Senator Chuck Grassley, 92, posted a farewell to Beth, the family vacuum cleaner of 49 years
The Oldest US Senator Wrote a Farewell to His 49-Year-Old Vacuum Cleaner. Its Name Was Beth.
HSK 1 level · 2:37
Key Vocabulary
- 老 (lǎo) — old
- 岁 (suì) — years of age
- 用 (yòng) — to use
- 写 (xiě) — to write
- 想 (xiǎng) — to think of, to miss
- 家里 (jiā lǐ) — at home
- 吸尘器 (xīchénqì) — vacuum cleaner
- 坏 (huài) — to break
Grammar Patterns
- 四十九年,…… — Leading with the number and repeating it is how spoken Chinese makes a span feel long.
- 再也不……了 — "never again". Stronger and more final than a plain negative.
- 他写:…… — Quoting line by line, with 写 repeated, keeps a written message clear when heard aloud.
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