Words

1. 争论 (zhēng lùn) – to debate, debate

  1. 我们班就“人工智能是否会取代人类”这个话题展开了一场激烈的争论。

    Wǒmen bān jiù “réngōng zhìnéng shìfǒu huì qǔdài rénlèi” zhège huàtí zhǎnkāile yī chǎng jīliè de zhēnglùn.

    Our class had a fierce debate on the topic of whether artificial intelligence will replace humans.

人工智能 réngōng zhìnéng – artificial intelligence

取代 qǔdài – to replace, to supersede

展开 zhǎnkāi – to launch, to unfold

激烈 jīliè – intense, fierce


  1. 他们之间经常为一些小事争论不休,谁也说服不了谁。

    Tāmen zhī jiān jīngcháng wèi yīxiē xiǎoshì zhēnglùn bùxiū, shuí yě shuōfú bùliǎo shuí.

    They often argue endlessly over trifles, and neither can convince the other.

争论不休 zhēnglùn bùxiū – to argue endlessly

说服 shuōfú – to convince, to persuade


2. 奇迹 (qí jì) – miracle, marvel

  1. 面对如此困境,他依然没有放弃,最终创造了生命的奇迹。

    Miànduì rúcǐ kùnjìng, tā yīrán méiyǒu fàngqì, zuìzhōng chuàngzàole shēngmìng de qíjì.

    Facing such a difficult situation, he still didn’t give up, and finally created a miracle of life.

困境 kùnjìng – difficult situation, predicament

依然 yīrán – still, as before

创造 chuàngzào – to create

生命 shēngmìng – life


  1. 这座古老的建筑经历了数百年的风雨,至今保存完好,简直是个奇迹。

    Zhè zuò gǔlǎo de jiànzhù jīnglìle shù bǎi nián de fēngyǔ, zhìjīn bǎocún wánhǎo, jiǎnzhí shìgè qíjì.

    This ancient building has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, but it is still well-preserved to this day, which is simply a miracle.

建筑 jiànzhù – building, architecture

保存 bǎocún – to save, to keep

完好 wánhǎo – intact, in perfect condition

简直 jiǎnzhí – simply, at all


3. 围绕 (wéi rào) – to center on, to revolve around

  1. 这次会议主要围绕如何提高公司业绩这个主题展开讨论。

    Zhè cì huìyì zhǔyào wéirào rúhé tígāo gōngsī yèjī zhège zhǔtí zhǎnkāi tǎolùn.

    This meeting mainly focused on discussing how to improve the company’s performance.

业绩 yèjī – performance, achievement

主题 zhǔtí – theme, topic

展开 zhǎnkāi – to launch, to unfold

讨论 tǎolùn – to discuss, discussion


  1. 地球围绕太阳公转,月球围绕地球公转。

    Dìqiú wéirào tàiyáng gōngzhuǎn, yuèqiú wéirào dìqiú gōngzhuǎn.

    The earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves around the earth.