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day 196lonely and wronged

unit 30 · attitudes & opinions

    lonely and wronged

    Talk about feeling wronged, lonely or discouraged, and turn up the volume with adjective + 得要命.

    today’s words

    • 無情 wúqíng · heartless, ruthless
    • 愁 chóu · worried, anxious; sorrow
    • 單調 dāndiào · monotonous, dull
    • 灰心 huīxīn · discouraged, disheartened
    • 委屈 wěiqū · wronged, hard done by
    • 心靈 xīnlíng · heart, soul, mind
    • 交際 jiāojì · socialise, mix with people
    • 來往 láiwǎng · have contact, associate with
    • 為難 wéinán · awkward, in a difficult position
    • 指責 zhǐzé · criticise, blame
    • 鼓舞 gǔwǔ · inspire, encourage
    • 不平 bùpíng · indignant, aggrieved; uneven
    • 折磨 zhémó · torment, torture
    • 歡呼 huānhū · cheer
    • 榮幸 róngxìng · honoured
    • 要命 yàomìng · terribly, to death; awful
    • 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo · more or less, to some extent
    • 覺悟 juéwù · realise, wake up to

    sentences

    • 今天熱得要命。 · It’s terribly hot today.
    • 主管罵錯了人,她覺得很委屈。 · The boss told off the wrong person, and she felt very hard done by.
    • 失敗一次,別灰心。 · You failed once: don’t lose heart.
    • 每個人或多或少都有煩惱。 · Everyone has worries, to some extent.
    • 每天做一樣的事,生活很單調。 · Doing the same thing every day makes life dull.