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day 3what to wear

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    what to wear

    Talk about clothes, fabrics, colours and jewellery, and say “so that …”.

    today’s words

    • 以便 yǐbiàn · so that, in order to
    • 背心 bèixīn · vest, tank top
    • 内衣 nèiyī · underwear
    • 羽绒服 yǔróngfú · down jacket
    • 袖子 xiùzi · sleeve
    • 棉 mián · cotton
    • 布 bù · cloth, fabric
    • 皮 pí · leather; skin, peel
    • 柔软 róuruǎn · soft
    • 扣 kòu · to button, fasten; a button
    • 披 pī · to drape over the shoulders
    • 化妆 huàzhuāng · to put on make-up
    • 香水 xiāngshuǐ · perfume
    • 耳环 ěrhuán · earring
    • 戒指 jièzhi · ring (for a finger)
    • 项链 xiàngliàn · necklace
    • 珍珠 zhēnzhū · pearl
    • 珠宝 zhūbǎo · jewellery
    • 黄 huáng · to turn yellow; yellow
    • 棕色 zōngsè · brown
    • 染 rǎn · to dye
    • 搭配 dāpèi · to match, combine; go together
    • 眼看 yǎnkàn · any moment now; watch as
    • 当下 dāngxià · right now, at present

    sentences

    • 眼看天就要冷了,我买了一件羽绒服。 · It’s about to turn cold, so I bought a down jacket.
    • 我买了几件棉背心,以便夏天换着穿。 · I bought a few cotton vests so I can rotate them in summer.
    • 她很少化妆,也不用香水。 · She rarely wears make-up and doesn’t use perfume.
    • 这条珍珠项链和你的耳环很搭配。 · This pearl necklace goes well with your earrings.
    • 她把头发染黄了。 · She dyed her hair blonde.