day 90delays and accidents
unit 13 · travel & geographydelays and accidents
Talk about driving, delays, accidents in the news and natural disasters, and link cause and result with 從而 (thereby) and 進而 (and then, going further).
today’s words
- 空難 kōngnàn · air crash, air disaster
- 執照 zhízhào · licence, permit
- 引擎 yǐnqíng · engine
- 空運 kōngyùn · ship by air, air freight
- 天災 tiānzāi · natural disaster
- 單行道 dānxíngdào · one-way street
- 煞車 shāchē · brake; put on the brakes
- 上路 shànglù · set off; get on the road
- 營地 yíngdì · campsite, camp
- 逗留 dòuliú · stay, linger
- 滯留 zhìliú · be stranded, be held up
- 失事 shīshì · crash, have an accident (plane, ship)
- 從而 cóng'ér · thereby, thus
- 進而 jìn'ér · and then, going further
- 平穩 píngwěn · smooth, steady
- 契機 qìjī · turning point, opportunity
- 確切 quèqiè · exact, precise
- 收縮 shōusuō · contract, shrink
- 托 tuō · hold up (on the palm); ask (someone to do)
- 微弱 wéiruò · faint, weak
- 狹窄 xiázhǎi · narrow
- 嚴密 yánmì · tight, strict, close
sentences
- 山路修好了，從而吸引了更多遊客。 · The mountain road was repaired, thereby drawing more visitors.
- 他學會了開車，進而考到了執照。 · He learned to drive, and then went on to get his licence.
- 颱風天，請不要在海邊逗留。 · On typhoon days, please don’t hang around on the beach.
- 因為颱風，很多旅客滯留在機場。 · Because of the typhoon, many travellers were stranded at the airport.
- 天冷的時候，血管會收縮。 · When it’s cold, your blood vessels contract.