FSI Set 08 Flashcards

Question 1

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小金库[小金庫] xiǎojīnkù

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supplementary cash reserve ② private fund ③ private hoard ④ slush fund

Question 2

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刹那[剎那] chànà

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an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) ② split second ③ the twinkling of an eye

Question 3

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刹住[剎住] shāzhù

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to stop ② to come to a halt

Question 4

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职务[職務] zhíwù

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post ② position ③ job ④ duties

Question 5

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滋生[滋生] zīshēng

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to breed ② to flourish ③ to cause ④ to provoke ⑤ to create

Question 6

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隐形[隱形] yǐnxíng

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invisible

Question 7

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清查[清查] qīngchá

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to investigate thoroughly ② to carefully inspect ③ to verify ④ to ferret out (undesirable elements)

Question 8

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臭豆腐[臭豆腐] chòudòufu

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stinky tofu ② strong-smelling preserved beancurd ③ fig. rough exterior but lovable person

Question 9

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屡见不鲜[屢見不鮮] lǚjiànbùxiān

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a common occurrence (idiom)

Question 10

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屡禁不止[屢禁不止] lǚjìnbùzhǐ

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to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

Question 11

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犹如[猶如] yóurú

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similar to ② appearing to be

Question 12

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吞噬[吞噬] tūnshì

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to swallow ② to engulf ③ to gobble up

Question 13

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清理[清理] qīnglǐ

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clear ② to put in order ③ to check up

Question 14

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究其根源[究其根源] jiūqígēnyuán

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to trace something to its source (idiom)

Question 15

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举报[舉報] jǔbào

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to report (malefactors to the police) ② to denounce

Question 16

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瞒报[瞞報] mánbào

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to conceal or deceive in a report ② to falsify by over- or under-reporting

Question 17

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私自[私自] sīzì

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private ② personal ③ secretly ④ without explicit approval

Question 18

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奖励[獎勵] jiǎnglì

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reward (as encouragement)

Question 19

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降临节[降臨節] Jiànglínjié

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Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

Question 20

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简便[簡便] jiǎnbiàn

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simple and convenient ② handy

Question 21

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专项[專項] zhuānxiàng

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special ② dedicated

Question 22

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侵占[侵佔] qīnzhàn

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to invade and occupy (territory)

Question 23

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处罚[處罰] chǔfá

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to penalize ② to punish

Question 24

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眼线[眼線] yǎnxiàn

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police informer

Question 25

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严肃[嚴肅] yánsù

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solemn ② solemnity

Question 26

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层面[層面] céngmiàn

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plane ② level

Question 27

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源头[源頭] yuántóu

Question 28

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资深[資深] zīshēn

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senior (in terms of depth of accumulated experience) ② deeply qualified

Question 29

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自身[自身] zìshēn

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itself ② oneself ③ one’s own

Question 30

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带头[帶頭] dàitóu

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to take the lead ② to be the first ③ to set an example

Question 31

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遵纪守法[遵紀守法] zūnjìshǒufǎ

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to observe discipline and law (idiom)

Question 32

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运作[運作] yùnzuò

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to operate ② operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization) ③ thread (computing)

Question 33

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规范[規範] guīfàn

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norm ② standard ③ specification ④ regulation ⑤ rule ⑥ within the rules ⑦ to fix rules ⑧ to regulate ⑨ to specify

Question 34

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经营[經營] jīngyíng

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to engage in (business etc) ② to run ③ to operate

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健全[健全] jiànquán

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robust ② strong

Question 36

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铲除[剷除] chǎnchú

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to root out ② to eradicate ③ to sweep away ④ to abolish

Question 37

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书面语[書面語] shūmiànyǔ

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written language

Question 38

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口语[口語] kǒuyǔ

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colloquial speech ② spoken language ③ vernacular language ④ slander ⑤ gossip ⑥ CL:門|门[men2]

