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day 182satellites and wires

unit 27 · science & technology

    satellites and wires

    Talk about electronics, cables and sending things, and say “unexpectedly, would you believe” with the written 竟.

    today’s words

    • 電子 diànzǐ · electron; electronic
    • 電線 diànxiàn · electric wire, cable
    • 打字 dǎzì · type
    • 報導 bàodǎo · report; news report
    • 傳送 chuánsòng · send, transmit
    • 回電 huídiàn · call back
    • 色情 sèqíng · pornography, adult content
    • 搬運 bānyùn · carry, move (goods)
    • 發射 fāshè · launch, fire, emit
    • 衛星 wèixīng · satellite
    • 過濾 guòlǜ · filter
    • 器材 qìcái · equipment
    • 電報 diànbào · telegram, telegraph
    • 竟 jìng · unexpectedly (written 竟然)
    • 吵鬧 chǎonào · noisy; make a racket
    • 大有 dàyǒu · have plenty of
    • 犯錯 fàncuò · make a mistake
    • 繁忙 fánmáng · busy, hectic

    sentences

    • 他竟忘了自己的生日。 · Would you believe it, he forgot his own birthday.
    • 這麼簡單的問題,我竟答錯了。 · Such an easy question, and I got it wrong!
    • 每個人都會犯錯。 · Everyone makes mistakes.
    • 早上的捷運站非常繁忙。 · MRT stations are really busy in the morning.
    • 隔壁很吵鬧,我睡不著。 · It’s so noisy next door that I can’t sleep.