Unit 2 Flashcards
hospital
院 Yuàn
cinema
电影院 diànyǐngyuàn
front yard, back yard
前院， 后院 qián yuàn, hòuyuàn
toward; to
往 wǎng
turn
拐 guǎi
green
绿 lǜ
red
红 hóng
light
灯 dēng
bewildered (lost;fan)
迷 mí
get lost
迷路 mílù
charming
迷人 mírén
businessman
商人 shāngrén
business
商店 shāngdiàn
front; straight ahead
前 qián
post office
邮局 yóujú
around there
就是 Jiùshì
right there
那头 nà tóu
The department store is closing soon!
百货商店快要关门了！
Which one did you want to go to?
你想去哪个？
You should go straight ahead, when you get to the traffic lights, turn east and you’re there.
你得往前走，到了红绿灯往东拐就是。
Which one’s closer?
哪个近一点？
Which way’s east and which way’s west?
那边是东，那边是西呢？
Turn West? Is that turn left or right?
往西？。。。往左还是往右？
Just now that person said to turn east, but this person said turn west…
刚才那个人说往东，现在这个人说往西。。。
In which direction?
在哪？
The number one department store is not very far from the intersection.
等一百货商店离路口还是太原。
That’s the bookshop just opposite it.
它的对面就是书店。
Excuse me please, is there a bookshop around here?
请问，这附近有没有书店？
Do you see that big building?
你看那个大楼？
You’ll have to go back the way you came.
你得往回走。
in front
前面 qiánmiàn
sports arena
运动场 yùndòngchǎng
library
图书馆 túshū guǎn
swimming area
游泳场 yóuyǒng chǎng
train station
火车站 huǒchē zhàn
nearby
附近 Fùjìn
far
远 yuǎn
from
离 lí
merchandise
货 huò
department store
百货商场(店）bǎihuò shāngchǎng (diàn)
street
街 jiē
mouth
口 kǒu
population
人口 Rénkǒu
sheep
羊 Yáng
meter, rice
米 Mǐ
river
河 Hé
kilometer
公里 Gōnglǐ
mile
英里 Yīnglǐ
team, group
队 duì
hall
堂 Táng
to look up
查 Chá
differ from; short of
差 Chà
about
差不多 Chàbùduō
auditorium
礼堂 Lǐtáng
performance
演出 Yǎnchū
basketball team
篮球队 Lánqiú duì
orchestra
乐队 Yuèduì
. . . How high is the mountain?
。。。山有多高？
. . . River. . . How long?
。。。河。。。有多长？
. . . Away. . . How far is it?
。。。离。。。有多远？
From. . . To. . . How far is it?
从。。。到。。。有多远？
From. . . To. . . Drive (walk) was about to open. . .
从。。。到。。。开车（走路）差不多要开。。。
The walk from the school to the library is about half an hour.
从学校到图书馆走路差不多要走半小时。
It takes about two hours to fly from the US to China.
从美国到中国走飞机差不多要走飞二个小时。
It takes about forty minutes to drive from my house to Disneyland.
从我家到迪斯尼乐园开车差不多要开四十分钟。
It’s 273 miles from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
从洛杉矶离拉斯维加斯有二百七十英里。
It’s 8600km from Sidney to Beijing.
从西德尼离北京有八千六百公里。
From the East US to the West US is 3000 miles.
美国从东到西有三千英里。
It’s 615000 meters from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
从洛杉矶到圣弗朗西斯科有六十一万五千米。
It’s 10060km from Beijing to Los Angeles.
北京李洛杉矶有一万零六十公里。
My father’s going to drive me there.
我爸爸开车送我。
Let’s look it up on the map.
咱们查地图呢！
In the hall of the No. 4 high school.
在第四中学礼堂。
Our orchestra is giving a performance on the fifth next month.
下个月五号， 咱们乐队要演出。
It’s a long way from here.
挺院的。
How will you get there?
你怎么去？
It’s about ten kilometers from my place.
离我家十公里左右。
It’s to the south (of us).
在咱们的南边。
It’s about half an hour by car from here.
