day 204rules and the law

rules and the law

Talk about rules, fines and the law, and say “so as not to” with 免得.

today’s words

• 居民 jūmín · resident
• 反 fǎn · turn over, reverse; oppose
• 報警 bàojǐng · call the police
• 罰 fá · punish, fine
• 法院 fǎyuàn · court (of law)
• 合法 héfǎ · legal, lawful
• 控制 kòngzhì · control
• 遵守 zūnshǒu · abide by, follow (rules)
• 阻止 zǔzhǐ · stop, prevent (someone)
• 防 fáng · guard against, protect from
• 防止 fángzhǐ · prevent
• 爭取 zhēngqǔ · fight for, strive for
• 簽字 qiānzì · sign (your name)
• 制定 zhìdìng · draw up, lay down (rules)
• 攀 pān · climb (by holding on)
• 甩 shuǎi · swing, fling; shake off
• 免得 miǎnde · so as not to, so that… won’t
• 完畢 wánbì · be finished, be over (formal)

sentences

• 多穿一件衣服，免得感冒。 · Put on an extra layer so you don’t catch cold.
• 大樓的居民都要遵守這些規定。 · All the residents of the building must follow these rules.
• 在這裡亂丟垃圾，會被罰錢。 · Drop litter here and you’ll be fined.
• 有人偷東西，我們馬上報警。 · Someone was stealing, so we called the police straight away.
• 這件事最後到了法院。 · In the end the matter went to court.