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day 105drawers and candles

unit 16 · house & home

    drawers and candles

    Get through a power cut with candles, blankets and string, and say “just won’t, simply” with 就是 + verb or adjective.

    today’s words

    • 移動 yídòng · move, shift
    • 場地 chǎngdì · venue, site
    • 住戶 zhùhù · resident, household
    • 抽屜 chōutì · drawer
    • 墊 diàn · put under, pad; pay for (sb.) for now
    • 蠟燭 làzhú · candle
    • 毯子 tǎnzi · blanket
    • 繩子 shéngzi · rope, string
    • 縫 féng · sew, stitch
    • 凳子 dèngzi · stool
    • 地毯 dìtǎn · rug, carpet
    • 相互 xiānghù · mutually, each other
    • 者 zhě · -er, one who (suffix)
    • 作用 zuòyòng · effect, function
    • 不然 bùrán · otherwise, or else
    • 長度 chángdù · length
    • 充足 chōngzú · plentiful, ample
    • 當初 dāngchū · at that time, originally

    sentences

    • 這個抽屜就是打不開。 · This drawer just won’t open.
    • 小黑就是不肯下來。 · Xiaohei simply refuses to come down.
    • 這個房間就是小了一點,別的都很好。 · The room is just a bit small; everything else is great.
    • 天冷了,蓋上毯子,不然會感冒。 · It’s cold: put a blanket over you, or you’ll catch a cold.
    • 地毯的長度是兩公尺,房間夠大嗎? · The rug is two metres long: is the room big enough?