演说家为了征服他的听众,不惜使用他在交流课上学到的修辞技巧。

To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 演说家 yǎnshuōjiā orator; skilled and eloquent speaker
2 为了 wèile for; for the purpose of; in order to
3 征服 zhēng
  1. to conquer
  2. to subdue
  3. to vanquish
4
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
=5 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 听众 tīngzhòng
  1. audience
  2. listeners
7 不惜
  1. not stint
  2. not spare
  3. not hesitate (to do sth)
  4. not scruple (to do sth)
8 使用 shǐyòng
  1. to use
  2. to employ
  3. to apply
  4. to make use of
9
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
10 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
11 交流 jiāoliú
  1. to exchange
  2. exchange
  3. communication
  4. interaction
  5. to have social contact (with sb)
12
  1. subject
  2. course
  3. class
  4. lesson
  5. to levy
  6. tax
  7. form of divination

classifiers: , ,

13 上学 shàngxué
  1. to go to school
  2. to attend school
14 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
=15 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=15 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=15 really and truly
=15 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
16 修辞 xiū rhetoric
17 技巧 qiǎo
  1. skill
  2. technique