从这到那开车差不多要开半个小时呢。
train
火车 huǒchē
bicycle
自行车 zìxíngchē
millimeter
毫米 háomǐ
centimeter
公分 gōngfēn
Chinese New Year
春节 Chūnjié
dumplings
饺子 Jiǎozi (dumplings): represents ancient Chinese money, symbolizes wealth & success
-lucky family members eat special dumplings have [special fortune]
higher life
年高 nián gāo (better life each year): made of glutinous rice and plays a symbolic role.
family reunion
- supper made from scratch with everyone
- essential some contain family’s wishes
- entire family: supper, chat, games => midnight
- bell rings: firecrackers, celebrate, calls to friends
- elders: red envelopes $ (school supplies & clothes) to children [suppress evil spirits, grant safety]
clean-up
- people (children) buy new clothes
- clean up => decorations + paintings (windows & doors)
- Gate Gods: 2 deities that defeat evil spirits & [keep family safe] on doors. Traditional gate opens up on both sides (come in pairs).
- “auspiciousness”: [peace + good fortune] on doors
- Lunar new year’s painting on walls combined w/ calendars => artistic & practical
- Words written on red paper [good luck] that everyone puts on spring festival couplet [hopes]
date
First day of the lunar month in Chinese calendar and used for 2000+ after establishing independence in 1949. Celebrated for 4000+ years. It starts on December 23rd of the lunar calendar and ends on January 15th.
city; town
城市 Chéngshì
end;terminal
终点 Zhōngdiǎn
change
换 huàn
car ticket
车票 chēpiào
stand in line
排队 Páiduì
directly; straight
直 zhí
reach
到达 Dàodá
in accordance with
准 zhǔn
prepare
备 bèi
slow
慢 màn
ready
准备 Zhǔnbèi
slower
慢点 Màn diǎn
slowly
慢慢地 màn man de
Look, here comes the bus!
看，车来了！
They arrive at the bus terminus as soon as they board the bus.
他们来到公共汽车终点站。
Do we need to change?
要换车马？
Buy your tickets, please.
请买票。
Which bus do we catch?`
咱们坐几路车？
Where do we change for the 百货大楼？
去百货大楼在哪换车？
We’re approaching Beihai Park!
北海公园到了！
Change to the No. 3 trolley bus at Beihai.
在北海换三路无轨。
People getting off here please move toward the next.
下车的同志住外走。
It’s the next stop.
下车。
I’ve got them (tickets).
在我这。
The bus is about to arrive at the beautiful Beihai park.
共公汽车快要到美丽的北海公园了。
We’re here!
到了！
Please move toward the front.
请往前走。
Are we at Beihai Park?
北海公园到了吗？
How many stops is it?
要坐几站？
Excuse me, are you getting off here?
劳驾，您下车吗？
Here’s the bus!
车来了！
There are a lot of people getting off here.
在这下车的人很多。
Where are our tickets?
票呢？
Which bus should I catch?
坐几路车？
You’ll have to go into the city.
您得去城里。
Get off at the City Square and you’ll be right.
您在中心广场下就行了。
The 501 bus goes direct to the city.
501路直达城里。
elderly woman
大娘 Dàniáng
elderly man
大爷 dàyé
Los Angeles
luòshānjī 洛杉矶
Las Vegas
lā sī wéi jiā sī 拉斯维加斯
San Francisco
jiùjīnshān 旧金山
Disneyland
dísīnílèyuán 迪斯尼乐园
Shanghai
shànghǎi 上海
My mom can drive me there, but let me check the map first.
我妈妈可以开车送我，可是我现查地图呢。
It takes about five hours to go from LA to San Francisco by train.
从洛杉矶到旧金山坐火车差不多要坐五个小时。
How far is the sports arena to the auditorium? More than 2000 meters.
运动场离礼堂有多远？运动场离礼堂二千米有多。
It takes almost half an hour to drive from the movie theater to the basketball court.
从电影院离篮球场开车差不多要开车半个小时。
How far is it from the east to the west in America? It is more than 3000 meters.
美国从东到西有多远？东到西有二千英里。
attain
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