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apartment (n) [housing]

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公寓

Gōngyù

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class (n) [education]

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chat (n)

She phoned me up for a chat.

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交談 (Jiāotán), 聊天 (liáotiān)

Tā gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà liáotiān

她給我打電話聊天

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full (n)

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滿

mán

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improve (n)

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提高

Tígāo

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meet (n)

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見面

Jiànmiàn

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not necessarily (phrase)

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不見得

Bùjiàn dé

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purpose (n)

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目的

Mùdì

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wish (v)

I wish you all the best (f & inf)

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祝你一切順利

Zhù nǐ yīqiè shùnlì

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full (adj)

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滿

mán

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improve (v)

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提高

Tígāo

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not necessarily (phrase)

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不見得

Bùjiàn dé

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purpose (n)

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目的

Mùdì

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skill (n) [language]

the most important skill is speaking

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技能

最重要的技能是講

Zuì zhòngyào de –jìnéng– shì jiǎng

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vocabulary (n) [language]

Even children know how to use basic vocabulary

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詞彙

這些基本 –詞彙– 連孩子都會使用

Zhèxiē jīběn —cíhuì— lián háizi Dōuhuì shǐyòng

(使用: apply use)

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grammar (n) [language]

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語法

學習英語 -語法-

Xuéxí yīngyǔ —yǔfǎ—

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professionals (n) [people]

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9-5 er’s

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專業人士
Zhuānyè rénshì

上班族 (口語)

Shàngbān zú

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on purpose (phrase)

I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.

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故意

對不起,我不是故意的

Duìbuqǐ,wǒ búshì gùyì de.

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full (n)

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滿

mán

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improve (n)

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提高

Tígāo

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not necessarily (phrase)

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不見得

Bùjiàn dé

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purpose (n)

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目的

Mùdì

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communicate (v)

Parents should always communicate with their children.

