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  5. day 126

day 126upstream, downstream

unit 19 · on the road

    upstream, downstream

    Talk about rivers, guides, guesthouses and getting lost, and say “never again” with 再也不 / 再也沒.

    today’s words

    • 州 zhōu · state, prefecture
    • 來回 láihuí · go there and back; round trip
    • 一旁 yīpáng · at the side
    • 帶路 dàilù · lead the way
    • 動身 dòngshēn · set off
    • 客房 kèfáng · guest room
    • 中途 zhōngtú · halfway, on the way
    • 對岸 duì'àn · the other bank, opposite shore
    • 上游 shàngyóu · upstream
    • 下游 xiàyóu · downstream
    • 內地 nèidì · inland, the interior
    • 赴 fù · go to, attend (formal)
    • 迷失 míshī · lose (one’s way)
    • 面臨 miànlín · face, be faced with
    • 偶然 ǒurán · by chance, accidental
    • 悄悄 qiǎoqiǎo · quietly, on the quiet
    • 深夜 shēnyè · late at night
    • 適用 shìyòng · apply, be valid for

    sentences

    • 那次以後,他再也不去爬山了。 · After that, he never went hiking again.
    • 她搬走以後,我再也沒見過她。 · After she moved away, I never saw her again.
    • 我們早上六點動身,中途休息了兩次。 · We set off at six in the morning and stopped twice on the way.
    • 美國有五十個州。 · The USA has fifty states.
    • 一個偶然的機會,我認識了現在的室友。 · I met my flatmate by chance.