Along the river

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 沿着
  yánzhe

  to go along; to follow

• 据
  jù

  according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on

• 特
  tè

  special; unique; distinguished

• 异常
  yìcháng

  unusual; abnormal; extremely

• 时而
  shíér

  occasionally; from time to time

• 一时
  yīshí

  a period of time; a while; for a short while

• 解说
  jiěshuō

  to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary

• 稿子
  gǎozi

  draft of a document; script; manuscript

• 准确
  zhǔnquè

  accurate; exact

• 念
  niàn

  to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school)

• 高原
  gāoyuán

  plateau

• 草原
  cǎoyuán

  grassland; prairie

• 沙漠
  shāmò

  desert

• 平原
  píngyuán

  field; plain

• 脾气
  píqi

  character; temperament; bad temper

• 宽阔
  kuānkuò

  expansive; wide; width

• 汹涌
  xiōngyǒng

  to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent

• 波浪
  bōlàng

  wave

• 体会
  tǐhuì

  to know from experience; to learn through experience

• 素材
  sùcái

  source material (in literature and art)

• 壮观
  zhuàngguān

  spectacular; magnificent sight

• 兴奋
  xīngfèn

  excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation

• 寒冷
  hánlěng

  cold (climate); frigid; very cold

• 安静
  ānjìng

  quiet; peaceful; calm

• 采访
  cǎifǎng

  to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect

• 当地
  dāngdì

  local

• 老乡
  lǎoxiāng

  fellow townsman; fellow villager

• 统计
  tǒngjì

  to count; to add up; statistics

• 有所
  yǒusuǒ

  to some extent; somewhat

• 上升
  shàngshēng

  to rise; to go up; to ascend

• 村庄
  cūnzhuāng

  village; hamlet

• 依靠
  yīkào

  to rely on; to depend on

• 洪水
  hóngshuǐ

  deluge; flood

• 打交道
  dǎ jiāodao

  to come into contact with; to have dealings

• 骄傲
  jiāoào

  pride; arrogance; conceited

• 担心
  dānxīn

  anxious; worried; uneasy

• 复杂
  fùzá

  complicated; complex

• 截至
  jiézhì

  up to (a time); by (a time)

• 源头
  yuántóu

  source; origin

The lesson’s grammar

• 沿着 / 沿: along

  沿(着) + line (river, road, coast) + Verb

• 据: according to (a source)

  据 + source (+ 说 / 介绍)，+ statement

• 特 and 异常: really, exceptionally

  特 + adjective / verb of feeling | 异常 + adjective

• 时而……，时而…… / 一时……一时……: now…, now…

  (S) 时而 + A，时而 + B | S + 一时 + A，一时 + B

• 截至 / 自…以来: as of / since

  截至 + date，… | 自 + starting point + 以来，…

• 有所 + V: to some extent

  S + 有所 + two-syllable V (提高/增加/下降/改善/不同…)