Language Skills | From food challenges to fluent phrases: いくら~ても~しない & 不管怎麼~都不~

Surprisingly, many Taiwanese viewers have developed a fascination for Japanese TV programs featuring eating competitions, such as “元祖！大食い王決定戦“, “ブラマリのいただきっ (腹ペコ!なでしこグルメ旅)”, and “デカ盛りハンター“. These shows (reruns) continue to claim prime-time slots on TV, captivating audiences several times a week. Have you ever wondered how to express the idea that no matter how much these competitive eaters indulge, they never seem to gain weight in Japanese and Chinese? Let’s delve beyond the buffet in today’s episode and find out!

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💠 Sentence Patterns

• 🎌：どんなに (いくら) ＋ 動て形 ＋ も ～しない

• 🀄：(不管) 怎麼 ＋ V. ＋ 都 ＋ V.＋ 不 ＋ complement

💠 Example Sentences We mentioned

• ① No matter how much you eat, you won’t gain weight.
  🎌：いくら食べても太らない／どんなに食べてもふとらない。
  🀄：(不管)怎麼(么)吃都吃不胖。
• ② No matter how much I run, I can’t lose weight.
  🎌：いくら走っても痩せない／どんなに走ってもやせない。
  🀄：(不管)怎麼跑步都瘦不下來(来)。
• ③ No matter how hard I look, I can’t find it.
  🎌：いくら探してもみつからない／どんなに探してもみつからない。
  🀄：(不管)怎麼找都找不到。
• ④ No matter how much I sleep, I can’t get enough sleep./it’s not enough.
  🎌：いくら寝ても寝足りない／どんなに寝ても寝足りない。
  🀄：(不管)怎麼睡都睡不飽(饱) / (不管)怎麼睡都睡不夠(够)。
• ⑤ No matter how hard I try to squeeze, I can’t squeeze/shed a single tear.
  🎌：いくら泣こうとしても涙が一滴もでてこない／どんなに泣こうとしても涙が一滴も出てこない。
  🀄：(不管)怎麼擠(挤)都擠不出一滴眼淚(泪) / 眼淚怎麼擠都擠不出(一滴)來。
• ⑥ No matter how much I work, I can’t save enough money.
  🎌：いくら働いてもお金がたまらない／どんなに働いてもお金がたまらない。
  🀄1：(不管)怎麼工作，我都賺(赚)不到足夠的錢(钱)/我都賺不夠錢。
  🀄2：(不管)怎麼賺都賺不到錢。
  

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