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day 10pleasure and pain

unit 2 · how we feel

    pleasure and pain

    Talk about joys and hard times, say how something happened with 通過 (through), and what it brought with 給……帶來.

    today’s words

    • 好 hào · be fond of, keen on
    • 吸引 xīyǐn · attract
    • 滿足 mǎnzú · content, satisfied
    • 幸運 xìngyùn · lucky
    • 痛苦 tòngkǔ · painful, suffering
    • 反應 fǎnyìng · reaction
    • 忍 rěn · bear, put up with
    • 同情 tóngqíng · sympathise with
    • 樂趣 lèqù · joy, fun
    • 主動 zhǔdòng · take the initiative; proactive
    • 陌生 mòshēng · unfamiliar, strange
    • 心理 xīnlǐ · psychology; mind
    • 講究 jiǎngjiù · particular, fussy
    • 安靜 ānjìng · quiet
    • 段 duàn · (measure word for periods, sections)
    • 明白 míngbái · understand
    • 通過 tōngguò · through, by means of; pass
    • 表現 biǎoxiàn · performance; show

    sentences

    • 我是通過網路認識志明的。 · I met Zhiming online.
    • 這隻小狗給我們家帶來了很多樂趣。 · This puppy has brought our family a lot of fun.
    • 一般來說,安靜的地方比較容易念書。 · Generally speaking, it’s easier to study somewhere quiet.
    • 他工作很主動,表現也很好。 · He takes the initiative at work, and he does really well.
    • 這段時間,他過得很痛苦。 · He’s been having a really hard time lately.