Three days in the mountains

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 爬山
  pá shān

  to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)

• 腿
  tuǐ

  leg

• 恐怕
  kǒngpà

  fear; I'm afraid that...; perhaps

• 开玩笑
  kāi wánxiào

  to play a joke; to make fun of

• 加班
  jiābān

  to work overtime

• 突然
  tūrán

  sudden; abrupt

• 请假
  qǐngjià

  to request leave of absence

• 订
  dìng

  to agree; to conclude; to draw up

• 旅馆
  lǚguǎn

  hotel

• 检查
  jiǎnchá

  to examine; to inspect; inspection

• 背包
  bēibāo

  knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack

• 雨衣
  yǔyī

  raincoat

• 邮件
  yóujiàn

  mail; post; email

• 自从
  zìcóng

  since (a time); ever since

• 风景
  fēngjǐng

  scenery; landscape

• 值得
  zhídé

  worth the money; to merit; to deserve

• 一辈子
  yībèizi

  (for) a lifetime

• 预报
  yùbào

  forecast

• 滑
  huá

  slippery; smooth; sly

• 万一
  wànyī

  just in case; if by any chance; contingency

• 摔倒
  shuāidǎo

  to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground

• 受伤
  shòushāng

  to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed

• 要么
  yàome

  or; either one or the other

• 剩下
  shèngxia

  to remain; to be left over

• 台阶
  táijiē

  steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle)

• 宁可
  nìngkě

  preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)

• 放弃
  fàngqì

  to renounce; to abandon

• 遇到
  yùdào

  to meet; to run into

• 游客
  yóukè

  traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player

• 或是
  huòshì

  or; either one or the other

• 下山
  xiàshān

  to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set

• 老板
  lǎobǎn

  boss; proprietor

• 闲
  xián

  idle; unoccupied; leisure

• 脾气
  píqi

  character; temperament; bad temper

• 躲
  duǒ

  to hide; to dodge; to avoid

• 不管
  bùguǎn

  not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

• 坚持
  jiānchí

  to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

• 后悔
  hòuhuǐ

  to regret; to feel remorse

• 保证
  bǎozhèng

  to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard

The lesson’s grammar

• 没A没B / 说A就A: no A, no B; no sooner said than done

  没A没B | 说A就A

• Stacking adverbials before the verb: 昨天在教室里认真地写

  (为了…) + time + 都 / 也 + place + manner (地) + 对 / 把… + verb

• 再……也…… / 再也不 / 没: however…, never again

  再 + adjective / verb + (subject) + 也 + verb | 再也 + 不 / 没 + verb

• 也好……也好…… / 或是……或是……: whether … or …, why not

  A也好，B也好，(都)… | V也好 | 或是A，或是B

• X是它，Y也是它 / X着也是X着 / 不管怎样说: either way, anyway

  A是它，B也是它 | V着也是V着，不如… | 不管怎样说，…

• 宁可…也不/也要…: would rather… than…

  S + 宁可 + A，也不 + B | S + 宁可 + sacrifice，也要 + goal

• 要么…要么…: either… or…

  要么 + A，要么 + B