day 138empires and colonies

empires and colonies

Tell the history of a place in time order, switch smoothly between topics (說到……, 至於……, 除此之外), and talk about empires, colonies and peace.

today’s words

• 威力 wēilì · power, force (of a storm, a weapon)
• 當兵 dāngbīng · do military service, be a soldier
• 強權 qiángquán · great power (a powerful country)
• 殖民 zhímín · colonize
• 顛覆 diānfù · subvert; turn upside down
• 旗幟 qízhì · banner, flag
• 太平 tàipíng · peaceful, at peace
• 動亂 dòngluàn · in turmoil
• 飛彈 fēidàn · missile
• 內戰 nèizhàn · civil war
• 使節 shǐjié · envoy
• 首領 shǒulǐng · chief, leader (of a group)
• 萬歲 wànsuì · long live …; hurray for …
• 亡國 wángguó · (of a nation) fall, be lost
• 造反 zàofǎn · rebel, revolt
• 鎮壓 zhènyā · suppress, crush
• 結緣 jiéyuán · form a bond (with)
• 聯 lián · couplet; join
• 俏 qiào · pretty, smart (in looks)
• 失 shī · lose (written)
• 下水 xiàshuǐ · be launched (a ship); go into the water
• 有緣 yǒuyuán · brought together by fate
• 裝配 zhuāngpèi · assemble (machines)
• 處在 chǔzài · be in (a state, a position)

sentences

• 臺南好比一本活的歷史書。 · Tainan is like a living history book.
• 這座古城有四百餘年的歷史。 · This old city wall has over four hundred years of history.
• 城牆上以前掛過好幾個國家的旗幟。 · Several countries’ flags have flown over these walls.
• 老百姓最希望的，就是天下太平。 · What ordinary people want most is peace.
• 說到臺南，大家自然會想到小吃。 · When you mention Tainan, people naturally think of street food.