C9 W2 part 2 Flashcards
extremely disappointing
大失所望
(n) hatred / (n) injustice / (n) bad luck / be treated unjustly / be wronged / not be worthwhile
yuān wang 冤枉
doesn’t stop there
不止于此
primitive
原始
origin
原初
materialism
唯物主义
majestic, splendid
xióng wěi - 雄伟
messed up
língluàn -凌乱
(adj) lush
mào shèng 茂盛
glittering
灿烂 ( cànlàn )
absolute monarchy
君主专制
worship
崇拜
Think tank
zhìkù 智库
look upon; regard
看待
to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
shěn chá 审查
opinion on public affairs
审查
Autocracy
专制
unprecedented initiative
空前创举
Randomly kill innocent people
滥杀
will not be surprised after seeing all kinds of weird things
见怪不怪
there’s so many examples
如此种种
sing the praises of
gē sòng 歌颂
needless to say
无庸多议
cannot be underestimated
不可低估
cannot be underestimated
虚夸
to exaggerate
夸张
opinion on public affairs
言论
crux; crucial reason
zhēngjié - 症结