Question 39

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各个[各個] gègè

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every ② various ③ separately one-by-one

Question 40

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祖籍[祖籍] zǔjí

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ancestral hometown ② original domicile (and civil registration)

Question 41

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再说[再說] zàishuō

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let’s talk about it later ② what’s more ③ besides

Question 42

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不但[不但] bùdàn

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not only (… but also…)

Question 43

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而且[而且] érqiě

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not only … but also ② as well as ③ moreover ④ in addition ⑤ furthermore

Question 44

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设备[設備] shèbèi

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equipment ② facilities ③ installations ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

Question 45

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烘干机[烘乾機] hōnggānjī dryer

Question 46

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不见得[不見得] bùjiànde

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not necessarily ② not likely

Question 47

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衣柜[衣櫃] yīguì

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wardrobe ② armoire ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Question 48

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楼下[樓下] lóuxià

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downstairs

Question 49

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楼上[樓上] lóushàng

Question 50

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常客[常客] chángkè

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frequent visitor ② fig. sth that crops up frequently

Question 51

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拿手[拿手] náshǒu

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expert in ② good at

Question 52

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拿手菜[拿手菜] náshǒucài (dish)

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specialty

Question 53

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清蒸[清蒸] qīngzhēng

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steamed in broth

Question 54

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芥兰牛肉[芥蘭牛肉] jièlánniúròu

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beef with broccoli

Question 55

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菠菜[菠菜] bōcài

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spinach ② CL:棵[ke1]

Question 56

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味精[味精] wèijīng

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monosodium glutamate (MSG) ② Ajinomoto

Question 57

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片面[片面] piànmiàn

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unilateral ② one-sided

Question 58

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正好[正好] zhènghǎo

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just (in time) ② just right ③ just enough ④ to happen to ⑤ to chance to ⑥ by chance ⑦ it just so happens that

Question 59

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大放厥辞[大放厥辭] dàfàngjuécí

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great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense

Question 60

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劣势[劣勢] lièshì

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inferior ② disadvantaged

Question 61

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优劣[優劣] yōuliè

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good and bad ② merits and drawbacks

Question 62

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即时[即時] jíshí

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immediate

Question 63

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景色[景色] jǐngsè

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scenery ② scene ③ landscape ④ view

Question 64

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真情[真情] zhēnqíng

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real situation ② the truth

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corrosion ② to corrode (degrade chemically) ③ to rot ④ corruption

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typewriter

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omnipotent

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global positioning system (GPS)

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satellite TV

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impenitent (idiom)

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to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

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intelligence ② opening ③ tunnel to the heart (traditional concept)

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a trick ② an ingenious method ③ know-how ④ the knack (of doing sth)

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secrets of success ② tricks of the trade

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to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another ② to make things worse in a bad situation

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to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

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to reap without sowing (idiom)

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guess ② conjecture ③ surmise

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coda ② epilogue ③ end

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(med.) pathogen

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hand in hand ② to join hands ③ to collaborate

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to work hard for ② to do all one can ③ to contend strongly

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to verify (based on written evidence)

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argument ② line of reasoning ③ thesis ④ point (of discussion)

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grounds (for an argument) ② a contention ③ a thesis

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heroine (idiom)

Answer 84

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appropriate language ② manners in talking with sb

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different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book

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lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies ② cf Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in his tent trusts his general a thousand miles away to make better decisions

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primate (monkey, hominid etc)

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primate (monkey, hominid etc)

Answer 89

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a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)

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order of rodents (rats, rabbits etc)

Answer 91

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hare lip (birth defect)

Answer 92

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ungulates (animals with hooves)

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tuberculosis ② consumption ③ nodule

Answer 94

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hepatitis A

Answer 95

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to escape (danger) ② to rescue ③ to come out alive

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the gall ② the nerve ③ courage ④ guts ⑤ gall bladder

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organ failure ② exhaustion ③ prostration (medicine)

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inner quality ② basic essence ③ change over time

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so uneducated! ② so ignorant!

