▎再加上, zài jiāshàng, furthermore

 

Function The phrase 再加上 adds a further item to a list just mentioned. The sentence can be an approval or a criticism, on the part of the speaker.

1 那件衣服的款式比較舊，顏色也太淺，再加上穿起來不舒服，所以雖然打五折，我也沒買。

Nà jiàn yīfú de kuǎnshì bǐjiào jiù, yánsè yě tài qiǎn, zài jiāshàng chuānqǐlái bù shūfú, suǒyǐ suīrán dǎ wǔ zhé, wǒ yě méi mǎi.

The style of that garment was relatively old and the color too light. In addition, it was uncomfortable, so even though it was half off, I didn’t buy it.

2 陽明山上有很多很好的餐廳，再加上夜景很美，他決定帶女朋友上陽明山吃晚飯。

Yángmíng shān shàng yǒu hěn duō hěn hǎo de cāntīng, zài jiāshàng yèjǐng hěn měi, tā juédìng dài nǚpéngyǒu shàng Yángmíng shān chī wǎnfàn.

Yangming Mountain has a lot of good restaurants. What’s more, the view at night is beautiful, so he decided to take his girlfriend there for dinner.

3 當老師生活穩定，再加上薪水比一般工作高，難怪他每天熬夜念書，準備考試。

Dāng lǎoshī shēnghuó wěndìng, zài jiāshàng xīnshuǐ bǐ yìbān gōngzuò gāo, nánguài tā měi tiān áoyè niànshū, zhǔnbèi kǎoshì.

A teacher’s life is stable. In addition, the pay is higher than most jobs. No wonder he’s staying up nights studying in preparation for the test.

4 在鄉下孩子可以接近土地，在田裡跑跑跳跳，再加上可以吃到最新鮮的蔬菜，所以父母週末都喜歡帶孩子到鄉下去玩。

Zài xiāngxià háizi kěyǐ jiējìn tǔdì, zài tián lǐ pǎopǎo tiàotiào, zài jiāshàng kěyǐ chīdào zuì xīnxiān de shūcài, suǒyǐ fùmǔ zhōumò dōu xǐhuān dài háizi dào xiāngxià qù wán.

In the country, kids can be close to the land and they can run and jump about in the fields. Furthermore, the vegetables there are the freshest you can get. That’s why parents like to take their children to the countryside on weekends.

5 大家都很信任他，再加上他的麵包都是用最好的食材做的，所以很多人住得再遠也要去他的店買麵包。

Dàjiā dōu hěn xìnrèn tā, zài jiāshàng tā de miànbāo dōu shì yòng zuì hǎo de shícái zuò de, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén zhù de zài yuǎn yě yào qù tā de diàn mǎi miànbāo.

Everybody trusts him. What’s more, he uses the best ingredients in his bread, so a lot of people, no matter how far away they live, go to his shop to buy bread.