Seniors in the smartphone age

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 社区
  shèqū

  community; neighborhood

• 社会
  shèhuì

  society

• 发展
  fāzhǎn

  to develop; to grow; to expand

• 随着
  suízhe

  along with; in the wake of; following

• 离不开
  lí bu kāi

  inseparable; inevitably linked to

• 挂号
  guàhào

  to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail

• 甚至
  shènzhì

  even; so much so that

• 扫
  sǎo

  to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out

• 骗
  piàn

  to cheat; to swindle; to deceive

• 左右
  zuǒyòu

  left and right; nearby; approximately

• 批评
  pīpíng

  to criticize; criticism

• 反而
  fǎnér

  on the contrary; instead

• 报名
  bàomíng

  to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply

• 参加
  cānjiā

  to participate; to take part; to join

• 志愿者
  zhìyuànzhě

  volunteer

• 帮忙
  bāngmáng

  to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor

• 陪
  péi

  to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist

• 身边
  shēnbiān

  at one's side; on hand

• 耐心
  nàixīn

  patience; to be patient

• 需要
  xūyào

  to need; to want; needs

• 以上
  yǐshàng

  that level or higher; that amount or more

• 邻居
  línjū

  neighbor

• 老家
  lǎojiā

  native place; place of origin; home state or region

• 只是
  zhǐshì

  merely; only; simply

• 按
  àn

  to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve

• 教
  jiāo

  to teach; to instruct

• 阿姨
  āyí

  maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker

• 听说
  tīngshuō

  to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay

• 教室
  jiàoshì

  classroom

The lesson’s grammar

• 不但不…反而…: not only not… but on the contrary

  A 不但不/没 + V1，反而 + V2

• 甚至: even, to the point of

  A，甚至 (连) B 也/都… | S 甚至 + V

• 随着: along with, as

  随着 + N (的发展/变化/提高)，S + 也/越来越…

• 对…来说 / 在…看来: for…, in…'s view

  对(于) + 人 + 来说，… | 在 + 人 + 看来，…

• Passive with 让 / 叫 / 给

  Object + 让/叫/给 + agent + V + complement

• 左右 / 上下 / 来: about, around

  Number + (M) + 左右/上下 | 十/百 + 来 + M + N