day 127traffic jam!
unit 19 · on the roadtraffic jam!
Talk about traffic jams, delays and city streets, and say “while” with 一面……一面…….
today’s words
- 塞車 sāichē · traffic jam; jammed
- 零件 língjiàn · spare part, component
- 度過 dùguò · spend (time), get through
- 誤點 wùdiǎn · be delayed (trains, planes)
- 半路 bànlù · halfway, on the way
- 超重 chāozhòng · be overweight
- 車票 chēpiào · (bus, train) ticket
- 大街 dàjiē · main street, avenue
- 鬧區 nàoqū · downtown, busy district
- 轉向 zhuǎnxiàng · turn, change direction
- 走道 zǒudào · aisle, corridor
- 路燈 lùdēng · street light
- 明確 míngquè · clear, definite
- 盆 pén · pot, basin (measure word)
- 其餘 qíyú · the rest, the others
- 事物 shìwù · thing(s), things in the world
- 一面 yīmiàn · while, at the same time
sentences
- 他一面開車，一面聽廣播。 · He listens to the radio while he drives.
- 我們一面吃飯，一面討論明天的行程。 · We talked about tomorrow’s plans over dinner.
- 星期五晚上，鬧區常常塞車。 · On Friday evenings, there are often traffic jams downtown.
- 你的行李超重了，得多付錢。 · Your luggage is overweight: you’ll have to pay extra.
- 旅行讓我們看到很多新的事物。 · Travel lets us see lots of new things.