E>C 1:
The students || are already interested in [studying Chinese];
Xue2sheng1|| yi3jing1 dui4 [xue2 Zhong1wen2] you3 xing4qu;
there || 's no need
[to use that kind of teaching materials [to arouse their interest]].
|| bu2bi4
[yong4 nei4yang4 de jiao4cai2 lai2 [yin3qi3 ta1men de xing4qu]].
E>C 2:
This room || is
not only small
but also dirty;
Zhei4ge fang2jian1 ||
YOU4 xiao3
YOU4 zang1;
if
you || don't give me 20% off,
I || 'm going to a different hotel.
(RU2GUO3)
ni3 || bu4 gei3 wo3 da3 ba1 zhe2,
wo3 || JIU4 qu4 ling4wai4 yi2ge lü3guan3.
E>C 3:
Starting with 1994,
smoking || is not allowed {on airplanes in America}.
Cong2 1994 nian2 kai1shi3,
|| {zai4 Mei3guo2 fei1ji1 shang} bu4zhun3 [chou1-yan1].
E>C 4:
For two years,
the prices of our goods || haven't gone up at all;
Zhei4 liang3 nian2 lai2,
wo3men [de] huo4pin3 de3 jia4qian2
|| yi4dian3(r) DOU1 mei2you3 zhang3;
{how come} you || still complain about [them || being expensive]?
ni3 || {zen2mo/wei4shen2me} hai2 xian2 [[ta1men] tai4 gui4]]?
E>C 5:
In the U.S.
EVEN poor people || have cars,
NOT TO MENTION rich people.
Zai4 Mei3guo2,
LIAN2 [mei2you3 qian2] de ren2 || DOU1/YE3 you3 (qi4)che1,
GENG4 BIE2 SHUO1 [you3 qian2] de ren2.