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boa constrictor

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ready to make trouble (idiom)

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morning call ② wake-up call (hotel service)

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drowsy ② sleepy

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Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia) ② cassia bark

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promote ② enhance ③ to further ④ to advance (a cause etc)

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A leader can submit or can stand tall as required. ② ready to give and take ③ flexible

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to be awed by authority (idiom)

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afraid ② be feared ③ to fear ④ to frighten ⑤ to intimidate

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quarantine (inspection)

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to suffer a calamity

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to change one’s views (idiom)

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to earn money ② money making

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nobody else (idiom)

Answer 114

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nothing else

Answer 115

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no other use for (idiom)

Answer 116

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there is no alternative

Answer 117

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general manager

Answer 118

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chairman of the board ② chairman

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to rank among the best

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Taoyuan (city in Taiwan) ② the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality

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usable ② workable ③ feasible ④ doable ⑤ to make ⑥ to cause

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surplus ② excess

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chairman ② director-general (of a company etc)

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certainty ② without a doubt

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not in the least ② none whatsoever ③ completely without

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against the stream ② adverse current ③ a counter-current ④ fig. reactionary tendency ⑤ to go against the trend

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hover ② soar

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to model ② to mould ③ plastic (arts) ④ flexible ⑤ to portray (in sculpture or in words)

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adoption ② to adopt a child

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antelope ② CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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adopt ② adoption

Answer 132

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protocol ② official etiquette

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supply trade, supplier

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to support ② to assist ③ sponsor

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to gather in the same hall ② to gather together (idiom)

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pleasant change of atmosphere ② to have a completely new impression ③ to find everything fresh and new

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excellent

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esteemed guest ② honored guest

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to be finished ② to be ready ③ all right! ④ that’s enough!

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climax (in a story)

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do something reluctantly ② keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling) ③ keep people on tenterhooks

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to seem ② to look ③ to appear

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to express ② to exhibit

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to appear ② to arise ③ to emerge

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to show ② to show off ③ to display ④ to manifest ⑤ expression ⑥ manifestation ⑦ show ⑧ display ⑨ performance (at work etc)

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Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)

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internet addict

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taking the initiative ② of one’s own accord ③ active (not passive)

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to study hard ② assiduous

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to violate (a law)

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to violate ② to infringe

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to violate the constitution

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practiced ② proficient ③ skilled ④ skillful

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aria (in opera)

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settle a matter by leaving it unsettled ② end up with nothing definite

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puffed ② swollen ③ spongy ④ small lake (esp. in place names) ⑤ classifier for urine or feces

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bubble ② foam ③ blister (i.e. skin bubble) ④ to soak ⑤ to steep ⑥ to infuse ⑦ to dawdle ⑧ to shilly-shally ⑨ to hang about ⑩ to pick up (a girl) ⑪ to get off with (a sexual partner)

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to dawdle ② to go slow deliberately ③ to fizzle out ④ to have all one’s hopes dashed

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small lake ② pond

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Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

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to limit ② to confine ③ to restrict sth within set boundaries

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locust tree (Sophora japonica)

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confused ② flustered

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frank (discussion) ② blunt ③ open

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lonely ② solitary

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sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)

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to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled ② gobsmacked

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to give up one’s seat for sb

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to suggest ② to initiate ③ proposal ④ initiative

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hardworking ② industrious

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diligent ② industrious (in one’s studies) ③ to study hard ④ to make great effort

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great effort ② to strive ③ to try hard

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nothing to speak of (idiom)

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luckily ② by a fluke

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to transport (for sale) ② to traffic (in sth)

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from the start ② absolutely ③ entirely ④ simply

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a period of time ② a while ③ for a short while ④ temporary ⑤ momentary ⑥ at the same time

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(not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc)

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cannot bear ② cannot stand ③ utterly ④ extremely

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to be unavoidable (idiom)

