<ol>
<li><p>Shorten as much as possible as long as the meaning remains the same, &quot;<em>中国的建设开始的时候</em>&quot; can be reduced to : &quot;<strong>中国的建设开始时</strong>&quot; (avoid two 的 in the same sentence)</p>
</li>
<li><p><em>人人(everyone)</em> - use '<strong>人们</strong>'(people) as the subject instead is better.</p>
</li>
<li><p><em>人们是不以为过</em> - the verb '是' should be omitted because 不以为 (didn't consider) is also a verb, so the sentence should be &quot;<strong>人们不以为过</strong>&quot;</p>
</li>
<li><p><em>人们不以为过</em> - you tried to use '不' to indicate 'had not' but the correct term here should be 未曾 or <strong>没有</strong></p>
</li>
<li><p><em>人们没有以为过</em> - You try to use '以为' for 'considered' but the primary meaning of '以为' is 'thought' , the correct word for 'considered' is <strong>考虑</strong></p>
</li>
<li><p>(a)  <em>人们没有考虑过环境污染的。</em> -- 境污染的 is an adjectival phrase, you need a noun after it, for example. 人们没有考虑过环境污染的<strong>问题</strong>。</p>
</li>
<li><p>(b). You can simply use '环境污染' (environmental pollution) as the noun and write &quot;<strong>人们没有考虑过环境污染</strong>。&quot;</p>
</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Original sentence:</strong></p>
<p><em>中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的。</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Edition</strong>:</p>
<p><strong>中国的建设开始时，人们并没有考虑到环境污染的问题</strong>。</p>
<p>Add word particle '<strong>并</strong>' before  the verb '没有考虑' to emphasize ' something should had been done but hadn't)</p>
<p>&quot;没有考虑过&quot;(had never considered) implies people deliberately ignored the problem;  replace 过 with 到 and write &quot;没有考虑到&quot; (had not considered) implies it was an oversight</p>
</blockquote>

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Tang Ho
<p>When construction began in China, people didn't think about pollution.</p>

<p>当工业在中国兴起时，人们并没有想到污染的问题。</p>

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Pedroski
<p>Corrected Version: 中国工业兴起时，人人认为污染环境是不以为过.</p>

<p>I don't think there is such thing as 中国建设。 </p>

<p>不易为过is an adverb which should be modifying an action. 污染环境 is an action, 环境污染 is an issue (noun). </p>

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user3019766
<blockquote>
  <p>中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Incorrect, verb is wrong.</p>

<p>以为 -> 考虑, remove 是.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>中国的建设开始的时候，人人都没有考虑过环境污染.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Retouch. 人人 -> 人们都</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>在中国的发展初期, 人们都没有考虑过环境污染的问题.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If you want to use 是....的 structure</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>在中国的发展初期, 人们是没有考虑环境污染的.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>以为 followed by a statement</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>在中国的发展初期, 人们是以为<strong>环境污染没有什么大不了的</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>

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sfy
<p>I'm trying to write:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>While construction began in China, people hadn't thought of the pollution.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is this an accurate use of the grammar: shi4 ... de</p>

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2017-10-23T10:04:43.983Z
在中国建设刚开始起步时， 人们还没有考虑环境污染。
dan
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2017-10-23T11:01:26.987Z
Shouldn't that be 'When construction began ..' and 'people didn't think about ....'??
Pedroski
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**一开始** / **起初** 中国搞建设的时候 or 中国 **发展** / **建设** 的初期 or 中国 **发展** / **建设** 的初步阶段, and, 人没有考虑过环境污染 or 人人都没考虑过环境污染.
xenophōn
<grammar><mandarin>
Is this sentence grammatically correct? 中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的。
# Is this sentence grammatically correct? 中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-23)

I'm trying to write:

> While construction began in China, people hadn't thought of the pollution.

Is this an accurate use of the grammar: shi4 ... de

**Tags:** grammar, mandarin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 在中国建设刚开始起步时， 人们还没有考虑环境污染。  
> **username_2**: Shouldn't that be 'When construction began ..' and 'people didn't think about ....'??  
> **username_3**: **一开始** / **起初** 中国搞建设的时候 or 中国 **发展** / **建设** 的初期 or 中国 **发展** / **建设** 的初步阶段, and, 人没有考虑过环境污染 or 人人都没考虑过环境污染.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-10-23. Score: 1

1. Shorten as much as possible as long as the meaning remains the same, "*中国的建设开始的时候*" can be reduced to : "**中国的建设开始时**" (avoid two 的 in the same sentence)
2. *人人(everyone)* - use '**人们**'(people) as the subject instead is better.
3. *人们是不以为过* - the verb '是' should be omitted because 不以为 (didn't consider) is also a verb, so the sentence should be "**人们不以为过**"
4. *人们不以为过* - you tried to use '不' to indicate 'had not' but the correct term here should be 未曾 or **没有**
5. *人们没有以为过* - You try to use '以为' for 'considered' but the primary meaning of '以为' is 'thought' , the correct word for 'considered' is **考虑**
6. (a) *人们没有考虑过环境污染的。* -- 境污染的 is an adjectival phrase, you need a noun after it, for example. 人们没有考虑过环境污染的**问题**。
7. (b). You can simply use '环境污染' (environmental pollution) as the noun and write "**人们没有考虑过环境污染**。"

> **Original sentence:**
>
> *中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的。*

~

> **Edition**:
>
> **中国的建设开始时，人们并没有考虑到环境污染的问题**。
>
> Add word particle '**并**' before the verb '没有考虑' to emphasize ' something should had been done but hadn't)
>
> "没有考虑过"(had never considered) implies people deliberately ignored the problem; replace 过 with 到 and write "没有考虑到" (had not considered) implies it was an oversight


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-10-23. Score: 1

When construction began in China, people didn't think about pollution.

当工业在中国兴起时，人们并没有想到污染的问题。


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-12-06. Score: 0

Corrected Version: 中国工业兴起时，人人认为污染环境是不以为过.

I don't think there is such thing as 中国建设。

不易为过is an adverb which should be modifying an action. 污染环境 is an action, 环境污染 is an issue (noun).


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-10-23. Score: 0

> 中国的建设开始的时候，人人是不以为过环境污染的

Incorrect, verb is wrong.

以为 -> 考虑, remove 是.

> 中国的建设开始的时候，人人都没有考虑过环境污染.

Retouch. 人人 -> 人们都

> 在中国的发展初期, 人们都没有考虑过环境污染的问题.

If you want to use 是....的 structure

> 在中国的发展初期, 人们是没有考虑环境污染的.

以为 followed by a statement

> 在中国的发展初期, 人们是以为**环境污染没有什么大不了的**.


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