day 190myths and new year
unit 29 · culture & historymyths and new year
Talk about the zodiac, New Year customs and old legends, and say “don’t be fooled by…” with 別看…….
today’s words
- 生肖 shēngxiào · Chinese zodiac sign
- 元旦 yuándàn · New Year’s Day (1 January)
- 傳說 chuánshuō · legend; it is said
- 神 shén · god, deity (in myths)
- 神秘 shénmì · mysterious
- 神話 shénhuà · myth, mythology
- 拜年 bàinián · pay a New Year visit
- 過節 guòjié · festive; (of a) holiday
- 掏 tāo · pull out (from a pocket)
- 深淺 shēnqiǎn · depth; shade (of a colour)
- 相 xiāng · each other, mutually
- 細小 xìxiǎo · tiny, very small
- 用得著 yòngdezháo · be of use, be needed
- 怎 zěn · how (written, short for 怎麼)
- 最少 zuìshǎo · at least
- 差錯 chācuò · mistake, mishap
- 大意 dàyì · careless; main idea, gist
- 附加 fùjiā · attach, add on (extra)
sentences
- 別看他年紀小，他知道很多神話故事。 · He may be young, but he knows lots of myths.
- 元旦那天凌晨，我們一起去看日出。 · Early on New Year’s Day we went to watch the sunrise together.
- 過年的時候，我們去親戚家拜年。 · At New Year we go round to our relatives’ homes to wish them a happy New Year.
- 這個傳說聽起來很神秘。 · This legend sounds very mysterious.
- 出門前再檢查一次，別大意。 · Check once more before you go: don’t get careless.