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day 40islands and animals

unit 6 · travel & nature

    islands and animals

    Talk about animals and landscapes (island, plain, grassland) at the zoo, and let a plan go with 算了 (forget it, never mind).

    today’s words

    • 樹木 shùmù · trees
    • 龍 lóng · dragon
    • 島 dǎo · island
    • 玫瑰 méiguī · rose
    • 田 tián · field (farmland)
    • 螞蟻 mǎyǐ · ant
    • 獅子 shīzi · lion
    • 草原 cǎoyuán · grassland, prairie
    • 地形 dìxíng · terrain, landscape
    • 石油 shíyóu · oil, petroleum
    • 平原 píngyuán · plain (flat land)
    • 木 mù · wood, tree
    • 日出 rìchū · sunrise
    • 熊貓 xióngmāo · panda
    • 引起 yǐnqǐ · cause, give rise to (attention, interest)
    • 唉 āi · oh dear, sigh
    • 算了 suànle · forget it, never mind

    sentences

    • 算了,我們改天再去吧。 · Forget it, let’s go another day.
    • 臺灣是一個島。 · Taiwan is an island.
    • 熊貓吃起東西來很可愛。 · Pandas are so cute when they eat.
    • 我們四點起床,去山上看日出。 · We got up at four to watch the sunrise from the mountain.
    • 桌子上有很多螞蟻。 · There are loads of ants on the table.