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  5. day 117

day 117every household

unit 17 · society & community

    every household

    Talk about a door-to-door campaign and a neighbourhood’s history, and use AABB words for vividness (家家戶戶, 吞吞吐吐, 轟轟烈烈).

    today’s words

    • 家家戶戶 jiājiāhùhù · every household
    • 公事 gōngshì · official business
    • 同性戀 tóngxìngliàn · homosexuality; gay
    • 原住民 yuánzhùmín · Indigenous people(s)
    • 地主 dìzhǔ · landowner, landlord
    • 風潮 fēngcháo · trend, wave
    • 鼓吹 gǔchuī · advocate, preach
    • 罹難 línàn · die (in a disaster)
    • 吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ · hem and haw
    • 救濟 jiùjì · give relief to
    • 捐獻 juānxiàn · donate, contribute
    • 應急 yìngjí · emergency, makeshift
    • 廢 fèi · abolish; waste, useless
    • 設 shè · set up, establish
    • 轟轟烈烈 hōnghōnglièliè · spectacular, vigorous
    • 把持 bǎchí · control, dominate
    • 潺潺 chánchán · murmuring, babbling (water)
    • 傳神 chuánshén · vivid, lifelike
    • 獨占 dúzhàn · monopolize
    • 核定 hédìng · approve, check and ratify
    • 毀損 huǐsǔn · damage
    • 暗暗 àn'àn · secretly, inwardly

    sentences

    • 我們挨家挨戶地拜訪,家家戶戶都簽了名。 · We called door to door, and every household signed.
    • 有話直說,別吞吞吐吐的。 · Say what you mean: don’t beat about the bush.
    • 簽名是簽了,可是有沒有用呢? · We’ve signed, sure, but will it do any good?
    • 陳老師的演講講得清清楚楚。 · Teacher Chen’s talk was crystal clear.
    • 以前市場後面的小河潺潺地流著。 · The little river behind the market used to babble along.