Vocabulary

[ néng ]

Elementary Level(Band 1)

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[ néng ]
Translation

to be able to; can

Phrase

1. 我能帮你吗?

[ wǒ néng bāng nǐ ma ? ]

Can I help you?

2. 你能做到!

[ nǐ néng zuò dào ! ]

You can make it!

3. 你不能错过。

[ nǐ bù néng cuò guò 。 ]

You can't miss it.

4. 要是我能飞就好了。

[ yào shì wǒ néng fēi jiù hǎo le 。 ]

If only I could fly.

5. 你能得到你想要的。

[ nǐ néng dé dào nǐ xiǎng yào de 。 ]

You can get what you want.

6. 他什么样的坏事都能干得出来。

[ tā shén me yàng de huài shì dōu néng gān dé chū lái 。 ]

He is capable of any crime.

7. 我能和劳拉说话吗?

[ wǒ néng hé láo lā shuō huà ma ? ]

May I speak to Lora,please?

8. 这是因为我们能感到疼痛。

[ zhè shì yīn wèi wǒ mén néng gǎn dào téng tòng 。 ]

This is because we feel pain.

9. 这车性能很好。

[ zhè chē xìng néng hěn hǎo 。 ]

This car is in good condition.

10. 今天我不可能去看他。

[ jīn tiān wǒ bù kě néng qù kàn tā 。 ]

I won't be able to see him today.

11. 戏随时都有可能开始。

[ xì suí shí dōu yǒu kě néng kāi shǐ 。 ]

The play may begin at any moment.

12. 这种药膏能治疗轻微烧伤。

[ zhè zhǒng yào gāo néng zhì liáo qīng wēi shāo shāng 。 ]

The salve will heal slight burns.

13. 你能到我的住处来接我吗?

[ nǐ néng dào wǒ de zhù chù lái jiē wǒ ma ? ]

Will you pick me up at my place?

14. 时光不能倒流。

[ shí guāng bù néng dǎo liú 。 ]

You can never turn the clock back.

15. 你能认出那个女人是谁了吗,玛丽?

[ nǐ néng rèn chū nà gè nǚ rén shì shuí le ma , mǎ lì ? ]

Can you recognize that woman,Mary?

16. 我们不能出去因为下雨了。

[ wǒ mén bù néng chū qù yīn wèi xià yǔ le 。 ]

We can't go out because of the rain.

17. 你能适应新的工作吗?

[ nǐ néng shì yīng xīn de gōng zuò ma ? ]

Can you adapt yourself to the new job?

18. 即使小孩儿都能回答这个问题。

[ jí shǐ xiǎo hái ér dōu néng huí dá zhè gè wèn tí 。 ]

Even a child can answer this question.

19. 不管你是谁,都不能进去。

[ bù guǎn nǐ shì shuí , dōu bù néng jìn qù 。 ]

You can't go in no matter who you are.

20. 只要你肯尝试,你一定能做这件事。

[ zhǐ yào nǐ kěn cháng shì , nǐ yī dìng néng zuò zhè jiàn shì 。 ]

If you would only try, you could do it.

21. 那些机器不能正常运转。

[ nà xiē jī qì bù néng zhèng cháng yùn zhuǎn 。 ]

The machines will not operate properly.

22. 我要赶飞机,你能快点吗?

[ wǒ yào gǎn fēi jī , nǐ néng kuài diǎn ma ? ]

I have to catch a plane. Could you hurry?

23. 我怎能控制我自己?我无法冷静下来。

[ wǒ zěn néng kòng zhì wǒ zì jǐ ? wǒ wú fǎ lěng jìng xià lái 。 ]

How do I control myself? I can't calm down.

24. 希望还能有相见的机会。

[ xī wàng hái néng yǒu xiāng jiàn de jī huì 。 ]

I hope we can see each other again some time.

25. 我六点钟出门才能赶上火车。

[ wǒ liù diǎn zhōng chū mén cái néng gǎn shàng huǒ chē 。 ]

I left at 6:00 so that I could catch the train.

26. 这样他就能两全其美。

[ zhè yàng tā jiù néng liǎng quán qí měi 。 ]

This way, he can kill two birds with one stone.

27. 如果汤姆不能信守诺言,他就会丢面子。

[ rú guǒ tāng mǔ bù néng xìn shǒu nuò yán , tā jiù huì diū miàn zǐ 。 ]

If Tom cannot keep his promise, he'll lose face.

28. 我怎么能够爬得上那堵墙?我要是一只鸟就好了!

[ wǒ zěn me néng gòu pá dé shàng nà dǔ qiáng ? wǒ yào shì yī zhǐ niǎo jiù hǎo le ! ]

How can I climb up that wall! I wish I were a bird!

29. 你能告诉我长时间地过着快乐的生活的秘诀吗?

[ nǐ néng gào sù wǒ cháng shí jiān dì guò zhuó kuài lè de shēng huó de mì jué ma ? ]

Could you tell me your secret for a long, happy life?

30. 你认为你马上就能睡着吗?

[ nǐ rèn wèi nǐ mǎ shàng jiù néng shuì zhuó ma ? ]

Do you think you'll be able to go to sleep fight away?

31. 您能告诉我行李的最大重量限额是多少吗?

[ nín néng gào sù wǒ xíng lǐ de zuì dà zhòng liàng xiàn é shì duō shǎo ma ? ]

Could you tell me what the maximum weight allowance is?

32. 只有努力,才能成功。

[ zhǐ yǒu nǔ lì , cái néng chéng gōng 。 ]

Only by working hard can we succeed in doing everything.