day 123crisis and danger
unit 16 · society and governmentcrisis and danger
Describe a crisis, a hidden danger and a hard time in life, chain several causes and effects in one sentence, and switch topics smoothly with 说到, 至于 and 话说回来.
today’s words
- 危及 wēijí · to endanger
- 危急 wēijí · critical, in danger
- 紧迫 jǐnpò · pressing, urgent
- 急迫 jípò · urgent, eager
- 严峻 yánjùn · severe, grim
- 艰巨 jiānjù · arduous, formidable
- 艰险 jiānxiǎn · hardships and dangers
- 棘手 jíshǒu · thorny, tricky
- 困境 kùnjìng · predicament, difficult position
- 逆境 nìjìng · adversity
- 难关 nánguān · difficulty, crisis
- 难处 nánchù · difficulty (that one faces)
- 处境 chǔjìng · situation, plight
- 境地 jìngdì · plight, position
- 境遇 jìngyù · circumstances, lot (in life)
- 坎坷 kǎnkě · rough, full of setbacks
- 曲折 qūzhé · winding, complicated
- 波折 bōzhé · setback, twists and turns
- 周折 zhōuzhé · trouble, hassle
- 磨难 mónàn · tribulation, hardship
- 苦难 kǔnàn · suffering, misery
- 祸害 huòhai · scourge; to wreck, ruin
- 遭殃 zāoyāng · to suffer (disaster), be hit
- 隐患 yǐnhuàn · hidden danger, hazard
- 导火索 dǎohuǒsuǒ · fuse; trigger, spark
- 不妙 bùmiào · not good, ominous
- 失控 shīkòng · out of control
- 紊乱 wěnluàn · disordered, out of order
- 风波 fēngbō · disturbance, storm (fig.)
- 风云 fēngyún · the situation; wind and cloud
- 惨重 cǎnzhòng · heavy (losses)
- 恶化 èhuà · to worsen
- 激化 jīhuà · to intensify, sharpen (conflict)
- 濒临 bīnlín · to be on the verge of
- 地步 dìbù · point, extent (usu. bad)
sentences
- 情况危急，马上叫救护车！ · It’s an emergency: call an ambulance now!
- 楼道里堆东西，有火灾隐患，物业要好好整治。 · Stacking things in the stairwell is a fire hazard: the management needs to clean it up properly.
- 这个问题很棘手，需要监管部门介入。 · This is a tricky problem: the regulators need to step in.
- 大家一起努力，度过难关。 · Let’s pull together and get through this.
- 病人的情况突然恶化了。 · The patient suddenly got worse.