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day 207crowds and disasters

unit 31 · people & society

    crowds and disasters

    Follow news about a fire and the crowd that gathers, talk about donations and help, and say “in terms of” with 在……上.

    today’s words

    • 移民 yímín · emigrate, immigrate; immigrant
    • 和平 hépíng · peaceful; peace
    • 民眾 mínzhòng · the public, people
    • 改造 gǎizào · transform, convert
    • 出境 chūjìng · leave the country
    • 爆炸 bàozhà · explode
    • 火災 huǒzāi · fire (a disaster)
    • 本土 běntǔ · local, native (land)
    • 潮流 cháoliú · trend, tide
    • 聚集 jùjí · gather, collect (people)
    • 群眾 qúnzhòng · crowd, the masses
    • 外界 wàijiè · the outside world, outsiders
    • 保障 bǎozhàng · guarantee, protect; protection
    • 捐款 juānkuǎn · donation; donate money
    • 懸 xuán · hang, be suspended
    • 砸 zá · hit (by falling); smash
    • 清除 qīngchú · clear away, remove
    • 思索 sīsuǒ · ponder, think hard

    sentences

    • 昨天晚上附近發生了一場火災。 · There was a fire nearby last night.
    • 很多群眾聚集在廣場上。 · A big crowd gathered in the square.
    • 在經濟上,這個城市發展得很快。 · Economically, this city has developed very fast.
    • 大家都希望世界和平。 · Everyone hopes for world peace.
    • 我爺爺年輕的時候移民到美國。 · My grandfather emigrated to the US when he was young.