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  3. chinese
  4. tocfl b
  5. day 51

day 51giving a talk

unit 8 · study & ideas

    giving a talk

    Prepare a talk and ask for advice, and say formally that something can’t be done with 無法 (be unable to).

    today’s words

    • 記錄 jìlù · record; notes
    • 演講 yǎnjiǎng · give a speech; speech
    • 參考 cānkǎo · consult, refer to
    • 請教 qǐngjiào · ask for advice
    • 地理 dìlǐ · geography
    • 錄 lù · record (sound, video)
    • 用法 yòngfǎ · usage, how to use
    • 培養 péiyǎng · cultivate, develop (a habit, talent)
    • 概念 gàiniàn · concept, idea
    • 無法 wúfǎ · be unable to, can’t
    • 觀察 guānchá · observe, watch closely
    • 克服 kèfú · overcome
    • 某 mǒu · a certain, some
    • 如此 rúcǐ · so, like this
    • 水準 shuǐzhǔn · level, standard
    • 維持 wéichí · maintain, keep up
    • 一向 yīxiàng · always, all along
    • 狀態 zhuàngtài · state, condition, form

    sentences

    • 他生病了,無法參加今天的演講。 · He’s ill and can’t come to today’s talk.
    • 這個問題,我現在無法回答。 · I can’t answer that question right now.
    • 上次的演講,我說得太快了。 · Last time I gave a talk, I spoke too fast.
    • 我把自己的演講錄下來,再聽一遍。 · I record my own talk and listen to it again.
    • 他的中文一向很好,水準很高。 · His Chinese has always been good: he’s at a high level.