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pomjoep

1 feb 2023

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We were taught that "怪不得“ means "no wonder" and on our homework, it asks us to say "it's no wonder" What do I change to add the "its"?

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brandun

1 feb 2023

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@pomjoep We use 怪不得 at the beginning of a sentence in Chinese, so even though your English sentence has “it’s” before “no wonder”, you’d still need to start your Chinese sentence with 怪不得.

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Pumpk-a-boo

1 feb 2023

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怪不得 itself can work there.

i.e. 怪不得你今天这么高兴。

Sometimes you don't need a subject in a Chinese sentence. (Not the typical subject as English ones)

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brandun

1 feb 2023

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@pomjoep We use 怪不得 at the beginning of a sentence in Chinese, so even though your English sentence has “it’s” before “no wonder”, you’d still need to start your Chinese sentence with 怪不得.

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pomjoep

1 feb 2023

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@branduhn i see, thanks!

brandun

1 feb 2023

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@pomjoep Anytime!

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llffll

4 feb 2023

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You should say “这不足为奇”，if you individually use "it's no wonder." just as a sentence to say it is not worth surprise.
if you use "it's no wonder that...",you can substitude it by using "难怪" at the beginning of the sentence to say you have understood the situation so that it has been unsurprised.

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pomjoep

5 feb 2023

Inglés (US)

@llffll is "这不足为奇" kind of a set sentence, or are you able to break it down?

llffll

6 feb 2023

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Well,"不足为奇" is a "成语",and it acts as a predicate in this sentence."这" is subject ,referring to the thing you have mentioned earlier. You can also say "这不值得奇怪" ,which means the same meaninig.

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brandun

6 feb 2023

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@pomjoep 这＝this/that/it

不足为奇＝not worth feeling surprised

这不足为奇＝It’s not worth feeling surprised by that.

这不足为奇 would sound really formal if you said it in day-to-day speech. And really, 难怪 is a great alternative for 怪不得.

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pomjoep

6 feb 2023

Inglés (US)

@branduhn do those 2 at the end carry any different meaning/connotation? Or are they interchangeable

brandun

6 feb 2023

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@pomjoep Both of those are used at the beginning when they mean “no wonder”, and 怪不得 sounds even more casual than 难怪. But we use both in daily conversation.

If 这不足为奇 is used in daily conversation at all, it would probably be said in a funny tone. Because when people say something formal in casual conversations, we almost always try to sound funny.

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pomjoep

6 feb 2023

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@branduhn makes sense! Thanks for the explanation!

brandun

6 feb 2023

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@pomjoep No problem!

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llffll

7 feb 2023

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@branduhn 哦，朋友（请允许我这么称呼你）
我的意思是，在“It's no wonder, after all we've been through. ”这样的句子里直接或仅翻译成“难怪……”“怪不得……”是说不太通的，不是吗？所以我觉得当它不加从句的时候，作为完整句子的时候，像原题说的"it's no wonder",翻译成“这不足为奇”“这没什么奇怪的”之类的更好吧。

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brandun

7 feb 2023

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@llffll 首先，你很有礼貌👍🏻但作为一个在中国土生土长的年轻人，我很少在日常生活中听见“这不足为奇”，我觉得它有点太正式了。你给出的另一个选择“这没什么奇怪的”听起来很地道。

即使提问者的英语句子只有It’s no wonder，日常交流时我也不会说“这不足为奇”。我大概率会说“怪不得”，“难怪”，“这就解释得通了”，“这样啊”之类的。“怪不得”和“难怪”在口语中可以单独使用，听起来也很自然。我觉得翻译不一定要每个字、每个词一一对应，哪怕“怪不得”、“难怪”这两个句子没有体现出来it的意思，但听起来仍然很地道，对吧？符合汉语的说话习惯才是更加重要的。

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llffll

7 feb 2023

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@branduhn 感谢你能抽空回答我的问题。我也是在读到一些文章的时候觉得直译不通才想做出这样的区分，但的确口语中的绝大多数情况不存在这种问题。这样，还是你的答案更平常些。感谢缘分让我们进行这次跨越不知多远的交流。

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brandun

7 feb 2023

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@llffll 不客气，祝你在学习英语的路上一切顺利！

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We were taught that "怪不得“ means "no wonder" and on our homework, it asks us to say "it's no wonder" What do I change to add the "its"?

We were taught that "怪不得“ means "no wonder" and on our homework, it asks us to say "it's no wonder" What do I change to add the "its"? See a translation

@pomjoep We use 怪不得 at the beginning of a sentence in Chinese, so even though your English sentence has “it’s” before “no wonder”, you’d still need to start your Chinese sentence with 怪不得.

怪不得 itself can work there.i.e. 怪不得你今天这么高兴。Sometimes you don't need a subject in a Chinese sentence. (Not the typical subject as English ones)

@pomjoep We use 怪不得 at the beginning of a sentence in Chinese, so even though your English sentence has “it’s” before “no wonder”, you’d still need to start your Chinese sentence with 怪不得.

@pomjoep Anytime!

Well,"不足为奇" is a "成语",and it acts as a predicate in this sentence."这" is subject ,referring to the thing you have mentioned earlier. You can also say "这不值得奇怪" ,which means the same meaninig.

@pomjoep 这＝this/that/it不足为奇＝not worth feeling surprised这不足为奇＝It’s not worth feeling surprised by that.这不足为奇 would sound really formal if you said it in day-to-day speech. And really, 难怪 is a great alternative for 怪不得.

@pomjoep No problem!

@llffll 不客气，祝你在学习英语的路上一切顺利！

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We were taught that "怪不得“ means "no wonder" and on our homework, it asks us to say "it's no wonder" What do I change to add the "its"?

怪不得 itself can work there.

i.e. 怪不得你今天这么高兴。

Sometimes you don't need a subject in a Chinese sentence. (Not the typical subject as English ones)

@pomjoep 这＝this/that/it

不足为奇＝not worth feeling surprised

这不足为奇＝It’s not worth feeling surprised by that.

这不足为奇 would sound really formal if you said it in day-to-day speech. And really, 难怪 is a great alternative for 怪不得.