Grammar Point:
The phrase 有时候 yǒushíhou…有时候 yǒushíhou… in Chinese means “sometimes…sometimes…” in English. It is used to express that something happens occasionally or at different times, emphasizing the variability or irregularity of the occurrence.
Structure
S + yǒushíhòu + A,yǒushíhòu + B
It is okay to drop the 候 hou character. Just using 有时 yǒushí… is also commonly used in everyday speech.
我週末有時候喜歡在家看書,有時候喜歡去公園散步我周末有时候喜欢在家看书,有时候喜欢去公园散步
On weekends, sometimes I like to read at home, and sometimes I like to take a walk in the park.
我的晚餐有時候在家吃,有時候去餐廳吃我的晚餐有时候在家吃,有时候去餐厅吃
For dinner, I sometimes eat at home, and sometimes I go to a restaurant.
去電影院看電影的時候,她有時吃爆米花,有時吃熱狗去电影院看电影的时候,她有时吃爆米花,有时吃热狗
When she goes to the movies, sometimes she eats popcorn, and sometimes she eats a hot dog.
這家店的咖啡,有時候好喝,有時候難喝这家店的咖啡,有时候好喝,有时候难喝
The coffee at this shop is sometimes good, and sometimes bad.
台灣的冬天很奇怪,有時候冷有時候熱台湾的冬天很奇怪,有时候冷有时候热
The winter in Taiwan is strange; sometimes it’s cold, and sometimes it’s hot.
我們的工作,有時很忙,有時完全不忙我们的工作,有时很忙,有时完全不忙
Our work is sometimes busy, and sometimes not busy at all.