Advanced Speaking Class Flashcards
杨清源
YANG Qingyuan
老师的名字
不像话
bù//xiànghuà
1 unreasonable 2 shocking; outrageous; inappropriate
内容
内容〔內-〕
nèiróng
NOUNcontent; substance
内容和形式的统一
nèiróng hé xíngshì de tǒngyī
unity of content and form
他的演说缺乏内容。
Tā de yǎnshuō quēfá nèiróng.
His speech lacked substance (or content).
这本书内容丰富。
Zhè běn shū nèiróng fēngfù.
This book has substantial content.
这次谈话的内容牵涉面很广。
Zhè cì tánhuà de nèiróng qiānshè miàn hěn guǎng.
The talk covered a lot of ground.
开发
Develop, open
开发
Develop, open
热门
热门〔熱門〕
rèmén
NOUNarousing popular interest; popular; in great demand; hot (opp. 冷门儿)
意料
意料
yìliào
VERB anticipate; expect
环保
环保〔環-〕
huánbǎo
NOUN
ABBREVIATION environmental protection
ADJECTIVE environmentally friendly; green
广告
广告〔廣-〕
guǎnggào
NOUN advertisement; ad; commercial
全球变暖
Global warming
够呛
够呛〔夠嗆〕
gòuqiàng
VARIANT OF 够戗〔夠戧〕 gòuqiàng
ADJECTIVE
DIALECT unbearable; terrible
只顾
只顾〔-顧〕
zhǐgù
VERBbe only concerned with; just think of
ADVERB(do sth.) single-mindedly; just (do sth.)
忽略
忽略
hūlüè
VERB neglect; overlook; lose sight of
情愿
情愿〔-願〕
qíngyuàn
VERB
1 be willing to
入乡随俗
入乡随俗〔-鄉隨-〕
rù xiāng suí sú
jap6 hoeng1 ceoi4 zuk6
VARIANT OF 随乡入俗〔隨鄉入俗〕 suíxiāng-rùsú {ceoi4 hoeng1 jap6 zuk6}
IDIOMWherever you are, follow local customs. or When in Rome do as the Romans do.
OTHER VARIANTS
随乡入乡〔隨鄉入鄉〕 suí xiāng rù xiāng {ceoi4 hoeng1 jap6 hoeng1}
走乡随乡〔走鄉隨鄉〕 zǒu xiāng suí xiāng {zau2 hoeng1 ceoi4 hoeng1}
敬酒
敬酒
jìng//jiǔ
ging3 zau2
VERBpropose a toast; toast
随意
随意〔隨-〕
suí//yì
ceoi4 ji3
VERB
VARIANT OF 随心follow one’s inclinations
ADJECTIVEat will; as one pleases; at random
随意抽查
suíyì chōuchá
random check
随意选择
suíyì xuǎnzé
casual choice
随意涨价
suíyì zhǎngjià
wilful inflation of prices
请各位随意！
Qǐng gèwèi suíyì!
Make yourselves at home, everybody!
邀请
邀请〔-請〕
yāoqǐng
jiu1 cing2
VERBinvite; request
邀请代表团来中国访问
Yāoqǐng dàibiǎotuán lái Zhōngguó fǎngwèn
invite a delegation to visit China
应中国政府的邀请
yìng Zhōngguó zhèngfǔ de yāoqǐng
at the invitation of the Chinese government
忌口
忌口
jì//kǒu
gei6 hau2
VERBavoid certain food (as when one is ill); be on a diet
我现在忌口, 不能吃辣的。
Wǒ xiànzài jìkǒu, bù néng chī là de.
I’m on a diet now and can’t eat anything hot.
VARIANTS
忌嘴 jì//zuǐ {gei6 zeoi2}
结账
结账/帐〔結賬/帳〕
jié//zhàng
git3 zoeng3
VERBsettle (or square) accounts; balance the books
服务员, 结账。
Fúwùyuán, jiézhàng.
Waiter, bill, please!
赴约
赴约〔-約〕
fùyuē
fu6 joek3
VERBkeep an appointment
交谈
交谈〔-談〕
jiāotán
gaau1 taam4
VERBtalk with each other; converse; chat
亲切交谈
qīnqiè jiāotán
heart-to-heart talk
自由交谈
zìyóu jiāotán
free chat
用英语流利地交谈
yòng Yīngyǔ liúlì de jiāotán
talk (or converse) fluently in English
就广泛的问题进行友好的交谈
jiù guǎngfàn de wèntí jìnxíng yǒuhǎo dejiāotán
have a friendly conversation on a wide range of subjects
否则
否则〔-則〕
fǒuzé
fau2 zak1
CONJUNCTIONotherwise; if not; or else
快点儿走, 否则要迟到了。
Kuàidianr zǒu, fǒuzé yào chídào le.
Hurry up, or we’ll be late.
基础建设必须加强, 否则经济发展就没有后劲。
Jīchǔ jiànshè bìxū jiāqiáng, fǒuzé jīngjì fāzhǎn jiù méiyǒu hòujìn.
Infrastructure construction must be strengthened; otherwise economic development may not be sustainable.
