day 80floods and fossils
unit 12 · nature & the environmentfloods and fossils
Talk about floods, reservoirs, fossils and wildlife, and admit one fact before stressing another with 雖說……，但 / 可……
today’s words
- 生態 shēngtài · ecology
- 烏龜 wūguī · turtle, tortoise
- 洪水 hóngshuǐ · flood
- 淹 yān · flood, submerge
- 地域 dìyù · region, area
- 山峰 shānfēng · mountain peak
- 木材 mùcái · timber, wood
- 蒼蠅 cāngyíng · fly (insect)
- 鴿子 gēzi · pigeon, dove
- 天敵 tiāndí · natural enemy, predator
- 燕子 yànzi · swallow (bird)
- 水稻 shuǐdào · paddy rice
- 化石 huàshí · fossil
- 萬物 wànwù · all things, all of nature
- 地質 dìzhí · geology
- 溝 gōu · ditch, channel
- 水庫 shuǐkù · reservoir
- 風力 fēnglì · wind power
- 天然氣 tiānránqì · natural gas
- 害蟲 hàichóng · pest (insect)
- 猛烈 měngliè · fierce, violent
- 凝聚 níngjù · bring together, unite
- 雖說 suīshuō · though it’s true that
sentences
- 雖說是夏天，山上晚上還是很冷。 · It may be summer, but it’s still cold in the mountains at night.
- 雖說他是老闆，可是一點架子都沒有。 · He may be the boss, but he doesn’t put on any airs at all.
- 颱風帶來了猛烈的風雨。 · The typhoon brought violent wind and rain.
- 這裡風很大，很適合風力發電。 · It’s very windy here: perfect for wind power.
- 我們家用天然氣煮飯。 · We cook with natural gas at home.