Lesson 3 Grammar

1. 黨...時候 when
當我看到外面在下雨時候我就去睡 較
當我的爸爸回來的時候, 我就不能再外面玩了
2. 為了 for the purpose of; in order to
我為了我的妹妹早起來作早餐
我為了考試考得很好讀書
為了 introduces the purpose or goal of an action. It can appear at the beginning of a sentence, but when it follows 是, it appears in the second part of the sentance.
3. 只要... 就 if only; as long as; provided that
只要外面不下雨, 我就可以出去玩.
只要有東西吃, 我就會吃掉.
只要 introduces the necessary condition that brings about a result. It is used in conjunction with 就, which occurs after the subject (if there is one) in the clause
4.不管...都 no matter what/who/who
不管外面有沒有下雨, 我會出去玩.
不管是誰, 都會覺得我的妹妹很可愛
不管...都 indicates that no matter what happens, the result of a situation will not change. 無 輪 can replace 不管 here, but is mostly used in written chinese, whereas 不管 usually occurs in the spoken language.
5.並且 and; moreover; furthermore
我已經睡覺了, 並且我 也 吃 晚 餐 了.
我的怒朋友很漂亮, 並且他很聰明
並且 indicates two actions occur in a sequence or introduce a progression meaning in second sentance
6.連起來 connect; link (together)
我喜歡我的怒朋友所以我把我們的手連起來
我 也 喜歡 kevin, 所以我把我們的手連起來