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It Depends on the Mosquitoes Outside 那要看外面是否有蚊子 in Chinese

July 15, 2018 by Laura Blodgett

It Depends on the Mosquitoes Outside 那要看外面是否有蚊子 in Chinese

 
 
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Mosquitoes seem to be everywhere

During the summer, you almost certainly need to say some things about mosquitoes! Where are the mosquitoes? What should you wear? And, very importantly, should you slap a mosquito when it lands on another person??!! Here is some vocabulary you will find in the sentences about the pesky mosquito:

Vocabulary

蚊子           ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙                                   mosquito

那要看        ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ                   it depends

影響            ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ                         to influence or affect (usually adversely)

例如            ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ                               for example, for instance

是否            ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ                                  whether or not, is or isn’t

露營             ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˊ                              camping, to camp out

營地            ㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ                               campsite, camp

又如            ㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ                                also if

外面             ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ                           outside

腳踏車        ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄜ                  bicycle (foot pedal vehicle)

自行車        ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ                       bicycle (self move vehicle)

踩                 ㄘㄞˇ                                         to step on, to press a pedal

咬                 ㄧㄠˇ                                         to bite, to nip

太陽下山     ㄊㄞˋ  ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ     sunset

天黑              ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄟ                            to get dark, dusk

聞到               ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ                            to smell, to sniff out

味道                ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ                           flavor, smell

因此               ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ                                thus, consequently

長袖               ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ                       long sleeves

襯衫               ㄔㄣˋ ㄕㄢ                            shirt

戴                    ㄉㄞˋ                                    to put on, to bear

帽子               ㄇㄠˋ ㄗ˙                              hat, cap

帳篷               ㄓㄤˋ ㄆㄥˊ                          tent

睡得著           ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄠˊ           to fall asleep, to obtain sleep

睡不著           ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ           to not fall asleep

回答               ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ                      to reply, to answer

打死               ㄉㄚˇ ㄙˇ                             to kill, to beat to death

到底               ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ                         when all is said and done, in the end

離                    ㄌㄧˊ                                    to be away from, to leave

河川               ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄢ                       rivers

湖泊                ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄛˋ                          lake

滯留不動      ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ  to rentain motionless

水域               ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ                         waters, body of water

遠近              ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ                       far and near, distance

停                   ㄊㄧㄥˊ                                   to stop, to park

別人              ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ                        other person

某人               ㄇㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ                          someone

反擊             ㄈㄢˇ  ㄐㄧˊ                           to strike back, to counterattack

 

Let’s talk about the infamous mosquito.

 

 

蚊子影響很多事情

(蚊子)(影響)(很)(多)(事情)

(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)(ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇ)(ㄏㄣˇ)(ㄉㄨㄛ)(ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ)

(wén zi.)(yǐng xiǎng)(hěn)(duō)(shì qíng)

(mosquito)(to affect)(very)(many)(affairs, matters, things)

Mosquitoes affect many things.

 

例如:我是不是要去露營,那要看營地那裡有多少蚊子?

(例如):(我)[(是)(不)(是)]❶(要)(去)(露營),

(ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ): (ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄕˋ)()()(ㄧㄠˋ)(ㄑㄩˋ)(ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄥˊ) ,

(lì rú): (wǒ)(shì)(bú)(shì)(yào)(qù)(lù yíng),

(for example): (I)(to be)(not)(to be)(to want)(to go)(to camp out, camping)

……[(那)(要看)](營地)(那裡)(有)(多少)(蚊子)

……[(ㄋㄚˋ)(ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)](ㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ)(ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ)(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)

……[(nà)(yào kàn)](yíng dì)(nà lǐ)(yǒu)(duō shǎo)(wén zi.)

……[(that)(must see) = it depends](campsite)(there)(to have)(how many)(mosquito)

For example, whether or not I want to go camping depends on how many mosquitoes are at the campground.

 

又如外面有太多蚊子的話我也不想騎腳踏車!

(又如)(外面)(有)(太多)(蚊子)(的話)

(ㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄨˊ)(ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ)(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄊㄞˋ)(ㄉㄨㄛ)(ㄨㄢˊ ㄗ˙)(ㄉㄜ˙ ㄏㄨㄚˋ)

(also if)(outside)(to have)(too)(many)(mosquito)(if that is so)

……(我)(也)(不)(想)(騎)(腳踏車)

……(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄧㄝˇ)(ㄅㄨˋ)(ㄒㄧㄤˇ)(ㄑㄧˊ)(ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄔㄜ)

……(wǒ)(yě)(bù)(xiǎng)(qí)(jiǎo tà chē)

……(I)(also)(not)(to want, to think)(to ride)(bicycle)

Also, if there are too many mosquitoes outside, I don’t want to ride my bike!

 

有可能那要看我踩得多快!

