养宠物需要投入很多时间和精力，除非你很有爱心。
Yǎng chǒngwù xūyào tóurù hěn duō shíjiān hé jīnglì, chúfēi nǐ hěn yǒu àixīn.
Raising a pet requires a lot of time and energy, unless you have a lot of love and compassion.
宠物 chǒngwù – pet
投入 tóurù – to input, to invest
精力 jīnglì – energy
除非 chúfēi – only if
爱心 àixīn – compassion, sympathy
我们家里养了许多鲜艳的花，这些花都开得很好看。
Wǒmen jiālǐ yǎngle xǔduō xiānyàn de huā, zhèxiē huā dōu kāi dé hěn hǎokàn.
We grow many brightly colored flowers at home, and they are all blooming beautifully.
鲜艳 xiānyàn – brightly colored
除非你立刻道歉，否则我根本不会原谅你。
Chúfēi nǐ lìkè dàoqiàn, fǒuzé wǒ gēnběn bù huì yuánliàng nǐ.
I will not forgive you at all unless you apologize immediately.
立刻 lìkè – immediately
道歉 dàoqiàn – to apologize
否则 fǒuzé – otherwise
根本 gēnběn – at all, simply
原谅 yuánliàng – to forgive
除非有紧急情况，否则不要打扰我。
Chúfēi yǒu jǐnjí qíngkuàng, fǒuzé bùyào dǎrǎo wǒ.
Don’t disturb me unless there’s an emergency.
紧急 jǐnjí – urgent
情况 qíngkuàng – situation, circumstance
打扰 dǎrǎo – to disturb
为了实现梦想，他一直在努力奋斗，从不抱怨。
Wèile shíxiàn mèngxiǎng, tā yīzhí zài nǔlì fèndòu, cóng bù bàoyuàn.
To realize his dream, he has been struggling hard and never complains.
实现 shíxiàn – to realize
梦想 mèngxiǎng – dream
努力 nǔlì – to strive; hard-working
抱怨 bàoyuàn – to complain
我们要为自己的未来而奋斗，不要在乎别人的看法。
Wǒmen yào wèi zìjǐ de wèilái ér fèndòu, bùyào zàihū biérén de kànfǎ.
We should struggle for our own future and not care about what others think.
在乎 zàihū – to care about
看法 kànfǎ – opinion, view
读书是一种乐趣，可以让我们在知识的海洋里遨游。
Dúshū shì yī zhǒng lèqù, kěyǐ ràng wǒmen zài zhīshì de hǎiyáng lǐ áoyóu.
Reading is a pleasure that allows us to swim in the ocean of knowledge.
知识 zhīshì – knowledge
海洋 hǎiyáng – ocean
遨游 áoyóu – to roam, to travel
帮助别人是一种乐趣，在帮助别人的同时，我们也能得到快乐。
Bāngzhù biérén shì yī zhǒng lèqù, zài bāngzhù biérén de tóngshí, wǒmen yě néng dédào kuàilè.
Helping others is a pleasure; we can also get happiness while helping others.
同时 tóngshí – at the same time
快乐 kuàilè – happy; happiness