Standard phrases

有时乘坐火车甚至比乘坐飞机更节约时间。
Yǒushí chéngzuò huǒchē shènzhì bǐ chéngzuò fēijī gèng jiéyuē shíjiān.
Sometimes it even saves more time taking a train rather than taking a plane.

去火车站比去机场的距离要近得多。
Qù huǒchēzhàn bǐ qù jīchǎng de jùlí yào jìn de duō.
Going to the train station is much closer than going to the airport.

北京是中国的首都，各国的大使馆都在这里， 文化交流的活动非常多。
Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū, gèguó de dàshǐguǎn dōu zài zhèlǐ, wénhuà jiāoliú de huódòng fēicháng duō.
Beijing is the capital of China, and the embassies of various countries are here. There are many cultural exchange activities.

在北京才能感觉到外国人印象里的中国。
Zài Běijīng cái néng gǎnjué dào wàiguórén yìnxiàng lǐ de Zhōngguó.
It is only in Beijing that we can find China as represented by foreigners.

我们首先参观了故宫，这对法国学生了解中国历史很有帮助。
Wǒmen shǒuxiān cānguān le gùgōng, zhè duì fǎguó xuéshēng liǎojiě zhōngguó lìshǐ hěn yǒu bāngzhù.
We first visited the Forbidden City, which is very useful for French students to understand the history of China.

这个过程增加了同学之间互相交流的机会。
Zhè gè guòchéng zēngjiā le tóngxué zhījiān hù xiàng jiāoliú de jīhuì.
This process has increased opportunities for communication between students.

长城距离北京大约八十公里。
Chángchéng jùlí Běijīng dàyuē bā shí gōnglǐ.
The Great Wall is located about 80 km from Beijing.

长城有六千公里长，要花很多力气才能全部爬完呀！
Chángchéng yǒu liù qiān gōnglǐ cháng, yào huā hěn duō lìqì cái néng quánbù pá wán ya!
The Great Wall is 6,000 kilometers long, and it takes a lot of effort to climb it all!

一个星期很快就过去了。
Yī gè xīngqī hěn kuài jiù guòqù le.
The week passed very quickly.

演员都接受过专门的教育。
Yǎnyuán dōu jiēshòu guo zhuānmén de jiàoyù.
The actors all received a special education.