第三课：人生有选择，一切可改变

Question 1

Life

Answer 1

人生
-> 人生旅程 - lifelong journey

Question 2

Worker

Answer 2

工人

Question 3

Stable

Answer 3

稳定
->稳定物价 - stabilise commodity prices

Question 4

Pay and perks/ remuneration; treatment/reception

Answer 4

待遇 - (dàiyù)
-> 优厚待遇 - excellent pay and benefits
(yōuhòu …)
-> 冷淡的待遇 - cold reception; cold shoulder
(leng3dàn …)

Question 5

Worry / be anxious

Answer 5

发愁 - (fāchóu)
-> 别为这事发愁。

Question 6

Calm, quiet, tranquil, peaceful

Answer 6

平静
-> 平静的海面

Question 7

Sailing boat or ship; sailboat; junk

Answer 7

帆船 - (fānchuán)

Question 8

Light rail (transportation)

Answer 8

轻轨 - (qīnggui3)

Question 9

To bump against; to strike; collide

Answer 9

撞
-> 撞运气 - try one’s luck

Question 10

量词 for boats and ships

Answer 10

艘 - (sōu)

Question 11

To navigate by water; to sail

Answer 11

航行 - (hángxíng)
-> 内河航行 - inland navigation

Question 12

Savings; put aside / save / accumulate

Answer 12

积蓄 - (jīxù)
-> 个人积蓄
-> 积蓄力量 - accumulate (or build up) strength

Question 13

Secondhand; assistant (like the position)

Answer 13

二手

Question 14

Rainbow

Answer 14

彩虹
（量词：道）

Question 15

Resign / hand in one’s resignation

Answer 15

辞职 - (cízhí)
-> 提出辞职 - send in one’s resignation

Question 16

To drive (a vehicle) / to pilot (a ship or a plane)

Answer 16

驾驶 - (jiàshi3)
-> 无人驾驶 - driverless operation

Question 17

To take turns / do smth in turn / to alternate

Answer 17

轮流
-> 轮流做家务 - to alternate in doing housework

Question 18

To fish with a hook and line

Answer 18

钓 - (diào)
-> 钓友 - fishing friend

Question 19

量词 for meals, beatings, scoldings: etc. time, bout, spell, meal; pause

Answer 19

顿 - (dùn)
-> 他顿了一下，又接着往下说。- He paused for a moment and then went on speaking.

Question 20

Seafood

Answer 20

海鲜

Question 21

Toward evening / at nightfall / at dusk

Answer 21

傍晚 - (bàngwan3)
-> 傍晚散步 - take an evening stroll

Question 22

Comfortable / cozy / snug

Answer 22

舒适 - (shūshì)
-> 舒适的生活 - comfortable life

Question 23

To work

Answer 23

干活儿

Question 24

Hope for / long for / look forward to

Answer 24

盼望
-> 盼望生活改善 - long for a better life
( … … shàn)

Question 25

(Dry) land - as opposed to the sea

Answer 25

陆地 - (lùdì)

Question 26

Each, everyone, individual, respective

Answer 26

各自

Question 27

Point of time, hour, moment (时候)

Answer 27

时刻 - (shíkè)
-> 幸福的时刻 - happy moment

Question 28

Catch fire, be on fire

Answer 28

着火
-> 房子着火了。

Question 29

(Of a liquid, gas, etc.) leak, trickle, drip; (if a container) leak

Answer 29

漏 - (lòu)
-> 漏气 - leak air or gas / be not airtight
-> 水管爆漏。- The water pipe sprang a leak.

Question 30

Thunder; (military) mine

Answer 30

雷 - (léi)
-> 打雷了。
-> 雷场 - minefield

Question 31

Any time

Answer 31

随时 - (2-2)

Question 32

Lightning

Answer 32

闪电 - (shan3diàn)
(量词：道)

Question 33

Beat, hit, strike / attack, assault

Answer 33

击 - (jī)
-> 游击 - wage guerrilla warfare

Question 34

Embrace, hug, hold in one’s arms

Answer 34

拥抱

Question 35

Sea mile

Answer 35

海里

Question 36

Flight of steps, steps leading up to a house / stairway; chance to extricate oneself from an awkward position, way out

Answer 36

台阶 - (táijiē)
-> 给他个台阶下吧。- Give him an out.