day 62waves, rocks and fire
unit 8 · naturewaves, rocks and fire
Describe the restless Earth (waves, tides, whirlpools, volcanoes, caves and gems) and say how often things happen: again and again, in a row, one after another, now and then.
today’s words
- 看头儿 kàntour · something worth seeing
- 波浪 bōlàng · wave
- 波涛 bōtāo · great waves, billows
- 波澜 bōlán · great waves; ups and downs
- 潮 cháo · tide
- 潮水 cháoshuǐ · tidewater, tide
- 汹涌 xiōngyǒng · turbulent, surging
- 涌 yǒng · to surge, gush, pour
- 荡漾 dàngyàng · to ripple, undulate
- 旋涡 xuánwō · whirlpool
- 泻 xiè · to pour down, rush down
- 汪洋 wāngyáng · a vast expanse of water
- 火山 huǒshān · volcano
- 岩石 yánshí · rock
- 板块 bǎnkuài · tectonic plate; sector
- 洞穴 dòngxué · cave, cavern
- 宝石 bǎoshí · gem, precious stone
- 宝藏 bǎozàng · treasure, hidden riches
- 水晶 shuǐjīng · crystal (quartz)
- 芬芳 fēnfāng · fragrant; fragrance
- 连连 liánlián · again and again, repeatedly (in a row)
- 屡次 lǚcì · repeatedly, time and again
- 屡屡 lǚlǚ · repeatedly, again and again
- 屡 lǚ · repeatedly (written)
- 时而 shí'ér · sometimes; now … now …
- 时时 shíshí · constantly, at all times
- 相继 xiāngjì · one after another
- 一连 yīlián · in a row, in succession
- 再度 zàidù · once more, a second time
- 频频 pínpín · repeatedly, frequently
- 频 pín · frequently (written)
- 一个劲儿 yīgèjìnr · persistently, nonstop
sentences
- 海上波涛汹涌，船不能出海。 · The sea is raging, and boats can’t go out.
- 涨潮的时候，海水一个劲儿往岸上涌。 · When the tide comes in, the sea surges up the shore without stopping.
- 这座火山一百年后再度爆发了。 · This volcano erupted again after a hundred years.
- 一连下了三天雨。 · It rained for three days in a row.
- 他屡次迟到，被经理批评了。 · He was late time and again, and the manager criticised him.