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溝通

父母 與 子女 應該 經常 溝通

Fùmǔ yǔ zǐnǚ yīnggāi jīngcháng gōutōng

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rent (n) The rent is due on the first of the month.
租金 每月首日支付租金 Měiyuè shǒu rì zhīfù zūjīn.
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explain / explanation (v / n) Your explanation doesn't hold up. I don't want to explain to you.
解釋 你的解釋站不住。 我不想和你解釋 Jiěshì. Nǐ de jiěshì zhàn bú zhù. Wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐ jiěshì.
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rent (v / n) The houses are rented at $100 per week.
租(金) 這些房子租一個星期一百美元 Zhèxiē fángzi zū yígè xīngqīyī bǎi měiyuán.
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milligrams (n) I want 200 milligrams of drugs
毫克 我想要200毫克的藥 Wǒ xiǎng yào 200 háokè de yào
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pill (n) I took pills
丸 我吃了丸 Wǒ chīle wán
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topic / interest (n) She didn't want to discuss that subject.
話題 她不想討論那個話題了 Tā bùxiǎng tǎolùn nàgè huàtíle
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mind your business (phrase) [vulgar]
管你的屁事 Guǎn nǐ de pì shì
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disposable / one-time use (adj)
免洗 Miǎn xǐ
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environment (n) The environment in the city is rapidly getting worse
環境 那座 城市的 環境 急劇 惡化 Nà zuò chéngshì de huánjìng jíjù èhuà.
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complete (adj) Our building block has all necessary security facilities.
齊全 我們這個 樓群 的 安全設施 非常齊全 Wǒmen zhège lóu qún de ānquán shèshī fēicháng qíquán
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convenience store (n) We decided to foot it over to the convenience store.
便利店 我們決定 步行 去便利店 Wǒmen juédìng bùxíng qù biànlì diàn
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reason / justification (n) there is no cause for concern
理由 沒有 理由 擔心 Méiyǒu lǐyóu dānxīn
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excuse (n) His excuse for not coming to work was he had things to do
藉口 他 藉口 有事 不來上班 Tā jíkǒu yǒushì bù lái shàngbān
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sentence (n) [language] Identify the object of the sentence
句子 找出 句子的 賓語。 Zhǎo chū jùzi de bīnyǔ
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complain (v) There's nothing to complain about. it's useless to complain
抱怨 沒有什麼可 抱怨 的. 抱怨 是 無用的. Méiyǒu shé me kě bàoyuàn de. Bàoyuàn shì wúyòng de
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depend on (v) I was living off my parents.
我依靠父母生活 Wǒ yīkào fùmǔ shēnghuó
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motive (n) bad intentions
居心不良 jūxīn bùliáng
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text (n) Copy the text on page seven.
請把第七頁的課文抄寫一遍 qǐng bǎ dìqī yè de kèwén chāoxiě yíbiàn
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space (n) There is enough room here.
這裡有 足夠的 空間 Zhèlǐ yǒu zúgòu de kōngjiān
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(g) More I thought about it, more I got angry. Bigger the house, the better
越..越.. 我越想越生氣. 房子越大越好 Wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì
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complicated (adj) the plot thickens
複雜 事情 變得 複雜了 Shìqíng biàn dé fùzále
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extremely / special / strange (adj) He's extremely knowledgeable. His accent is peculiar.
特別 他特別有學問。 他的口音很特別。 Tā tèbié yǒu xuéwèn. Tā de kǒuyīn hěn tèbié.
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practice (v)
練習 Liànxí
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learn (v)
學習 xuéxí
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review (v)
複習 fùxí
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Fundamental ()
根本 Gēnběn
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Ring ()
響 xiǎng
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serious ()
嚴重 yánzhòng
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Equipment ()
設備 shèbèi
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general / universal ()
普遍 pǔbiàn
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towards ()
往 wǎng
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Must () I can't be bothered to go. I will surely help you out if you have difficulties.
必 我沒必要去。 Wǒ méi bìyào qù. X 如果 你遇到 什麼 困難 我 必當 幫忙 (必當 \> don't use) Rúguǒ nǐ yù dào shénme kùnnán wǒ bì dāng bāng Máng
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more and more () Recently the weather is getting warmer and warmer
越來越。。 最近 天氣 越來越 熱了。 Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè rèle.
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() The door bell is ringing
門鈴響了 Ménlíng xiǎngle
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tutor (n)
家教 Jiājiào
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to suit, fit (v) skiing is not for me This shirt fits you very well.
