Intermediate Phrases 6, Video Rip, #141 :

Question 1

老师 按照身高 给 孩子们 排队

Answer 1

The teacher line to the children up in order of height.

lǎoshī ànzhào shēngāo gěi háizimen páiduì

按照 ànzhào -
1 according to
2 in accordance with
3 in the light of
4 on the basis of
身高 shēngāo - height (or a person)

排队 páiduì

老师 按照 身高 给 孩子们 排队

Question 2

有人喜欢红酒， 有人喜欢白酒

Question 3

你 长大 后 想 成为 什么？

Answer 3

nǐ zhǎngdà hòu xiǎng chéngwéi shénme？

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Question 4

帮我看会儿孩子

Answer 4

Keep an eye on the child for me for a moment.

Question 5

吃过 午饭 后， 她 准备 好 要 出门了。

Answer 5

After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.

Question 6

这架飞机 一次 可以 载客 40 人

Answer 6

This airplane is capable of carrying 40 passengers at a time.

zhè jià fēijī yícì kěyǐ zàikè 40 rén

Question 7

当女性
跟一个男人 吃饭时，
女性会吃得
比较少。

Answer 7

Women eat lighter meals when they’re eating with a guy.

nǚxìng 女性 -
1 woman
2 the female sex

Question 8

他们中的一些人身体健康，但是 其他 人不是

Answer 8

健康 jiànkāng

其他 qíta

Some of them are healthy, but others are not.

Question 9

这本书是
给
母语 不是 日语 的 学生
写的

Answer 9

This book is for students whose native language is not Japanese.

This book is
For
Mother-tongue-not-Japanese students
To use (read, study)

Question 10

这个梯子是否足够牢固，可以承受我的 重量？

Answer 10

Is this ladder strong enough to bear my weight?

是否 shìfǒu -
1 whether (or not)
2 if
3 is or isn’t

足够 zúgòu -
1 enough
2 sufficient

牢固 láogù -
Firm, secure

承受 chéngshòu -
1 to bear
2 to support
3 to inherit

Question 11

一个好友 胜过 十个 亲戚

Answer 11

好友 hǎoyǒu -
1 close friend
2 pal
3 (social networking website) friend

胜过 shèng // guò -
1 to excel
2 to surpass

亲戚 qīnqi - a relative (i.e. family relation)

One good friend is better than 10 relatives.

Question 12

他的 藏书 是我的三倍

Answer 12

He has three times as many books as I have.

藏书 cángshū -
1 to collect books
2 library collection

Question 13

你不 应该 在社交 网络上 分享过 多私人信息

Answer 13

You shouldn’t share too much private information on the social networks.

社交 shèjiāo
1 interaction
2 social contact

分享 fēnxiǎng - to share (let others have some of sth good)

私人 sīrén -
1 private
2 personal
3 interpersonal
4 sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
5 a member of one’s clique

信息 xìnxī -
1 information
2 news
3 message

Question 14

为了他的重要约会，他 精心 打扮了一下

Answer 14

wēile tā 的 zhòngyào yuēhuì，tā jīngxīn dǎban 了 yíxià。

为 wèi - because of, for

约会 yuēhuì - date

精心 jīngxīn - with utmost care, fine
打扮 dǎban - to make up

She got all dolled up for her big date.

Question 15

给我一个机会，让你为我骄傲

Answer 15

Give me a chance to make you proud of me.

Question 16

没有什么 比做事 缺乏 热情更糟

Answer 16

There is nothing worse than doing something in a half-hearted manner.

méiyǒushénme bǐ zuòshì quēfá rèqíng gèng zāo

做事 - zuòshì - to do work

缺乏 quēfá - to lack, to be short of

热情 rèqíng - enthusiasm, passion

糟 zāo - terrible

Question 17

我父亲总是说话很大声

Answer 17

My father always speaks in a very loud voice.

