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1
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to recover

A

恢复

huīfù

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2
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CCTV

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央视

yāng-shì

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3
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the very next day

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就在第二天

jiù zài dìèrtiān

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a long time since we last met

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久违

jiǔwéi

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5
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to do everything possible (neutral)

to go to any lengths (negative associations)

A

想方设法
Xiǎngfāngshèfǎ

不择手段
bùzéshǒuduàn

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6
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daily routine

A

例行公事

lìxínggōngshì

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7
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to pull

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zhuāi

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8
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I sensed that

A

我察觉到

chájué dào

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9
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surprised

A

诧异

chàyì

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10
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miracle

it’s a miracle (that)…

A

奇迹 qíjì

…真是个奇迹
… zhēnshì gè qíjì

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11
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there are both advantages and disadvantages

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有利有弊

yǒu lì yǒu bì

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12
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supply doesn’t meet demand

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供不应求

gōngbùyìngqiú

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13
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to age, ageing

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衰老

shuāilǎo

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14
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to be worried

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忧愁

yōuchóu

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15
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to give someone a meaningful look

The women exchanged glances.

A

向。。。使眼色
。。。。shĭyănsè

女人们互使眼色。
nǚrén men hù shĭyănsè 。

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16
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to consolidate, strengthen

A

巩固 Gǒnggù

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17
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a sense of identity

in his capacity as…

A

身份认同感。
shēnfèn rèntónggăn

以他作为…的身份
Yǐ tā zuòwéi … de shēnfèn

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18
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to focus one’s attention on

A

着眼于

zhuóyǎnyú

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19
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to bridge the gap

A

弥合差距

Míhé chājù

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20
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to imitate

A

仿效

e.g.。 仿效。。。。的做法

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21
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to be previously unheard of

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闻所未闻

Wénsuǒwèiwén

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22
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to make a total mess of sth (shit hit the fan)

A

(v) 得一塌糊涂

dé yītāhútú

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23
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What’s more,

And to cap it all,

And on top of that….

A

更有甚者,…

Gēngyǒushènzhě, tā shuō …

24
Q

abbreviation

Contracting”I am” makes”I’m”.

A

缩写 suōxiě

把“Iam”缩写成“I’m”。
Bǎ”I am”suōxiě chéng”I’m”.

25
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privately, without permission,

Who rifled through my desk drawers ?

A

私自
sīzì

谁私自搜查了我的抽屉。
shuí sīzì sōuchá le wŏ de chōutì

26
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better than nothing

Imperfect as they must be, they are still better than nothing.

A

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

27
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too trivial to mention

A pales into insignificance (beside B)

A

微不足道
wēibùzúdào

A与B比微不足道
A yǔ B bǐ wēibùzúdào

28
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to underestimate

Never underestimate woman power

A

低估 dīgū

决不要低估妇女的力量。
Jué bú yào dīgū fùnǚ de lìliàng.

29
Q

In light of…

A

鉴于 Jiànyú

30
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aspiration (positive)

aspiration (negative)

A

志愿 zhìyuàn

野心yěxīn

31
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pertinent

A

中肯 zhòngkěn

32
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ambiguity

A

模糊性 móhú xìng

33
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framework

A

框架 kuàngjià

34
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sense of urgency

A

紧迫感 Jǐnpò gǎn

35
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to be popular in

A

盛行于 shèngxíng yú

36
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to backfire, lead to just the opposite

A

适得其反。
shìdéqífǎn.

适得其反的作用
shìdéqífǎn de zuòyòng

37
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Financial times

A

金融时报

Jīnróng shíbào

38
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to report

A

报道

bàodào

39
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statistics

A

统计

tǒngjì

40
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In the same time period

A

同一时期

41
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organisation, group

A

组织

Zǔzhī

42
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to observe, keep watch over

she’s under close observation

A

监视jiānshì

她受到严密监视
Tā shòudào yánmìjiānshì

43
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halfway

We stopped over in Finland.

We were stopped halfway

A

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

44
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the cause of sth

A

起因

Qǐyīn

45
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earlier this week

A

本周早些时候

Běn zhōu zǎo xiē shíhòu

46
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to systematically do sth (here, obliterate)

A

有系统地抹杀

yǒu xìtǒng de mǒshā

47
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except for…

only…. is exempt

A

只有…除外

zhǐyǒu… Chúwài

48
Q
(of a class etc)
to happen in Chinese
A

以中文进行

yǐ zhōngwén jìnxíng,

49
Q

textbook

A

教科书

jiàokēshū

50
Q

to give lessons

A

授课

shòukè

51
Q

survivor

He was the only survivor.

A

幸存者。
xìngcúnzhě

他是唯一的幸存者。
Tā shì wéiyī de xìngcúnzhě.

52
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to be lost, missing

A

失踪

shīzōng

53
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to arrive

She was here first.

A

抵达
dǐdá

她第一个抵达那里。
Tā dìyī gè dǐdá Nàlǐ.

54
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rescuers

A

救援人

jiùyuán rén

55
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to block, stop

There is nothing to stop you.

A

阻止 zǔzhǐ

没有什么可以阻止你了。
Méiyǒu shénme kěyǐ zǔzhǐ nǐ le.