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语法
Compound sentences with 而是, 既, etc.
https://mandarinbean.com/compound-sentence-patterns-3/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22er%22_to_explain_contrasting_ideas
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22

词汇
仅, 仅仅, only; 不仅, not only (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
你们特调处不是要一个顾问,而是需要一个保姆, you SID people don't need a consultant, you need a nanny
上午他既没有课也没有研究任务, in the morning he has neither classes nor research duties
仅仅因为她天生和别人不一样,就该受到不公平的待遇吗, just because she was born different from other people, does that mean she should be treated unfairly?

Me:
他既好看又善良。
我仅仅想帮你个忙。
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语法
既 + V (phrase) 1 + 也 + V (phrase) 2 "both X and Y" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22

词汇
同时, meanwhile; 同事, colleague; 同样, the same; 不同, different; 相同, identical pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
既不在地星人身边,也不在祝红身边, he's neither with the Dixingren nor with Zhu Hong.
上午他既没有课也没有研究任务, in the morning he has neither classes nor research duties
我跟你介绍一下,这个是我同事张若楠老师。这位是..., Let me introduce you, this is my colleague Professor Zhang Ruonan. And this is...

Me:
我既没有空去,也不想去。
人类们都出去上班。同时,猫猫计划午睡策略。
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[personal profile] nnozomi
语法
既 + (Adj./V phrase) 1 + 又 + (Adj./V phrase) 2 "both X and Y" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22

词汇
通, through/common; 通过, adopt; 通知, notice (as in notification); 交通, traffic; 普通, ordinary; 普通话, Mandarin pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
我们这么守株待兔,既劳民伤财又不管用, sitting on our asses like this we're wasting the taxpayers' money and we're doing no good
那个地星人他的音波既能震荡干扰空间又能控制人类的情绪, that Dixingren's sound waves can both vibrate and disturb spaces and control people's emotions
我是来报道的,这是我的通知书, I'm here to report for work, this is my notice

Me:
今天即冷又黑,怎么能起床啊。
你看没看那张通知?
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语法
既然 + fact +(那 +)question, "given X, why would you do Y?" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22since%22_with_%22jiran%22

词汇
秋天, autumn (pinyin in tags) Seasonally appropriate, at least for us northern hemisphere people!
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
你既然都知道,为什么非要一意孤行? so if you know all this, why do you insist on having your own way?
既然你一定要杀一个人,那杀一个年轻的岂不是更好吗, given that you have to kill someone, isn't it better to kill someone young?
地星正直多事之秋, honestly Dixing is troubled just now [多事之秋 doesn't literally have anything to do with autumn, but it's as close as the script gets, and also I like it]

Me:
你既然不爱吃辣,为什么敢点火锅?
秋天比夏天一百倍好。
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[personal profile] nnozomi
语法
既然 + fact (+ 那/就) + (suggestion/result) "Given that X, it must be Y/you might as well Y" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22since%22_with_%22jiran%22

词汇
请客, treat someone/entertain; 请求, request pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
我既然能送你们去,自然也能接你们回来, given that I can send you there, naturally I can also bring you back
既然这样,那我就不留您了, since that's how it is, I won't keep you any longer
赵云澜,我还有最后一个请求, Zhao Yunlan, I have one final request

Me:
既然你已经知道了,那我就无法保密了。
就算你要请客,我也不要跟你出去吃饭。

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