FSI Set 07 Flashcards

Question

去掉[去掉] qùdiào

Answer 1

to get rid of ② to exclude ③ to eliminate ④ to remove ⑤ to delete ⑥ to strip out ⑦ to extract

Answer 2

reward (as encouragement)

Answer 3

genuine goods at fair price (idiom)

Answer 4

Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company

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both ② two ③ ounce ④ some ⑤ a few ⑥ tael ⑦ weight equal to 50 grams

Answer 6

generous ② magnanimous ③ poise ④ a great moral principle

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to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth ② acting heroically in a just cause

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to toil first and then enjoy the fruits (idiom)

Answer 9

Things are difficult at first and quite easy afterwards. (idiom)

Answer 10

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation ② extreme emergency

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academic circles ② academia

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appearance ② face ③ features ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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eyebrows and eyelashes ② nearby

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knowledge base

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because of ② on the basis of ③ in view of ④ on account of

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mission (diplomatic or other) ② set task

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to describe ② to depict ③ to portray ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 18

to possess ② to have ③ equipped with ④ able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)

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to share ② to enjoy together

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excerpt ② selection (from a book) ③ to select ④ to choose an extract

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to comply ② to conform to ③ in tune with ④ adapting to ⑤ to adjust to

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to rise abruptly (to a towering position) ② to tower over ③ to spring up ④ to emerge suddenly ⑤ the emergence (e.g. of a power)

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lucky draw ② lottery

Answer 24

corrupt official ② grasping functionary ③ greedy mandarin

Answer 25

Cape of Good Hope

Answer 26

Cape Kennedy, name 1963-1973 of Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角[Ka3 na4 wei2 la1 er3 jiao3], Florida

Answer 27

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Answer 28

Cape Verde

Answer 29

Cape Town (city in South Africa)

Answer 30

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit ② pickled caper

Answer 31

Goldman Sachs

Answer 32

to follow the track of an overturned cart ② to repeat a disastrous policy

Answer 33

employment as sex worker ② prostitution

Answer 34

I don't understand a word (idiom); all Greek to me

Answer 35

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer

Answer 36

boundary ② state ③ realm

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a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself ② too smart for one's own good

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Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated

Answer 39

Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers

Answer 40

The world belongs to everybody. (idiom)

Answer 41

Sendai, city in northeast Japan

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Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China

Answer 43

Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films

Answer 44

flaws hidden in a beautiful gem (idiom)

Answer 45

blemish ② flaw in jade

Answer 46

prime quality

Answer 47

to break new ground (for agriculture) ② to open up (a new seam) ③ to develop (border regions) ④ fig. to open up (new horizons)

Answer 48

stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas ② stagnating and conservative

Answer 49

nothing much changes (idiom); always the same ② stuck in a rut

Answer 50

greenhouse

Answer 51

everywhere ② anywhere

Answer 52

the Forbidden City ② the Imperial palace in Beijing ③ same as 故宮|故宫

Answer 53

indigo (dye)

Answer 54

palm ② palm fiber ③ coir (coconut fiber)

Answer 55

place of entertainment ② casino ③ resort

Answer 56

catch fish ② fish

Answer 57

jellyfish ② medusa

Answer 58

Miami Beach

Answer 59

name (of a thing) ② name (of an organization)

Answer 60

steep-sided flat-topped mountain ② mesa ③ (element in mountain names)

Answer 61

tableland ② mesa

Answer 62

unique ② distinct ③ having special characteristics

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to marinade

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Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry

Answer 65

round white cabbage (i.e. western cabbage)

Answer 66

cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)

Answer 67

Chinese cabbage ② pak choi ③ CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4]

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oilseed rape (Brassica campestris)

Answer 69

to take care of (sb's health) ② to nurse

Answer 70

to nurse and restore oneself (idiom)

Answer 71

memories ② remember ③ memory ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 72

generation gap

Answer 73

to feed on illusions (idiom)

Answer 74

white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) ② white book

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truth ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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rules ② regulations ③ constitution ④ statute ⑤ articles of association (of company) ⑥ articles of incorporation ⑦ charter (of a corporation) ⑧ by-laws

Answer 77

records ② files ③ archives

Answer 78

to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek ② to drain the cup of humiliation

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to follow blindly ② to conform slavishly ③ unthinking obedience

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advanced guard ② vanguard ③ avant-garde ④ forward (soccer position)

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silence ② stillness

Answer 82

brain drain (idiom)

Answer 83

think tank ② brain trust

Answer 84

think tank ② brain trust

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intuitive knowledge

Answer 86

instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong ② innate moral sense

Answer 87

parallel ② of equal rank ③ simultaneous

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Living Buddha ② title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century

