1. learning
  2. languages
  3. chinese
  4. tocfl c
  5. day 53

day 53duties and deadlines

unit 8 · the workplace

    duties and deadlines

    Talk about duties, posts and deadlines, and use written 何: 談何容易 (easier said than done), 有何 and 何在.

    today’s words

    • 增進 zēngjìn · enhance, promote (understanding)
    • 用途 yòngtú · use, purpose
    • 建造 jiànzào · build, construct
    • 成員 chéngyuán · member
    • 養老 yǎnglǎo · retirement, old-age (care)
    • 兼職 jiānzhí · have a second job, part-time
    • 潛力 qiánlì · potential
    • 職務 zhíwù · post, position and its duties
    • 事務 shìwù · affairs, matters (of work)
    • 拖延 tuōyán · delay, put off
    • 職責 zhízé · duty, responsibility
    • 導致 dǎozhì · lead to, result in
    • 上進 shàngjìn · eager to improve, driven
    • 崗位 gǎngwèi · post, station (at work)
    • 採納 cǎinà · adopt, accept (a suggestion)
    • 答覆 dáfù · reply (formally)
    • 圖表 túbiǎo · chart, graph
    • 值班 zhíbān · be on duty
    • 協調 xiétiáo · coordinate; well-matched
    • 引導 yǐndǎo · guide, lead
    • 增強 zēngqiáng · strengthen, boost
    • 啟發 qǐfā · inspire, enlighten
    • 何在 hézài · where is (written)
    • 談何容易 tánhéróngyì · easier said than done

    sentences

    • 四個星期完成整套設計?談何容易! · A whole set of designs in four weeks? Easier said than done!
    • 多運動可以增強體力。 · Exercising more builds up your stamina.
    • 問題到底何在? · So where exactly does the problem lie?
    • 一再拖延,只會導致更多問題。 · Putting things off again and again only leads to more problems.
    • 團隊裡每個成員都有自己的職責。 · Every member of the team has their own duties.