Broke by month's end

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 借
  jiè

  to borrow; to make use of; to avail oneself of

• 还
  hái

  still; still in progress; still more

• 工资
  gōngzī

  wages; pay

• 房租
  fángzū

  rent for a room or house

• 信用卡
  xìnyòngkǎ

  credit card

• 够
  gòu

  (coll.) to reach by stretching out; enough (sufficient)

• 花
  huā

  flower; blossom; fancy pattern

• 简直
  jiǎnzhí

  simply; really

• 存
  cún

  to exist; to deposit; to store

• 要是
  yàoshi

  (coll.) if

• 银行
  yínháng

  bank

• 利息
  lìxī

  interest (on a loan)

• 不得不
  bùdébù

  have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to

• 向
  xiàng

  towards; direction; shortly before

• 陪
  péi

  to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist

• 办
  bàn

  to take care of (a matter)

• 卡
  kǎ

  card; (coll.) slow; to block

• 专门
  zhuānmén

  specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)

• 假如
  jiǎrú

  if

• 万
  wàn

  ten thousand; a great number

• 感觉
  gǎnjué

  to feel; to perceive; feeling

• 成功
  chénggōng

  to succeed; success; successful

• 现金
  xiànjīn

  cash

• 付
  fù

  to pay; to hand over to

• 换
  huàn

  to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute

• 人民币
  rénmínbì

  Renminbi

• 价格
  jiàgé

  price

• 便宜
  piányi

  cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage

• 收入
  shōurù

  to take in; income; revenue

• 经济
  jīngjì

  economy; economic

• 取
  qǔ

  to take; to get; to choose

The lesson’s grammar

• Either… or…: 不是……就是

  Subject + 不是 + A，就是 + B

• Double negatives: 不得不, 没有……不, 不是不

  不得不 + V ｜ 没有 + N + 不 + V ｜ 不是不 + V

• Rhetorical questions: 不是……吗？ 怎么能……呢？ 哪儿……？

  不是 + … + 吗？ ｜ 怎么能 / 怎么会 + … + 呢？ ｜ 哪儿 + V + 啊？

• Supposing: 要是 / 假如 / 如果……的话

  要是 / 假如 / 如果 + condition (+ 的话)，(Subject) + 就 + …

• Simply, practically: 简直

  Subject + 简直 + (是) + exaggeration