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day 102around the world

unit 14 · travel & health

    around the world

    Use 上 and 下 as verbs (上車, 下樓, 上網), and talk about the continents and where people come from.

    today’s words

    • 那些 nàxiē · those
    • 鎖 suǒ · lock
    • 鑰匙 yàoshi · key
    • 標準 biāozhǔn · standard; correct, perfect
    • 東方 dōngfāng · the East; east
    • 大陸 dàlù · mainland China; continent
    • 非洲 Fēizhōu · Africa
    • 美洲 Měizhōu · the Americas
    • 歐洲 Ōuzhōu · Europe
    • 亞洲 Yàzhōu · Asia
    • 中國 Zhōngguó · China
    • 鐘頭 zhōngtóu · hour (in speech)

    sentences

    • 我把鑰匙忘在家裡了。 · I’ve left my keys at home.
    • 你下樓的時候,把門鎖好。 · When you go downstairs, lock the door properly.
    • 公車來了,快上車! · The bus is here: quick, get on!
    • 我們班的同學有的從歐洲來,有的從美洲來。 · Some of my classmates are from Europe, some from the Americas.
    • 他晚上經常上網。 · He’s often online in the evening.