Vocabulary

打

父母不应该打他们的孩子。

Dǎ

fùmǔ bù yìng gāi dǎ tāmen de háizi.

beat

Parents shouldn’t beat their children.

尝

大厨尝了一下汤。

Cháng

dà chú chángle yīxià tāng.

taste

The head chef tastes the soup.

说话

他对观众说话。

Shuōhuà

tā duì guānzhòng shuōhuà.

speak

He speaks to his audience.

生气

因为他总是打鼾，所以她很生气。

Shēngqì

yīnwèi tā zǒng shì dǎhān, suǒyǐ tā hěn shēngqì.

get upset

She gets upset because he always snores.

检查

牙医检查牙齿。

Jiǎnchá

yáyī jiǎnchá yáchǐ.

check

The dentist checks the teeth.

听起来

她的声音听起来很棒。

Tīng qǐlái

tā de shēngyīn tīng qǐlái hěn bàng.

sound

Her voice sounds fantastic.

听

他在听她说话。

Tīng

tā zài tīng tā shuōhuà.

listen

He is listening to her.

运输

我们在汽车顶部运输自行车。

Yùnshū

wǒmen zài qìchē dǐngbù yùnshū zìxíngchē.

transport

We transport the bikes on the car roof.

跑

运动员跑。

Pǎo

yùndòngyuán pǎo.

run

The athlete runs.

代表

律师在法庭上代表他们的客户。

Dàibiǎo

lǜshī zài fǎtíng shàng dàibiǎo tāmen de kèhù.

represent

Lawyers represent their clients in court.

拿走

他从冰箱里拿走了些东西。

Ná zǒu

tā cóng bīngxiāng lǐ ná zǒule xiē dōngxī.

remove

He removes something from the fridge.

需要去

我急需一个假期；我必须去！

Xūyào qù

wǒ jíxū yīgè jiàqī; wǒ bìxū qù!

need to go

I urgently need a vacation; I have to go!