day 22home town & far away
unit 4 · on the movehome town & far away
Talk about home towns, regions and places near and far, and give two choices or a “once this happens…”.
today’s words
- 故乡 gùxiāng · home town, native place
- 本地 běndì · local, this area
- 当地 dāngdì · local (there)
- 地区 dìqū · area, region
- 区域 qūyù · zone, area
- 城区 chéngqū · city area, urban district
- 省份 shěngfèn · province
- 省会 shěnghuì · provincial capital
- 县 xiàn · county
- 乡 xiāng · countryside; village
- 乡村 xiāngcūn · village, countryside
- 山区 shānqū · mountain area
- 海外 hǎiwài · overseas, abroad
- 欧洲 Ōuzhōu · Europe
- 非洲 Fēizhōu · Africa
- 访问 fǎngwèn · to visit; to access (a site)
- 游览 yóulǎn · to tour, go sightseeing
- 旅行社 lǚxíngshè · travel agency
- 或是 huòshì · or; either … or
- 中心 zhōngxīn · centre
- 处 chù · place, spot
- 当中 dāngzhōng · among, in the middle of
- 内部 nèibù · inside, internal
- 外部 wàibù · outside, external
- 里头 lǐtou · inside
sentences
- 姥姥的故乡在山区，离省会还有三个小时。 · Grandma’s home town is in the mountains, three hours from the provincial capital.
- 这个地区一旦下大雪，路就不通了。 · Once heavy snow falls in this region, the roads are cut off.
- 县城的中心有一个小广场，晚上特别热闹。 · There’s a little square in the middle of the county town, and it’s really lively at night.
- 周末我或是在家休息，或是去乡下看姥姥。 · At the weekend I either rest at home or go to see Grandma in the countryside.
- 越来越多的海外游客来这里游览。 · More and more visitors from abroad come to tour this place.