day 198superstitions and silly mistakes
unit 30 · attitudes & opinionssuperstitions and silly mistakes
Talk about superstitions and silly mistakes, and complain about habits with 動不動就…….
today’s words
- 迷信 míxìn · superstition; superstitious
- 諷刺 fèngcì · satirise, mock; ironic
- 傷腦筋 shāngnǎojīn · troublesome, a headache
- 是非 shìfēi · right and wrong; gossip
- 意願 yìyuàn · wish, willingness
- 感恩 gǎn'ēn · grateful, thankful
- 倒楣 dǎoméi · unlucky, out of luck
- 等不及 děngbùjí · can’t wait
- 歡喜 huānxǐ · happy, joyful
- 可喜 kěxǐ · gratifying, encouraging
- 迷糊 míhú · muddled, scatterbrained
- 忍不住 rěnbùzhù · can’t help (doing)
- 慚愧 cánkuì · ashamed
- 丟人 diūrén · embarrassing, lose face
- 無可奈何 wúkěnàihé · helpless, with no choice
- 動不動 dòngbùdòng · at the drop of a hat, all too often
- 尖銳 jiānruì · sharp, pointed; shrill
- 空前 kōngqián · unprecedented
sentences
- 他動不動就生氣。 · He gets angry at the drop of a hat.
- 今天真倒楣，又下雨又沒帶傘。 · What a day: it’s raining and I haven’t got an umbrella.
- 我早上起來還很迷糊。 · I’m still half asleep when I get up in the morning.
- 看到他的樣子，我忍不住笑了。 · When I saw him, I couldn’t help laughing.
- 我很感恩有你們這些朋友。 · I’m so grateful to have friends like you.