適合 滑雪不適合我。 這襯衣很適合你. Huáxuě bùshìhé wǒ. Zhè chènyī hěn shìhé nǐ
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to apply (v) He applied for a credit card.
申請 他 申請 了一張信用卡。 Tā shēnqǐngle yìzhāng xìnyòngkǎ.
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way of … (n) He has a fair way of doing things. That's not his typical way of doing things
v + 法 他的 做法 合情合理。 ## Footnote Tā de zuòfǎ héqínghélǐ. 不是 他的 一貫 做法. búshì tā de yíguàn zuòfǎ.
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Effective (adj) Using condoms can prevent AIDS effectively.
有效 避孕套 可以 有效 預防 艾滋病。 Bìyùntào kěyǐ yǒuxiào yùfáng àizībìng. (預 advance/beforehand, 防 defend)
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method (n)
方法 Fāngfǎ
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smelly (adj)
臭 Chòu
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hot (adj)
熱 Rè
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fast (adj)
快 Kuài
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improve (v)
進步 Jìnbù
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straight (without stopping) until… then (phrase) yesterday, I watched until late night 2 am before sleeping
一直 。 到 。 才 。 我昨天 一直 看 到 夜裡兩點 才 睡覺 Wǒ zuótiān yīzhí kàn dào yèlǐ liǎng diǎn cái shuìjiào
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(A) 跟 B 比起來 。。 ()
比較 SV SV多了 SV的多 Bǐjiào duōle de duō
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long (adj)
長 Zhǎng
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A 比 B + AV + VP () my classmate writes better than me
我的同學比我會寫字
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A 比 B + Adv + V () A gets off work later than B
多 少 早 晚 A 比 B 晚下班 Duō shǎo zǎo wǎn
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heavy (adj)
重 Zhòng
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improvement () [] his english is improving everyday
一 M 比 一 M SV 他說的英文一天比一天好。 Tā shuō de yīngwén yītiān bǐ yītiān hǎo.
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towards () [directions] Which way should I go?
我 應該 往 哪裡走? Wǒ yīnggāi wǎng nǎlǐ zǒu
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() Do not throw anything on the ground
別把 東西 都往 地上 丟 Bié bǎ dōngxī dōu wǎng dìshàng diū
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() Does this dog dare to jump down?
這隻 狗敢不敢 往下跳? Zhè zhī gǒu gǎn bù gǎn wǎng xià tiào?
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should ()
應該 Yīnggāi
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\_reason\_, so let's do this ()
還是。。(吧) Háishì..(Ba)
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taxi (n) [transpo]
出租車 Chūzū chē
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() [directions] north, east, south, west
北,東,南,西 Běi, dōng, nán, xī
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napkin (n) [dining]
餐巾 Cānjīn
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homework (n)
家庭作業 Jiātíng zuòyè
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bright (adj) The lights are still lit. Time to get up – it's already light.
亮 燈還亮著。 起來吧,天都亮了。 Dēng hái liàngzhe. Qǐlái bā,tiān dōu liàngle.
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something () Yeah. I should eat something.
點東西 (with ’一‘ = little) 是 我應該吃 點東西 Shì wǒ yīnggāi chī diǎn dōngxi
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MRT () [transpo]
捷運 Jié yùn
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from (prep) [directions] it's not far from here. two kilometres away. Downtown is far from the airport.
離 離這裡兩公里遠。 市區離機場很遠。 離這裡不遠 Lí zhèli liǎnggōnglǐ yuǎn. Shìqū lí Jīchǎng hěn yuǎn. Lí zhèli bù yuǎn
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however () if used in middle of sentence, it is not used to contrast
不過, … O 不過,我不是。 X 我再高興不過了 Bùguò, …
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() [directions] Turn right out of the MRT
出了 捷運站 往右轉 Chūle jié yùn zhàn wǎng yòu zhuǎn
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first ()
先 Xiān
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because ()
因為 Yīnwèi
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Diff between 他會看書。 她愛看書。
會 = ability; 愛 = desire
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damn ()
該死的 Gāisǐ de
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prepare (v)
準備 Zhǔnbèi
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tried (v) I tried the dress
試過 我 試過 這衣服 Wǒ shìguò zhè yīfú
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opinion (n) in my opinion
意見 / 看法 按 我的 (意見 / 看法) Àn wǒ de yìjiàn
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() this bread is stale (not fresh), throw it away.
麵包 不新鮮了,扔 了吧 Miànbāo bù xīnxiānle, rēngle ba
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2 usages of 才 () [grammar]
1) just(time) 2) result
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一直....到.... 才....: T/F - verb after 一直 can be followed by了 () [grammar]
no - no past tense in this structure
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() He has come back in from the dark
