Chinese grammar does not work like English grammar. Chinese uses
Topic-Comment chains 話題鏈, but English uses Subjects and Verb Phrases. Chinese doesn't need subjects, but English sentences almost
ALWAYS need subjects.
Chinese: 話題 + 評論
English: NP = Noun Phrase; VP = Verb Phrase 動詞組
{我弟弟 1 他很會游泳 2 經常去游泳池 3 去年得了游泳冠軍}
My brother {is a good swimmer.}
He often {goes to the swimming pool.}
Last year he {won the swimming championship.}
{昨天晚上的節目 1 你看了沒有? 2 很有趣 3 家裡人超喜歡}
Did you {see the TV program} last night. It {was very interesting.}My whole family {liked it very much.}
Some more topic comment sentences from
Reading Into a New China Integrated Skills for Advanced Chinese,
a Chinese textbook for foreigners). I have sometimes changed the English to make it more natural.
3. 這四家超市，空氣品質都有問題。
These four supermarkets all {have problems with their air quality.}
4. 重慶火車站旅客流量再上高峰。
The passenger flow rate in Chongqing Train Station {has hit another peak.}
5. 這個計畫，大家都不喜歡.
Nobody {likes this plan.}
6. 所有的檢票廳都改成了臨時候車室。
Somebody {converted all the ticket-checking halls to temporary waiting rooms.}
改成 All the ticket-checking halls {were converted to temporary waiting rooms.}
7. 春節期間坐火車就更是難上加難了。
It {is even more difficult to travel by train} during the Spring Festival Holidays.
8. 火車上擠滿了人。
There {were many people crowded onto the train.{}
