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How to say ” Jogging is my favorite sport” in Chinese: 慢跑是我最喜欢的运动 man4 pao3 shi4 wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 de5 yun4 dong4. man4 (慢 slow) pao3 (跑 run) shi4 (是 is) wo3 (我 I) zui4 (最 the most) xi3 huan1 (喜欢 like) de5 (的 a particle to put between verb and the object) yun4 dong4 (运动 sports). Some favorite sports you might want to know: swimming (you2 yong3 游泳）, play basketball （da3 lan2 qiu2 打篮球）, play soccer （ti1 zu2 qiu2 踢足球）, and play football （da3 gan3 lan3 qiu2， 打柑榄球）.

How to say ” E T (extraterrestrial) comes from outer space” in Chinese: wai4 xing1 ren2 lai2 zi4 wai4 tai4 kong1 外星人来自外太空。wai4 xing1 ren2 （ 外星人，wai4 means outer, xing1 means planet, ren2 means people, so wai4 xing1 ren2 is people from outer space) lai2 (come) zi4 (from) wai4 (outer) tai4 kong1 (outer space). Some phrases you might want to know: UFO (不明飞行物体，bu4 ming2 fei1 xing2 wu4 ti3), flying saucer (飞碟，fei1 die2) and space shuttle (太空飞梭tai4 kong1 fei1 suo1).