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to see for oneself ② to see with one’s own eyes

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the right of speech

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slash-and-burn cultivation (idiom)

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devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)

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repeatedly ② over and over

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miscarriage of justice

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to filter

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valuable ② precious ③ value ④ treasure ⑤ set store by

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cookbook ② recipe ③ diet ④ CL: 份[fen4], 個|个

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to indulge ② to wallow

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isolated from the world ② disconnected

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isolated (from the world) ② disconnected

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isolate ② isolated

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to live as a parasite ② doing nothing to earn one’s keep

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parasite ② drone

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host (of a parasite)

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lay down butcher’s knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation ② to repent and be absolved of one’s crimes

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Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

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Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949

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abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[san1 zi4 ai4 guo2 jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement

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internet cafe

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to develop ② to evolve

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Like attracts like. (idiom)

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to tell lies

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affected ② artificial

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to bite the hook ② to fall into trap (idiom)

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to hug ② to embrace

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public place with numerous people

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to baffle ② to humiliate ③ shame ④ dishonor ⑤ humiliation

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suddenly ② all of a sudden

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sudden ② abrupt ③ unexpected

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chat room

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to emit bubbles ② to bubble ③ to foam (with rage) ④ to seethe

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to soak cooked rice in soup or water ② cooked rice reheated in boiling water

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bubble economy

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to bathe ② to immerse oneself in a warm bath

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light bulb ② see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] ③ third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple’s date (slang) ④ CL:個|个[ge4]

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kimchi ② Korean pickled cabbage

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at loose ends (idiom)

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hairy ② shaggy

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readily ② flatly (deny, admit and so on)

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to return to former state ② to restitute ③ to recover (from illness) ④ to heal ⑤ recovery

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to retire from the military ② to demobilize ③ to decommission ④ retired from use

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treatment ② pay ③ wages ④ status ⑤ salary

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surrogate

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Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉

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Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉|林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗

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Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉

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inspiration ② infectious (enthusiasm)

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a treacherous court official ② a minister who conspires against the state

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righteous governors and those who died for their country (idiom)

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memorial mound ② heroes’ memorial

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An upright man dies in defense of his name. (idiom)

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multi-colored ② every color under the sun

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endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom) ② heavy traffic

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fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company

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overcrowded ② overstaffed (idiom)

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starting point ② the outset

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plight ② unfavorable situation

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seminal vesicle

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appear on camera ② play a role in a film

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invitation card ② written invitation

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to eat and drink to one’s heart’s content (idiom)

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preface ② introductory remarks ③ preamble ④ prelude

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authority ② everyone

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remuneration for literary or artistic work

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to concentrate fully on sth ② single-minded

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a trick ② an ingenious method ③ know-how ④ the knack (of doing sth)

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genre of writing ② literary form ③ style ④ literary recreation and sporting activities

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proper ② should ③ suitable ④ appropriate

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smallpox ② ceiling

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Emperor of Japan ② Tennō ③ Mikado

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to make perfection still more perfect (idiom)

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to carp ② nitpicking ③ petty criticism

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chapter ② section

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microscope ② CL:臺|台[tai2]

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microscopic slide

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presentable ② decent ③ up to par

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skill ② technique

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conscience

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rendering (computing) ② to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) ③ to exaggerate ④ to embellish

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(try to) overcome (hardships etc) ② to conquer ③ to put up with ④ to endure

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excellent

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lit. to drop a bag of books (idiom); fig. to drop quotations to appear learned ② to quote classical texts as a parade of erudition

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inside information ② concrete details

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to bring up ② to train ③ to contribute to ④ achievements (usually of young people)

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elegant ② graceful

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pretty ② beautiful

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scene ② view ③ sight ④ landscape ⑤ to be well-regarded ⑥ to be well-off ⑦ grand (topolect) ⑧ impressive (topolect)

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to be pregnant ② to produce offspring ③ to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) ④ fig. replete with (culture etc)

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nurturing (i.e. assimilate some branch of culture) ② seeped in

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(idiom) nurture makes second nature ② good habits come by long assimilation

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variant of 煩冗|烦冗[fan2 rong3]

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diverse and complicated (of one’s affairs) ② prolix (of speech, writing, etc.)

