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The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 关于
  guānyú

  pertaining to; concerning; with regard to

• 对于
  duìyú

  regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned

• 看法
  kànfǎ

  way of looking at a thing; view; opinion

• 同意
  tóngyì

  to agree; to consent; to approve

• 反对
  fǎnduì

  to oppose; to be against

• 房租
  fángzū

  rent for a room or house

• 压力
  yālì

  pressure

• 反而
  fǎnér

  on the contrary; instead

• 并
  bìng

  and; furthermore; also

• 质量
  zhìliàng

  (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

• 其实
  qíshí

  actually; in fact

• 发展
  fāzhǎn

  to develop; to grow; to expand

• 照顾
  zhàogù

  to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to

• 尽管
  jǐnguǎn

  despite; although; even though

• 道理
  dàolǐ

  reason; argument; sense

• 尊重
  zūnzhòng

  to esteem; to respect; to honor

• 选择
  xuǎnzé

  to select; to pick; choice

• 情况
  qíngkuàng

  circumstances; state of affairs

• 标准
  biāozhǔn

  standard; norm; (adjective) standard

• 答案
  dáàn

  answer; solution

• 讨论
  tǎolùn

  to discuss; to talk over

• 结婚
  jiéhūn

  to marry; to get married

• 意见
  yìjiàn

  idea; opinion; suggestion

• 认为
  rènwéi

  to believe; to think

• 相信
  xiāngxìn

  to believe; to be convinced

• 支持
  zhīchí

  to be in favor of; to support; to back

• 父母
  fùmǔ

  father and mother; parents

• 机会
  jīhuì

  opportunity; chance; occasion

• 工资
  gōngzī

  wages; pay

The lesson’s grammar

• About, regarding: 关于 / 对于

  关于 + topic，… ｜ 关于 + topic + 的 + Noun ｜ 对于 + thing / person，…

• Not A but B: 不是……而是

  (Subject) + 不是 + A，而是 + B

• Although: 尽管……还是 / 但是

  尽管 + fact，(但是/可是) + Subject + 还是 / 却 / 也 + …

• Actually: 其实

  其实 + clause ｜ Subject + 其实 + Verb

• On the contrary: 反而

  (A was expected)，Subject + 反而 + opposite of A

• Not at all (rebuttal): 并 + 不 / 没

  Subject + 并 + 不 / 没(有) + Verb / Adj