Chengdu or Chongqing?

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 重复
  chóngfù

  to repeat; to duplicate

• 博客
  bókè

  (loanword) a blog; a blogger

• 留学
  liúxué

  to study abroad

• 毕业
  bìyè

  graduation; to graduate; to finish school

• 决定
  juédìng

  to decide; to determine; decision

• 清楚
  qīngchu

  clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly

• 意思
  yìsi

  idea; opinion; meaning

• 舒服
  shūfu

  comfortable; feeling well

• 城市
  chéngshì

  city; town

• 建
  jiàn

  to establish; to found; to set up

• 辣
  là

  hot (spicy); pungent

• 有名
  yǒumíng

  famous; well-known

• 特别
  tèbié

  unusual; special; very

• 虽然
  suīrán

  although

• 如果
  rúguǒ

  if; in case

• 工资
  gōngzī

  wages; pay

• 值得
  zhídé

  worth the money; to merit; to deserve

• 一口气
  yīkǒuqì

  one breath; in one breath; at a stretch

• 层次
  céngcì

  layer; level; gradation

• 相比
  xiāngbǐ

  to compare

• 节奏
  jiézòu

  rhythm; tempo; musical pulse

• 压力
  yālì

  pressure

• 机会
  jīhuì

  opportunity; chance; occasion

• 新人
  xīnrén

  newcomer; new recruit; newlywed, esp. new bride

• 帮助
  bāngzhù

  to help; to assist; assistance

• 结论
  jiélùn

  conclusion; verdict; to conclude

• 吸引
  xīyǐn

  to attract; to appeal to

• 生活
  shēnghuó

  life; livelihood; to live

• 犹豫
  yóuyù

  to hesitate

• 舍不得
  shěbude

  to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge

• 夏天
  xiàtiān

  summer

• 法语
  Fǎyǔ

  French (language)

• 内容
  nèiróng

  content; substance

• 办法
  bànfǎ

  way of handling sth; means

• 到底
  dàodǐ

  finally; in the end; when all is said and done

• 容易
  róngyì

  easy; straightforward; likely

The lesson’s grammar

• 她高我五厘米 / 跟……相比: comparing without 比

  A + adjective + B + exact gap | 跟 + B + 相比，A + …

• 没有……就没有……: without … there would be no …

  没有 + A，就没有 + B

• 多重复句: reading a two-level long sentence

  [clause + clause] + clause | clause + [clause + clause]

• Pronoun reference and omission: 他, 它, 这, 那

  Noun，他 / 她 / 它 / 这 / 那 + … | (我) + V1，(我) + V2

• 就…而言: as far as… is concerned

  就 + N/aspect + 而言/来说，…

• 与其说…不如说…: it's less… than…

  与其说 + A，不如说 + B