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day 187comics and classics

unit 28 · arts & entertainment

    comics and classics

    Talk about comics, cartoons and classical music, and tell a story with a twist using 不料.

    today’s words

    • 歌唱 gēchàng · singing; sing
    • 編 biān · make up, write, edit
    • 卡通 kǎtōng · cartoon
    • 喜劇 xǐjù · comedy
    • 古典 gǔdiǎn · classical
    • 演奏 yǎnzòu · play (music), perform
    • 漫畫 mànhuà · comic, comics, manga
    • 片子 piànzi · film, movie (spoken)
    • 文藝 wényì · literature and art
    • 撲 pū · pounce, throw oneself at
    • 高潮 gāocháo · climax, high point
    • 不料 bùliào · unexpectedly, to everyone’s surprise
    • 廣闊 guǎngkuò · vast, wide
    • 黑夜 hēiyè · night, darkness
    • 凌晨 língchén · small hours, early morning (before dawn)
    • 密 mì · dense, close together
    • 齊全 qíquán · complete, have everything

    sentences

    • 我們本來想早點拍完,不料下起了大雨。 · We meant to finish filming early, but then it started pouring.
    • 小時候我最喜歡看卡通和漫畫。 · As a kid, cartoons and comics were my favourite things.
    • 這部喜劇的高潮在最後十分鐘。 · This comedy’s big moment is in the last ten minutes.
    • 樂團今天晚上演奏古典音樂。 · The orchestra is playing classical music tonight.
    • 這家店的文具很齊全。 · This shop has every kind of stationery.