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day 20win or lose

unit 3 · friends & talking

    win or lose

    Talk about sport, winning and losing, say what nearly happened with 差點(就), and what came after effort or time with 經過.

    today’s words

    • 輸 shū · lose (a game)
    • 贏 yíng · win
    • 球場 qiúchǎng · (sports) court, pitch
    • 教練 jiàoliàn · coach
    • 滑雪 huáxuě · ski
    • 海灘 hǎitān · beach
    • 露營 lùyíng · go camping
    • 球賽 qiúsài · (ball) game, match
    • 球員 qiúyuán · player
    • 謝 xiè · thank
    • 吃喝玩樂 chīhēwánlè · have a good time
    • 公里 gōnglǐ · kilometre
    • 減少 jiǎnshǎo · reduce, cut down
    • 亮 liàng · bright, light
    • 仍 réng · still
    • 說法 shuōfǎ · way of putting it; version
    • 差點 chàdiǎn · almost, nearly

    sentences

    • 我差點就遲到了。 · I was very nearly late.
    • 經過三個月的練習,我們終於贏了。 · After three months of practice, we finally won.
    • 他差點輸了這場比賽。 · He almost lost the match.
    • 經過這次比賽,大家的關係更好了。 · After this match, everyone got on even better.
    • 天亮了,我們仍坐在海灘上聊天。 · Dawn came, and we were still sitting on the beach chatting.