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day 69accidents and safety

unit 11 · society & the news

    accidents and safety

    Talk about accidents and safety, read short news items, and move to a new topic with 至於.

    today’s words

    • 炸 zhà · explode, blow up
    • 平安 píng'ān · safe and sound
    • 意外 yìwài · accident; unexpected
    • 車禍 chēhuò · traffic accident
    • 搶 qiǎng · rob, grab; rush to
    • 簽名 qiānmíng · sign (your name); signature
    • 土地 tǔdì · land
    • 開放 kāifàng · open (to the public)
    • 人口 rénkǒu · population
    • 地位 dìwèi · position, status
    • 窮 qióng · poor
    • 避免 bìmiǎn · avoid
    • 傷害 shānghài · hurt, harm
    • 不幸 bùxìng · unfortunate; sadly
    • 利益 lìyì · interests, benefit
    • 至於 zhìyú · as for
    • 說起來 shuōqǐlái · come to think of it
    • 這樣子 zhèyàngzi · like this, this way

    sentences

    • 我想吃麵,至於你,自己決定吧。 · I fancy noodles; as for you, it’s up to you.
    • 錢的問題解決了,至於時間,我們再談吧。 · The money’s sorted; as for timing, let’s talk again.
    • 開車要小心,避免發生意外。 · Drive carefully so you don’t have an accident.
    • 很不幸,那家工廠的機器炸了。 · Sadly, a machine at that factory exploded.
    • 這片土地明年開放給大家參觀。 · This land opens to visitors next year.