day 213rulers and armies
unit 32 · law, safety & the newsrulers and armies
Visit an old fort, talk about rulers, armies and old customs, and cover a whole range with 小自……大至…….
today’s words
- 華僑 huáqiáo · overseas Chinese
- 華人 huárén · ethnic Chinese (person)
- 印章 yìnzhāng · seal, stamp
- 統治 tǒngzhì · rule, govern
- 推翻 tuīfān · overthrow, overturn
- 軍事 jūnshì · military
- 戰場 zhànchǎng · battlefield
- 反抗 fǎnkàng · resist, rebel against
- 擁護 yǒnghù · support, back (a person, a decision)
- 慣例 guànlì · custom, usual practice
- 海軍 hǎijūn · navy
- 陸軍 lùjūn · army (land forces)
- 炮 pào · cannon, gun (artillery)
- 砲 pào · cannon (variant spelling of 炮)
- 浸 jìn · soak, steep
- 骯髒 āngzāng · filthy, dirty
- 遠大 yuǎndà · far-reaching, lofty (goals)
- 耐用 nàiyòng · durable, hard-wearing
sentences
- 這座老城以前是重要的軍事地點。 · This old fort used to be an important military site.
- 這個地方被不同的國家統治過。 · This place has been ruled by different countries.
- 這裡以前是戰場，現在是公園。 · This used to be a battlefield; now it’s a park.
- 每個車站都有自己的印章。 · Every station has its own stamp.
- 年輕人要有遠大的理想。 · Young people should have big dreams.