FSI Set 18 Flashcards

Question

不言而喻[不言而喻] bùyán'éryù

Answer 1

it goes without saying ② it is self-evident

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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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to shape into ② to mould (into some form) ③ to fashion into

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to impose martial law ② to impose curfew ③ martial law ④ curfew ⑤ emergency measures

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to have a reputation as ② known as ③ de facto ④ to claim to be (often exaggeratedly or falsely)

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It goes without saying... ② to be self-evident. (idiom)

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rule of man

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to fade (of colors)

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halo ② ring of light

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not yet, not necessarily not

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It is not necessarily impermissible ② impossible. (idiom)

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imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis

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officialdom ② bureaucracy

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control ② dominate ③ monopolize

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value ② accord great importance to

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to compromise ② to reach terms ③ a compromise

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Sagittarius (star sign) ② men and horses (e.g. on parade) ③ centaur

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All vehicles and personnel are ready. (idiom)

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great scholar respected for learning and integrity

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to leave office

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literary excellence ② flirtatious behavior

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to rebuke angrily

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lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world ② all-powerful

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surname Yin ② flourishing ③ dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

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no need to look far for a lesson ② the lessons of history are close at hand (idiom)

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to tear down ② to demolish ③ to dismantle ④ to remove

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established law

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one can't tell how many ② numerous similar cases

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excessive number (idiom)

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bastard carp ② sand perch

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eternal glory ② will never be forgotten

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hanging by a thread ② very precarious ③ almost extinct ④ (of sound) linger on faintly

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immortal ② immortality

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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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a series of books ② a collection of books

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to fail ② to fall through ③ to come to nothing

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to leave a name handed down in history forever (idiom)

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to leave a name never to be forgotten (idiom)

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to haggle over every ounce ② fig. to worry unduly over minor matters

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to cut ties ② to disconnect ③ out of touch

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to indulge ② to wallow

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Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner

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modeling ② to mold

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modeling ② to mold

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statue ② CL:尊[zun1]

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scene ② scenario ③ setting

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an actual example ② UNIX shell

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at a stalemate ② deadlocked ③ in unrelenting mutual opposition

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common snipe ② sandpiper

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lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

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lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both, idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

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imperial domain ② suburb

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rich ② abundant ③ exuberant ④ to add for free ⑤ to throw in as bonus ⑥ to spare ⑦ to forgive ⑧ despite ⑨ although ⑩ surname Rao

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less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish ② the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

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to choke ② to stifle ③ to restrain ④ to hold back ⑤ to hold in (urine) ⑥ to hold (one's breath)

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to be unable to repress (colloquial)

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to feel suffocated or oppressed ② to choke with resentment ③ to feel injured or resentful

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to be unable to repress one's anger any longer ② to be unable to hold one's breath any longer

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to hold one's breath ② to smolder with resentment

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to gently stroke ② to brush lightly ③ to move slowly ④ to dawdle ⑤ to dillydally ⑥ to pester ⑦ to nag

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time ② era ③ period of time

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gone forever

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to give up one's seat for sb

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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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(slang) to take a taxi ② to go by taxi

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every trade ② all professions ③ all walks of life

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friendly ② polite ③ amiable

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to drill ② to bore ③ to get into ④ to make one's way into ⑤ to enter (a hole) ⑥ to thread one's way through ⑦ to study intensively ⑧ to dig into ⑨ to curry favor for personal gain

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flee ② escape ③ run away ④ leap

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suddenly (understand sth) ② in a flash

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to overdo it ② to exaggerate

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exaggeration

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to assist by the arm ② to mix ③ to support ④ to sustain

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to lend an arm to support sb

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to mix ② to mingle ③ to interfere ④ to meddle ⑤ also written 摻和|掺和

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to set up ② to establish

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months and year ② time ③ days of one's life

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hoarse ② rough

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to receive ② to collect

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to suffer defeat ② to lose (a battle, an election) ③ the loser

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soon after

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volunteer worker

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know (through learning or by experience) ② CL:個|个[ge4]

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to stowaway (on a ship) ② to steal across the international border ③ to run a blockade

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immigration office

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become naturalized ② become a citizen

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permanent resident ② person with the right to live in a country or territory

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striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

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o hear (a case), to process (a case)

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to guarantee ② to vouch for

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to deport ② to expel

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to coerce (sb into doing sth bad) ② to lure (into a trap) ③ to seduce

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desire of one's dreams

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to divide one's attention (idiom)

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pass by or through

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person from Shandong ② often refers to Confucius

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hard labor (in penal code) ② coolie

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reeducation through labor ② laogai (prison camp)

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child labor

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beat up ② CL:頓|顿[dun4]

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natural resource (such as water or minerals) ② resource (such as manpower or tourism)

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Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

