Lesson 6   Reading Comprehension

带来

dàilái

to bring about

方便

fāngbiàn

convenient; convenience

如果…那么

rúguó…nǎme

if...... then......

传呼机

chuánhūjī

beeper

大哥大

dàgēdà

cellular phone

通话

tōnghuà

to communicate; to talk over a phone

连…都

lián…dōu

do not even have to use ......

kǒu

mouth

àn

to press

jiàn

key (on a pad)

关系

guānxi

relationship

亲近

qīnjìn

close; intimate

至少

zhìshǎo

at least

找机会

zhǎojīhuì

to find an opportunity

一块儿

yíkuàir

together; (to do sth.) together

面对面

miànduìmiàn

face to face

谈天

tántiān

to chat

开心

kāixīn

happy; happily

通信

tōngxìn

to correspond

shēn

deep, deeply

交流

jiāoliú

exchange

思想

sīxiǎng

thoughts

自从…以后

zìcóng…yǐhòu

since...

shěng

to save

传真机

chuánzhēnjī

fax machine

电子邮件

diànzǐ yóujiàn

e-mail

何必

hébì

why bother.

像…那样

siàng…nàyàng

(to be or act) like ......

lǎn

lazy

慢慢地

mànmànde

slowly (+V)

guān

to shut (oneself up)

duǎn

short (time)

用处

yòngchu

function; use

联络

liánluo

to contact (each other)