他從黑暗中回來了。 Tā cóng hēi'ànzhōng huíláile.
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3005 1115 () [numbers]
* 三千 零 五 * 一千 一百 一十五 Sānqiān líng wǔ yīqiān yībǎi yīshíwǔ"
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High Speed Rail () [transpo]
高速鐵路 / 高鐵 台鐵 (tai tie) is slower Gāosù tiělù/ gāotiě
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A few ()
幾 Jǐ
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Horror film Comedy Movie ()
恐怖片 喜劇片 影片 Kǒngbù piàn xǐjù piàn yǐngpiàn
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stage, Measure Word () \* measure word for? \* the stands (at an arena)
台 \* computer, tv \* 看台
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uses of 往 (followed by what) ()
+ direction (fwd) + place word (eg my house)
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() [grammar] I have my passport on me Lying here is comfortable.
我 帶 著 護照。躺 著 最 舒服 Wǒ dài zhe hùzhào. tǎngzhe zuì shūfú
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的 / 得 / 地 () [grammar] red car good looking Hard work
SV 的 N V 得 SV SV 地 V 看得好 紅的車 努力地工作
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noise (adj, v, n)
吵鬧 chǎonào
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originally, at first
…, 原來 … yuánlái
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actively () (pro)actively ask the teacher
主動 主動問老師 Zhǔdòng
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article for 1) ability 2) completion () 1) can you grab all these things 2) can you eat 50 dumplings
了 1) 這些東西, 你拿得了嗎? 2) 50 個水餃, 你吃得了嗎? Zhèxiē dōngxī, nǐ ná déliǎo ma? 50 Gè shuǐjiǎo, nǐ chī déliǎo ma?"
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visit (v)
拜訪 bàifǎng
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by the way, on the way () BTW, I'm .. Would it be possible for you to drop by tomorrow?
順便 順便說一下我是... 明天 你能 順便 過來嗎? Shùnbiàn shuō yīxià wǒ shì Míngtiān nǐ néng shùnbiàn guòlái ma ?
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all of the ()
所有的 Suǒyǒu de
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anyway () Stay for dinner, it's raining outside anyway.
反正 留下吃飯吧,反正 外面 正下雨 呢。 Liúxià chīfàn ba, fǎnzhèng wàimiàn zhèng xiàyǔ ne.
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and even (emphasis) () Including him, 4 people. She's really busy, she doesn't even dare to not work Saturday.
連。。。 都。。 連他4人. 她 實在 很忙, 連周六 都不得 不上班 Tā shízai hěn máng, lián zhōuliù dōu bùdébù shàngbān. Lián tā 4 rén
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really (emphasis) () you really can't tell her
可 你可別告訴他。 Nǐ kě bié gàosù tā.
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inquire (v) The boys asked about their missing dog's whereabouts.
打聽 男孩子們 打聽 他們 丟失的 狗的 下落。 Nán háizǐmen dǎting tāmen diūshī de gǒu de xiàluò.
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stature, size () [physical desc] He was small in stature, only five feet two inches tall.
個子 他 個子 矮小,只有 5英尺 2英寸 高。 Tā gèzi'ǎixiǎo, zhǐyǒu 5 yīngchǐ 2 yīngcùn gāo.
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other, else () They told a dirty joke to the other kids.
其他的 (其它的) 他们 给 其他的 孩子 讲了 个 黄色笑话。 Tāmen gěi qítā de háizi jiǎngle gè huángsè xiàohua.
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skin (n)
皮膚 pífū
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another day () Today is too busy, let's talk about it another day.
改天 今天 時間 太緊,改天 我們 再聊。 Jīntiān shíjiān tài jǐn,gǎitiān wǒmen zàiliáo.
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change () I decided to break away from my bad habits.
改 我決定 改 掉 我的 壞習慣。 Wǒ juédìng gǎi diào wǒ de huài xíguàn.
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according to () You should do this accordance with the boss's idea
按著 這件事 你還是 按著老闆的 意思做吧。 Zhè jiàn shì nǐ háishì ànzhe lǎobǎn de yìsi zuò ba.
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disturb () Don't mess with me.
打擾 別打擾我。 Bié dǎrǎo wǒ.
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to arrange, decorate (v) The apartment was completely furnished. The teacher set several more questions for homework.
佈置 公寓 完全 佈置 好了。 老師 又佈置了 幾項 作業。 Gōngyù wánquán bùzhì hǎole. Lǎoshī yòu bùzhìle jǐ xiàng zuòyè. Lǎoshī yòu bùzhìle jǐxiàng zuòyè. Gōngyù wánquán bùzhì hǎo le.
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messy (adj) Dirty and messy. He is wasteful on the weekends.
亂 又髒又亂 他週末 都 大手大腳 亂花錢。 Yòuzāngyòuluàn. Tā zhōumò dōu dàshǒudàjiǎo luàn huāqián.
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history () China has a very interesting history (China's history really fascinates people). I'm taking history at university.
歷史 中國的歷史 非常 吸引人。 我在 大學 主修 歷史。 Zhōngguó de lìshǐ fēicháng xīyǐn rén. Wǒ zài Dàxué Zhǔxiū lìshǐ.
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on behalf of () I'll do it for you Don't worry about him.
替 我會 替 你做的. 別替 他 操心了. Wǒ huì tì nǐ zuò de Bié tì tā cāoxīnle.
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Plan (n, v)
計劃 Jìhuà
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Schedule (n)