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prosperous ② booming (economy)

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acquaintance ② friend

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to reflect on the past in the light of the present (idiom)

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(coll.) pretty girl

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confused ② dizzy ③ giddy ④ faint ⑤ swoon ⑥ lose consciousness ⑦ pass out

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brilliant

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splendid ② glorious

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bright ② glorious

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sing the praises of ② extol ③ eulogize

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a contract with remuneration linked to output (idiom)

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popular piece of doggerel ② common phrase repeated as a jingle

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to go to sea ② fig. to leave secure job (iron rice-bowl 鐵飯碗|铁饭碗) for sth better but more risky

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to trade ② to carry out commercial activities ③ in business

Answer 288

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health protection ② health care

Answer 289

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to look after one’s health ② to keep fit ③ maintaining good health ④ health preservation

Answer 290

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everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand ② to have all one needs

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feel embarrassed or awkward ② to make things difficult (for someone) ③ to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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year ② to record in writing

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to carry ② to convey ③ to load ④ to hold ⑤ to fill up ⑥ and ⑦ also ⑧ as well as ⑨ simultaneously

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to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly ② to seek after ③ to woo

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in silence ② not speaking

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plowing and weeding ② farm work ③ fig. to work or study diligently

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to plow ② to till

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and so on ② so and so ③ many and confused

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all ② every

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every living being (Buddhism) ② the mass of common people

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to express a thousand thanks ② to thank effusively (idiom)

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to praise ② to speak highly of ③ to commend

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luster ② splendor ③ radiance ④ brilliance

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to withhold information ② to keep sth secret

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to publish books

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(colloquial) to make love

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country sounds (idiom)

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morality ② righteousness and justice

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defect ② fault

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to balance up ② to offset ③ to counterbalance

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to persuade sb. to take the good path (idiom)

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a friend of high moral character and a teacher of stern integrity (idiom)

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sweet speech and honeyed words ② hypocritical flattery (idiom) ③ see also 甜言蜜語|甜言蜜语[tian2 yan2 mi4 yu3]

Answer 314

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lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly ② a glutton for punishment

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intimate friend

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familiar ② to get close to sb ③ intimate

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to temper one’s spirit and correct one’s behavior (idiom)

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to advise

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to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

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to flatter ② to laud sb’s accomplishments ③ adulation

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to think back over sth that happened ② to recollect ③ to turn over in one’s mind

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corrupt practice ② bad habits ③ malpractice

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to be a perfect fright (idiom)

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comment ② evaluate

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to comment on ② to discuss ③ comment ④ commentary ⑤ CL: 篇[pian1]

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ostentation ② extravagance

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extravagance and waste (idiom)

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pertinent ② apropos

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to examine one’s conscience (idiom)

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at one’s side

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to bring sth into line ② to channel sth ③ to foist (onto sb)

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to look closely at ② to examine

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traffic police ② acronym for 交通警察

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boundary ② state ③ realm

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arterial road ② main road ③ main watercourse

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anxiety ② anxious

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very much ② extremely ③ one ten thousandth part

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critical ② desperate (situation)

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to go through ② to bore through ③ to push one’s way through

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to investigate ② to track down (information)

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partner ② associate

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to levy taxes

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property ② assets

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Ba Jin (1904-2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家, 春, 秋

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Maodun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

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Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party

Answer 347

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Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist

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Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet

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a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle

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to demonstrate ② to show how to do sth ③ demonstration ④ a model example

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wide open ② to open up

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to give for free

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worthless (idiom)

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to pass on (to future generations) ② passed on (from former times) ③ a continued tradition ④ an inheritance

