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傅园慧游泳课拍卖14000美元做公益
傅园慧游泳课拍卖14000美元做公益
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拍卖 - pāimài - to auction / auction sale / to sell at a reduced price
美元 - Měiyuán - American dollar / US dollar
公益 - gōngyì - public welfare / public good / volunteer health or relief work / civic-minded
明星 - míngxīng - star / celebrity
需要 - xūyào - to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
组织 - zǔzhī - to organize / organization / organized system
有名 - yǒumíng - famous / well-known
运动员 - yùndòngyuán - athlete
仰泳 - yǎngyǒng - backstroke
决赛 - juésài - finals (of a competition)
成绩 - chéngjì - achievement / performance records / grades
记者 - jìzhě - reporter / journalist
词 - cí - word / statement / speech / lyrics
粉丝 - fěnsī - fan (loanword) / enthusiast for sb or sth
高价 - gāojià - high price
主要 - zhǔyào - main / principal / major / primary
支持 - zhīchí - to be in favour of / to support / to back / support / backing
节 - jié - measure word for segments e.g. classes, train wagons, verses etc
打算 - dǎsuàn - to plan / to intend / to calculate / plan / intention / calculation
员工 - yuángōng - staff / personnel / employee
成为 - chéngwéi - to become / to turn into
冠军 - guànjūn - champion
努力 - nǔlì - to strive / to try hard / great effort
别人 - biéren - other people / others / other person
当然 - dāngrán - only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
Grammar
最近… - Expressing "recently…" with "zuìjìn…"
中国前游泳明星傅园慧的一小时游泳课，最近拍卖出了100001元（约14000美元）。
(大)约 + Number / Quantity - Expressing "approximately / probably…" with "(dà)yuē + Number / Quantity"
中国前游泳明星傅园慧的一小时游泳课，最近拍卖出了100001元（约14000美元）。
Subject + Action + 是 + 为了… - Expressing "in order to / for the purpose of…" with "Subject + Action + shìwèile..."
这次拍卖是为了帮助有需要的人，所有的钱都会送给公益组织。
所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都... - Expressing "all..." using "suǒyǒu (+ de) + Noun + dōu..."
这次拍卖是为了帮助有需要的人，所有的钱都会送给公益组织。
这么 + Adj. - Expressing "so / so much…" with "zhème + Adj."
记者问她为什么游得这么快，傅园慧说她用了“洪荒之力”。
Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
一家浙江公司买下了这节课，打算让员工的孩子和傅园慧学游泳，这样不但对公司员工好，而且又能做公益，可以帮助需要帮助的人。
不但…，而且… - Expressing "not only…, but also..." with "bùdàn...，érqiě…"
一家浙江公司买下了这节课，打算让员工的孩子和傅园慧学游泳，这样不但对公司员工好，而且又能做公益，可以帮助需要帮助的人。
对 + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj. - Expressing the action is "to" or "towards" an object or target "duì + Object + Verb / Verb Phrase / Adj."
一家浙江公司买下了这节课，打算让员工的孩子和傅园慧学游泳，这样不但对公司员工好，而且又能做公益，可以帮助需要帮助的人。
用 + Verb / Noun Phrase + (来) + Verb Phrase 2 - Expressing a way or a method to do sth with "yòng + Verb / Noun Phrase 1 + lái + Verb Phrase 2" (in this phrase 来 is optional)
现在，她用游泳课帮助别人，当然非常开心。
Proper Nouns
傅园慧 - Fù Yuánhuì - Fu Yuanhui (Chinese competitive swimmer)巴西 - Bāxī - Brazil
里约 - Lǐyuē - Rio (city in Brazil)
奥运会 - Àoyùnhuì - Olympic Games / the Olympics
浙江 - Zhèjiāng - Zhejiang (Province)
Idioms
洪荒之力 - hónghuāngzhīlì - prehistorical powers
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