日程 rìchéng
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Worship (n)
禮拜 lǐbài
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original (adj) They decided to change from the original plan.
原 他們 決定 改變 原 計劃。 Tāmen juédìng gǎibiàn yuánjìhuà.
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move (v)
搬 Bān
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to initiate / Initiative (v, n)
主動 Zhǔdòng
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advise, teach (v)
指教 Zhǐjiào
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easy (adj)
簡單 Jiǎndān
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return, also (v (return: huán), adv (also: Hái)) return/pay back student loans
還 還 助學 貸款 huán zhù xué dàikuǎn
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correct, yes ()
對 Duì
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() [grammar] I introduce you guys (to ..)
我 介紹 你們 認識 (opt ..) Wǒ jièshào nǐmen rènshí
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wall (n) The truck hit a wall.
牆 卡車 撞了 牆。 Kǎchē zhuàngle qiáng.
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to hang (v)
掛 Guà
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taste, flavor (n)
味道 Wèidào
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sweet & sour (adj)
酸 甜 Suān tián
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Department (n)
系 Xì
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lively, to liven up (adj, v)
熱鬧 Rènào
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sense/logic (n) does this make sense? to make sense
道理 這種 看法 有 道理嗎? 說話 有道理. Zhè zhǒng kànfǎ yǒu dàolǐ ma? Shuōhuà yǒu dàolǐ.
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excitement, exciting, excite (n, adj, v)
激動 jīdòng
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perspective (n) From a practical perspective
角度 (jiǎodù) 從 現實 的 角度 看 (現: current; 實: reality) Cóng xiànshí de jiǎodù kàn
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(n) the best thing would be to...
方式 最好的 方式 是… Zuìhǎo de fāngshì shì …
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grey (adj)
斑白 bānbái
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energy, vitality (n)
活力 Huólì
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pleasure (n) to get a lot of fun out of 。。
樂趣 從。 。中獲得 許多 樂趣 Cóng 。。zhōng huòdé xǔduō lèqù
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thin (adj)
薄 Báo
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() [grammar] I already drew it on this piece of paper
我已經 畫在這張紙上了
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action already taken place - short time or small quantity () [grammar]
v 了 v (O) 看了看 (電視)/ 聊了聊
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verb structure for action that is: short time / relaxed / to try ()
ABAB or 看看AB
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() [grammar] wait til I figure it out then I'll tell you
等我弄清楚了以後, 再告訴你 Děng wǒ nòng qīngchǔle yǐhòu, zài gàosù nǐ
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calm / cool (adj) Calm down,there's no need to fight!
冷靜 冷靜 下來,現在 不需要 戰鬥! Lěngjìng xiàlái, xiànzài bùxūyào zhàndòu!
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() \* You don't know what you've got until you've lost it. \* miss a chance
\* 沒有 失去過 你就不知道 你得到過 什麼。 \* 失掉 機會 \* Méiyǒu shīqù guò nǐ jiù bùzhīdào nǐ dédào guò shénme. \* shīdiào jīhuì
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lung cancer (n)
肺癌 Fèi'ái
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() You don't even lock your room - won't get robbed?
..連 V 都 不/沒 V 你的房間 連鎖都不鎖, 不會被 偷嗎? Nǐ de fángjiān liánsuǒ dōu bù suǒ, bù huì bèi tōu ma?
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include (v)
包括 Bāokuò
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self / one self (n)
自我 Zìwǒ
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less than () if you leave a tip less than 15%, …
少於 如果 你給的 小費 少於 消費的15%,。。 Rúguǒ nǐ gěi de xiǎofèi shǎo yú xiāofèi de 15%,
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...middle of the (eg month)… ()
(月)中
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review / check (v) I'm going to be medically examined tomorrow.
檢查 明天 我要 檢查 身體。 Míngtiān wǒ yào jiǎnchá shēntǐ.
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advanced (adj)
進階 Jìn jiē
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interest (n) * She is really into Yoga. * He was not interested in X
興趣 她對 瑜伽 很 感興趣。 他沒有 興趣 X。 \* Tā duì yújiā hěn gǎn xìngqù. \* Tā méiyǒu xìngqù X.
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hate (v) She said that she hated to eat pork tripe most.
討厭 她說自己 最討厭 吃 豬肚 了。 Tā shuō zìjǐ zuì tǎoyàn chī zhūdù le.
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location (formal vs inf) (n)
地點 / 地方 Dìdiǎn/ dìfāng
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(oh), another thing… ()
另一件事 / 另外事 Lìng yī jiàn shì/ lìngwài shì
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what do you think is the (best/worst) about (X) () [grammar]
