day 68gossip and headlines

gossip and headlines

Talk about gossip, headlines and public opinion, and say “without exception” with 一律, 一概 and 統統.

today’s words

• 預告 yùgào · trailer; announce in advance
• 曝光 pùguāng · expose, come to light; exposure
• 實況 shíkuàng · live (broadcast), what really happens
• 輿論 yúlùn · public opinion
• 八卦 bāguà · gossip
• 標語 biāoyǔ · slogan
• 啟事 qǐshì · notice, announcement (in print)
• 刊物 kānwù · publication, periodical
• 一律 yīlǜ · all, without exception
• 架構 jiàgòu · structure, framework
• 笑嘻嘻 xiàoxīxī · grinning, all smiles
• 統統 tǒngtǒng · all, entirely (spoken)
• 一概 yīgài · without exception, categorically
• 邊緣 biānyuán · edge, margin, fringe
• 黎明 límíng · dawn, daybreak
• 昔日 xírì · former days, the past
• 飽滿 bǎomǎn · full, plump; full of energy
• 變形 biànxíng · lose shape, get bent out of shape
• 察覺 chájué · notice, become aware of
• 出頭 chūtóu · a bit over (an age); come forward
• 打量 dǎliàng · look someone up and down, size up
• 動向 dòngxiàng · trend, movements (of a rival, market)
• 法則 fǎzé · rule, law (of nature, the market)

sentences

• 本店商品一律打九折。 · Everything in the shop is ten per cent off.
• 這些舊衣服統統送給你。 · You can have all these old clothes.
• 他的過去，他一概不提。 · He never says a word about his past.
• 電視台實況轉播了這場比賽。 · The TV station showed the match live.
• 店員上下打量了我一下，絲毫沒有笑容。 · The shop assistant looked me up and down without the slightest smile.