Weronika Posted July 21, 2006 at 06:57 PM Report Posted July 21, 2006 at 06:57 PM 我给你介绍一下这是我的爱人... This is a sentence in Teach Yourself. The writer said that: 一下 "having any specific meaning" in this sentence. So do I need it? It's enough 我给你介绍这是我的爱人... ? When do you use 一下? Thanks. Quote
HashiriKata Posted July 21, 2006 at 09:22 PM Report Posted July 21, 2006 at 09:22 PM Without 一下 in this case, the sentence may sound a little stiff, so 一下 is often used soften the tone, to make what one is saying more casual/ less formal/ less abrupt. In this sense, 一下 doesn't contribute any specific meaning. Quote
AlexBrit Posted July 21, 2006 at 09:49 PM Report Posted July 21, 2006 at 09:49 PM It's just like in English, for example, when one says 'I'll introduce you to my friends a minute' The 'a minute' is a discourse strategy to soften the statement. Quote
adrianlondon Posted July 21, 2006 at 11:45 PM Report Posted July 21, 2006 at 11:45 PM You could also repeat the verb (ie say 给你介绍介绍). They both change the sentence from "I will introduce you" to "let me introduce you" which, as everyone else has already said, serves to soften the tone. Quote
Joffrie Posted July 22, 2006 at 05:23 AM Report Posted July 22, 2006 at 05:23 AM 我给你介绍一下这是我的爱人... I am a Chinese. To my knowledge, a comma should be added after 一下, which would be more grammatically correct. And we can imagine the scene that after the comma, the speaker will give a pulse while looking at his wife and introducing her to the person. Yet the word 一下 do not have specific meaning, it just help soften the statement and try to be more friendly. And the sentence would be more like a formal one, if you deleted the word. For example, in a very formal occasion, a person (maybe an official) would say 请允许我给您介绍我的夫人。 Quote
Weronika Posted July 22, 2006 at 06:24 AM Author Report Posted July 22, 2006 at 06:24 AM Thanks! Can I use it in every situation to soften the statement? Or are there commons situations? (for ex: introduce somebody) Quote
AlexBrit Posted July 22, 2006 at 09:42 AM Report Posted July 22, 2006 at 09:42 AM I was thinking of some eg's of the use of 一下, and yes, it is used very often. If you do a google search with just those two characters you will see how common it is: 了解一下Technorati 的后台数据库架构Tags: - [ Translate this page ]了解一下Technorati 的后台数据库架构. Technorati (现在被阻尼了, 可能你访问不了) 的Dorion Carroll在2006 MySQL 用户会议上介绍了一些关于Technorati 后台数据库架构 ... www.dbanotes.net/web/technorati_db_arch.html - 24k - 20 Jul 2006 - Cached - Similar pages CSSer » Blog Archive » 介绍一下LukeW - [ Translate this page ]应x5 之邀，写文介绍一下LukeW。 根据Luke Blog 上的描述，Luke Wroblewski是一个界面 设计师、战略 ... You’re currently reading “介绍一下LukeW,” an entry on CSSer ... www.csser.org/2006/04/介绍一下-lukew/ - 15k - 20 Jul 2006 - Cached - Similar pages 憧憬一下- Blog on 27th Floor - [ Translate this page ]确实是只能憧憬一下了，很早之前还在blog上挂着eff的宣传图，继续憧憬吧。 于2006-05-23 08:54:47 发表. bb 说：. 我国公民也可以对美国等西方国家进行匿名的、消息 ... blog.cathayan.org/item/1307 - 21k - Cached - Similar pages 玩一下,flash小游戏 - [ Translate this page ]分类推荐, 该页面更新于：2006-7-19. 夏日海滨MM · 童话小公主 · 彩弹森林野战场 · 流量赛车手 · 银河星系雷电 · 皇家陆军坦克 ... www.wanyixia.com/ - 45k - Cached - Similar pages 汗南都周刊一下!!==!!-无聊布棉的blog - [ Translate this page ]人家blogger之间引用文章，都还要trackback一下让别人知道呢，更何况商业媒体乎？ 免费转载不是问题，反正写个blog也没想过能收什么钱，不就是发泄一下自己的情绪， ... www.xucx.com/blog/post/475.