FSI Set 13 Flashcards

Question

抚恤金[撫恤金] fǔxùjīn

Answer 1

compensation payment (for injury) ② relief payment

Answer 2

anxiety ② sympathy ③ to sympathize ④ to give relief ⑤ to compensate

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to comfort ② to console ③ to stroke ④ to caress ⑤ an old term for province or provincial governor

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it goes without saying ② it is self-evident

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to sketch in light shades ② to play down ③ to deemphasize (idiom)

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grade 3 ② third class ③ category C

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no contact between man and woman (idiom)

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born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) ② born under an unlucky star ③ ahead of his time

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mistress ② paramour (of married man)

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definition ② to delimit

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shield ② harbor ③ cover up

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to be free ② loose

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It's hard to please everyone. (idiom)

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submit an expense account ② apply for reimbursement ③ write-off ④ wipe out

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Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988

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Lee Teng-hui (1923-), Taiwanese politician, President of ROC 1988-2000

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to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)

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consultation ② to consult ③ to inquire

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limits ② bounds ③ dividing line

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to exempt ② exemption ③ immunity

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Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia

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hurdles ② hurdle race (athletics)

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Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

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to steep (tea)

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Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

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omen ② million ③ million million, trillion

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to evade (paying tax) ② (tax) evasion

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tax payments

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to accept a bribe ② bribery

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to bribe ② to give bribes

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prostitution

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to visit prostitutes ② to go whoring

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rampant ② wild ③ unchecked

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reed ② rush ③ Phragmites communis

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raised path between fields

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Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

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Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

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lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately ② to misrepresent the facts ③ to invert right and wrong

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Vajra, Buddha's warrior attendant ② diamond ③ hard metal ④ pupa of certain insects ⑤ King Kong

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lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time ② hiding one's light under a bush

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the end ② to leave (the stage, an exam room, the field etc)

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to incite disharmony ② to instigate

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to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

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to break up (a marriage, family etc)

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to disperse a meeting ② to adjourn ③ finished

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grinding poverty ② poor and blank (idiom)

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to sense ② perception ③ to feel (through the senses) ④ a feeling ⑤ an impression ⑥ an experience

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pitcher (baseball)

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headstand (sports) (idiom)

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to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback ② It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

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How could you know it is not a blessing? (idiom)

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can be found everywhere

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to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family

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to support one's family (idiom)

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to work (do manual labor for a living) ② a part time job ③ to moonlight

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to thwart ② to foil (sb's plans) ③ to defeat

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to lose ② to suffer defeat

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metabolism (biol.) ② the new replaces the old (idiom)

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anabolism (biology) ② constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc) ③ assimilation

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catabolism (biology) ② metabolic breaking down and waste disposal ③ dissimilation

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pros and cons ② merits and drawbacks ③ advantages and disadvantages

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malpractice ② abuse ③ corrupt practice

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Disadvantages outweigh advantages. (idiom)

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to have both pros and cons (idiom)

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primary education ② junior school education

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secondary education ② middle school education

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higher education

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family education ② upbringing ③ to bring sb up ④ private tutor

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postdoc ② a postdoctoral position

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high school ② abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校

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subject ② branch of learning ③ course ④ academic discipline

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liberal arts ② humanities

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Bachelor of Arts B.A.

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Bachelor of Science B.Sc.

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seminary (Christian college)

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boarding school

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license ② licensed ③ concession ④ concessionary

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female escort ② bar girl

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vibrator ② dildo

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equivalent to

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to equal ② to be tantamount to

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to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means ② to try this, that and the other

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money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering)

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frequently ② often

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to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes ② Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.

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a turn-around

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to control ② to supervise ③ to inspect

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to monitor

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to oversee ② to take charge of ③ to supervise ④ to administer ⑤ supervisory ⑥ supervision

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to monitor ② to listen in ③ to eavesdrop

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to monitor ② to oversee ③ to keep a close watch over ④ to spy on

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to supervise ② to auditor ③ to monitor

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to deceive the lord and fool the superiors (idiom)

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deceive ② there is none

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deed ② past achievement ③ important event of the past

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constraint ② take into custody ③ to restrain

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banishment ② exile

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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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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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on the verge of ② close to

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imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

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to be in a state of emergency ② to report an emergency ③ to ask for emergency assistance

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document ② official correspondence ③ secretary ④ secretariat

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trio (musical ensemble)

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quartet (musical ensemble)

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duet (in music)

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to submit a report to the king ② to talk to the king

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a cappella (music)

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to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) ② to serve

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to cede territory and pay indemnities (to the victor in war) (history) (idiom)

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to cede territory and ask for peace (idiom)

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to pay tribute

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to cover up ② to hide ③ to conceal

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peace talks

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victory ② triumph ③ quick ④ nimble ⑤ prompt ⑥ abbr. for 捷克 Czech (Republic)

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rapid transit ② subway

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to confer a title an official position

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promotion to the nobility (idiom)

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Kublai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

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Genghis Khan (1162-1227)

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to succeed to the throne ② accession

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to honor a check (by paying in cash) ② to conclude a deal in cash