Question 18

他通过 驾驶 考试的 事 上每一个人 都觉得惊讶。

Answer 18

She amazed everyone passing his driving test.

tā tōngguò jiàshǐ kǎoshì 的 shì ràng měiyī gè rén juéde jīngyà。

通过 tōngguò -
1 to pass through; to get through
2 to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
3 to pass (a test)
4 by means of; through; via
驾驶 jiàshǐ -
1 to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
2 to drive

惊讶 jīngyà -
1 amazed
2 astonished
3 to surprise
4 amazing
5 astonishment
6 awe

Question 19

去纽约的火车几点出发

Answer 19

What time does the train for New York depart?

Question 20

英语不简单，但是很有趣

Answer 20

English is not easy, but it’s interesting.

有趣 -
1 interesting
2 fascinating
3 amusing

Question 21

土豆太热，烫到了 我的 嘴。

Answer 21

tǔdòu tài rè， tàng dàoliǎo wǒde zuǐ

The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.

Question 22

在明天前 完成 报告 几乎 是不可能的

Answer 22

Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.

报告 bàogào - report
几乎 jīhū - almost; nearly; practically

Question 23

她花很多时间 练 钢琴

Answer 23

She spends a lot of time practicing the piano.

liàn
gāngqín

Question 24

你 能 容忍 他 做事 的 方式 吗？

Answer 24

Can you put up with the way he behaves?

容忍 róngrěn - tolerate, put up with

做事 zuòshì - to do work, to handle matters

方式 fāngshì - way, fashion, pattern

Question 25

每次 我 读 圣经 都 会 被 深深 地 感动

Answer 25

Every time I read the Bible, I am deeply moved.

圣经 shèngjīng - holy scriptures
1 the Confucian classics
2 (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures

深深 shēnshēn -
1 deep
2 profound

感动 gǎndòng -
1 to move (sb)
2 to touch (sb emotionally)
3 moving

Question 26

你走就 应该 告诉 我了

Answer 26

早就 zǎojiù - already at an earlier time

You should have told me a long time.

Question 27

在医院 的 时候， 我 不得不 戒烟。

Answer 27

I is to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital.

医院 yīyuàn - hospital
不得不 bùdébù - have no choice or option but to, can’t avoid, have to

戒烟 jièyān - to give up smoking
戒 - to give up or stop doing sth

Question 28

你做你的部分， 其他的我来做

Answer 28

You do your part and I’ll do the rest.

Question 29

她好心地把 送到 医院。

Answer 29

He was kind enough to take me to the hospital.

好心 hǎoxīn -
1 kindness
2 good intentions

Question 30

红色的 旗 代表 有 危险 存在

Answer 30

hóngsè 的 qí dàibiǎo yǒu wēixiǎn cúnzài。

The red flag indicated the presence of danger.

代表 dàibiǎo - representative of, indicated, to stand for

危险 wēixiǎn - danger

存在 cúnzài -
1 to exist
2 to be
3 existence

Question 31

他劝她去报警

Answer 31

She was advised by him to go to the police.

劝 quàn - recommend, advise, urge

报警 bào // jǐng -
1 to sound an alarm
2 to report sth to the police

Question 32

172

赠与比接受 更 让 人 觉得 幸福

Answer 32

172

zèngyǔ bǐ jiēshòu gèng ràng rén juéde xìngfú。

It is more classes to give than to receive.

幸福 xìngfú -
1 happiness
2 happy
3 blessed
赠与 zèngyǔ -
1 to give a present
2 to accord (a favor)
3 to grant

