year.