他是学校的象棋高手，几乎没有人能打败他。
Tā shì xuéxiào de xiàngqí gāoshǒu, jīhū méiyǒu rén néng dǎbài tā.
He is a chess master at school; almost no one can defeat him.
高手 gāoshǒu – master
打败 dǎbài – to defeat
爷爷每天都会在公园里和他的老朋友下象棋。
Yéyé měitiān dōu huì zài gōngyuán lǐ hé tā de lǎo péngyǒu xià xiàngqí.
Grandpa plays chess with his old friends in the park every day.
公园 gōngyuán – park
下 xià – to play (chess, checkers)
在教练的指导下，他的游泳技术进步得很快。
Zài jiàoliàn de zhǐdǎo xià, tā de yóuyǒng jìshù jìnbù de hěn kuài.
Under the coach’s guidance, his swimming skills improved very quickly.
指导 zhǐdǎo – guidance
游泳 yóuyǒng – swimming
技术 jìshù – skills
进步 jìnbù – to improve
这支球队的教练，是一个非常有经验的老教练。
Zhè zhī qiúduì de jiàoliàn, shì yīgè fēicháng yǒu jīngyàn de lǎo jiàoliàn.
The coach of this team is a very experienced veteran coach.
球队 qiúduì – team
经验 jīngyàn – experience
我向他求婚，他终于答应了。
Wǒ xiàng tā qiúhūn, tā zhōngyú dāyingle.
I proposed to her, and she finally said yes.
求婚 qiúhūn – to propose
终于 zhōngyú – finally
我答应过妈妈，一定会好好学习，考上理想的大学。
Wǒ dāying guò māmā, yīdìng huì hǎohǎo xuéxí, kǎo shàng lǐxiǎng de dàxué.
I promised my mom that I would study hard and get into my dream university.
理想 lǐxiǎng – ideal, dream
大学 dàxué – university
这次洪灾给当地居民造成了巨大的财产损失。
Zhè cì hóngzāi gěi dāngdì jūmín zàochéngle jùdà de cáichǎn sǔnshī.
This flood caused huge property losses to the local residents.
洪灾 hóngzāi – flood
当地 dāngdì – local
居民 jūmín – resident
造成 zàochéng – to cause
财产 cáichǎn – property
他的生意失败了，损失了很多钱。
Tā de shēngyì shībàile, sǔnshīle hěn duō qián.
His business failed, and he lost a lot of money.
生意 shēngyì – business
失败 shībài – to fail