接受 jiēshòu -
1 to accept
2 to receive

Question 33

排队

Answer 33

páiduì

Question 34

排

Answer 34

Pái

A row, line, to set in order

Question 35

队

Answer 35

duì
Group, team, squadron

Question 36

载客

Answer 36

zài // kè

to take passengers on board

Question 37

载

Answer 37

zài
To load, to carry, to take on board

Question 38

客

Answer 38

kè

Guest, traveller, customer

Question 39

按照

Answer 39

ànzhào
According to

Question 40

按

Answer 40

àn

According to

Question 41

照

Answer 41

zhào

According to

Question 42

他们中的一些人

Answer 42

Some of them

Question 43

他们中的一个

Answer 43

One of them

Question 44

梯子

Answer 44

tīzi
Ladder

Question 45

梯

Answer 45

tī

Ladder, stairs

Question 46

足够

Answer 46

zúgòu

Enough, sufficient

Question 47

足

Answer 47

zú

1 foot
2 to be sufficient
3 ample

MANDARIN
zú (or jù)
DEFINITION
foot; attain, satisfy, enough

Question 48

够

Answer 48

gòu

1 enough (sufficient)
2 enough (too much)

Question 49

牢固

Answer 49

láogù
Firm, secure

Question 50

牢

Answer 50

láo

Firm, sturdy

Question 51

固

Answer 51

gù

Hard, strong, solid, sure

Question 52

承受

Answer 52

chéngshòu

1 to bear
2 to support
3 to inherit

Question 53

承

Answer 53

chéng

1 to bear
2 to carry
3 to hold
4 to continue
5 to undertake
6 to take charge
7 owing to
8 due to
9 to receive

MANDARIN
chéng (or zhěng, zhèng)
DEFINITION
inherit, receive; succeed

Question 54

受

Answer 54

shòu

1 to receive
2 to accept
3 to suffer
4 subjected to
5 to bear
6 to stand
7 pleasant
8 (passive marker)

MANDARIN
shòu (or dào)
DEFINITION
receive, accept, get; bear, stand

Question 55

其他

Answer 55

qítā

1 other
2 (sth or sb) else
3 the rest

Question 56

其

Answer 56

qí

1 his
2 her
3 its
4 their
5 that
6 such
7 it (refers to sth preceding it)
VARIANTS
丌 qí OLD

MANDARIN
qí (or jī, jì)
DEFINITION
his, her, its, their; that

Question 57

他

Answer 57

tā

1 he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
2 (used before sb’s name for emphasis)
3 (used as a meaningless mock object)
4 (literary) other

MANDARIN
tā (or tuó)
DEFINITION
other, another; he, she, it

Question 58

友

Answer 58

yǒu

friend
MANDARIN
you (or yǒu)
DEFINITION
friend, companion; fraternity

Question 59

胜过

Answer 59

shèngguò

1 to excel
2 to surpass

Question 60

胜

Answer 60

shèng

1 victory
2 success
3 to beat
4 to defeat
5 to surpass
6 victorious
7 superior to
8 to get the better of
9 better than
10 surpassing
11 superb (of vista)
12 beautiful (scenery)
13 wonderful (view)
14 (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear
15 equal to (a task)

MANDARIN
shèng (or shēng, xīng, qìng)
DEFINITION
victory; excel, be better than

Question 61

过

Answer 61

guò

1 to cross
2 to go over
3 to pass (time)
4 to celebrate (a holiday)
5 to live
6 to get along
7 excessively
8 too-

MANDARIN
guò (or guo, guō)
DEFINITION
pass, pass through, go across

Question 62

亲戚

Answer 62

qīnqi
a relative (i.e. family relation)

Question 63

亲

Answer 63

qīn

1 parent
2 one’s own (flesh and blood)
3 relative
4 related
5 marriage
6 bride
7 close
8 intimate
9 in person
10 first-hand
11 in favor of
12 pro-
13 to kiss
14 (Internet slang) dear

MANDARIN
qīn (or qin, qìng)
DEFINITION
relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

Question 64

戚

Answer 64

qī

1 variant of qī [戚]
2 grief
3 sorrow

HZ 戚〔﹣⧸慼⧸慽〕

1 relatives; kin
2 grief; sorrow
3 battle-axe

MANDARIN
qi (or qī, cù)
DEFINITION
relative; be related to; sad

Question 65

藏

Answer 65

cáng

1 to conceal
2 to hide away
3 to harbor
4 to store
5 to collect

MANDARIN
cáng (or zàng, zāng)
DEFINITION
hide, conceal; hoard, store up