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day 87sights and scenery

unit 13 · travel & geography

    sights and scenery

    Talk about sights and scenery, follow directions and travel rules, and concede a point with X 是 X,可是/就是…….

    today’s words

    • 陸地 lùdì · land, dry land
    • 保管 bǎoguǎn · look after, keep (for someone)
    • 走廊 zǒuláng · corridor, hallway
    • 旅途 lǚtú · journey
    • 塔 tǎ · tower, pagoda
    • 船隻 chuánzhī · ships, vessels
    • 方位 fāngwèi · direction, bearings
    • 拐 guǎi · turn (a corner)
    • 風光 fēngguāng · scenery; glory, splendour
    • 景觀 jǐngguān · landscape, view
    • 聞名 wénmíng · famous, well known
    • 渡 dù · cross (water); get through
    • 名勝 míngshèng · famous sight, scenic spot
    • 出示 chūshì · show, produce (a document)
    • 免稅 miǎnshuì · duty-free, tax-free
    • 蓬勃 péngbó · flourishing, booming
    • 起步 qǐbù · start, get going
    • 清澈 qīngchè · clear, limpid (water)
    • 容納 róngnà · hold, have room for
    • 探究 tànjiù · look into, investigate
    • 挽救 wǎnjiù · save, rescue (from ruin)
    • 無比 wúbǐ · incomparable, extremely
    • 壓制 yāzhì · suppress, hold back

    sentences

    • 遠是遠了一點,可是很值得去。 · It’s a bit far, sure, but it’s well worth going.
    • 那家民宿好是好,就是太貴了。 · That B&B is nice all right; it’s just too expensive.
    • 阿里山以日出聞名。 · Alishan is famous for its sunrise.
    • 上車前,請出示您的車票。 · Please show your ticket before boarding.
    • 前面路口往右拐,就到了。 · Turn right at the next junction and you’re there.