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How to use V+起 this structure

Today we will learn how to use V+起 structure in a sentence.

Language points

The structure V+起 introduces the thing that an action involves. The verb is usually one of the few transitive verb 说、谈、讲、提、问、聊、回忆 etc. The structure is usually followed by a noun. 比如:

说起学汉语,麦克、玛丽、安娜都有好多话要说。

谈起那次寒假去云南旅游的经历,大家好像有说不完的话。

王老师平时话不多,可是讲起历史,他总是能一直不停地说。

一提起她的前男友,她就会很伤心。

课文

一个人有时间一定要去旅行,旅行不仅能丰富一个人的经历,而且是很好的减压方法。但对我来说,最重要的是旅行能让我有机会尝到各地有名的小吃。放假的时候,我会收拾好行李,带上地图,买张火车票,向目的地出发。说起吃的东西,给我印象最深的是湖南菜。湖南菜的特点就是辣,与其他地方的辣不同,湖南菜的辣主要是咸辣、香辣和酸辣。虽然全国各地都有湖南饭馆儿,但最好还是直接去那里尝一尝。每次旅行结束后,我都会精神百倍地开始我的工作。

好,我们一起回答问题。

对“我”来说,旅行最重要的是什么?

湖南菜的辣和其他地方有什么不一样?

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HSK Standard Course Level 4: 4.4

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