day 48writing it right
unit 7 · study & languagewriting it right
Talk about writing, formats and plagiarism, read a course notice, and make firm, polite requests with 務必.
today’s words
- 簡稱 jiǎnchēng · abbreviate; short form
- 手冊 shǒucè · handbook, manual
- 字體 zìtǐ · font; style of handwriting
- 學說 xuéshuō · theory, school of thought
- 格式 géshì · format, layout
- 撰寫 zhuànxiě · write, compose (a text)
- 汲取 jíqǔ · draw (lessons), absorb
- 抄襲 chāoxí · plagiarise, copy
- 灌輸 guànshū · instil, cram into (sb’s head)
- 深造 shēnzào · pursue advanced study
- 溫習 wēnxí · review, revise (lessons)
- 觀摩 guānmó · observe and learn from
- 訓 xùn · lecture, tell off
- 讀物 dúwù · reading matter, readers
- 自覺 zìjué · be aware; self-motivated
- 持久 chíjiǔ · lasting, sustained
- 妨礙 fáng'ài · hinder, get in the way
- 簡化 jiǎnhuà · simplify
- 彌補 míbǔ · make up for
- 隔天 gétiān · the next day
- 務必 wùbì · be sure to, must
- 暨 jì · and (formal, in titles)
- 說明會 shuōmínghuì · briefing, information session
- 敬上 jìngshàng · yours sincerely (signing off a letter)
sentences
- 請務必按照手冊上的格式撰寫報告。 · Be sure to write your report in the format given in the handbook.
- 下週我們要去別的班觀摩上課。 · Next week we’re going to sit in on another class.
- 他寫了改，改了寫，一直寫到半夜。 · He wrote and rewrote, on and on until midnight.
- 這本讀物把複雜的學說簡化成了小故事。 · This book turns complicated theories into little stories.
- 高鐵是高速鐵路的簡稱。 · 高鐵 is short for “high-speed rail”.