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day 64crosstalk and drama

unit 10 · arts & traditions

    crosstalk and drama

    Talk about crosstalk, TV series, bands and stories, say how things turned out with 結果, and sum up with 總之.

    today’s words

    • 紅包 hóngbāo · red envelope (gift of money)
    • 功夫 gōngfu · kung fu; time and effort
    • 相聲 xiàngshēng · crosstalk (comic dialogue)
    • 描寫 miáoxiě · describe, portray
    • 結局 jiéjú · ending (of a story)
    • 劇情 jùqíng · plot, storyline
    • 樂團 yuètuán · band, orchestra
    • 題材 tícái · subject matter
    • 歌星 gēxīng · pop star, singer
    • 連續劇 liánxùjù · TV series, soap opera
    • 音響 yīnxiǎng · stereo, sound system
    • 合唱 héchàng · sing together; chorus
    • 總之 zǒngzhī · in short, anyway
    • 無窮 wúqióng · endless, boundless
    • 真理 zhēnlǐ · truth
    • 不用說 bùyòngshuō · needless to say
    • 裡邊 lǐbiān · inside
    • 哪些 nǎxiē · which (ones)

    sentences

    • 我以為會很無聊,結果很好看。 · I thought it would be boring, but it turned out to be great.
    • 他每天都練習,結果真的贏了。 · He practised every day, and in the end he really did win.
    • 總之,我們明天再說吧。 · Anyway, let’s talk about it tomorrow.
    • 過年的時候,小孩子都在等紅包。 · At New Year, the kids are all waiting for their red envelopes.
    • 外面太吵了,我們去裡邊聽吧。 · It’s too noisy out here: let’s go inside to listen.