A museum visit

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 同事
  tóngshì

  colleague; co-worker

• 工程师
  gōngchéngshī

  engineer

• 技术
  jìshù

  technology; technique

• 历史
  lìshǐ

  history

• 志愿者
  zhìyuànzhě

  volunteer

• 介绍
  jièshào

  to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation

• 部分
  bùfen

  part; portion

• 组成
  zǔchéng

  to form; to make up; to constitute

• 由
  yóu

  from; because of; due to

• 一共
  yīgòng

  in total; altogether

• 共
  gòng

  common; general; together

• 参观
  cānguān

  to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour

• 路线
  lùxiàn

  itinerary; route

• 自
  zì

  self; oneself; from

• 出发
  chūfā

  to set off; to start (on a journey)

• 按照
  ànzhào

  according to; in accordance with

• 顺序
  shùnxù

  sequence; order

• 来自
  láizì

  to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

• 作为
  zuòwéi

  one's conduct; deed; activity

• 方面
  fāngmiàn

  respect; aspect; field

• 根据
  gēnjù

  according to; based on; basis

• 专家
  zhuānjiā

  expert; specialist

• 研究
  yánjiū

  to research; to look into; research

• 当时
  dāngshí

  then; at that time

• 主要
  zhǔyào

  main; principal

• 石头
  shítou

  stone

• 工具
  gōngjù

  tool; instrument; utensil

• 制作
  zhìzuò

  to make; to manufacture

• 了不起
  liǎobuqǐ

  amazing; terrific; extraordinary

• 拍照
  pāizhào

  to take a picture

• 小心
  xiǎoxīn

  to be careful; to take care

• 有名
  yǒumíng

  famous; well-known

• 随着
  suízhe

  along with; in the wake of; following

• 交通
  jiāotōng

  traffic; transportation; communications

• 发展
  fāzhǎn

  to develop; to grow; to expand

• 经验
  jīngyàn

  experience; to go through; to experience

• 退休
  tuìxiū

  to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

• 以来
  yǐlái

  since (used after a specified time or event)

• 杯子
  bēizi

  cup; glass

• 小组
  xiǎozǔ

  group

The lesson’s grammar

• 自: from, since (formal)

  自 + place / time + verb | 来自 + place | 自 + time + 以来

• 作为: as, in the capacity of

  作为 + role，Subject + … | Subject + 作为 + role + verb

• 共 and 由……组成: in total, made up of

  S + 共 + 有 / V + Num + MW | N + 由 + A、B + 组成

• 在……方面 / 上 / 中: in terms of, as regards, among

  在 + N + 方面 / 上 / 中，S + …

• Stacked modifiers: 我那两件白色长衬衫

  Owner / place + 这 / 那 + number + measure word + description (+ 的) + short adjective / type noun + noun

• 按照 / 根据: according to

  按照 + rule/plan + V | 根据 + data/facts + V/判断

• 随着: along with, as

  随着 + N (的发展/变化/提高)，S + 也/越来越…