Happy Chinese（快乐汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来，展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today let's learn this sentence "If it wasn't for the fact that…, …".今天我们来介绍“要不是……，……”这个句型。


Words:
栽跟头 zāi gēntou:tumble; to suffer a setback
瑶族长鼓舞 Yáozú Chánggǔwǔ:Yao Minority Long Drum Dance
功夫不负有心人 gōngfū bú fù yǒuxīnrén:hard work pays off

Sentences:

1.Yàobúshì……，……要不是……，……
If it wasn't for the fact that…, …

2.Yàobúshì fāngyán tài nán，wǒ zǎo jiù xuéhuì chàng húdiégē le。要不是方言太难，我早就学会唱蝴蝶歌了。
If it wasn't for the fact that the dialect was so difficult, I would have learned to sing the Butterfly Song long ago.