(有)(可能)(那要看)(我)(踩)❷(得)(多)(快)

(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄘㄞˇ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄉㄨㄛ)(ㄎㄨㄞˋ)

(yǒu)(kě néng)(nà yào kàn)(wǒ)(cǎi)(de.)(duō)(kuài)

(to have, there is)(might, possible)(it depends on)(I)(to pedal, to step on)(particle attaching previous verb to adverb)(much)(quick, to make haste, rapid)

Possibly, it might depend on how fast I ride!

 

蚊子很喜歡咬我,所以太陽下山以後我在外面就很注意小心它們!

(蚊子)(很)(喜歡)(咬)(我),

(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)(ㄏㄣˇ)(ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ)(ㄧㄠˇ)(ㄨㄛˇ),

(wén zi.)(hěn)(xǐ huān)(yǎo)(wǒ),

(mosquito)(very)(to like)(to bite)(me)

……(所以)(太陽下山)❸(以後)(我)(在)(外面)

……(ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ)(ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ)(ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ)

……(suǒ yǐ)(tài yáng xià shān)(yǐ hòu)(wǒ)(zài)(wài miàn)

……(so)(sunset)(after)(I)(at)(outside)

…………(就)(很)(注意)(小心)(它❹們)

…………(ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄏㄣˇ)(ㄓㄨˋ ㄧˋ)(ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ)(ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙)

…………(jiù)(hěn)(zhù yì)(xiǎo xīn)(tā men.)

…………(adds emphasis)(very)(to pay attention)(to be careful)(them)

Mosquitoes like to bite me, so I am careful outside after dark/after sunset.

 

那也要看它們是不是可以聞到我的味道!

(那)(也)❼(要看)(它們)(是)(不)(是)(可以)(聞到)(我的)(味道)

(ㄋㄚˋ)(ㄧㄝˇ)(ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)(ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙)(ㄕˋ)(ㄅㄨˊ)(ㄕˋ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ)

(nà)(yě)(yào kàn)(tā men.)(shì)(bú)(shì)(kě yǐ)(wén dào)(wǒ de.)(wèi dào)

(that)(also)(it depends on)(they)(are, to be, is)(can, may, able to)(to smell, to sniff)(my)(flavor, smell)

It depends on whether or not they can smell me!

 

因此我得穿長袖襯衫和戴帽子。

(因此)(我)(得)(穿)(長袖)(襯衫)(和)(戴)(帽子)

(ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ)(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄉㄟˇ)(ㄔㄨㄢ)(ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ)(ㄔㄣˋ ㄕㄢ)(ㄏㄢˋ)(ㄉㄞˋ)(ㄇㄠˋ ㄗ˙)

(yīn cǐ)(wǒ)(děi)(chuān)(cháng xiù)(chèn shān)(hàn)(dài)(mào zi.)

(thus, consequently)(I)(must)(to wear)(long sleeve)(shirt)(and)(hat, cap)

Thus, I must wear both a long sleeve shirt and a hat.

 

有時候我們露營時蚊子飛進我們的帳篷裡。

(有時候)(我們)(露營)(時)(蚊子)

(ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙)(ㄌㄨˋㄧㄥˊ)(ㄕˊ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)

(yǒu shí hòu)(wǒ men.)(lù yíng)(shí)(wén zi.)

(sometimes)(we)(to camp out)(when)(mosquito)

……(飛進)(我們的)(帳篷)(裡)

……(ㄈㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙ ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄓㄤˋ ㄆㄥˊ)(ㄌㄧˇ)

……(fēi jìn)(wǒ men. de.)(zhàng péng)(lǐ)

……(to enter by flying)(our)(tent)(in)

Sometimes when we are camping, a mosquito flies into our tent.

 

我老公會問我:妳能睡得著嗎?

(我)(老公)(會)(問)(我):

(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ)(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)(ㄨㄣˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ):

(wǒ)(lǎo gōng)(huì)(wèn)(wǒ):

(my)(husband)(will)(to ask)(me):

……(妳)(能)(睡得著)(嗎)

……(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄠˊ)(ㄇㄚ˙)

……(nǐ)(néng)(shuì dé zháo)(ma.)

……(you)(able)(to fall asleep)(question particle)

My husband asks me, “Will you be able to sleep?”

 

我回答說:那要看你是不是能打死蚊子!

(我)(回答)(說):(那要看)

(ㄨㄛˇ)(ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ)(ㄕㄨㄛ): (ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)

(wǒ)(huí dá)(shuō): (nà yào kàn)

(I)(to reply)(to say): (it depends)

……(你)(是)(不)(是)(能)(打死)(蚊子)

……(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄕˋ)(ㄅㄨˊ)(ㄕˋ)(ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄉㄚˇ ㄙˇ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)

……(nǐ)(shì)(bú)(shì)(néng)(dǎ sǐ)(wén zi.)

……(you)(to be)(not)(to be)(to kill)(mosquito)

I answer, “That depends on whether or not you kill the mosquito!”