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to dither ② to hesitate ③ to pace back and forth ④ by ext. to hover around ⑤ to linger

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to reach a higher level of proficiency ② to reach a higher level in one’s studies or profession (idiom)

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can’t help (doing sth) ② can’t refrain from

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to associate (cognitively) ② to make an associative connection ③ mental association ④ word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs

Answer 359

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pull back ② shrink ③ contract

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systolic blood pressure

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diastolic blood pressure

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outlook ② prospect ③ to look ahead ④ to look forward to

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to slow down ② to retard

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to defer ② to put off (until later) ③ to postpone

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to imprison ② to jail ③ to take into custody

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embargo ② export ban (e.g. on weapons)

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to punish ② punishment ③ sanctions (incl. economic)

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to restrain ② to control ③ restraint ④ self-control

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(try to) overcome (hardships etc) ② to conquer ③ to put up with ④ to endure

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calm ② cool-headed

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to consult ② to discuss seriously ③ to negotiate ④ to confer ⑤ negotiations ⑥ consultations

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rampant ② wild ③ unchecked

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to kidnap ② to hijack ③ to abduct ④ to hold under duress

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do at all costs ② make an all-out effort

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earthen jar ② urn

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permeable ② percolation ③ water leak

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to inform

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bypath ② trail ③ bribery as a means of achieving a goal ④ minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)

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to announce ② to make public ③ to publish

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to be unavoidable (idiom)

Answer 381

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example ② case in point

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unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

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keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks ② be undaunted by repeated setbacks ③ be indomitable

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to scratch

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to break (e.g. stick or bone) ② a loss

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taking people as fundamental ② people-based

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to approach ② to come closer

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to seize (the strategic high ground)

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words ② speech ③ utterance ④ discourse

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during ② at the time of

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to praise ② to commend

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Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff ② in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang

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fig. with the connivance of both sides ② fig. by mutual consent ③ cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之戰|赤壁之战[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 zhan4]

Answer 394

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to blame sb. for sth. (colloquial)

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tint ② coloring ③ coloration ④ character

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Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo 維克多•雨果|维克多•雨果

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miserable ② tragic

Answer 398

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imaginary ② illusory

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imaginary ② virtual

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workers ② staff ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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political work ② ideological work

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to dare to ② to be brave enough to

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be good at ② be adept in

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definite ② exact ③ precise

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branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

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active participation

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extremely ② awfully

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not engage in honest work ② ignore one’s proper occupation ③ not attend to one’s proper duties

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barren ② uncultivated ③ waste(land)

Answer 410

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a sequence of movements in martial arts

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unfamiliar ② strange ③ out of practice ④ not accustomed

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unfamiliar people and surroundings (idiom)

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ambiguity ② several possible meanings

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to remove ambiguity ② disambiguation (in Wikipedia)

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a bag ② a pocket ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

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smart ② eminent ③ handsome ④ talented

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to cover up (a shortcoming) ② to screen off ③ to hide ④ to conceal

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cohesion ② cohesiveness ③ cohesive

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a tie-break ② to determine the winner

Answer 420

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long-term ② long-range

Answer 421

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long-range plan (idiom)

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to be shortsighted

Answer 423

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polite talk ② conventional greetings

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to develop ② to make full use of

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to advocate ② to promote ③ to advertise ④ to carry out propaganda on behalf of ⑤ to carry forward ⑥ to bring to great height of development ⑦ to develop and promote

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close ② familiar ③ intimate ④ closely (related) ⑤ to foster close ties ⑥ to pay close attention

Answer 427

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etiquette ② ceremony

Answer 428

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a gym (health center)

Answer 429

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secret police

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secret service ② special service

Answer 431

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just as ② no less than ③ like (sth momentous) ④ as good as ⑤ tantamount to

Answer 432

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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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so far ② to date ③ until now

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to manifest

Answer 435

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dawn ② fig. the dawn of a new era

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