language learning center · B1 · Lesson 5
Comparing options
Practice this topic in Chinese: Comparing options.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
这个方案的一个优点是成本更低。
One advantage of this option is that it costs less.
马克
相比之下，另一个方案提供更多支持。
The other one, by contrast, offers more support.
小雨
一方面我们需要节省开支，另一方面我们也重视质量。
On one hand we need to save; on the other, we want quality.
马克
如果选择第一个，我们就得更好地组织安排。
If we choose the first, we will have to organise ourselves better.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
这个方案的一个优点是成本更低。
One advantage of this option is that it costs less.
这个方案的一个优点是成本更低。
相比之下，另一个方案提供更多支持。
The other one, by contrast, offers more support.
相比之下，另一个方案提供更多支持。
一方面我们需要节省开支，另一方面我们也重视质量。
On one hand we need to save; on the other, we want quality.
一方面我们需要节省开支，另一方面我们也重视质量。
如果选择第一个，我们就得更好地组织安排。
If we choose the first, we will have to organise ourselves better.
如果选择第一个，我们就得更好地组织安排。
总的来说，第二个似乎更合适。
Overall, the second seems more suitable.
总的来说，第二个似乎更合适。
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “One advantage of this option is that it costs less.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 这个方案的一个优点是成本更低。
- 2. 相比之下，另一个方案提供更多支持。
- 3. 一方面我们需要节省开支，另一方面我们也重视质量。
- 4. 如果选择第一个，我们就得更好地组织安排。
- 5. 总的来说，第二个似乎更合适。