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procedures ② sequence ③ order ④ computer program

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clean ② purity

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to acquire ② to get ③ to obtain

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to obtain ② to receive ③ to get

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to make a false and unwarranted declaration

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couple ② link together

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old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word ② to fail to keep a promise ③ to contradict oneself ④ inconsistent

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lit. to strike with a muck-rake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counter-attack ② to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

Answer 97

to intrude

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to have one's way ② to prevail ③ to succeed

Answer 99

to put about (a story, plan, threat etc) ② to let it be known (esp. of threat or malicious story) ③ to threaten

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one of the three main divisions of the Book of Song 詩經|诗经

Answer 101

it is evident to anyone (idiom)

Answer 102

wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol ② having an ulterior motive ③ to have other things in mind ④ with an ax to grind ⑤ accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

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wine-lover ② drinker ③ toper ④ drunkard

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and then (what follows next)

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White Terror

Answer 106

situation of election

Answer 107

hopscotch ② to play hopscotch

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to bully and humiliate

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to enslave ② slavery

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(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) ② precisely ③ exactly ④ even ⑤ if ⑥ just like ⑦ in the same way as

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essence ② nature ③ innate character ④ intrinsic quality

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substance ② essence

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continue ② last longer

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to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda

Answer 115

raging ② flaming

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raging inferno ② blaze

Answer 117

noiseless ② noiselessly ③ silent

Answer 118

sudden clap of thunder ② fig. surprising turn of events

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lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

Answer 120

in the past ② formerly

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if only (sth were possible) ② I wish (that)

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general situation ② present conditions

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to listen to information ② to get the news ③ to believe what one hears

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strong ② heavy (odour)

Answer 125

perfume ② fragrant

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on one's desk

Answer 127

stem ② stalk

Answer 128

crack (troops) ② special (forces) ③ highly capable

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to die ② same as 去世 or 逝世 ③ used of old people

Answer 130

Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

Answer 131

circumcision

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body lotion ② body shampoo

Answer 133

with bare hands ② unarmed ③ fighting hand-to-hand ④ freehand (drawing)

Answer 134

to travel on foot

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to assign ② to entrust (a task) ③ to give ④ to bestow

Answer 136

(farm) crops

Answer 137

furthermore ② what is more ③ even worse

Answer 138

catalysis ② to catalyze (a reaction)

Answer 139

a tear-jerker movie

Answer 140

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

Answer 141

livelihood

Answer 142

Cai Lun (-121), the inventor of paper making

Answer 143

bewilderingly changeable ② ever-changing nature of things (idiom)

Answer 144

kilogram (kg)

Answer 145

cervix ② neck of the uterus

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to join up ② to dock ③ a joint (between components)

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plastic wrap ② cling wrap ③ cling film

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to cross a barrier ② to get through (an ordeal) ③ to pass (a test) ④ to reach (a standard)

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to checkmate (in chess) ② to be about to die

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exterior appearance ② to view sth from the outside ③ exterior condition

Answer 151

to publish

Answer 152

dates ② jujube

Answer 153

exquisite ② meticulous

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crisp (of food)

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fresh and tasty

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to try ② to make and attempt ③ to think of a way (to accomplish sth)

Answer 157

to break new ground (for agriculture) ② to open up (a new seam) ③ to develop (border regions) ④ fig. to open up (new horizons)

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to shake off poverty and build up a fortune (idiom)

Answer 159

manage household affairs

Answer 160

classifier for fields ② unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare

Answer 161

to circulate

Answer 162

circulatory system

Answer 163

stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas ② stagnating and conservative

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nothing much changes (idiom); always the same ② stuck in a rut

Answer 165

rampart ② barrier

Answer 166

weaken ② make weaker

Answer 167

an extravagant hope ② to have excessive expectations

Answer 168

luxury ② sumptuous

Answer 169

She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times

Answer 170

hinterland ② interior ③ outback

Answer 171

Chinese cabbage ② pak choi ③ CL:棵[ke1], 個|个[ge4]

Answer 172

eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) ② aubergine ③ brinjal ④ Guinea squash ⑤ phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed) ⑥ equivalent of "say cheese"

Answer 173

cayenne pepper ② chili

Answer 174

everywhere ② anywhere

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shed ② canopy ③ shack

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shack ② shed ③ CL:間|间[jian1]

Answer 177

trellis ② scaffolding

Answer 178

wormwood ② to worry ③ to pull out (hair etc)

Answer 179

lit. warp and woof in weaving; vertically and horizontal ② length and breadth ③ criss-crossed ④ able to move unhindered ⑤ Political Strategists (pre-Han school of thought)