A lift for the building

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 邻居
  línjū

  neighbor

• 议题
  yìtí

  topic of discussion; topic; subject

• 电梯
  diàntī

  elevator; escalator

• 爬
  pá

  to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up

• 难处
  nánchù

  trouble; difficulty

• 理解
  lǐjiě

  to comprehend; to understand

• 维修
  wéixiū

  to protect and maintain; maintenance (of equipment)

• 保养
  bǎoyǎng

  to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

• 楼梯
  lóutī

  stair; staircase

• 楼道
  lóudào

  corridor; passageway (in storied building)

• 摔倒
  shuāidǎo

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

• 抬
  tái

  to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry

• 尽
  jìn

  to use up; to exhaust; to end

• 净
  jìng

  clean; completely; only

• 一同
  yītóng

  together

• 一齐
  yīqí

  at the same time; simultaneously

• 激动
  jīdòng

  to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite

• 规定
  guīdìng

  to stipulate; to specify; regulations

• 签字
  qiānzì

  to sign (one's name); signature

• 补助
  bǔzhù

  to subsidize; subsidy; allowance

• 批准
  pīzhǔn

  to approve; to ratify

• 挡
  dǎng

  to resist; to obstruct; to hinder

• 窗户
  chuānghu

  window

• 客厅
  kètīng

  living room; sitting room

• 晒
  shài

  (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine)

• 设计师
  shèjìshī

  designer; architect

• 预算
  yùsuàn

  budget

• 方案
  fāngàn

  plan; program (for action etc); proposal

• 分担
  fēndān

  to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

• 公平
  gōngpíng

  fair; impartial

• 长远
  chángyuǎn

  long-term; long-range

• 合理
  hélǐ

  rational; reasonable

• 监督
  jiāndū

  to supervise; to oversee

• 公开
  gōngkāi

  open; overt; to make public

• 投票
  tóupiào

  to vote; to cast a vote

• 表决
  biǎojué

  to decide by vote; to vote

• 赞成
  zànchéng

  to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist

• 物业
  wùyè

  property; real estate

The lesson’s grammar

• 不是……，还 / 还是…… and 连……也……，……更……: escalating

  不是 + A，还 / 还是 + B ｜ 连 + A + 也 / 都 + V，B + 更 + V

• 不……不……: "no A, no B"

  不 + V1 (+ O) + 不 + V2 (+ O)

• Two-level complex sentences (二重复句)

  [ 虽然 A，但是 B ] + 所以 / 因此 / 同时 + [ C，D ]

• 尽, 净, 一齐, 一同: nothing but, all together

  尽 / 净 + 是 + N ｜ everyone + 一齐 + V ｜ Subject + 与 / 和 + person + 一同 + V

• Place and result objects: 进教室, 盖房子

  V + place (进教室, 爬六楼, 上楼) ｜ V + product (盖房子, 建食堂, 写文章)

• 倘若 / 若: if (written)

  倘若/若 + condition，(S) 则/就 + consequence

• 一经…便/就…: once, as soon as

  一经 + V (two-syllable)，便/就 + consequence