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day 89pressure and courage

unit 14 · moods & emotions

    pressure and courage

    Talk about pressure, nerves and courage, and compare with A 有 B 這麼 / 那麼…… (as… as).

    today’s words

    • 壓力 yālì · pressure, stress
    • 好奇 hàoqí · curious
    • 糟 zāo · bad, in a mess
    • 平靜 píngjìng · calm, peaceful
    • 決心 juéxīn · determination; be determined
    • 期待 qídài · look forward to, expect
    • 勇氣 yǒngqì · courage
    • 信任 xìnrèn · trust
    • 糟糕 zāogāo · terrible; oh no!
    • 情緒 qíngxù · mood, emotions
    • 猶豫 yóuyù · hesitant
    • 傻 shǎ · silly, foolish
    • 陣 zhèn · spell, burst (measure word)
    • 足夠 zúgòu · enough, sufficient
    • 常識 chángshì · common sense
    • 棟 dòng · (measure word for buildings)
    • 估計 gūjì · estimate, reckon
    • 獲得 huòdé · obtain, win

    sentences

    • 他沒有你這麼高。 · He isn’t as tall as you.
    • 臺北的夏天有臺南那麼熱嗎? · Are summers in Taipei as hot as in Tainan?
    • 我很好奇,那棟房子裡住的是誰? · I’m curious: who lives in that house?
    • 糟糕,我忘了帶鑰匙! · Oh no, I’ve forgotten my keys!
    • 考試以前,她的情緒很不穩定。 · Before the exam her moods were all over the place.