Chinese · C1 · Unit 1
Explaining your field
讲讲我的专业领域
By the end you can
- Explain a complex subject from your field to a non-expert
- Answer detailed questions precisely
- Understand a specialist text outside your field
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 领域 | (lǐngyù) field, area | 我的领域是城市规划，其实跟每个人都有关系。 |
| 说白了 | (shuō bái le) to put it plainly | 说白了，我的工作就是让数据说话。 |
| 通俗地讲 | (tōngsú de jiǎng) in plain terms | 通俗地讲，就是给电脑看病。 |
| 这么说吧 | (zhème shuō ba) let me put it this way | 这么说吧，没有我们，你的手机就收不到信号。 |
| 外行 | (wàiháng) layman, outsider (内行: insider) | 我是外行，你能说得简单点吗？ |
| 术语 | (shùyǔ) technical term, jargon | 她尽量不用专业术语。 |
| 所谓 | (suǒwèi) what is called, so-called | 所谓“大数据”，其实就是海量的用户信息。 |
| 严格来说 | (yángé lái shuō) strictly speaking | 严格来说，番茄是水果，不是蔬菜。 |
| 具体而言 | (jùtǐ ér yán) specifically | 具体而言，我们研究的是土壤里的微生物。 |
| 归根结底 | (guī gēn jié dǐ) in the final analysis | 归根结底，这是一个成本问题。 |
| 深入浅出 | (shēn rù qiǎn chū) explain deep ideas in simple terms | 她讲课深入浅出，连孩子都听得懂。 |
| 隔行如隔山 | (gé háng rú gé shān) every trade is a world of its own | 隔行如隔山，你的工作我真不太懂。 |
Then talk it through
Explaining your work to a curious stranger at a dinner party. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.