Aural Flashcards
to recover
恢复
huīfù
CCTV
央视
yāng-shì
the very next day
就在第二天
jiù zài dìèrtiān
a long time since we last met
久违
jiǔwéi
to do everything possible (neutral)
to go to any lengths (negative associations)
想方设法
Xiǎngfāngshèfǎ
不择手段
bùzéshǒuduàn
daily routine
例行公事
lìxínggōngshì
to pull
拽
zhuāi
I sensed that
我察觉到
chájué dào
surprised
诧异
chàyì
miracle
it’s a miracle (that)…
奇迹 qíjì
…真是个奇迹
… zhēnshì gè qíjì
there are both advantages and disadvantages
有利有弊
yǒu lì yǒu bì
supply doesn’t meet demand
供不应求
gōngbùyìngqiú
to age, ageing
衰老
shuāilǎo
to be worried
忧愁
yōuchóu
to give someone a meaningful look
The women exchanged glances.
向。。。使眼色
。。。。shĭyănsè
女人们互使眼色。
nǚrén men hù shĭyănsè 。
to consolidate, strengthen
巩固 Gǒnggù
a sense of identity
in his capacity as…
身份认同感。
shēnfèn rèntónggăn
以他作为…的身份
Yǐ tā zuòwéi … de shēnfèn
to focus one’s attention on
着眼于
zhuóyǎnyú
to bridge the gap
弥合差距
Míhé chājù
to imitate
仿效
e.g.。 仿效。。。。的做法
to be previously unheard of
闻所未闻
Wénsuǒwèiwén
to make a total mess of sth (shit hit the fan)
(v) 得一塌糊涂
dé yītāhútú
What’s more,
And to cap it all,
And on top of that….
更有甚者，…
Gēngyǒushènzhě, tā shuō …
abbreviation
Contracting”I am” makes”I’m”.
缩写 suōxiě
把“Iam”缩写成“I’m”。
Bǎ”I am”suōxiě chéng”I’m”.
privately, without permission,
Who rifled through my desk drawers ?
私自
sīzì
谁私自搜查了我的抽屉。
shuí sīzì sōuchá le wŏ de chōutì
better than nothing
Imperfect as they must be, they are still better than nothing.
聊胜于无
liáoshèngyúwú
不过, 它们虽然不够完美, 但仍聊胜于无。
bùguò tāmen suīrán bùgòu wánmĕi dàn réng liáoshèngyúwú
too trivial to mention
A pales into insignificance (beside B)
微不足道
wēibùzúdào
A与B比微不足道
A yǔ B bǐ wēibùzúdào
to underestimate
Never underestimate woman power
低估 dīgū
决不要低估妇女的力量。
Jué bú yào dīgū fùnǚ de lìliàng.
In light of…
鉴于 Jiànyú
aspiration (positive)
aspiration (negative)
志愿 zhìyuàn
野心yěxīn
pertinent
中肯 zhòngkěn
ambiguity
模糊性 móhú xìng
framework
框架 kuàngjià
sense of urgency
紧迫感 Jǐnpò gǎn
to be popular in
盛行于 shèngxíng yú
to backfire, lead to just the opposite
适得其反。
shìdéqífǎn.
适得其反的作用
shìdéqífǎn de zuòyòng
Financial times
金融时报
Jīnróng shíbào
to report
报道
bàodào
statistics
统计
tǒngjì
In the same time period
同一时期
organisation, group
组织
Zǔzhī
to observe, keep watch over
she’s under close observation
监视jiānshì
她受到严密监视
Tā shòudào yánmìjiānshì
halfway
We stopped over in Finland.
We were stopped halfway
中途 zhōngtú
我们中途在芬兰停留。
Wǒmen zhōngtú zài fēnlán tíngliú.
我们中途被 （person）截停
Wǒmen zhōngtú bèi (person) jié tíng
the cause of sth
起因
Qǐyīn
earlier this week
本周早些时候
Běn zhōu zǎo xiē shíhòu
to systematically do sth (here, obliterate)
有系统地抹杀
yǒu xìtǒng de mǒshā
except for…
only…. is exempt
只有…除外
zhǐyǒu… Chúwài
(of a class etc) to happen in Chinese
以中文进行
yǐ zhōngwén jìnxíng,
textbook
教科书
jiàokēshū
to give lessons
授课
shòukè
survivor
He was the only survivor.
幸存者。
xìngcúnzhě
他是唯一的幸存者。
Tā shì wéiyī de xìngcúnzhě.
to be lost, missing
失踪
shīzōng
to arrive
She was here first.
抵达
dǐdá
她第一个抵达那里。
Tā dìyī gè dǐdá Nàlǐ.
rescuers
救援人
jiùyuán rén
to block, stop
There is nothing to stop you.
阻止 zǔzhǐ
没有什么可以阻止你了。
Méiyǒu shénme kěyǐ zǔzhǐ nǐ le.
