East Asian Language Learning meetup report (0928)

Here is the summary of our regular practice on 9/28.

[Chinese team]
Topic: Shanghai Metro Crash accident
We watched a TV report http://v.ifeng.com/v/dtzw/index.shtml#afe29f88-c62b-4312-bbb8-1d51f108f19d about the Shanghai Metro Crash accident on this Tuesday, which is a hot topic in China. We tried to repeat what the report said. It seems not easy because the presenter speaks very quickly using formal expressions. We discussed the safety of Chinese transit rail systems compared with Korean Metro and NYC Metro as well.

Selected Vocabulary
追尾(zhuī wěi) rear-end
相关部门(xiāng guān bù mén) related departments (相关~~ is very commonly used, as 相关人员 related personnel)
第一时间(dì yī shí jiān) immediately; the first thing to do
采取措施(cǎi qǔ cuò shī) take measures (can take it as a set phrase)
救治伤员(jiù zhì shāng yuán) rescue and treat the injuries
疏散乘客(shū sàn chéng kè) evacuate the passengers
征兆(zhēng zhào) sign
晚点(wǎn diǎn) delay
慌乱(huāng luàn) flustered
镇静(zhèn jìng) calm down
官腔(guān qiāng) a bureaucratic tone; an official jargon
动车(dòng chē) high-speed train, bullet train (normal railway)
高铁(gāo tiě) high-speed rail / train (special railway, faster than 动车)

[Japanese team]
Topic: Japanese food
we listened to an interview of a famous Japanese chef who runs a restaurant in Sydney, Australia. We learned Japanese-specific food names and special vocabularies related to restaurant owners:

Selected Vocabulary
刺身 (さしみ)　raw fish
わさび green spicy horse radish paste
納豆 (なっとう)　fermented stinky soy beans
仕入れる (しいれる)　purchase stocks from wholesale in
食材 (しょくざい)　food ingredients
業者 (ぎょうしゃ)　suppliers, business operators
築地 (つきじ)　a place name in Tokyo where the biggest fish market is located

We’ve also talked about good Japanese restaurants here in New York City.

[Korean team]
Topic: Capital Punishment
We had a debate on the abolition of death penalty, discussed about the reasons why this system should be abolished, talked about the situation in the United States, China, and Korea an so on.

Selected Vocabulary
사형: capital punishment
교수형: hanging
범죄: crime / 범죄자: criminal / 범죄율: crime rate
법원: court
법률: law
증거: evidence
증인: witness
감옥: jail
소중하다: precious
권리: right
주사를 놓다: inject, give an injection
눈에는 눈, 이에는 이: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

We hope you will benefit from it and join us someday.
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