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages 多爱自己一下手机铃声Mp3 试听下载 - [ Translate this page ]多爱自己一下多爱我一天多爱我一秒钟多爱你一天只要多爱我一天就让我多爱你一天每天 多爱你一点多爱我一点多爱一秒钟歌曲多爱我一天多爱我一天mtv ... site.voila.fr/topmus1/1/15118.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages 使用Google工具栏百度一下- 月光博客 - [ Translate this page ]使用Google工具栏百度一下. ... 你可以先使用工具栏的网页搜索，然后再点“知道”即可， 只是多点来一下而已。 2006-7-9 16:03:53. 26.夏娃; 也只能这样了，多一次点击。 ... www.williamlong.info/archives/550.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages 奇虎mp3搜索_同恩一下下 - [ Translate this page ]共找到13篇含有"同恩一下下"的歌曲，搜索用时0.005秒. 奇虎仅提供自然搜索结果，与 内容出处无关，对其合法性与出处概不 ... 一下下 · 一个人遗憾 · 在你眼里 · 相爱 ... music.qihoo.com/prog/dosch.htm?key=%CD%AC%B6%F7+%D2%BB%CF%C2%CF%C2 - 70k - Cached - Similar pages 调整了一下header的样式- 悬翎记 - [ Translate this page ]加上了昨天做的那个logo；修改了一下栏目名称（web > webtechnic / blog > web2.0）； 通过后台设置将index从横向导航去掉，修改header.asp使得可以点击logo图标 ... www.5dlog.com/?id=328 - 34k - Cached - Similar pages 记录一下近况- 思迈博客 - [ Translate this page ]思迈博客- 生命那么脆弱，没有必要再去刻意折磨自己。 www.miles8.com/?id=358 - 43k - Cached - Similar pages Quote
Joffrie Posted July 22, 2006 at 02:46 PM Report Posted July 22, 2006 at 02:46 PM Well...Alexbrit has given some examples which are based on google. However, not all of the information from the Internet are reliable. 汗南都周刊一下 is a wrong expression, while 使用Google工具栏百度一下 is coined by some young guys in the southern part of China, and I may say that it is not a standard Chinese, though it is understandable. I am not a Chinese major, yet I may say that 一下 is only used in informal occasions or oral Chinese. Hope my explanation helps! Quote
Weronika Posted July 23, 2006 at 08:09 AM Author Report Posted July 23, 2006 at 08:09 AM 'course! Thank you!! Quote
HashiriKata Posted July 23, 2006 at 10:53 AM Report Posted July 23, 2006 at 10:53 AM Can I use it in every situation to soften the statement? No! Not indiscriminately.Or are there commons situations? (for ex: introduce somebody) Yes! They are the situations where you want to soften the action indicated by the verb, making it less imposing or less troublesome, and you'd therefore appear more polite. So, since 一下 is used to add social politeness and not lexical meaning (一下 also has a specific meaning in a separate usage but that doesn't concern us here), the best way to master it is by learning from concrete examples. I'll give you a few to start off with (but if Chinese native speakers spot anything unnatural in the examples, please let us know):等一下，我还有话要跟你说。(Wait a minute, I've still got something to tell you.) 我好像发烧了，我得量一下体温. (I seem to have got a fever. I'd better take my temperature.) 我没听懂，请您再解释一下。(I don't understand, can you please explain it again?) 你能用英语翻译一下吗？(Can you translate it into English?) 我想问一下你的电话号码。 (Can I have your phone number?) 我想跟你们商量一下出发的时间。(I'd like to discuss with you about the time for our departure) 这部电影非常好，我建议你看一下儿。(This film is very good, I'd suggest you to see it.) 我们先休息一下吧！(Let's first have a break!) Quote
xiaocai Posted July 24, 2006 at 03:45 PM Report Posted July 24, 2006 at 03:45 PM 汗南都周刊一下 “汗⋯⋯一下” is not really a "wrong expression", at least not at here. Its quite an informal way to mean something amusing or embarrassing. (actually I found it's impossible for me to find an acurrate translation with my limited vocabulary:oops: ) Quote
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