The Mid-Autumn family dinner

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 月亮
  yuèliang

  the moon

• 月饼
  yuèbing

  mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)

• 中秋节
  Zhōngqiū Jié

  the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month

• 团圆
  tuányuán

  to have a reunion

• 辞职
  cízhí

  to resign

• 陶瓷
  táocí

  pottery and porcelain; ceramics

• 折腾
  zhēteng

  to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

• 简直
  jiǎnzhí

  simply; really

• 难道
  nándào

  don't tell me ...; could it be that...?

• 偏偏
  piānpiān

  as it happened; contrarily; against reason

• 反正
  fǎnzhèng

  anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side

• 何必
  hébì

  there is no need; why should

• 泼冷水
  pō lěngshuǐ

  to pour cold water on; (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

• 供
  gōng

  to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)

• 冲动
  chōngdòng

  impulse; urge; to have an urge

• 窑
  yáo

  kiln; oven; coal pit

• 订
  dìng

  to agree; to conclude; to draw up

• 得意
  déyì

  proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent

• 开张
  kāizhāng

  to open a business; first transaction of a business day

• 赚
  zhuàn

  to earn; to make a profit

• 积蓄
  jīxù

  to save; to put aside; savings

• 赔
  péi

  to compensate for loss; to indemnify

• 无所谓
  wúsuǒwèi

  to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be

• 稳定
  wěndìng

  steady; stable; stability

• 银行
  yínháng

  bank

• 着急
  zháojí

  to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency

• 吃苦
  chīkǔ

  to bear hardships

• 养老
  yǎnglǎo

  to provide for the elderly (family members)

• 孙女
  sūnnǚ

  son's daughter; granddaughter

• 偷
  tōu

  to steal; to pilfer; to snatch

• 抢
  qiǎng

  to fight over; to rush; to scramble

• 夸
  kuā

  to boast; to exaggerate; to praise

• 舅舅
  jiùjiu

  mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)

• 捏
  niē

  to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch

• 瞧
  qiáo

  to look at; to see; to see (a doctor)

• 实话
  shíhuà

  truth

• 要紧
  yàojǐn

  important; urgent

• 一辈子
  yībèizi

  (for) a lifetime

The lesson’s grammar

• 爱理不理, 爱听不听: take it or leave it (爱A不A)

  爱 + V + 不 + V

• 看 / 瞧你那(X)样: just look at you (teasing or reproach)

  看 / 瞧 + 你 + 那 + (X) + 样(子)

• 哪有X这么Y的 / 有X这样Y的吗: who ever does that?

  哪有 + X + 这么 + Y + 的？ | 有 + X + 这样 + Y + 的 + 吗？

• 什么X的Y的: what's all this X and Y talk

  什么 + X + 的 + Y + 的，……

• 说到 / 想到哪儿去了: what are you saying / imagining!

  你 + 说到 / 想到 + 哪儿 + 去了！

• 无所谓X不X: it doesn't matter whether…

  无所谓 + A + 不 + A，(只要……就行)