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day 2sharp or sloppy?

unit 1 · people & character

    sharp or sloppy?

    Describe people as sharp or sloppy, calm or stubborn, and use Taiwan’s 有 + verb: 你有去嗎?

    today’s words

    • 傻瓜 shǎguā · fool, idiot
    • 挑剔 tiāotī · picky; to nitpick
    • 偷懶 tōulǎn · slack off, skive
    • 幼稚 yòuzhì · childish, immature
    • 遲鈍 chídùn · slow-witted, slow to react
    • 膚淺 fūqiǎn · shallow, superficial
    • 固執 gùzhí · stubborn
    • 急躁 jízào · impatient, short-tempered
    • 愚蠢 yúchǔn · stupid, foolish
    • 從容 cōngróng · calm, unhurried
    • 精明 jīngmíng · shrewd, sharp
    • 明智 míngzhì · wise, sensible
    • 敏捷 mǐnjié · quick, nimble
    • 瀟灑 xiāosǎ · free and easy, cool
    • 鎮定 zhèndìng · calm, composed
    • 草率 cǎoshuài · careless, hasty, sloppy
    • 自滿 zìmǎn · complacent, self-satisfied
    • 豁達 huòdá · open-minded, easy-going
    • 應 yìng · at (a request); respond to
    • 不便 bùbiàn · inconvenient; inconvenience
    • 邏輯 luójí · logic
    • 優先 yōuxiān · first, with priority
    • 輕易 qīngyì · lightly, easily, readily

    sentences

    • 你有看過他的作品嗎? · Have you seen his work?
    • 我有問,可是他沒有回答。 · I did ask, but he didn’t answer.
    • 他遇到問題的時候很鎮定。 · He stays calm when he runs into a problem.
    • 應客戶的要求,我們改了設計。 · At the client’s request, we changed the design.
    • 帶小孩坐捷運有點不便。 · Taking the MRT with small children is a bit of a hassle.