Lessons 16, 18, 23: Scope and topic: 关于, 有关, 所谓, 所有, 一切

Explanation

Structure

1. 1
   关于+Nnoun+的optional+…

   “关于” = about…, concerning; the book gives examples only, with no separate explanation.

   • 李博士最近写了很多关于环境保护的文章。

     Lǐ bóshì zuìjìn xiěle hěn duō guānyú huánjìng bǎohù de wénzhāng.

     Dr. Li has recently written many articles about environmental protection.

   • 关于这件事我们还没有最后决定。

     Guānyú zhè jiàn shì wǒmen hái méiyǒu zuìhòu juédìng.

     We haven't made a final decision about this yet.

   • 关于你延长一年的申请，学校已经同意了。

     Guānyú nǐ yáncháng yì nián de shēnqǐng, xuéxiào yǐjīng tóngyì le.

     The school has already approved your application for a one-year extension.

   • 以后的几个星期，宿舍里周末的中心话题都是关于送蛋糕给西西的那个男孩。

     Yǐhòu de jǐ gè xīngqī, sùshè lǐ zhōumò de zhōngxīn huàtí dōu shì guānyú sòng dàngāo gěi Xīxī de nàge nánhái.

     For the next few weekends, the main topic in the dorm was the guy who had given Xixi the cake.

2. 2
   有关+N | 与/和/跟+A+有关 (无关)

   A. Refers to (a person or matter); takes a noun or verb as its object. B. Has a connection (opposite of “无关”); preceded by “和”, “跟”, “与”, “同”.

   • 他去图书馆查一些有关中国经济的资料。

     Tā qù túshūguǎn chá yìxiē yǒuguān Zhōngguó jīngjì de zīliào.

     He went to the library to look up some materials related to the Chinese economy.

   • 他学习成绩不好，跟他经常不上课有关。

     Tā xuéxí chéngjì bù hǎo, gēn tā jīngcháng bú shàngkè yǒuguān.

     His poor academic performance is related to the fact that he often skips class.

   • 这件事跟他无关。

     Zhè jiàn shì gēn tā wúguān.

     This has nothing to do with him.

   • 其中有国内外同行发来的最新教学信息和要与我讨论的有关问题。

     Qízhōng yǒu guónèiwài tóngháng fālái de zuìxīn jiàoxué xìnxī hé yào yǔ wǒ tǎolùn de yǒuguān wèntí.

     It contains the latest teaching information sent by colleagues at home and abroad, along with related issues that need to be discussed with me.

   • 我在网上查到了那个公司的有关情况。

     Wǒ zài wǎng shàng chádàole nàge gōngsī de yǒuguān qíngkuàng.

     I found the relevant information about that company online.

   • 张教授要开办一个有关国际关系的讲座。

     Zhāng jiàoshòu yào kāibàn yí gè yǒuguān guójì guānxi de jiǎngzuò.

     Professor Zhang is about to give a lecture on international relations.

   • 发生环境污染问题与他们厂不重视环境保护有关。

     Fāshēng huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí yǔ tāmen chǎng bú zhòngshì huánjìng bǎohù yǒuguān.

     The problem of environmental pollution is related to the fact that their factory doesn't attach importance to environmental protection.

3. 3
   所谓+…+就是/意思是+…

   “所谓” = 所说的: what has been said or mentioned.

   • 所谓“美籍华人”就是入了美国国籍的中国人。

     Suǒwèi “Měijí huárén” jiùshì rùle Měiguó guójí de Zhōngguórén.

     The so-called "Chinese American" is a Chinese person who has taken American citizenship.

   • 所谓“一国两制”，意思是一个国家两种社会制度。

     Suǒwèi “yì guó liǎng zhì”, yìsi shì yí gè guójiā liǎng zhǒng shèhuì zhìdù.

     The so-called "one country, two systems" means one country with two social systems.

   • 当然，她后来终于知道了那个所谓男孩送蛋糕的事只是一场美丽的误会。

     Dāngrán, tā hòulái zhōngyú zhīdàole nàge suǒwèi nánhái sòng dàngāo de shì zhǐ shì yì chǎng měilì de wùhuì.

     Of course, later she finally learned that the so-called boy who gave the cake was just a beautiful misunderstanding.

   • “桂林山水甲天下”的所谓“天下”实际上是指中国。

     “Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎ tiānxià” de suǒwèi “tiānxià” shíjì shàng shì zhǐ Zhōngguó.

     The so-called “tianxia” in the line “Guilin's landscape is the finest under heaven” actually refers to China.

4. 4
   所有(的)+N | 一切+Nnoun

   “所有” is an adjective used as an attributive, and may or may not take “的”. “一切” is a pronoun that modifies a noun directly and does not take “的”. “一切” refers to every single thing within a category, while “所有” refers to every single thing within a scope.

   • 所有的问题都解决了，你放心吧。

     Suǒyǒu de wèntí dōu jiějué le, nǐ fàngxīn ba.

     All the problems have been solved; don't worry.

   • 这次活动我们班所有的同学都参加了。

     Zhè cì huódòng wǒmen bān suǒyǒu de tóngxué dōu cānjiā le.

     For this activity, all the students in our class took part.

   • 一切事物都是在矛盾中前进和发展的。

     Yíqiè shìwù dōu shì zài máodùn zhōng qiánjìn hé fāzhǎn de.

     All things move forward and develop through contradictions.

   • 离婚后，孩子成了他生活中的一切。

     Líhūn hòu, háizi chéngle tā shēnghuó zhōng de yíqiè.

     After the divorce, his child became everything in his life.

   • 原来，并不是所有的错误都会留下遗憾，有时候将错就错，也能错出一段美丽的故事来。

     Yuánlái, bìng bú shì suǒyǒu de cuòwù dōu huì liúxià yíhàn, yǒu shíhou jiāngcuò-jiùcuò, yě néng cuò chū yí duàn měilì de gùshi lái.

     So it turns out that not every mistake leaves regret; sometimes going along with a mistake can even "go wrong" into a beautiful story.

   • 冰箱里所有的菜都吃完了。

     Bīngxiāng lǐ suǒyǒu de cài dōu chīwán le.

     All the food in the fridge has been eaten.