day 96music and magic
unit 14 · arts & literaturemusic and magic
Talk about music, film screenings, puppets and magic, write a short announcement, and say “from (a time or place)” the spoken Taiwan way with 打 + time / place.
today’s words
- 魔術 móshù · magic (tricks)
- 樂隊 yuèduì · band, orchestra
- 靈感 línggǎn · inspiration
- 配音 pèiyīn · dub, do voice-over
- 銀幕 yínmù · (cinema) screen
- 插曲 chāqǔ · song (in a film); episode, interlude
- 旋律 xuánlǜ · melody, tune
- 放映 fàngyìng · show, screen (a film)
- 捧場 pěngchǎng · support (by turning up), cheer on
- 序幕 xùmù · prologue, curtain-raiser
- 歌頌 gēsòng · sing the praises of, celebrate
- 木偶 mù'ǒu · puppet
- 意味 yìwèi · mean, signify, imply
- 折騰 zhēténg · toss about; put through the wringer
- 壯觀 zhuàngguān · spectacular, magnificent
- 揍 zòu · hit, beat up (spoken)
- 尊 zūn · (measure word for statues); respect
- 不凡 bùfán · extraordinary, out of the ordinary
- 出馬 chūmǎ · step in, take the field (in person)
- 該死 gāisǐ · damn, wretched (mild curse)
- 下旬 xiàxún · last ten days of a month
- 特此 tècǐ · hereby (in notices)
- 放映會 fàngyìnghuì · film screening
sentences
- 打明天起，節目每週六晚上播出。 · From tomorrow, the programme airs every Saturday night.
- 打這裡往前走，就到戲院了。 · Go straight on from here and you’ll reach the theatre.
- 他打小就喜歡唱戲。 · He’s loved singing opera since he was little.
- 這首歌的旋律很簡單，可是很新穎。 · The melody of this song is simple, but fresh.
- 廟裡收藏著一尊很老的木像。 · The temple keeps a very old wooden statue.