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day 15admiration and anger

unit 2 · moods & feelings

    admiration and anger

    Talk about admiration, anger and mixed feelings, say how things end badly with 落得(個), and set priorities with 該 X 就 X.

    today’s words

    • 軟弱 ruǎnruò · weak, feeble
    • 停頓 tíngdùn · pause
    • 掙扎 zhēngzhá · struggle
    • 翻臉 fānliǎn · fall out, turn hostile
    • 奇異 qíyì · strange, odd
    • 痛恨 tònghèn · detest, hate bitterly
    • 敬佩 jìngpèi · admire, respect
    • 迷戀 míliàn · be obsessed with, infatuated
    • 欽佩 qīnpèi · admire (deeply)
    • 深切 shēnqiè · deep, heartfelt
    • 推崇 tuīchóng · praise highly, hold in esteem
    • 真情 zhēnqíng · true feelings
    • 怒氣 nùqì · anger
    • 情趣 qíngqù · charm, appeal; taste
    • 感觸 gǎnchù · feelings, thoughts (stirred)
    • 苦衷 kǔzhōng · private reasons, difficulties
    • 喜氣 xǐqì · festive, happy atmosphere
    • 片刻 piànkè · a moment
    • 趨勢 qūshì · trend
    • 原 yuán · originally, formerly
    • 落得 luòdé · end up with (something bad)
    • 絕大多數 juédàduōshù · the vast majority

    sentences

    • 他不聽勸告,落得個沒錢又沒朋友。 · He ignored all advice and ended up with no money and no friends.
    • 該吃就吃,該睡就睡,別想太多。 · Eat when it’s time to eat, sleep when it’s time to sleep, and don’t overthink it.
    • 我最痛恨別人騙我。 · What I hate most is being lied to.
    • 他太迷戀電腦遊戲,常常偷懶不寫功課。 · He’s so obsessed with computer games that he often skives off his homework.
    • 在網路上買東西,是現在的趨勢。 · Shopping online is the trend now.