day 76comets and currents

comets and currents

Talk about comets, steam and electricity, plan ahead with 屆時 and 及早, and describe gradual change with 逐步, 逐一 and 逐年.

today’s words

• 流星 liúxīng · shooting star, meteor
• 取樣 qǔyàng · sample, sampling
• 錫 xí · tin
• 星辰 xīngchén · the stars (literary)
• 蒸氣 zhēngqì · steam
• 電流 diànliú · electric current
• 電壓 diànyā · voltage
• 彗星 huìxīng · comet
• 逐步 zhúbù · step by step, gradually
• 及早 jízǎo · as early as possible
• 屆時 jièshí · by then, when the time comes
• 功利 gōnglì · utilitarian, out for gain
• 灌 guàn · pour into, fill
• 轟動 hōngdòng · sensational, cause a stir
• 輝煌 huīhuáng · brilliant, glorious
• 尖端 jiānduān · cutting-edge
• 精 jīng · shrewd; skilled in
• 均衡 jūnhéng · balanced
• 孔 kǒng · hole, opening
• 擴散 kuòsàn · spread, diffuse
• 領悟 lǐngwù · come to realise
• 逐 zhú · one by one; chase

sentences

• 展覽下週五開始，屆時歡迎大家來參觀。 · The exhibition opens next Friday, and everyone is welcome to come and visit then.
• 身體不舒服，要及早看醫生。 · If you’re not feeling well, see a doctor sooner rather than later.
• 政府會逐步提高最低工資。 · The government will raise the minimum wage step by step.
• 老師逐一檢查大家的作業。 · The teacher checked everyone’s homework one by one.
• 這次的取樣太少，結果不一定準。 · The sample was too small this time, so the results may not be accurate.