The choir committee meeting

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 合唱
  héchàng

  to chorus; chorus

• 指挥
  zhǐhuī

  to conduct; to command; to direct

• 主席
  zhǔxí

  chairperson; premier; chairman

• 预算
  yùsuàn

  budget

• 开支
  kāizhī

  expenditures; expenses; to spend money

• 租
  zū

  to hire; to rent; to charter

• 礼堂
  lǐtáng

  assembly hall; auditorium

• 院子
  yuànzi

  courtyard; garden; yard

• 民歌
  míngē

  folk song

• 流行
  liúxíng

  (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate

• 改编
  gǎibiān

  to adapt; to rearrange; to revise

• 独唱
  dúchàng

  to solo; (in singing) solo

• 伴奏
  bànzòu

  to accompany (musically)

• 钢琴
  gāngqín

  piano

• 旋律
  xuánlǜ

  melody

• 节奏
  jiézòu

  rhythm; tempo; musical pulse

• 团员
  tuányuán

  member; group member

• 节目
  jiémù

  (TV or radio) program; show; item

• 音乐会
  yīnyuèhuì

  concert

• 表决
  biǎojué

  to decide by vote; to vote

• 备用
  bèiyòng

  reserve; spare; alternate

• 帐篷
  zhàngpeng

  tent

• 踏实
  tāshi

  firmly-based; steady; steadfast

• 舞台
  wǔtái

  (lit. and fig.) stage; arena

• 出汗
  chūhàn

  to perspire; to sweat

• 愁
  chóu

  to worry about

• 劝
  quàn

  to advise; to urge; to try to persuade

• 谈
  tán

  to speak; to talk; to converse

• 服装
  fúzhuāng

  dress; clothing; costume

• 过时
  guòshí

  old-fashioned; out of date

• 主张
  zhǔzhāng

  to advocate; to stand for; view

• 实话
  shíhuà

  truth

• 满意
  mǎnyì

  to one's satisfaction; satisfied; pleased

• 感情
  gǎnqíng

  emotion; sentiment; affection

• 兼顾
  jiāngù

  to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time

• 删
  shān

  to delete

• 不肯
  bù kěn

  to be unwilling to; to refuse to

• 从头
  cóngtóu

  anew; from the start

The lesson’s grammar

• X(也)不是，不X也不是 and X也X不…，Y也Y不…: no way out

  X (也) 不是，不 X 也不是 ｜ X 也 X 不 + complement，Y 也 Y 不 + complement

• X也好 / 也罢，Y也好 / 也罢: whether X or Y

  X 也好 / 也罢，Y 也好 / 也罢，(反正 / 都 / 总) + conclusion

• X了又Y，Y了又X: doing and undoing again and again

  X + 了 + 又 + Y，Y + 了 + 又 + X

• 不知怎么的，不知谁说的: for some reason, somebody (who knows who)

  不知 + 怎么 + 的, clause ｜ 不知 + 谁 + verb + 的, clause

• 索性: might as well, simply (go all the way)

  (circumstance), Subject + 索性 (+ 就) + verb