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for fear that ② lest ③ also written 惟恐

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(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed

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official in charge of public records

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to infuriate ② to enrage ③ to exasperate

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belittle ② depreciate

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Lü surname

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pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

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dignity ② sanctity ③ honor ④ majesty

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insulted ② humiliated ③ disgraced

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and even ② to go so far as to

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to flatter ② to laud sb's accomplishments ③ adulation

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gargantuan ② as big as the sky ③ enormous

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behind the scenes

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lit. a leading-line to thread a needle (idiom); fig. a go-between

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inside story ② non-public information ③ behind the scenes ④ internal

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insider trading ② insider dealing

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to return evil for good ② to requite kindness with ingratitude (idiom)

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to return evil for evil (idiom)

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magnificent feat ② impressive feat ③ heroic undertaking ④ heroic attempt

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both parties (to a lawsuit) ② plaintiff and defendant

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each sticks to his own version (idiom)

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Each holds fast to his own views. (idiom)

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each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf

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to act on one's own ② to decide for oneself ③ to talk to oneself ④ to soliloquize (idiom)

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farce ② CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1],幕[mu4]

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to get angry ② irritated ③ to annoy ④ to aggravate ⑤ annoying

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it is obvious that... ② as one can well imagine...

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It shall be as you wish. (idiom)

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wealth and official post

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vehement ② fervent ③ generous ④ giving ⑤ liberal

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try to gain ② court

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to force ② to break

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to crash through a barrier

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to suffer ② to sustain (loss)

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to baffle ② to humiliate ③ shame ④ dishonor ⑤ humiliation

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personality ② integrity ③ dignity

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to sweep the floor ② to reach rock bottom ③ to be at an all-time low

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openly ② publicly ③ undisguised

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firmly set on doing sth ② to insist on doing ③ determined in one's course of action

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to have perfect mastery of sth ② to be up to the mark

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reluctant to admit a mistake

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ample ② complete ③ hundred percent ④ a pure shade (of some color)

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arrogant ② haughty

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how can it be that? ② (rhetorical adverb)

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How should I not think about you? (idiom)

Answer 168

luckily ② by a fluke

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to deceive others and to deceive oneself ② to believe one's own lies

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Nothing could be more serious than this. (derogatory)

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to destroy ② to exterminate ③ extinction ④ to perish ⑤ to die out ⑥ to become extinct

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to extinguish ② extinct ③ to die out

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to commit genocide ② to become extinct ③ extinction of a race

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unhealthy trend ② noxious influence

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encourage ② foster ③ foment

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to advocate ② to stand for ③ view ④ position ⑤ stand ⑥ proposition ⑦ viewpoint ⑧ assertion ⑨ CL:個|个[ge4]

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to convene (a conference or meeting) ② to convoke ③ to call together

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unable to go to school ② an interruption to one's education

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touching ② moving

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sunflower seeds

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to seem ② as if ③ alike ④ similar

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to express thanks ② grateful ③ moved to gratitude

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reception room

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When the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (俗话 common saying). fig. Everything will be all right. ② cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

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When the ship arrives at the bridge, we can deal with the problem. ② No point in worrying about sth. until it actually happens. (idiom)

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It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

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The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station. ② The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

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repay ② requite

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sweet potato

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priceless treasure

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bright ② smart ③ quick-witted ④ heart ⑤ thoughts ⑥ spirit

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to be quick on the uptake (idiom)

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valley ② gully ③ mountain region

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beg ② entreat ③ entreaty

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sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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to feel with the hand ② to touch ③ to stroke ④ to grope ⑤ to feel (one's pulse)

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to work (do manual labor for a living) ② a part time job ③ to moonlight

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man's world ② the world

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hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive ② fig. having an uncomfortable time

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La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Ba1 er3 zha1 ke4]

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the fairest in the human world (idiom)

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new ② up and coming ③ newly developing ④ rising

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extremely important ② vital ③ crucial ④ essential

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to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) ② To use western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment (late Qing modernizing slogan).

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to suffer enough from ② to suffer all kinds of ③ to have one's fill of

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the Great Powers (history)

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to bully and humiliate

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coward ② weak

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lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time ② hiding one's light under a bush

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to hide one's capacities and bide one's time (idiom)

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to use ② to exert

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combative ② given to fighting (idiom)

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to use softness to overcome hardness (idiom)

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to disintegrate ② to divide and demoralize (idiom)

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to destroy one by one (idiom)

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Buffy (the vampire slayer), star of TV series

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to ignore ② to let alone ③ to indulge

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Star God of Rank and Affluence (Daoism)

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Self-Regulation Organization ② SRO

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to decipher ② to decode

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to beat sb ② to beat (a drum)

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to explain ② to justify ③ to defend (a point of view etc) ④ to provide an explanation ⑤ to try to defend oneself

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not the only ② not merely ③ not simply

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adverbial adjunct (adverb or adverbial clause)

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the truth about sth ② the actual facts

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a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

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bald headed person (disrespectful) ② having a score of zero in a game ③ to be skunked (game)