day 89by sea and air

by sea and air

Talk about ships, planes, tunnels and cars, about how a port town changes, and make rules that cover everyone with 凡(是)……都…….

today’s words

• 海運 hǎiyùn · shipping, sea freight
• 轎車 jiàochē · car, saloon
• 隧道 suìdào · tunnel
• 通車 tōngchē · open to traffic
• 沿途 yántú · along the way
• 登陸 dēnglù · land, make landfall
• 航行 hángxíng · sail, navigate
• 探險 tànxiǎn · explore, go on an adventure
• 嚮導 xiàngdǎo · guide (person)
• 機動 jīdòng · flexible, mobile
• 首府 shǒufǔ · capital (of a state or province)
• 方向盤 fāngxiàngpán · steering wheel
• 客機 kèjī · passenger plane, airliner
• 凡是 fánshì · every, all (who / that)
• 平面 píngmiàn · plane, flat surface; print (media)
• 氣勢 qìshì · momentum, imposing manner
• 屈服 qūfú · yield, give in
• 盛行 shèngxíng · popular, widespread
• 退化 tuìhuà · degenerate, go downhill
• 萎縮 wēisuō · shrink, wither, decline
• 狹小 xiáxiǎo · narrow and small, cramped
• 沿用 yányòng · continue to use, keep (an old name)

sentences

• 凡是去過阿里山的人，都說日出很美。 · Everyone who has been to Alishan says the sunrise is beautiful.
• 凡是坐這班船的旅客，都要出示護照。 · All passengers on this boat must show their passports.
• 颱風預計明天早上登陸。 · The typhoon is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning.
• 這條新隧道下個月就要通車了。 · This new tunnel opens to traffic next month.
• 沿途的風景好美，我一直在拍照。 · The scenery along the way was gorgeous: I kept taking photos.