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day 86single or married?

unit 13 · family & love

    single or married?

    Talk about being single or married and arranged dates, and refuse playfully with 才不……呢 (no way!).

    today’s words

    • 壓 yā · press, squash
    • 姑丈 gūzhàng · uncle (dad’s sister’s husband)
    • 托兒所 tuō'érsuǒ · nursery, daycare
    • 晚輩 wǎnbèi · younger generation, junior
    • 未婚 wèihūn · unmarried, single
    • 相親 xiàngqīn · go on an arranged date
    • 已婚 yǐhūn · married
    • 情書 qíngshū · love letter
    • 相親相愛 xiāngqīnxiāng'ài · deeply devoted to each other
    • 放棄 fàngqì · give up
    • 目標 mùbiāo · goal, target
    • 數量 shùliàng · quantity, number
    • 哎呀 āiyā · oh dear!, oh no!
    • 到期 dàoqí · expire, be due
    • 趕緊 gǎnjǐn · hurry up and, quickly
    • 末 mò · end (of a period)
    • 軟 ruǎn · soft
    • 咱們 zánmen · we, us (including you)

    sentences

    • 護照月末就到期了,趕緊去辦吧。 · Your passport runs out at the end of the month: hurry up and renew it.
    • 外面那麼冷,我才不出去呢! · It’s freezing out there: no way am I going out!
    • 她每天上班以前先把寶寶送到托兒所。 · Every day before work she takes the baby to the nursery.
    • 這張表上要寫已婚還是未婚? · Should I put married or single on this form?
    • 這個麵包又軟又香,咱們買兩個吧。 · This bread is so soft and it smells great: let’s get two.