day 86on the road

on the road

Plan a trip, weigh car against train, talk about delays and accommodation, and say “no matter what…” with 任 + question word……也…….

today’s words

• 酒店 jiǔdiàn · hotel (in hotel names)
• 路過 lùguò · pass by, pass through
• 住宿 zhùsù · stay (overnight); accommodation
• 車輛 chēliàng · vehicles, traffic
• 停留 tíngliú · stop over, stay (for a while)
• 車廂 chēxiāng · (train) carriage, car
• 飛行 fēixíng · fly; flight
• 遊覽 yóulǎn · go sightseeing, tour
• 跑道 pǎodào · runway; running track
• 通行 tōngxíng · pass through, be open to traffic
• 列車 lièchē · train (formal)
• 暴雨 bàoyǔ · rainstorm, downpour
• 賓館 bīnguǎn · guesthouse (for official guests)
• 超速 chāosù · speed, break the speed limit
• 運 yùn · transport, ship (goods)
• 泡沫 pàomò · foam, bubbles; (economic) bubble
• 破碎 pòsuì · broken, shattered
• 翹 qiào · stick up, curl up
• 人造 rénzào · man-made, artificial
• 瑣碎 suǒsuì · trivial, petty, fiddly
• 完備 wánbèi · complete, well-equipped
• 臥 wò · lie (down), recline
• 削弱 xuèruò · weaken

sentences

• 任他怎麼勸，我也要去阿里山。 · However hard he tries to talk me out of it, I’m going to Alishan.
• 任你怎麼找，也找不到這麼便宜的住宿。 · However hard you look, you won’t find accommodation this cheap.
• 往阿里山的列車即將進站。 · The train to Alishan is about to arrive.
• 下午有暴雨，車輛請慢行。 · Heavy rain this afternoon: drivers, please slow down.
• 颱風過後，路上都是破碎的玻璃。 · After the typhoon, the roads were covered in broken glass.