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day 68police and lawyers

unit 11 · society & the news

    police and lawyers

    Get through forms and offices, say which area you mean with (在)……方面, and say you don’t mind with 無所謂.

    today’s words

    • 白 bái · in vain, for nothing; plain
    • 假 jiǎ · fake, false
    • 警察 jǐngchá · police officer, the police
    • 律師 lǜshī · lawyer
    • 人數 rénshù · number of people
    • 責任 zérèn · responsibility
    • 公共 gōnggòng · public
    • 全球 quánqiú · the whole world, global
    • 青年 qīngnián · young people, youth
    • 性別 xìngbié · sex, gender
    • 民族 mínzú · ethnic group, nation
    • 填 tián · fill in (a form)
    • 救 jiù · save, rescue
    • 辦理 bànlǐ · handle, apply for (paperwork)
    • 手續 shǒuxù · procedure, formalities
    • 無所謂 wúsuǒwèi · not matter, not care
    • 坪 píng · ping (3.3 m², for floor area)
    • 樣樣 yàngyàng · every kind, all-round

    sentences

    • 在語言方面,她的進步很大。 · When it comes to language, she’s made great progress.
    • 住哪裡都無所謂,只要離學校近就好。 · I don’t mind where I live, as long as it’s near the university.
    • 這間公寓約二十坪。 · This flat is about 20 ping.
    • 自從我來臺灣以後,樣樣都要自己做。 · Ever since I came to Taiwan, I’ve had to do everything myself.
    • 警察救了一個掉進河裡的孩子。 · A police officer saved a child who fell into the river.