Contemporary Life 1-46

顺着 (shùnzhe)

along;with

门口 (ménkǒu)

doorway; entrance

兴奋 (xīngfèn)

to be excited

终于 (zhōngyú)

finally, at last

放松 (fàngsōng)

to relax

春季 (chūnjì)

spring

注意 (zhùyì)

to pay attention

本 běn

this; bookish word for 这个

安排 ānpái

arrange, arrangement

终点 zhōngdiǎn

destination

报名 (bàomíng)

to sign up; to register

亲自 ( qīnzì )

personally, in person

体育 tǐyù

physical education

费用 (fèiyòng)

cost, expenses

办公室 bàngōngshì

office

本来 běnlái

originally

补 bǔ

to make up + Verb

得了

got

感冒 gǎnmào

to have a cold

随时 (suíshí)

at any time; whenever necessary

电邮 diànyóu

email

既...又... (jì...yòu...)

both....and.....; formal term for 又...又...

申请 (shēnqǐng)

to apply

合唱团 (héchàngtuán)

choir

总算 ( zǒngsuàn )

at long last; finally after quite struggle

休息 xiūxi

to take a break; to rest

滑雪 (huá xuě)

skiing

靴子 (xuēzi)

boots

下周 (xià zhōu)

next week

一。。。就。。。

as soon as... then...

以上 (yǐshàng)

"and up"

筷子 (kuàizi)

n. chopsticks

参加 cānjiā

to participate, attend

社区 ( shèqū )

community

遛狗 (liù gǒu)

to walk the dog

邻居 (línjū)

neighbor

久而久之 (jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī)

as time passes

养宠物 (Yǎng chǒngwù)

Raise a pet

添 (tiān -)

to add

乐趣 ( lèqù )

delight; pleasure; joy; fun

说服 ( shuō fú )

persuade, convince

作伴 (zuòbàn)

keep company

愿意 yuànyì

to be willing

独立 dúlì

independent

对。。。过敏 (duì ....guòmǐn)

allergic to something

留住 (liúzhù)

to keep, preserve