 

到底會有多少蚊子,那要看我們離河川湖泊或別的滯留不動的水域的遠近,因為蚊子就生長在滯留不懂的水域。

(到底)(會)(有)(多少)(蚊子),

(ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ)(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)(ㄧㄡˇ)(ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙),

(dào dǐ)(huì)(yǒu)(duō shǎo)(wén zi.),

(in the end)(will)(to have)(how many)(mosquito)

……(那要看)(我們)(離)❺(河川)(湖泊)(或)

……(ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)(ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙)(ㄌㄧˊ)(ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄢ)(ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄛˋ)(ㄏㄨㄛˋ)

……(nà yào kàn)(wǒ men.)(lí)(hé chuān)(hú bò)(huò)

……(it depends)(we)(to be away from, distance from)(rivers)(lake)(or)

…………(別的)[(滯留不動)(的)(水域)(的)](遠近),

…………(ㄅㄧㄝ ㄉㄜ˙)[(ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)(ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ)(ㄉㄜ˙)](ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ),

…………(bié de.)[((zhì liú bú dòng)(de.)(shǔi)(yù)(de.)](yuǎn jìn)

…………(other)[(to retain motionless)(adjective marker)(body of water)(adjective marker)](near or far, distance)

…………………(因為)(蚊子)(就)❻(生長)(在)(滯留不懂的水域)

………………(ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)(ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄕㄥ ㄓㄤˇ)(ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄜ˙ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ)

………………(yīn wèi)(wén zi.)(jiù)(shēng zhǎng)(zài)(zhì liú bú dòng de. shǔi yù)

………………(because)(mosquito)(right where)(to grow)(at)(stagnate water)

How many mosquitoes there are depends on how close we are to a lake or stagnate water, because mosquitoes live near stagnate water.

 

如果你看見蚊子停在別人身上,你 可能要決定是不是要打死它。

(如果)(你)(看見)(蚊子)(停)(在)(別人)(身)(上),

(ㄜㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ)(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ)(ㄨㄣˊ ㄗ˙)(ㄊㄧㄥˊ)(ㄗㄞˋ)(ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ)(ㄕㄣ)(ㄕㄤˋ)

(rú guǒ)(nǐ)(kàn jiàn)(wén zi.)(tíng)(zài)(bié rén)(shēn)(shàng),

(if)(you)(to see, to catch sight of)(mosquito)(stop)(at)(other person)(body)(on)

……(你)(可能)(要)(決定)(是)(不)(是)(要)(打死)(它)

……(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄧㄠˋ)(ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ)(ㄕˋ)(ㄅㄨˊ)(ㄕˋ)(ㄧㄠˋ)(ㄉㄚˇ ㄙˇ)(ㄊㄚ)

……(nǐ)(kě néng)(yào)(jué dìng)(shì)(bú)(shì)(dǎ sǐ)(tā)

……(you)(probably)(must, to want)(to decide)(to be)(not)(to be)(to kill)(it)

If you see a mosquito on someone else’s body, you must decide whether or not to kill it.

 

那就要看那個人會謝謝你或可能會反擊你噢!

(那)(就)❼(要看)(那個)(人)(會)

(ㄋㄚˋ)(ㄐㄧㄡˋ)(ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄢˋ)(ㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜ˙)(ㄖㄣˊ)(ㄏㄨㄟˋ)

(nà)(jiù)(yào kàn)(nà ge.)(rén)(huì)

(that)(then, just)(it depends)(that)(person)(will)

……(謝謝)(你)(或)(可能)(會)(反擊)(你)(噢)

……(ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝ˙)(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄏㄨㄛˋ)(ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ)(ㄈㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ)(ㄋㄧˇ)(ㄡ)

……(xiè xie.)(nǐ)(huò)(kě néng)(huì)(fǎn jí)(nǐ)(ō)

……(to thank)(you)(or)(possibly)(will)(to strike back)(you)(conversational sound)

It depends on whether or not that person will thank you or hit you back!


Notes:

❶ In the title of the blog we used 是否  to mean “whether or not” because titles are considered more formal. However, in the body of the blog we used 是不是, which is the more conversational, everyday way of saying “whether or not.” Literally it can be translated “to be or not to be,” which is a fun Shakespearean way to remember it!

❷ For this sentence we could have just as easily used the verb 騎 ㄑㄧˊ (qí) meaning “to ride”, but the visual of 踩 “to pedal” faster was more fun.

❸ If you look closely at the characters 太陽下山 you will see that they literally mean “the sun going below the mountain.” Hence, the sun is setting. In the vocabulary list there was the more stark word for sunset 天黑 meaning “day black” or to get dark.

❹ My tutor says that it is common to use the non-life form pronoun 它 for things like mosquitoes, as a way to both make a point that they are worthless and to make destroying them more acceptable. Unless you are a Buddhist.

❺ 離 is part of the word 離開 and technically means “to leave,” but by extension of that meaning is also used to refer to how far away something is.

❻ The 就 here is for emphasis. “Then” it just depends….

❼ These are two examples of how another character might be inserted into “it depends” to give a more specific meaning.

 

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