day 35campus life

campus life

Talk about university life, ceremonies and rules, and say “that’s fine too” or “whether … or …” with 也好.

today’s words

• 也好 yěhǎo · that’s fine too; whether…or…
• 就读 jiùdú · to attend (a school)
• 念书 niànshū · to study, go to school
• 升学 shēngxué · to go on to the next school
• 招生 zhāoshēng · to recruit students
• 名额 míng'é · places, quota
• 学位 xuéwèi · academic degree
• 学员 xuéyuán · student (of a course), trainee
• 学会 xuéhuì · society (academic)
• 学问 xuéwen · knowledge, learning
• 少儿 shào'ér · children
• 夏令营 xiàlìngyíng · summer camp
• 典礼 diǎnlǐ · ceremony
• 纪律 jìlǜ · discipline
• 文具 wénjù · stationery
• 钢笔 gāngbǐ · fountain pen
• 书籍 shūjí · books
• 文献 wénxiàn · literature, documents
• 目录 mùlù · table of contents, catalogue
• 研讨 yántǎo · to discuss (in depth)
• 传授 chuánshòu · to pass on (knowledge)
• 精通 jīngtōng · to master, be fluent in
• 不得 bùdé · must not, may not
• 不许 bùxǔ · not allowed

sentences

• 下雨也好，我们就在图书馆看书吧。 · Rain’s fine too: let’s just read in the library.
• 走路也好，乘地铁也好，反正要按时到。 · Walk or take the underground, either way you have to be on time.
• 这个培训班的学员来自世界各地，大家都很好学。 · The people on this training course come from all over the world, and they’re all eager to learn.
• 这所大学今年的招生名额增加了。 · This university is taking more students this year.
• 升学压力太大，很多学生睡不好，周末还要去补习。 · The pressure to get into the next school is so great that many students sleep badly and have extra tutoring at weekends.