Lesson 20 Flashcards
+ object = about
In regard to
I want to tell you abut what happened today.
In regard to adding extra classes, I need to ask Jayden.
关于 +
关于。。。。。 的问题
我想告诉你关于今天发生的事情
关于能不能加课的问题，我们需要问jayden.
Expresses that something frequently reoccurs
I have asked him to come and work at our company so he can have a wage increase, but frequently declines.
I warned you earlier, but you wouldn’t listen and now you have regret.
再三 zàisān 说一个事情很多次
我们想以更高的薪资 xīnzī (wages)请他到我们公司工作，他却再三推辞tuīcí (declined)
我早就再三警告jĭnggào (warn) 过你，但你就不听，现在后悔了吧！
restrain your grielf – used when some has died.
节哀顺变 jiēaīshùnbiàn
请你节哀
maintain / keep it up
Go go, Keep it up, the next 5
kilometers is the end.
Keep up the next 3 weeks of special training and you can become an official agent /spy .
撑 chēng 再坚持一下
加油！再撑一下！撑过这五公里就是终点了！
只要撑过这三周的特训 tèxùn ，他就可以成为正式 zhèngshì (formal/official)的特务tèwu (special task /duties了。
I’m stuffed
我吃撑了
misfortune / mishap
We don’t want to laugh at other peoples misfortune.
Something terrible happened.
Something terrible happened in NZ
不幸 bùxìng （ noun）
不要嘲笑 cháoxiào别人的不幸.
发生了不幸
新西兰发生了一个不行
unfortunately （ adjective）
Unfortunately I also didn’t do well in the exam.
不幸的事
不幸的是我也考不好的
fortunately
Something terrible happened in NZ, but fortunately no one was hurt.
幸运的是
新西兰发生了不幸的事，但是，幸运的是，没有人受伤
anyway / in any case
Emphasizing a situation, the tone is quite strong.
Throw it away, in any case it has gone off.
反正 fănzhèng / 无论如何
把它扔了吧，反正也坏了
whatever
No matter if it rains or doesn’t rain today, whatever the case I am going to the supermarket
反正 fănzhèng
不管今天下不下雨，反正 / 总之 我都要去超市
to be obvious
He often laughs at me, it is obvious he doesn’t like me.
He openly refutes me when I give a speech, it is obvious he wants to make me embarrassed.
摆明 băimíng
他常常和我吵架，摆明了他不喜欢我.
他在我演讲时公然 gōngrán (openly) 反驳fănbò 我，摆明是要我难堪 nánkān embarresed.嘛！
advantageous / beneficial / helpful
Often speaking to Chinese people will be beneficial to improving my Chinese level.
Frequently doing exercise is beneficial for our health.
对。。。。有利 yǒulì 对 。。。有好处
常常和中国人聊天，对提高我的汉语水平非常有利。
常常锻炼身体，对我们的健康非常有利。
advantageous and disadvantageous / pros and cons
Understand the pros and cons of something.
利弊
明白事情的利弊
not beneficial
Frequently eating fast food is not beneficial for our health.
Frequently eating fast food is not beneficial for our health
对。。有弊 yǒubì
常常吃快餐，对我们的健康非常不利。
常常吃快餐对我们的健康有弊。
harmful / detrimental
harmful to the health
smoking is harmful to the health.
对。。。有害 yǒuhài
对健康有害
吸烟有害健康
