day 4ambition and grit

ambition and grit

Talk about ambition, willpower and responsibility, and scold someone gently with 你看你.

today’s words

• 姿態 zītài · stance, attitude; posture
• 克制 kèzhì · restrain, hold back
• 力求 lìqiú · strive to, do one’s best to
• 毅力 yìlì · willpower, perseverance
• 執著 zhízhuó · persistent, devoted
• 抱負 bàofù · ambition, aspiration
• 處事 chǔshì · handle affairs, deal with things
• 擔當 dāndāng · take on (responsibility)
• 魄力 pòlì · boldness, drive
• 前程 qiánchéng · future, prospects
• 使命 shǐmìng · mission
• 為人 wéirén · the way one treats people
• 英勇 yīngyǒng · heroic, brave
• 志向 zhìxiàng · aspiration, goal in life
• 鬥志 dòuzhì · fighting spirit, will to win
• 辛勤 xīnqín · hard-working, industrious
• 爭氣 zhēngqì · live up to expectations
• 不懈 bùxiè · untiring, unremitting
• 前後 qiánhòu · in all, from start to finish
• 困 kùn · trap; be stuck
• 表明 biǎomíng · make clear, state
• 圍繞 wéirào · revolve around, centre on
• 隨後 suíhòu · soon after, right after
• 睡不著 shuìbùzháo · can’t get to sleep
• 好幾 hǎojǐ · quite a few, several

sentences

• 他做事很有魄力，說做就做。 · He’s bold: once he says he’ll do something, he does it.
• 這個小夥子很爭氣，大家都看好他的前程。 · This young man has done everyone proud, and they all expect great things of him.
• 要成功，就要辛勤工作，努力不懈。 · To succeed, you have to work hard and never let up.
• 我們力求把每個設計做到最好。 · We strive to make every design the best it can be.
• 他很生氣，可是他克制住了。 · He was angry, but he held himself back.