The table tennis final

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 比赛
  bǐsài

  to compete; competition (sports etc); match

• 马上
  mǎshàng

  at once; right away; immediately

• 刚
  gāng

  just; just now; exactly

• 刚才
  gāngcái

  just now; a moment ago

• 立刻
  lìkè

  immediately; at once

• 乒乓球
  pīngpāngqiú

  table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball

• 队
  duì

  squadron; team; group

• 场
  chǎng

  classifier for sporting or recreational activities

• 锻炼
  duànliàn

  to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise

• 方面
  fāngmiàn

  respect; aspect; field

• 运动员
  yùndòngyuán

  athlete

• 世界
  shìjiè

  world

• 冠军
  guànjūn

  champion

• 练
  liàn

  to practice; to train; to drill

• 接
  jiē

  to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb

• 分
  fēn

  minute; point (score); fen (1/100 of a yuan)

• 担心
  dānxīn

  anxious; worried; uneasy

• 教练
  jiàoliàn

  instructor; sports coach; to coach

• 紧张
  jǐnzhāng

  nervous; keyed up; intense

• 赢
  yíng

  to beat; to win; to profit

• 输
  shū

  to lose; to be beaten; to transport

• 精彩
  jīngcǎi

  wonderful; marvelous; brilliant

• 极
  jí

  extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost

• 喊
  hǎn

  to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)

• 决定
  juédìng

  to decide; to determine; decision

• 体育馆
  tǐyùguǎn

  gym; gymnasium; stadium

• 足球
  zúqiú

  soccer; football; a soccer ball

• 篮球
  lánqiú

  basketball

• 游泳
  yóuyǒng

  swimming; to swim

• 跑步
  pǎobù

  to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

• 差不多
  chàbuduō

  almost; nearly; more or less

The lesson’s grammar

• Degree complements: 极了, 死了, 得很, 得不得了

  Adj / verb of feeling + 极了 / 死了 / 坏了 ｜ Adj + 得 + 很 / 不得了 / 要命

• Duration and frequency complements

  V + 了 + duration (+ 的) + Object ｜ V + Object + V + 了 + duration ｜ V + 了 + Num + 次

• On the one hand… on the other: 一方面……另一方面

  一方面 + A，另一方面 + (也/又) + B

• Back and forth: V来V去

  V + 来 + V + 去 (+ 还是 / 也 / 都…)

• Right away, just now: 马上, 立刻, 刚, 刚才

  Subject + 马上 / 立刻 + V ｜ Subject + 刚 + V ｜ 刚才 + …