瑪麗難以相信湯姆從來没有聽過《通往天堂的階梯》。

Mary couldn't believe that Tom had never listened to Stairway to Heaven.

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Sentence Composition

1 瑪麗 Mǎlì
  1. Mary or Marie (name)
  2. Mali
2 難以 nányǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc)
3 相信 xiāngxìn to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
4 湯姆 Tāngmǔ Tom (name)
5 從來 cónglái
  1. always
  2. at all times
  3. never (if used in negative sentence)
6 没有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
7 聽 tīng
  1. to listen to; to hear
  2. to heed; to obey
  3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
  4. classifier for canned beverages
  5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng)
  6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng)
=8 過 Guō surname Guo
=8 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=8 過 guo (experienced action marker)
9 通往 tōngwǎng to lead to
10 天堂 tiāntáng
  1. paradise
  2. heaven
=11 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=11 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=11 的 dí really and truly
=11 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
12 階梯 jiētī
  1. flight of steps
  2. (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of