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day 161private and public schools

unit 24 · learning & research

    private and public schools

    Talk about public and private schools, cram schools and exam papers, and say what something rests on with 憑 (on the strength of).

    today’s words

    • 補習班 bǔxíbān · cram school
    • 動詞 dòngcí · verb
    • 國中 guózhōng · junior high school
    • 考卷 kǎojuàn · exam paper
    • 生詞 shēngcí · new word (in a lesson)
    • 研究所 yánjiùsuǒ · graduate school
    • 私立 sīlì · private (school)
    • 文憑 wénpíng · diploma
    • 學業 xuéyè · studies, schoolwork
    • 盯 dīng · stare at, keep an eye on
    • 班長 bānzhǎng · class monitor
    • 布告 bùgào · notice (posted up)
    • 錯字 cuòzì · wrongly written character, typo
    • 國立 guólì · national (university)
    • 開課 kāikè · start a course; teach a course
    • 憑 píng · on the strength of; with
    • 耗 hào · use up, consume
    • 極其 jíqí · extremely

    sentences

    • 憑這張票,可以免費參觀。 · With this ticket, you can visit for free.
    • 他是我們班的班長。 · He’s our class monitor.
    • 這課有二十個生詞。 · This lesson has twenty new words.
    • 學校門口貼了一張布告:下星期開課。 · There’s a notice at the school gate: the course starts next week.
    • 補習很耗時間,也很耗錢。 · Extra classes take a lot of time, and a lot of money.