你覺得(x) 最 (好/討厭)的是什麼? nǐ juédé (x) zuì (hǎo/tǎoyàn) de shì shénme?
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when is it convenient for you? ()
你什麼時候方便, 我們再約? Nǐ shénme shíhòu fāngbiàn, wǒmen zài yuē?
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Are you coming tomorrow? Well, it depends.
你明天會來嗎? 》 看 情況 Kàn Qíngkuàng
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() Our personalities are different.
我們 個性 不同。 Wǒmen gèxìng bùtóng.
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superstitions (n)
迷信 Míxìn
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language exchange
語言交換 Yǔyán jiāohuàn
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communications (n)
通訊 Tōngxùn
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beside / divide (prep / v) *X as well as Y *Three divides into fifteen five times. *to have no other option (but to...)
除 除了Y還有X。 *Chúle Y hái yǒu X 3除15等於5。 *3 chú 15 děngyú 5. (除…之外)別無選擇。 * ( chú … zhīwài ) biéwúxuǎnzé
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otherwise (adv, conj) I won't go unless he wants me to.
否則 除非他要我去,否則我不去。 Chúfēi tā yào wǒ qù,fǒuzé wǒ búqù.
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results (n) \* to turn out well/badly \* How will the game turn out?
結果 \* 結果很好/很糟。 Jiéguǒ hěnhǎo / hěn zāo \* 比賽結果如何? Bǐsài jiéguǒ rúhé ?
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nutrition (n) doesn't have nutrition
營養 沒有營養 méiyǒu yíngyǎng
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to learn ()
學起來 xue qi lai
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to be independent / independent / independence (v / adj / n) You must be independent
獨立 你必須獨立 Nǐ bìxū dúlì
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() close relatives cannot marry
近親 不能 結婚 Jìnqīn bùnéng jiéhūn
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part (n)
部份 bùfen
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for example ()
譬如 / 舉例 pìrú / Jǔlì
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possible () \* very possible that ... \* if possible … \* by any chance ...
有可能 \*(很/非常) 有可能.. \* 如有可能.. \* 有沒有可能.. \* (Hěn / Fēicháng) yǒu kěnéng \* Rú yǒu kěnéng \* Yǒuméiyǒu kěnéng
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actually, as a matter of fact () Her house is actually about the same as ours
其實 她的房子跟我們的其實差不多。 Tā de fángzi gēn wǒmen de qíshí chàbùduō.
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nothing more () All I'm doing is cautioning you, nothing more.
而已 我 沒別的 意思,只是 提醒 你 而已。 (提醒: remind/call attention to; 提: mention) Wǒ méi biédeyìsi,zhǐshì tíxǐng nǐ éryǐ.
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ripe/mature; know well (adj / adv) He's become quite grown up. The grapes are still green.
熟 他 變成 熟了。葡萄 還沒 熟呢。 Tā biànchéng shú le. Pútáo hái méi shú ne.
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occur () no matter what
發生 不管 發生 什麼 Bùguǎn fāshēng shénme
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() Right now I'm living with my girlfriend in an apartment in Taipei
我現在和我女友一起住在 臺北的 公寓 (NOT: 我現在在台北, 跟我女友一起住在一戶公寓。) Wǒ xiànzài hé wǒ nǚyǒu yīqǐ zhù zài (táiběi de) gōngyù
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() My cousin helped us find this apartment
這公寓是我表妹幫我們找的。 (NOT: 這戶公寓,我的表妹幫我們找的。) Zhè gōngyù shì wǒ biǎomèi bāng wǒmen zhǎo de.
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() I've met with my cousins a few times, sometimes we meet to eat and chat
我和表妹見過幾次面,偶而 會一起吃吃飯聊天。 (NOT: 我們已經見門幾次了,吃吃飯,聊聊天。 ) Wǒ hé biǎomèi jiànguò jǐ cì miàn, ǒu'ér huì yīqǐ chī chīfàn liáotiān.
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() Han told me, he and Terri might come visit me and Nori at the end of February
哥哥告訴我,他跟Terri可能二月底 會來找 我和Nori。 (NOT: 哥哥告訴我他跟Terri不一定量兩月底回來拜訪我和Nori。 ) Gēgē gàosù wǒ, tā gēn Terri kěnéng èr yuèdǐ huì lái zhǎo wǒ hé Nori.
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he is from X ()
他來自(X) tā láizì (X)
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someone from X ()
來自 (X) Láizì (X)
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days / life (n) That year, life was hard. These days were well spent.
日子 那年頭,日子不好過。 日子過得 好。 Nà niántóu, rìzi bù hǎoguò. Rìziguò dé hǎo.
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(neg) whatever, suit yourself ()
隨便你 Suíbiàn nǐ
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() 100% will 50% probably 25% probably not 0% won’t
100% will 一定會 50% probably 可能會 25% probably not 可能不會 0% won’t 一定不會
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2 pronunciations for 'and' - which one is more common? ()
(和 hàn = he same meaning, diff pronunciation - hàn more common )
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not sure (used only in response, not in full sentence) ()
不一定
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skip (X) (v) we skipped this chapter
跳過 (X) 我們 跳過 這一章 Wǒmen tiàoguò zhè yī zhāng
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receipt (n)
收據 Shōujù