day 85the in-laws
unit 13 · family & lovethe in-laws
Talk about in-laws and living with a big family, and reason with 既然……就…… (since…, then…).
today’s words
- 幹 gàn · do (informal)
- 吸 xī · breathe in, suck, absorb
- 全家 quánjiā · the whole family
- 婆婆 pópo · mother-in-law (husband’s mum)
- 寶寶 bǎobao · baby; darling
- 大哥 dàgē · eldest brother
- 代溝 dàigōu · generation gap
- 大嫂 dàsǎo · eldest brother’s wife
- 公公 gōnggōng · father-in-law (husband’s dad)
- 過世 guòshì · pass away
- 方 fāng · square
- 快速 kuàisù · fast, rapid
- 世紀 shìjì · century
- 周 zhōu · circuit, lap (measure word)
- 既然 jìrán · since, now that
- 大量 dàliàng · a large amount of
- 理由 lǐyóu · reason
- 群 qún · group, crowd (measure word)
sentences
- 既然你累了，就早點休息吧。 · Since you’re tired, get an early night.
- 既然大家都同意，我們就這麼決定了。 · Since everyone agrees, that’s decided then.
- 他深深地吸了一口氣，開始說話。 · He took a deep breath and began to speak.
- 颱風來以前，大家買了大量的水和食物。 · Before the typhoon, everyone bought loads of water and food.
- 二十一世紀，網路快速地改變了我們的生活。 · In the twenty-first century, the internet has quickly changed our lives.