day 101knocked out

knocked out

Talk about selection, heats and knock-outs, and say what’s best of all with 莫過於.

today’s words

• 出手 chūshǒu · make a move; act
• 帳篷 zhàngpéng · tent
• 打獵 dǎliè · hunt, go hunting
• 犯規 fànguī · break the rules; foul
• 預賽 yùsài · heats, preliminary round
• 淘汰 táotài · eliminate, knock out; phase out
• 選拔 xuǎnbá · select (the best)
• 戰勝 zhànshèng · defeat, overcome
• 奪魁 duókuí · win first place
• 集結 jíjié · gather, assemble (people, forces)
• 連帶 liándài · related, knock-on; jointly
• 名堂 míngtáng · result, something to show; what’s behind it
• 洽商 qiàshāng · negotiate, discuss (business)
• 取悅 qǔyuè · please, try to please
• 上好 shànghǎo · top-quality, first-rate
• 適中 shìzhōng · moderate, just right
• 相仿 xiāngfǎng · similar, about the same
• 效忠 xiàozhōng · pledge loyalty to
• 因果 yīnguǒ · cause and effect
• 預估 yùgū · estimate (in advance)
• 致力 zhìlì · devote oneself to
• 阻塞 zǔsè · blocked, congested
• 莫過於 mòguòyú · nothing is more… than; above all

sentences

• 週末最快樂的事，莫過於在河上划船。 · Nothing beats rowing on the river at the weekend.
• 最難過的，莫過於在預賽就被淘汰。 · Nothing hurts more than being knocked out in the heats.
• 公司從四十個人裡選拔了二十個。 · The company picked twenty people out of forty.
• 去年奪魁的隊伍，今年又來了。 · Last year’s winning team is back again this year.
• 這是很大的挑戰，且時間不多。 · This is a big challenge, and time is short.