FSI Set 06 Flashcards

Question

符合美国利益[符合美國利益] fúhé Měiguólìyì

Answer 1

in line with American interests

Answer 2

whether or not ② can it or can't it ③ is it possible?

Answer 3

clogged ② evil

Answer 4

rhythm ② tempo ③ musical pulse ④ cadence ⑤ beat

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R&B; Rhythm and Blues (music genre)

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diction ② enunciation ③ to pronounce the words correctly (in opera)

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to buy on credit ② to delay payment

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to buy or sell on credit ② distant ③ long (time) ④ to forgive

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to buy or sell on credit ② outstanding account ③ to have an outstanding account

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no credit ② cash only (idiom)

Answer 11

silence ② uncommunicative

Answer 12

entrepreneur

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to begin an undertaking ② to start a major task ③ to initiate ④ to venture ⑤ venture

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venture capital

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to preserve one's heritage ② to defend the accomplishments of previous generations ③ to carry on the good work ④ to keep one's business going

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in this way ② so

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therefore (idiom)

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such being the case (idiom)

Answer 19

if this is really true (idiom)

Answer 20

If it had been known that things would turn out this way... (idiom)

Answer 21

Let's hope it's so. (idiom)

Answer 22

This is how things are. (idiom)

Answer 23

This is how it should be. (idiom)

Answer 24

It has always been so. (idiom)

Answer 25

This is usually the case. (idiom)

Answer 26

to be not necessarily so (idiom)

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That's just as it should be. (idiom)

Answer 28

be that as it may (idiom)

Answer 29

It has been thus since the beginning of time. (idiom)

Answer 30

So that's how it is! (in surprise or anger) (idiom)

Answer 31

so that's how it is (idiom)

Answer 32

t serves you right. (idiom)

Answer 33

not (Cantonese) ② Mandarin equivalent: 不|不[bu4]

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lit. a friend when wining and dining (idiom); fair-weather friend

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to wear down ② to sap ③ to whittle away ④ to while away ⑤ to idle away

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to stall for time ② to procrastinate

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declare ② proclaim

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to go bankrupt ② to become impoverished ③ bankruptcy

Answer 39

regulations ② rules ③ code of conduct ④ ordinances ⑤ statutes

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clause (of contract or law) ② CL:項|项[xiang4]

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next ② later ③ after that

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to evaluate (by comparison)

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to comment ② to talk about ③ to discuss ④ discussion ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

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the dust settles (idiom) ② to settle down ③ to have decided on a certain conclusion ④ complicated things become clear in the end

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to rise ② to fly upward

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lit. to fill the whole sky; everywhere ② as far as the eye can see

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to come in large numbers (idiom)

Answer 48

right and wrong ② quarrel

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it. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

Answer 50

extended meaning (of a word) ② to mean by extension

Answer 51

Master Zhu, another name for Zhu Xi 朱熹

Answer 52

Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子, Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism

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dawn ② daybreak

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to cultivate one's moral character

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cloud of dust ② smog

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(dead) human remains

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to ponder ② to consider

Answer 58

hibiscus ② cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) ③ lotus ④ foo yung (type of omelet made of egg white) ⑤ Seremban, capital of Sembilan state, Malaysia 森美蘭|森美兰[Sen1 mei3 lan2]

Answer 59

inside information ② concrete details

Answer 60

manure ② dung

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cesspool ② cesspit

Answer 62

transitive verb

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(abbr.) SEF, Taiwanese Strait Exchange Foundation

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postal code ② zip code

Answer 65

post office box

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(China) postal bureau

Answer 67

funny ② hilarious

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popular nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official famous as honest politician

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highest virtue ② illustrious virtue ③ Middlebury (College)

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to clasp under the arm ② to coerce

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United Daily News, Taiwan newspaper

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implicit ② implied ③ unspoken ④ veiled (of criticism) ⑤ reserved (of a person) ⑥ to contain ⑦ to embody

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stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)

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saline soil

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lava ② magma

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cannot bear ② cannot stand ③ utterly ④ extremely

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Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC

Answer 78

social science (abbr.)

