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day 118loans and jewellery

unit 18 · money & shopping

    loans and jewellery

    Talk about rings, loans, interest and transfers, and give a judgement with 從 / 以……來看 (judging by).

    today’s words

    • 金錢 jīnqián · money
    • 銀 yín · silver
    • 戒指 jièzhǐ · ring (jewellery)
    • 棉 mián · cotton
    • 珍珠 zhēnzhū · pearl
    • 折 zhé · fold; (price) discount
    • 街頭 jiētóu · the streets
    • 採購 cǎigòu · purchase (for a company)
    • 貸款 dàikuǎn · loan; take out a loan
    • 匯款 huìkuǎn · transfer money, wire
    • 利息 lìxí · interest (on money)
    • 支出 zhīchū · spending; pay out
    • 廣泛 guǎngfàn · wide-ranging, extensive
    • 緩慢 huǎnmàn · slow
    • 忽視 hūshì · ignore, overlook
    • 盡量 jìnliàng · as far as possible
    • 寬度 kuāndù · width
    • 靈活 línghuó · flexible, nimble

    sentences

    • 從這點來看,他說得對。 · On that point, he’s right.
    • 從他的表情來看,他不太高興。 · Judging by his face, he’s not too happy.
    • 以現在的情況來看,我們得節省一點。 · The way things are now, we’ll have to cut back a bit.
    • 這件棉的襯衫很舒服。 · This cotton shirt is really comfortable.
    • 請把衣服折好,放進箱子裡。 · Please fold the clothes and put them in the box.