The evening news bulletin

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 栋
  dòng

  classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)

• 粒
  lì

  (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)

• 枚
  méi

  classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc

• 则
  zé

  (m. for news items, notices, etc.)

• 盏
  zhǎn

  classifier for lamps; a small cup

• 人次
  réncì

  classifier for number of people participating; person-times

• 历来
  lìlái

  always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time

• 向来
  xiànglái

  always (previously)

• 一连
  yīlián

  in a row; in succession; running

• 频频
  pínpín

  repeatedly; again and again; continuously

• 再度
  zàidù

  once more; once again

• 继而
  jìér

  then; afterwards

• 除此之外
  chúcǐzhīwài

  apart from this; in addition to this

• 与此同时
  yǔcǐ-tóngshí

  at the same time; meanwhile

• 预约
  yùyuē

  to book; to make an appointment; booking

• 延长
  yáncháng

  to prolong; to extend; to delay

• 截至
  jiézhì

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

• 随着
  suízhe

  along with; in the wake of; following

• 以及
  yǐjí

  and; as well as

• 凡是
  fánshì

  each and every; every

• 接待
  jiēdài

  to receive; to entertain

• 累计
  lěijì

  to calculate the running total; cumulative; the total

• 灯笼
  dēnglong

  lantern

• 超标
  chāobiāo

  to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm; excessive

• 暂停
  zàntíng

  to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage

• 患者
  huànzhě

  patient; sufferer

• 服用
  fúyòng

  to take (medicine)

• 过敏
  guòmǐn

  (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive

• 文物
  wénwù

  cultural relic; historical relic

• 埋藏
  máicáng

  to bury; to hide by burying; hidden

• 捐赠
  juānzèng

  to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction

• 鉴定
  jiàndìng

  to appraise; to evaluate

• 展出
  zhǎnchū

  to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit

• 持续
  chíxù

  to continue; to last

• 防汛
  fángxùn

  flood control; anti-flood (precautions)

• 疏导
  shūdǎo

  to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions

• 开通
  kāitōng

  to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline)

• 间隔
  jiàngé

  to divide; to separate

• 拥挤
  yōngjǐ

  to throng; crowded; congestion

The lesson’s grammar

• 栋、粒、枚、则、盏: measure words of news and written Chinese

  Num + 栋 / 粒 / 枚 / 则 / 盏 + N

• 人次: person-times, counting visits rather than people

  Num + 人次 ｜ 接待 / 服务 + N + Num + 人次

• 历来 and 向来: all along, as always

  Subject + 历来 / 向来 + verb / adjective

• 一连, 频频, 再度: in a row, again and again, once more

  一连 + verb + duration / number ｜ 频频 + verb ｜ 再度 + verb

• 继而: and then, as the next step

  A，继而 + B (the next step)

• 除此之外, 与此同时: besides this, at the same time

  ……。除此之外，…… ｜ ……。与此同时，……