"她想吃羊肉还是牛肉？"
Translation:Does she want to eat lamb or beef?
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Lack and flexibility is usually their problem but here they're just wrong. You're right it says mutton.
We keep getting listening exercises where we're supposed to read Duolingo's mind and write the correct one of 他 or 她. At least the French team corrects such things eventually when they're reported in one of several not-quite-correct ways. I don't know how to get these things corrected here, because I don't think any of them have gotten corrected.
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Actually I had a few emails saying that such answers I have suggested are now accepted. So, do keep clicking the “my answer was correct” button.
Can someone tell me what makes this a question and not a statement of "she wants to eat lamb or Beef" ?
Even though this is an old question, I'm answering anyway since it may help someone else. I had exactly the same question that David had, since my understanding of 还是(hai shi) was incorrect. I thought that 还是 meant "or"... and it does... but it means "or" in questions, and usually when someone is offering a choice between two things. Such as "do you want chicken or beef."
But in statements that aren't questions, there are other grammatical constructions that express notions of "or." There are several of them, but one of the simpler is "houzhe" 或者。
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22or%22_in_statements
Depends how literal you think the translation should be. Moving the "to eat" in that way subtly changes the meaning. Certainly in practical terms it is the same thing.
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On reflection you have a good point. I feel in these exercises it pays to be somewhat literalistic. Have a Lingot.
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I have suggested “does she want lamb or beef”. I think in English usage the “to eat” is understood.
Well, I'm sure it is suggested in Chinese as well, depending on context. But since they have included 吃 in the Chinese sentence, the best translation would specifically include "eat" or equivalent.
ie, If you were in a butcher's shop, it would not at all be assumed that it is "to eat". You can't assume the context.
Pet peeve: if you are typing what you hear (ta1), without using the word bank, there is no way of choosing among 他／她／它. All three, or at least he/she, should be accepted.
Got marked incorrect for using 他 instead of 她. COME ON, Duolingo, stop fixing these things one at a time and FIX ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!
It just kind of means DuoLingo are not actively maintaining this. They are reacting slowly in a piecemeal way when enough people complain. They are not thinking about this anymore and are more interested in plugging their new languages like Klingon.
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I put "does she want to eat goat or beef?" but it was rejected. Reported. Google says that goat meat is 山羊肉, but I've not seen that on a menu.
We can't put "lamb meat"? I guess Duolingo got me this time by leaving extra words lying around in the word bank.
ok the real point of my question is, what is the difference between 'huo che" and "hai shi?" I think that "hai shi" is used in a question, whereas "huo che" is used in a statement. Would someone please confirm or clarify this?
Actually, in English, you can end the sentence with "to eat", thus: "Does she want lamb or beef to eat"
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I wrote: "Would you like to eat lamb or beef?" I DO NOT AGREE THAT THIS IS MARKED AS WRONG!!!!!!
There's nothing wrong with your sentence Diane. Folks are taking their frustration with Duolingo out on you. Don't take it personally.
她想吃羊肉还是牛肉? I translated as "Does she want to eat lamp or beef?" Your answer is exactly the same as mine. But it said my answer was wrong. I am bored.
