day 12longing and setbacks
unit 2 · how we feellonging and setbacks
Talk about setbacks, longing and role models, and say you’re doing something “the way it says” with 照(著).
today’s words
- 可憐 kělián · pitiful, poor (thing)
- 眼光 yǎnguāng · eye, taste, judgement
- 恨 hèn · hate
- 看不起 kànbùqǐ · look down on
- 盼望 pànwàng · look forward to, long for
- 挫折 cuòzhé · setback
- 充實 chōngshí · full, fulfilling
- 在意 zàiyì · mind, care about
- 真心 zhēnxīn · sincere
- 渴望 kěwàng · long for, yearn
- 逗 dòu · tease; amuse
- 榜樣 bǎngyàng · role model
- 變成 biànchéng · become, turn into
- 節 jié · (measure word for class periods)
- 數 shǔ · count
- 猜 cāi · guess
- 錯誤 cuòwù · mistake
- 照 zhào · according to, following; shine
- 越來越 yuèláiyuè · more and more
sentences
- 照著地圖走，就不會錯。 · Follow the map and you won’t go wrong.
- 這道菜，我是照著奶奶的方法做的。 · I made this dish the way Grandma does.
- 別在意這次的錯誤，下次會更好。 · Don’t worry about this mistake: next time will be better.
- 他渴望有一天變成像爸爸一樣的人。 · He longs to become someone like his dad one day.
- 這個學期很充實，我每天有四節課。 · This term is really full: I have four classes a day.