day 116class and charity

class and charity

Talk about social class, poverty and charity, and use 可 A 可 B / 或 A 或 B / 非 A 非 B (可有可無, 或多或少, 非親非故).

today’s words

• 階級 jiējí · (social) class
• 主義 zhǔyì · -ism, doctrine
• 協定 xiédìng · agreement, accord
• 安置 ānzhì · place, resettle
• 剝削 bōxuè · exploit
• 階層 jiēcéng · stratum, social level
• 乞丐 qǐgài · beggar
• 人道 réndào · humanity, humane
• 抵制 dǐzhì · boycott, resist
• 避難 bìnàn · take refuge
• 慈善 císhàn · charitable
• 喪生 sàngshēng · lose one’s life
• 疏散 shūsàn · evacuate, disperse
• 惡 è · evil, vicious
• 巨人 jùrén · giant
• 翌日 yìrì · the next day (written)
• 奧妙 àomiào · subtle, mysterious
• 裁減 cáijiǎn · cut, reduce (staff, budget)
• 沖淡 chōngdàn · dilute, water down
• 獨創 dúchuàng · original creation
• 過目 guòmù · look over (a document)
• 回絕 huíjué · refuse, decline
• 空地 kòngdì · vacant lot, open ground

sentences

• 對一些官員來說，老市場可有可無。 · To some officials, the old market is neither here nor there.
• 每個人或多或少都在這個市場買過東西。 · Pretty much everyone has bought something at this market.
• 我們跟這些老人非親非故。 · We’re no relation to these old people.
• 社會問題常常是一個惡性循環。 · Social problems are often a vicious circle.
• 不到五分鐘，大家就都疏散了。 · In under five minutes, everyone had been evacuated.