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day 106gas, fans and alleys

unit 16 · house & home

    gas, fans and alleys

    Talk about gas, fans, alleys and roadworks, and say “just as expected” with 果然.

    today’s words

    • 罐子 guànzi · jar, tin, can
    • 電風扇 diànfēngshàn · electric fan
    • 家事 jiāshì · housework, chores
    • 瓦斯 wǎsī · (cooking) gas
    • 巷子 xiàngzi · lane, alley
    • 公用 gōngyòng · shared, public (use)
    • 遷 qiān · move (home, offices)
    • 旗子 qízi · flag
    • 用具 yòngjù · tools, utensils
    • 施工 shīgōng · carry out building work
    • 果然 guǒrán · as expected, sure enough
    • 消失 xiāoshī · disappear, vanish
    • 應當 yīngdāng · should, ought to
    • 整體 zhěngtǐ · the whole; overall
    • 傍晚 bāngwǎn · early evening, dusk
    • 彩色 cǎisè · colour, in colour
    • 長久 chángjiǔ · long-lasting, lasting
    • 出色 chūsè · outstanding, excellent

    sentences

    • 王阿姨說他會遲到,他果然遲到了。 · Auntie Wang said he’d be late, and sure enough, he was.
    • 我就知道你會喜歡,你果然很喜歡。 · I knew you’d like it, and you do.
    • 打掃用具放在公用的倉庫裡。 · The cleaning things are kept in the shared storeroom.
    • 傍晚的巷子很熱鬧。 · The alley is really lively in the early evening.
    • 夏天沒有電風扇,真受不了。 · Summer without an electric fan is unbearable.