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(Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

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work-related stress ② overwork (as a medical condition)

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brilliancy (of gems)

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to be completely exhausted (idiom)

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one's professional position ② title ③ job title

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to appoint (to a position) ② appointed

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deep heartache (idiom)

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disorder ② chaos

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fatigue ② wearily ③ weariness ④ weary

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Formalism (art)

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Few words are best. ② Brevity is the soul of wit.

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living hand-to-mouth (idiom)

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3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger

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mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) ② 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit

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Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

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Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿

Answer 95

louse (Pediculus humanus)

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to win an election ② to get a position by passing the imperial exam

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to be poisoned ② poisoning

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to win a ballot ② to draw a lucky number

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sunstroke ② heatstroke

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to suffer a paralyzing stroke

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to guess correctly ② to figure out the right answer

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to hit (a target)

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to choose ② to pick ③ to settle upon ④ to decide upon a candidate ⑤ to be selected for some role

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to have a preference for ② to fancy ③ to choose after consideration ④ to settle on

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to complain ② to sue ③ to bring a lawsuit ④ to lodge a complaint against sb with a manager

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old man ② elderly man

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eighty percent ② most probably ③ most likely

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to know oneself ② to be intimate or close ③ intimate friend

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romanticism

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caring ② intimate

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photosynthesis

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at the same time ② meanwhile

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the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

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to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb., an ancient torture technique

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to be drawn into ② to be involved in

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to depend on ② reliance ③ to renege (on promise) ④ to disclaim ⑤ to rat (on debts) ⑥ to blame sb else

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and even ② to go so far as to

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Mozi (flourished approx 479-381 BC), famous Warring States philosopher, founder of Mohism

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Mozilla Corporation ② intelligence and wisdom ③ resourceful ④ same as 智謀|智谋

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sacred king ② sage ruler

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to contribute

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Wei (220-265) and Jing (265-420) dynasties

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senior official; senior officer; commanding officer ② sir (term of address for senior officer) ③ CL:位[wei4]

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the rites of Zhou (in Confucianism)

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restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties ② (any number of possible translations)

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bitter ② painful ③ deeply distressed

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to pull ② to draw (a cart or a bow) ③ to lead (an animal) ④ an elegy (for use in funeral procession) ⑤ to turn (change direction) ⑥ to roll up (a scroll) ⑦ to coil

Answer 128

frugal ② thrifty ③ needy

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more ② even more ③ further ④ still ⑤ still more

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Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official famous as honest politician

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base pair (bp) consisting of two complementary nucleotides (adenine A 腺嘌呤 paired with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)

Answer 132

magma ② molten lava

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involved ② tangled ③ disorderly ④ confused ⑤ chaotic ⑥ Taiwan pr. wen4

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form ② table ③ CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]

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to chop (meat) ② to cut

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to forge valiantly ahead (idiom)

Answer 137

dauntless ② to summon up courage and determination ③ using extreme force of will

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to catch everything in one net (idiom); to eliminate at one stroke ② to solve the problem at one fell swoop

Answer 139

indigenous peoples ② aborigine

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to ignore ② to neglect ③ to treat with contempt

Answer 141

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Answer 142

Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom)

Answer 143

weasel see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4]

Answer 144

Siberian weasel ② Kolinsky weasel ③ Himalayan weasel

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to constrain or repress emotions ② oppressive ③ stifling ④ depressing ⑤ repression

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to govern by doing nothing (idiom)

Answer 147

Who knows it isn't a blessing in disguise? (idiom)

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The old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise ② It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good.

Answer 149

strategic pass

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to get into a habit ② to become addicted

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to feel unwell ② to suffer pain ③ to be difficult to bear

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onomat. laughing sound ② glug-glug haha!

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Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature ② Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject ③ Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government ④ Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC

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skin deep ② superficial ③ shallow

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literal meaning

Answer 156

hidden ② potential ③ latent

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French fries ② French fried potatoes