B2 Lesson 2 为 什么当代年轻人不 愿结婚生子？(GRAMMAR)

Question 1

匮乏 vs. 贫乏 vs. 缺乏

Answer 1

匮乏（kuìfá）- to be deficient (n/v)

贫乏（pínfá）- lacking, impoverished, deficient (adj)

缺乏（quēfá）- to be short of (v)

Question 2

弱化 vs. 淡化

Answer 2

弱化（ruòhuà）- to weaken, to become weaker

淡化（dànhuà）- to trivialise, to weaken (the purpose of sth)

Question 3

抚养 vs. 扶养 vs. 养育

Answer 3

抚养（fǔyǎng）

扶养（fŭyǎng）

养育（yǎngyù）

Question 4

吐露 vs. 流露

Answer 4

吐露（tǔlù）

流露（liúlù）

Question 5

倾向于 …

Answer 5

‘to be inclined to . . . ; to prefer . . .’

This sentence pattern also indicates a general trend or development. 倾向 means ‘tendency, trend, inclination.’ It is often followed by 于 to show a
preference for doing something, or to indicate an inclination to agree

I.e. 如今，很多90后倾向于不再坚持“结婚生子”的传统观念，而是更注重个人自由和职业发展。

Question 6

与其 … 不如 …

Answer 6

‘prefer B rather than A’

This sentence pattern expresses preference by making a comparison. It indicates choosing B over A. 与其 is followed by the first option A, which is
rejected, and 不如 is followed by the second option B, which is preferred.

I.e. 与其每天玩手机浪费时间，不如做些有意义的事。

Question 7

把 … 归咎于 …

Answer 7

‘to blame . . . on . . .’

This sentence pattern is
used where someone or something is being allegedly blamed or held responsible for a negative event occurring.

I.e 她总是把失败归咎于他人，从不在自己身上找原因。

Question 8

只不过 … 而已

Answer 8

‘only/ just . . .’

This sentence pattern indicates that something is of no importance. A similar modal particle is 罢了 which, when added to the end of a
sentence, means that something is ‘no big deal’ (depending on the context, 罢了 could be translated as ‘that’s all,’ ‘that’s it,’ ‘don’t mind it,’ ‘nothing much’
etc.). 而已 and 罢了 are mostly interchangeable, but 而已 is more literary or
formal, while 罢了 is more colloquial.)

I.e. 这只是个好主意而已，最终能否实现还不一定呢！

Question 9

承受

Question 10

深入

Question 11

关乎

Question 12

呼吁

Question 13

卸掉

Question 14

廖寥无几

Question 15

传宗接代

Question 16

浑身解数

Question 17

绊脚右

Question 18

焦头烂额