HashiriKata Posted December 23, 2005 at 09:48 AM Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 09:48 AM 我小的时候就从你们听到不少南京的故事 Does the above sentence sound sufficient & natural in Chinese? Or would you prefer the following (with 那儿 added)? and why? 我小的时候就从你们那儿听到不少南京的故事 ( I'd like to know if the above versions are both acceptable. A rough translation for them would be: From very young age I have heard many things about Nanjing from you (you= father & mother in the context where the sentence is taken from)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenpv Posted December 23, 2005 at 11:37 AM Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 11:37 AM 我小的时候就从你们那儿听到不少南京的故事 This sentence reads better. '从' is a preposition shows the starting point of time or movement. As in the sentence aforementioned, '那儿' shows the position which cannot be depicted by '你们'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted December 23, 2005 at 12:18 PM Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 12:18 PM Thanks chenpv. You're right there. I brought this up also because I thought English speakers would be by habit omitting 那儿 in sentences like these. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florazheng Posted December 23, 2005 at 01:15 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 01:15 PM Or would you prefer the following (with 那儿 added)? and why?我小的时候就从你们那儿听到不少南京的故事 This sounds smooth. I ain't able to explain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted December 23, 2005 at 02:29 PM Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 02:29 PM Hi florazheng, long time no see! This sounds smooth. I ain't able to explain it.From what chenpv said above, I imagine there may be some rule like this: 从 requires a time- or place-word as its complement; and since 你们 is not a place word, so we need to add 那儿 to make it one: 你们那儿To test my "mini theory" above, can someone please confirm if the following Chinese sentence sounds OK?: "I heard it from her!" = 我从她那儿听到了! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florazheng Posted December 23, 2005 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 at 03:13 PM Hi Hashirikata, Nice to see you again! Yes, I has hardly visited here for a time. I teach myself English and a little Japanese just for fun. Yes, your Chinese translation sounds good. ((((((((((((((((((((applaud)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenpv Posted December 26, 2005 at 07:21 AM Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 at 07:21 AM "I heard it from her!" = 我从她那儿听到了! , no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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