day 37busy cities
unit 6 · travel & naturebusy cities
Compare big cities (crowds, transport, history), say “ever since” with 自從……以後 and give a cause with 因為……的關係.
today’s words
- 擠 jǐ · crowded; squeeze
- 鐵路 tiělù · railway
- 地區 dìqū · area, region
- 當地 dāngdì · local
- 都市 dūshì · city, metropolis
- 地下 dìxià · underground
- 迷人 mírén · charming, enchanting
- 航空 hángkōng · aviation; airline
- 古蹟 gǔjī · historic site
- 卡車 kǎchē · lorry, truck
- 地帶 dìdài · zone, belt, area
- 輪胎 lúntāi · tyre
- 抵達 dǐdá · arrive (formal)
- 碼頭 mǎtou · pier, wharf
- 未來 wèilái · future; coming
- 暫時 zhànshí · for now, temporarily
- 自從 zìcóng · ever since
- 背景 bèijǐng · background
sentences
- 自從有了捷運以後，交通方便多了。 · Ever since the MRT opened, getting around has been much easier.
- 因為下雨的關係，路上很擠。 · Because of the rain, the roads are packed.
- 臺南有很多古蹟。 · Tainan has lots of historic sites.
- 我想吃當地的小吃。 · I want to try the local snacks.
- 火車十點抵達臺中。 · The train arrives in Taichung at ten.