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giving reasons 3 » 解释，说明某件事情3
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- ar Arabic nl Dutch de German EN English (US) es Spanish fr French ja Japanese pt Portuguese (PT) PT Portuguese (BR) zh Chinese (Simplified) ad Adyghe af Afrikaans am Amharic be Belarusian bg Bulgarian bn Bengali
- bs Bosnian ca Catalan cs Czech da Danish el Greek eo Esperanto et Estonian fa Persian fi Finnish he Hebrew hi Hindi hr Croatian hu Hungarian id Indonesian it Italian ka Georgian
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77 [seventy-seven]
giving reasons 3
77[七十七]
77 [Qīshíqī]
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| Why aren’t you eating the cake? |
您 为-- 不 吃 这- 蛋- 呢 ？
您 为什么 不 吃 这个 蛋糕 呢 ？
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ní- w------- b- c-- z---- d----- n-? nín wèishéme bù chī zhège dàngāo ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why aren’t you eating the cake?您 为什么 不 吃 这个 蛋糕 呢 ？nín wèishéme bù chī zhège dàngāo ne? |
| I must lose weight. |
我 必- 减- 。
我 必须 减肥 。
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Wǒ b--- j------. Wǒ bìxū jiǎnféi. |
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| I’m not eating it because I must lose weight. |
我 不- 吃 它----- 因- 我 必- 减- 。
我 不能 吃 它（蛋糕）， 因为 我 必须 减肥 。
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Wǒ b----- c-- t- (d-----), y----- w- b--- j------. Wǒ bùnéng chī tā (dàngāo), yīnwèi wǒ bìxū jiǎnféi. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not eating it because I must lose weight.我 不能 吃 它（蛋糕）， 因为 我 必须 减肥 。Wǒ bùnéng chī tā (dàngāo), yīnwèi wǒ bìxū jiǎnféi. |
| Why aren’t you drinking the beer? |
您 为-- 不 喝 啤- 呢 ？
您 为什么 不 喝 啤酒 呢 ？
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Ní- w------- b- h- p---- n-? Nín wèishéme bù hē píjiǔ ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why aren’t you drinking the beer?您 为什么 不 喝 啤酒 呢 ？Nín wèishéme bù hē píjiǔ ne? |
| I have to drive. |
我 还- 开 车 。
我 还得 开 车 。
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Wǒ h-- d- k-----. Wǒ hái dé kāichē. |
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| I’m not drinking it because I have to drive. |
我 不- 喝------ 因- 我 还- 开- 呢 。
我 不能 喝（这啤酒）， 因为 我 还得 开车 呢 。
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Wǒ b----- h- (z-- p----), y----- w- h-- d- k----- n-. Wǒ bùnéng hē (zhè píjiǔ), yīnwèi wǒ hái dé kāichē ne. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not drinking it because I have to drive.我 不能 喝（这啤酒）， 因为 我 还得 开车 呢 。Wǒ bùnéng hē (zhè píjiǔ), yīnwèi wǒ hái dé kāichē ne. |
| Why aren’t you drinking the coffee? |
你 为-- 不 喝-- 呢 ？
你 为什么 不 喝咖啡 呢 ？
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Nǐ w------- b- h- k---- n-? Nǐ wèishéme bù hē kāfēi ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why aren’t you drinking the coffee?你 为什么 不 喝咖啡 呢 ？Nǐ wèishéme bù hē kāfēi ne? |
| It is cold. |
它 凉 了 。
它 凉 了 。
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Tā l------. Tā liángle. |
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| I’m not drinking it because it is cold. |
我 不 喝 它----- 因- 它 凉 了 。
我 不 喝 它（咖啡）， 因为 它 凉 了 。
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Wǒ b- h- t- (k----), y----- t- l------. Wǒ bù hē tā (kāfēi), yīnwèi tā liángle. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not drinking it because it is cold.我 不 喝 它（咖啡）， 因为 它 凉 了 。Wǒ bù hē tā (kāfēi), yīnwèi tā liángle. |
| Why aren’t you drinking the tea? |
你 为-- 不 喝 这- 呢 ？
你 为什么 不 喝 这茶 呢 ？
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Nǐ w------- b- h- z-- c-- n-? Nǐ wèishéme bù hē zhè chá ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why aren’t you drinking the tea?你 为什么 不 喝 这茶 呢 ？Nǐ wèishéme bù hē zhè chá ne? |
| I have no sugar. |
我 没- 糖 。
我 没有 糖 。
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Wǒ m----- t---. Wǒ méiyǒu táng. |
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| I’m not drinking it because I don’t have any sugar. |
我 不- 它---- 因- 我 没- 糖 。
我 不喝 它（茶）， 因为 我 没有 糖 。
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Wǒ b- h- t- (c--), y----- w- m----- t---. Wǒ bù hē tā (chá), yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu táng. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not drinking it because I don’t have any sugar.我 不喝 它（茶）， 因为 我 没有 糖 。Wǒ bù hē tā (chá), yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu táng. |
| Why aren’t you eating the soup? |
您 为-- 不- 这- 呢 ？
您 为什么 不喝 这汤 呢 ？
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Ní- w------- b- h- z-- t--- n-? Nín wèishéme bù hē zhè tāng ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why aren’t you eating the soup?您 为什么 不喝 这汤 呢 ？Nín wèishéme bù hē zhè tāng ne? |
| I didn’t order it. |
我 没- 点 它 。
我 没有 点 它 。
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Wǒ m----- d--- t-. Wǒ méiyǒu diǎn tā. |
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| I’m not eating it because I didn’t order it. |
我 不- 它---- 因- 我 没- 点 它 。
我 不喝 它（汤）， 因为 我 没有 点 它 。
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Wǒ b- h- t- (t---), y----- w- m----- d--- t-. Wǒ bù hē tā (tāng), yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu diǎn tā. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not eating it because I didn’t order it.我 不喝 它（汤）， 因为 我 没有 点 它 。Wǒ bù hē tā (tāng), yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu diǎn tā. |
| Why don’t you eat the meat? |
您 为-- 不 吃 这- 呢 ？
您 为什么 不 吃 这肉 呢 ？
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Ní- w------- b- c-- z-- r-- n-? Nín wèishéme bù chī zhè ròu ne? |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!Why don’t you eat the meat?您 为什么 不 吃 这肉 呢 ？Nín wèishéme bù chī zhè ròu ne? |
| I am a vegetarian. |
我 是 素-- 。
我 是 素食者 。
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Wǒ s-- s---- z--. Wǒ shì sùshí zhě. |
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| I’m not eating it because I am a vegetarian. |
我 不- 它---- 因- 我 是 素-- 。
我 不吃 它（肉）， 因为 我 是 素食者 。
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Wǒ b- c-- t- (r--), y----- w- s-- s---- z--. Wǒ bù chī tā (ròu), yīnwèi wǒ shì sùshí zhě. |
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More LanguagesClick on a flag!I’m not eating it because I am a vegetarian.我 不吃 它（肉）， 因为 我 是 素食者 。Wǒ bù chī tā (ròu), yīnwèi wǒ shì sùshí zhě. |
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