day 114a diverse society
unit 17 · society & communitya diverse society
Describe a diverse community and a lively meeting, and use 七 A 八 B / 東 A 西 B (七嘴八舌, 東找西找).
today’s words
- 多元 duōyuán · diverse, pluralistic
- 興起 xīngqǐ · rise, spring up
- 主流 zhǔliú · mainstream
- 和諧 héxié · harmonious
- 人士 rénshì · people (of a group), figures
- 協會 xiéhuì · association
- 糾紛 jiūfēn · dispute
- 修訂 xiūdìng · revise (rules, a text)
- 奉獻 fèngxiàn · devote, contribute
- 公認 gōngrèn · generally recognized
- 公益 gōngyì · public good, charity
- 捐贈 juānzèng · donate
- 規範 guīfàn · norm, standard
- 許可 xǔkě · permit, allow
- 總和 zǒnghé · sum, total
- 產物 chǎnwù · product, outcome
- 毀 huǐ · destroy, ruin
- 壯麗 zhuànglì · magnificent, majestic
- 貶 biǎn · belittle; demote
- 撐腰 chēngyāo · back up, support
- 締造 dìzào · create, build (something great)
- 廢止 fèizhǐ · abolish, repeal
- 狐疑 húyí · suspicious, doubtful
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé · everyone talking at once
sentences
- 開會的時候，大家七嘴八舌。 · At the meeting everyone talked at once.
- 老闆們心裡都七上八下的。 · The stallholders are all on edge.
- 這個社區很多元，大家相處得很和諧。 · This is a diverse neighbourhood, and people get along very well.
- 他東找西找，終於找到了照片。 · He searched high and low and finally found the photo.
- 大公司尚且很難做，何況小攤位？ · Even big companies are struggling, let alone little stalls.