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the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC ② Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) ③ surname Xia

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hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) ② the crux ③ the main point in an argument ④ sticking point ⑤ deadlock in negotiations

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strike, hit with hand ② tap

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smelting furnace ② forge

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to blend into ② to integrate ③ to assimilate ④ to merge

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to seek shelter ② to seek asylum

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swear an oath (of office) ② make a vow

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to vow ② to pledge

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dispirited ② dejected ③ dismayed

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Shaoxing opera

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Shaoxing prefecture level city in Zhejiang

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Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 ② Tiantai County in Zhejiang

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Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist. Her most famous works include "Lust," "Caution" and "Love in a Fallen City." She is noted for writings that deal with the tensions between men and women in love, and are considered by some scholars to be among the best Chinese literature of the period. Chang's portrayal of life in 1940s Shanghai and occupied Hong Kong is remarkable in its focus on everyday life and the absence of the political subtext which characterised many other writers of the period.

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hangman (word game)

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self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)

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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 demobilize ② demobilization

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mobilize ② arouse ③ CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

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exquisite ② meticulous

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NASDAQ ② National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter

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smoke ② to fumigate

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to bear ② to support ③ to inherit

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palm ② hand

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wide sea and sky (idiom); boundless open vistas ② the whole wide world ③ chatting about everything under the sun

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(to take) a turn for the better ② to change planes

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to treat well

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to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery) ② to make oneself more attractive ③ to beautify

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an opportunity ② a turning point

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to transmit ② to pass on to sb else

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focus ② focal point

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profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) ② mysterious principles

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(Chinese) Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

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(internet slang) shocking ② appalling ③ terrifying ④ terrific

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lit. mountain has a connecting pulse throughout like a dragon (idiom, from fengshui); sequence of events ② pedigree ③ cause and effects ④ the whys and wherefors ⑤ where sth comes from and where it goes ⑥ ins and outs

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speculation ② to conjecture ③ to surmise ④ to speculate

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bargaining chip

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not to know the immensity of heaven and earth ② an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities

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ignorant or parochial arrogance (idiom)

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a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. an ignorant person

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lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

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the man of the moment (idiom); a prominent personality

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to rebuke angrily

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literary excellence ② flirtatious behavior

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most outstanding ② par excellence

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a greatly respected master (idiom)

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fraud ② to cheat ③ to plagiarize

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fight over ② to rush ③ to scramble ④ to grab ⑤ to rob ⑥ to snatch

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to pretend ② to feign ③ to act a part

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to leave home ② to abandon one's family

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lobby group

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to convince people by reasoning

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to force people to submit ② to dominate others by force (idiom)

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River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimulated the Beijing Spring democracy movement of 1980s. It was a six-part documentary shown on China Central Television in 1988 that announced the death of traditional Chinese civilization. The film asserted that the Ming Dynasty's ban on maritime activities alluded to the building of the Great Wall by China's first emperor Ying Zheng. China's land-based civilization was defeated by maritime civilizations backed by modern sciences, and was further challenged with the problem of life and death ever since the latter half of the 19th century, landmarked by the Opium War. Using the analogy of the Yellow River, China was portrayed as once at the forefront of civilization, but subsequently dried up due to isolation and conservatism. Rather, the revival of China must come from the flowing blue seas which represent the explorative, open cultures of the West and Japan.

Answer 156

lit. monk holding an umbrella: no hair, no sky ② fig. no protection from law (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) or from heaven

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tortoise shell

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armor ② armor plating

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trench warfare

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air-raid shelter ② trench

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trench ② moat

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lit. to drill a hole ② to take advantage of a loophole (e.g. legal) ③ to exploit an advantage ④ to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth. bad)

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complete and beautiful (idiom) to be perfect

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to evade taxes (idiom)

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to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others

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to listen with respectful attention ② (a polite request to sb to speak) ③ we are all ears

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to harangue ② loud arrogant talk ③ to spout

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hard to (predict, imagine etc)

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mutually beneficial

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reciprocal

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to complement one another (idiom)

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abundantly clear

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allusion (to classic story or saying) ② classical quotation ③ parable

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gaiety ② gladness ③ glee ④ merriment ⑤ pleasure ⑥ happy ⑦ joyous ⑧ gay

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to attract attention ② eye-catching ③ conspicuous

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to attract attention ② eye-catching ③ conspicuous

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way of life ② lifestyle

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Money makes everything possible. (idiom)

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lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom); with money, you can do anything you like.

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privatization

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pit ② to defraud

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pothole ② dip in the road

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closely bound up (idiom); intimately related

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bumpy ② full of pot-holes

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fiber ② CL:種|种[zhong3]

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cystic fibrosis

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almond ② apricot

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to behave properly to improve one's character (idiom)

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to cultivate one's moral character

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to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)