day 45learning from the past

learning from the past

Look back and learn from the past, talk about change and influence, and grumble about someone who refuses everything.

today’s words

• 回顾 huígù · to look back on
• 反思 fǎnsī · to reflect on
• 吸取 xīqǔ · to draw (a lesson), absorb
• 借鉴 jièjiàn · to draw on, learn from
• 启发 qǐfā · to inspire, give ideas
• 启示 qǐshì · lesson, insight
• 理念 lǐniàn · philosophy, idea
• 树立 shùlì · to set (an example), establish
• 确立 quèlì · to establish, settle
• 赋予 fùyǔ · to give, endow
• 主导 zhǔdǎo · dominant; to lead
• 占据 zhànjù · to occupy, take up
• 取代 qǔdài · to replace
• 转移 zhuǎnyí · to shift, transfer
• 倾向 qīngxiàng · to tend to; tendency
• 形态 xíngtài · form, shape
• 过渡 guòdù · transition
• 开启 kāiqǐ · to open, start
• 引入 yǐnrù · to bring in, introduce
• 持久 chíjiǔ · lasting
• 例外 lìwài · exception
• 以往 yǐwǎng · the past, before
• 日益 rìyì · increasingly, day by day
• 不至于 bùzhìyú · not go so far as

sentences

• 他这也不吃，那也不吃，真难照顾。 · He won’t eat this, won’t eat that. He’s so hard to look after.
• 你这也不满意，那也不满意，想要什么？ · You’re not happy with anything. What do you actually want?
• 他很早就确立了自己的目标。 · He set his goals early on.
• 我们要从历史中吸取教训。 · We should learn the lessons of history.
• 这本书启发了我，激发了我对历史的兴趣。 · This book inspired me and sparked my interest in history.