day 102rounds and bets

rounds and bets

Follow a match round by round, make a friendly bet, and play down a worry with 不至於 (and its written twin 何至於).

today’s words

• 打賭 dǎdǔ · bet, make a bet
• 回合 huíhé · round (of a fight or game)
• 晉級 jìnjí · advance to the next round
• 領隊 lǐngduì · team leader (of a group or team)
• 較量 jiàoliàng · measure yourself against, have a contest
• 出局 chūjú · be out (of a game); be knocked out
• 賽 sài · race, compete (in)
• 主力 zhǔlì · main force, key players
• 舉重 jǔzhòng · weightlifting
• 不至於 bùzhìyú · not go so far as to, not be so bad that
• 假象 jiǎxiàng · false impression, illusion
• 連結 liánjié · link, connect; link (on the internet)
• 目擊 mùjí · witness, see with your own eyes
• 牽連 qiānlián · involve, drag in
• 忍痛 rěntòng · reluctantly, with a heavy heart
• 身為 shēnwéi · as (being), in one’s role as
• 思潮 sīcháo · trend of thought
• 相符 xiāngfú · match, be consistent
• 寫實 xiěshí · realistic (in art)
• 應變 yìngbiàn · respond to change, cope with an emergency
• 原狀 yuánzhuàng · original state
• 主旨 zhǔzhǐ · main point, gist
• 作怪 zuòguài · make mischief, be the cause of trouble

sentences

• 這只是小傷，不至於不能比賽。 · It’s only a small injury: not bad enough to stop you racing.
• 我們再差，也不至於第一回合就出局。 · However bad we are, we won’t go out in the first round.
• 依照規則，每一組前兩名即可晉級。 · Under the rules, the top two in each group go through.
• 基於安全，大家都要穿救生衣。 · For safety, everyone has to wear a life jacket.
• 身為領隊，大衛每天第一個到。 · As team leader, David is the first to arrive every day.