day 26raising and caring
unit 4 · family & homeraising and caring
Talk about raising children, caring for elders and family memories, and tease or scold someone with 你說你一個 X，…….
today’s words
- 孤兒 gū'ér · orphan
- 疼愛 téng'ài · love dearly, dote on
- 伺候 cìhòu · wait on, look after
- 撫養 fǔyǎng · raise, bring up (a child)
- 寡婦 guǎfù · widow
- 管教 guǎnjiào · discipline, bring into line
- 生育 shēngyù · giving birth, having children
- 養育 yǎngyù · bring up, nurture
- 遺棄 yíqì · abandon (a child, pet)
- 墳墓 fénmù · grave, tomb
- 棺材 guāncái · coffin
- 生前 shēngqián · during one’s lifetime
- 生死 shēngsǐ · life and death
- 逝世 shìshì · pass away (formal)
- 保姆 bǎomǔ · nanny, childminder
- 供養 gòngyàng · support (parents); make offerings
- 女方 nǚfāng · the bride’s side
- 孕婦 yùnfù · pregnant woman
- 定義 dìngyì · definition
- 攔 lán · block, stop
- 恰當 qiàdàng · appropriate, suitable
- 彈性 tánxìng · flexibility; elasticity
- 爭議 zhēngyì · controversy, dispute
sentences
- 你說你一個大人，怎麼還跟貓吵架？ · Honestly, a grown adult like you, arguing with a cat?
- 你說你一個醫生，生病了還不看醫生？ · You’re a doctor, for goodness’ sake, and you won’t see a doctor when you’re ill?
- 父母養育我們，我們長大了也要供養父母。 · Our parents brought us up; when we grow up, we support them in turn.
- 「家」的定義，每個人都不一樣。 · Everyone has their own definition of “home”.
- 每年四月，我們都去爺爺的墳墓前。 · Every April we go to Grandpa’s grave.