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The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 话题
  huàtí

  subject (of a talk or conversation); topic

• 收听
  shōutīng

  to listen to (a radio broadcast)

• 大学生
  dàxuéshēng

  university student; college student

• 图书馆
  túshūguǎn

  library

• 借
  jiè

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

• 学期
  xuéqī

  term; semester

• 数据
  shùjù

  data

• 显示
  xiǎnshì

  to show; to illustrate; to display

• 人数
  rénshù

  number of people

• 下降
  xiàjiàng

  to decline; to drop; to fall

• 看来
  kànlái

  apparently; it seems that

• 一般来说
  yībānláishuō

  generally speaking

• 而
  ér

  and; as well as; and so

• 然而
  ránér

  however; but

• 说不定
  shuōbudìng

  can't say for sure; maybe

• 方面
  fāngmiàn

  respect; aspect; field

• 专心
  zhuānxīn

  to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)

• 复习
  fùxí

  to review; revision

• 免费
  miǎnfèi

  free (of charge)

• 安静
  ānjìng

  quiet; peaceful; calm

• 期末
  qīmò

  the end of a term or semester (in school)

• 座位
  zuòwèi

  seat

• 占
  zhàn

  to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

• 满
  mǎn

  full; filled; packed

• 听众
  tīngzhòng

  audience; listeners

• 小说
  xiǎoshuō

  novel; fiction

• 眼睛
  yǎnjing

  eye

• 翻
  fān

  to turn over; to flip over; to overturn

• 对于
  duìyú

  regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned

• 反对
  fǎnduì

  to oppose; to be against

• 关于
  guānyú

  pertaining to; concerning; with regard to

• 短信
  duǎnxìn

  text message; SMS

• 养成
  yǎngchéng

  to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit)

• 习惯
  xíguàn

  habit; custom; usual practice

• 代替
  dàitì

  to replace; to take the place of

• 消失
  xiāoshī

  to disappear; to fade away

• 相信
  xiāngxìn

  to believe; to be convinced

• 无论
  wúlùn

  no matter what or how; regardless of whether...

• 感觉
  gǎnjué

  to feel; to perceive; feeling

The lesson’s grammar

• 一般来说: generally speaking

  一般来说，+ general statement

• 看来 / 说不定: it looks as if, perhaps

  看来 + clause / (S) + 说不定 + clause

• 而 / 然而: whereas, but, however

  A……，而 B…… / ……，然而……

• A clause as the subject: 身体健康很重要, 他不去也可以

  [S + V (+ O)] + 很 Adj / 可以 / 没关系 / 是……

• The receiver as subject: 饭吃完了, 作业我做完了

  Receiver (+ agent) + verb + complement / 了 / 过

• 对于 vs 关于: regarding / about

  对于 + N，S + 看法/态度… | 关于 + 主题 + 的 + N

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

  一方面 + A，另一方面 + B