day 74rockets and radiation
unit 11 · science & technologyrockets and radiation
Follow a rocket launch, talk about stars, planets and power, and use 尚 / 尚未, the written “still, not yet”.
today’s words
- 火箭 huǒjiàn · rocket
- 反射 fǎnshè · reflect (light, sound)
- 沸騰 fèiténg · boil; seethe (with excitement)
- 電力 diànlì · electric power
- 發電 fādiàn · generate electricity
- 觀測 guāncè · observe (stars, weather)
- 星座 xīngzuò · constellation; star sign
- 輻射 fúshè · radiation
- 腐蝕 fǔshí · corrode, eat away
- 凝固 nínggù · solidify, set
- 半導體 bàndǎotǐ · semiconductor
- 行星 xíngxīng · planet
- 尚 shàng · still, yet (written)
- 格局 géjú · layout; overall structure
- 觀望 guānwàng · wait and see
- 歸納 guīnà · sum up, generalise
- 花樣 huāyàng · variety; tricks
- 加緊 jiājǐn · speed up, step up
- 潔白 jiébái · spotlessly white
- 局部 júbù · partial, local, in places
- 扛 káng · carry on the shoulder
- 寬闊 kuānkuò · wide, broad
- 靈 líng · quick, sharp; works well
sentences
- 這件事尚未決定。 · This hasn’t been decided yet.
- 月亮自己不發光，是反射太陽的光。 · The moon doesn’t give off light itself: it reflects the sun’s.
- 夏天用電的人多，電力常常不夠。 · In summer so many people use electricity that there often isn’t enough power.
- 明天局部地區會下雨。 · There will be rain in places tomorrow.
- 湯放涼以後，上面的油都凝固了。 · Once the soup cooled, the fat on top set.