day 53lucky and unlucky

lucky and unlucky

Tell stories of good and bad luck, with twists nobody expected, and talk about compensation and dates in a month.

today’s words

• 不料 bùliào · unexpectedly, to one’s surprise
• 彩票 cǎipiào · lottery ticket
• 补偿 bǔcháng · to make up for, compensate
• 补贴 bǔtiē · allowance, subsidy
• 赔偿 péicháng · to pay damages; compensation
• 流入 liúrù · to flow into
• 流通 liútōng · to circulate
• 扩展 kuòzhǎn · to expand, extend
• 金融 jīnróng · finance (banking)
• 上旬 shàngxún · first ten days of a month
• 中旬 zhōngxún · middle ten days of a month
• 下旬 xiàxún · last ten days of a month
• 钟头 zhōngtóu · hour (spoken)
• 一贯 yīguàn · consistent, all along
• 多余 duōyú · surplus; unnecessary
• 求 qiú · to beg, ask; to seek
• 不曾 bùcéng · never (have done)
• 从未 cóngwèi · never (before)
• 为何 wèihé · why (written)
• 不已 bùyǐ · endlessly, no end
• 杂 zá · mixed, miscellaneous
• 不成 bùchéng · won’t do; surely not …?
• 冲 chòng · towards, at; strong

sentences

• 我们本来打算周末去爬山，不料下起了大雨。 · We’d planned to go hiking at the weekend, but then it poured.
• 公司想扩展海外业务，不料遇到金融危机，计划中断了。 · The company wanted to grow overseas, but then the financial crisis hit and the plan stalled.
• 每个月上旬交房租，下旬发工资。 · Rent is due early in the month, and wages come at the end of it.
• 近年来，大量资金流入了股市和基金。 · In recent years a lot of money has flowed into shares and funds.
• 这种货币在很多国家都能流通。 · This currency can be used in many countries.