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  5. day 115

day 115cash or card?

unit 18 · money & shopping

    cash or card?

    Talk about saving, spending and paying by card, and add one more reason with 再說 (besides, what’s more).

    today’s words

    • 浪費 làngfèi · waste
    • 收費 shōufèi · charge (a fee)
    • 費 fèi · use up, take a lot of
    • 商場 shāngchǎng · mall, shopping centre
    • 降價 jiàngjià · cut prices, go down in price
    • 會員 huìyuán · member (of a club, shop)
    • 存款 cúnkuǎn · savings, bank deposit
    • 信用 xìnyòng · credit; trustworthiness
    • 日用品 rìyòngpǐn · everyday items, daily necessities
    • 賠 péi · compensate, pay for (damage)
    • 滾 gǔn · roll; boil
    • 節約 jiéyuē · save, economise
    • 值 zhí · be worth
    • 再說 zàishuō · besides, what’s more
    • 構成 gòuchéng · make up, constitute
    • 灰色 huīsè · grey
    • 尖 jiān · pointed, sharp
    • 週年 zhōunián · anniversary (… years on)

    sentences

    • 這件外套太貴了,再說我也不需要。 · This coat is too expensive, and besides, I don’t need it.
    • 今天太晚了,再說我也累了。 · It’s too late today, and anyway I’m tired.
    • 排隊太費時間了。 · Queuing takes far too much time.
    • 這家商場下個星期降價。 · This mall has a sale next week.
    • 我們別去了,雨這麼大,再說時間也很趕。 · Let’s not go: it’s pouring, and time’s tight anyway.