day 118disasters and donations

disasters and donations

Talk about disasters, donations and charity, and use the formal 本 / 貴 / 該 / 敝 + noun (本公司, 貴協會, 該市場, 敝公司).

today’s words

• 難民 nànmín · refugee
• 貧苦 pínkǔ · poor, poverty-stricken
• 行善 xíngshàn · do good, do charity
• 災禍 zāihuò · disaster, calamity
• 募集 mùjí · raise, collect (funds)
• 貧民 pínmín · the poor
• 獻身 xiànshēn · devote oneself (to a cause)
• 災情 zāiqíng · the disaster situation
• 各界 gèjiè · all walks of life
• 戶口 hùkǒu · household registration
• 人禍 rénhuò · man-made disaster
• 分化 fēnhuà · split up, divide
• 效力 xiàolì · effect, validity
• 敝 bì · my (humble), our
• 奔騰 bēnténg · gallop, surge
• 猖獗 chāngjué · rampant
• 道義 dàoyì · morality and justice
• 藩籬 fánlí · barrier, fence
• 核准 hézhǔn · approve, ratify
• 枷鎖 jiāsuǒ · shackles
• 攪和 jiǎohuò · mix up, meddle
• 之內 zhīnèi · within

sentences

• 本協會即日起募集物資，送到花蓮。 · From today, our association is collecting supplies for Hualien.
• 花蓮的災情很嚴重，各界紛紛捐錢。 · The disaster in Hualien is very serious, and people from all walks of life are giving money.
• 或捐錢，或捐物資，都是行善。 · Whether you give money or supplies, it’s all doing good.
• 該市場已經有七十年的歷史。 · The market in question has a seventy-year history.
• 依據規定，簽名要在三天之內交給市政府。 · According to the rules, the signatures have to be handed to the city government within three days.