Show Notes
This morning I saw the weather was beautiful and thought “Since it’s so nice out, I’ll just walk to work!” Let’s learn how to say “since / now that / given that” in Chinese. 既然 (jì rán) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
今天早上出门的时候，我看到天气特别好。 Jīntiān zǎoshang chūmén de shíhou, wǒ kàn dào tiānqì tèbié hǎo.This morning when I went out, the weather was amazing.
我心想：既然这么好，就别坐地铁了，走路去公司吧。 Wǒ xīn xiǎng: jì rán zhème hǎo, jiù bié zuò dìtiě le, zǒulù qù gōngsī ba.I thought, “Since the weather’s so nice, I might as well walk to work.”
结果走了二十分钟，整个人都醒了，心情也更好了。 Jiéguǒ zǒu le èrshí fēnzhōng, zhěng gè rén dōu xǐng le, xīnqíng yě gèng hǎo le.After a 20-minute walk, I felt completely awake and in a great mood.
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