1. 我尽力而为。

[ wǒ jìn lì ér wèi 。 ]

I'll try my best.

2. 三思而后行。

[ sān sī ér hòu xíng 。 ]

Think carefully before you act.

3. 你最好三思而后行。

[ nǐ zuì hǎo sān sī ér hòu xíng 。 ]

You'd better look before you leap.

4. 学而不思则惘。

[ xué ér bù sī zé wǎng 。 ]

It is no use learning without thinking.

5. 这只是为了庆祝我的生日而举行的晚会。

[ zhè zhǐ shì wèi le qìng zhù wǒ de shēng rì ér jǔ xíng de wǎn huì 。 ]

It's only a party in honor of my birthday.

6. 他们坚持留下来，而不愿意走

[ tā mén jiān chí liú xià lái ， ér bù yuàn yì zǒu ]

They insisted on staying rather than going.

7. 就在明天(而不是在别的某一天)他们要开会。

[ jiù zài míng tiān ( ér bù shì zài bié de mǒu yī tiān ) tā mén yào kāi huì 。 ]

It is tomorrow that they will have a meeting.

8. 他们为考试结束了而高兴。

[ tā mén wèi kǎo shì jié shù le ér gāo xìng 。 ]

They were glad of the examination being over.

9. 他们为谁应该付款而争论不休。

[ tā mén wèi shuí yīng gāi fù kuǎn ér zhēng lùn bù xiū 。 ]

They are arguing over who should pay the bill.

10. 然而，苏珊却还没有决定。

[ rán ér ， sū shān què hái méi yǒu jué dìng 。 ]

However, Susan has not really made up her mind yet.

11. 你应该是依靠你自己，而不足别人。

[ nǐ yīng gāi shì yī kào nǐ zì jǐ ， ér bù zú bié rén 。 ]

You should always depend on yourself rather than someone else.

12. 许多人喜欢住在农村而不喜欢住在城市。

[ xǔ duō rén xǐ huān zhù zài nóng cūn ér bù xǐ huān zhù zài chéng shì 。 ]

Many people prefer living in the country to living in the town.