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Invention by Taiwanese Student Brings Clean Water to Philippine Village SAMPLE
Invention by Taiwanese Student Brings Clean Water to Philippine Village
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台湾学生发明装置 助菲律宾村民获洁净饮用水
台湾学生发明装置 助菲律宾村民获洁净饮用水
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Keywords
发明 - fāmíng - to invent / invention
装置 - zhuāngzhì - to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device
村民 - cūnmín - villager
洁净 - jiéjìng - clean / to cleanse
饮用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water / potable water
太阳能 - tàiyángnéng - solar energy
净水 - jìngshuǐ - clean water / purified water
瓶 - píng - bottle / vase / pitcher
捐 - juān - to contribute / to donate / contribution
渔村 - yúcūn - fishing village
收入 - shōurù - to take in / income / revenue
辛苦 - xīnkǔ - hard / exhausting / with much toil / thanks for your trouble
赚 - zhuàn - to earn / to make a profit
过滤 - guòlǜ - to filter / filter
细菌 - xìjūn - bacterium / germ
寄生虫 - jìshēngchóng - parasite / drone
轻 - qīng - light / easy / gentle / soft
充电 - chōngdiàn - to recharge batteries / fig. to rest and recuperate
贫困 - pínkùn - impoverished / poverty
地区 - dìqū - local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area
纪录片 - jìlùpiàn - newsreel / documentary (film or TV program)
试 - shì - to test / to try / experiment / examination / test
成功 - chénggōng - to succeed / success
Grammar
大部分 + Noun Phrase - Expressing "in large part / the greater part of sth" with "dàbùfen + Noun Phrase"
这个渔村住着1万多人，大部分的人收入都不是很高。
以及… - Expressing "as well as / too / and..." with "yǐjí..."
对收入这么低的人来说，每天能喝上干净的水以及晚上用上电是非常难的。
要是…(的话)，就… - Expressing a very informal "if… then…" with "yàoshi...(de huà)，jiù..." (要是 is considered more informal than 如果）
要是人长时间喝不干净的水，就会对身体健康有很大的影响。
一般来说… - Expressing "generally speaking..." with "yībānláishuō..."
一般来说，这种水瓶能用两年。
Verb + 掉 - Expressed after certain verbs to express completion, fulfilment or removal with "Verb + diào"
虽然这个水瓶看起来没有什么特别的地方，但是水放进去以后就能过滤掉水里99%的细菌和寄生虫。
像… - Expressing "like / such as..." with "xiàng ... "
有了这个水瓶，人们想喝到干净的水就不像以前那么难了。
除此之外… - Expressing "apart from this / other than this…" with "chúcǐyǐwài…"
除此之外，这种水瓶不仅很轻，里面还有一个晚上可以用的灯，用起来非常方便。
不仅…，而且 / 还 / 也 … - Expressing "not only…but also..." with "bùjǐn...，érqiě / hái / yě…"
除此之外，这种水瓶不仅很轻，里面还有一个晚上可以用的灯，用起来非常方便。
Verb / Adj. + 起来 - Expressed after verbs or adjectives to indicate the beginning and continuation of an action or state with "Verb / Adj. + qǐlái"
除此之外，这种水瓶不仅很轻，里面还有一个晚上可以用的灯，用起来非常方便。
即使…，(也)… - Expressing "even if…, still..." with "jíshǐ...，(yě)..." (used to introduce and then disregard a hypothetical statement)
即使电用完了也不用担心，用太阳能或者Type-C线（Type-C口）就能充电，充了电能用大约6个小时。
(大)约 + Number / Quantity - Expressing "approximately / probably…" with "(dà)yuē + Number / Quantity"
即使电用完了也不用担心，用太阳能或者Type-C线（Type-C口）就能充电，充了电能用大约6个小时。
Verb + 出(来) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
为了把这种水瓶做出来，他找了一个公司一起做，一共试了3种才成功。
Proper Nouns
台湾 - Táiwān - Taiwan菲律宾 - Fēilǜbīn - Philippines
马尼拉 - Mǎnílā - Manila (capital of the Philippines)
Idioms
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