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Intermediate Phrases - Youtube 2 Flashcards

1
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要是我坐了那架飞机的话，我现在早就死了。

A

If I had taken the plane, I would be dead now.

架jià
1 to support
2 frame
3 rack
4 framework
5 classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc

sǐ 死
1 to die
2 impassable
3 uncrossable
4 inflexible
5 rigid
6 extremely
7 damned

MANDARIN
sǐ
DEFINITION
die; dead; death

早就 zǎojiù already at an earlier time

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早就

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zǎojiù

already at an earlier time

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我们承诺万一他有麻烦的时候支持他

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麻烦 máfan

1 trouble; inconvenience
2 inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
3 to bother sb; to put sb to trouble

He promised to stand by him in case of trouble.

承诺 - chéngnuò
1 to promise
2 to undertake to do something
3 commitment

万一 wànyī
1 just in case
2 if by any chance
3 contingency

支持 - zhīchí

1 to be in favor of
2 to support
3 to back
4 support
5 backing
6 to stand by

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支持

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zhīchí

1 to be in favor of
2 to support
3 to back
4 support
5 backing
6 to stand by

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承诺

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chéngnuò

1 to promise
2 to undertake to do something
3 commitment

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6
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我用了比我预期更长的时间完成了作业

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预期 yùqī
1 to expect
2 to anticipate

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预期

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yùqī

1 to expect
2 to anticipate

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半途而废是最糟糕的事情

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to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半途而废 bàntú’érfèi

Leaving some thing unfinished is the worst thing you can do

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他家在一座山的山脚下

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Her house is at the foot of a mountain

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一个好的厨师不会丢掉昨天的汤

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A good cook doesn’t throw out yesterday’s soup.

tāng 汤 soup

Throw out diūdiào 丢掉

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山顶上空气稀薄

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The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.

xībó 稀薄。
1 thin
2 rarefied

dǐng 顶

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他真希望他昨晚去了剧场

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He wishes he had gone to the theater last night.

剧场 jǜchǎng theater

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我不想被牵扯到这件事里

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qiānchě 牵扯。
1 to involve
2 to implicate
3 to be interrelated

I don’t want to be involved in that matter.

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我想看看您的邮票收藏

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I would like to have a look at your collection of stamps.

shōucáng 收藏

1 to hoard
2 to collect
3 collection
4 to bookmark (Internet)

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收藏

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shōucáng

1 to hoard
2 to collect
3 collection
4 to bookmark (Internet)

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我们觉得很惊讶老虎队竟然输掉了比赛

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The Tigers lost the game, which was a surprise to us.

觉得 juéde -
1 to think that …; to feel that …
2 to feel (uncomfortable etc)

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

竟然 jìngrán -
1 unexpectedly
2 to one’s surprise
3 in spite of everything
4 in that crazy way
5 actually
6 to go as far as to
shūdiào 输掉 - to lose

比赛 bǐsài -
1 competition (sports etc)
2 match
M: chǎng [场] / cì [次]

3 to compete

17
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我不敢 相信 你 父母 会 让 你自己 一个人 过来

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I can’t believe your parents let you come here by yourself.

相信 xiāngxìn - to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

敢。gǎn
1 to dare
2 daring
3 (polite) may I venture

MANDARIN
gǎn
DEFINITION
to dare, venture; bold, brave

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我父亲太忙，不能去散步

A

My father is too busy to take a walk.

19
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她唱歌唱的比班上任何人都好

A

She can sing better than anybody else in her class.

班上 - (in the) class

任何 rènhé -
1 any
2 whatever
3 whichever
4 whatsoever

20
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英语是 当今 世界上 一种 非常重要 的 语言

A

English is a very important language in today’s world.

当今 dāngjīn -
1 current
2 present
3 now
4 nowadays

21
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我确定我能给你 找 点 事做

A

I’m sure I can find something for you to do.

确定 quèdìng -
1 definite
2 certain
3 fixed
4 to fix (on sth)
5 to determine
6 to be sure
7 to ensure
8 to make certain
9 to ascertain
10 to clinch
11 to recognize
12 to confirm
13 OK (on computer dialog box)

22
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我 尽力 追赶 他

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尽力 jìnlì -
1 to strive one’s hardest
2 to spare no effort

I ram as fast as possible to catch up with him.

23
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他昨天抓住的鱼 一直 还 活着

A

The fish he caught yesterday is still alive.

一直 yìzhí -
1 straight (in a straight line)
2 continuously; always; all the way through

抓//住 zhuāzhù - to grab hold of; to capture

24
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你觉得 这事儿 是 谁 干的

A

Do you have any idea who would do this?

25
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伊斯兰教 大约 在 七 世纪

A

Islam first reached China about the middle of the 7th century.

伊斯兰教 - Islam, yīsīlánjiào

大约 - dàyuē
1 approximately
2 probably

世纪 shìjì - century

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我要 回 房间 了， 在 哪人 我 可以 学习

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I am going to my room, where I can study.

huí

27
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山上的老教堂 的 历史 可以 追溯 到 12 世纪

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The old church on the hill dates back to the 12th century.

历史 - lìshǐ - history

教堂 - jiàotáng - church

shìjì

28
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在哪人 看报纸的男人 是 我 叔叔

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报纸 - bàozhī

叔叔 shūshu

29
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我 理所当然 的 认为 他 会 履行 诺言

A

I took it for granted that he would keep word.

理所当然 -
1 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
2 inevitable and right

认为 - to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

履行 -
1 to fulfill (one’s obligations)
2 to carry out (a task)
3 to implement (an agreement)
4 to perform

诺言 - nuòyán - promise

30
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如果你不能来， 你该 让我 提前 知道

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If you can’t come, you should let me know ahead of time.

提前 - tíqián -
1 to shift to an earlier date
2 to do sth ahead of time
3 in advance

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我想为你 今天 所 做的 事 感谢 你

A

I want to thank you for what you did today.

为 wèi -
1 because of
2 for
3 to

MANDARIN
wèi (or wéi)
DEFINITION
do, handle, govern, act; be

所 suǒ -
1 actually
2 place
3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
4 that which
5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive
M: gè [个]

MANDARIN
suǒ
DEFINITION
place, location; numerary adjunct

感谢 gǎnxiè -
1 (express) thanks
2 gratitude
3 grateful
4 thankful
5 thanks

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他们 想 在 埃菲尔铁塔 前面 拍 张 结 婚照

A

They wanted a wedding picture in front of the Eiffel Tower.

àifēiěrtiětǎ

结婚照 jiéhūnzhào -

拍 pāi - 1 to pat
2 to clap
3 to slap
4 to swat
5 to take (a photo)
6 to shoot (a film)
7 racket (sports)
8 beat (music)

MANDARIN
pāi (or bó)
DEFINITION
clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm

结婚 jiē//hūn - wedding

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牵扯

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qiānchě

1 to involve
2 to implicate
3 to be interrelated

34
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牵

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qiān

1 to lead along
2 to pull (an animal on a tether)
3 (bound form) to involve
4 to draw in

MANDARIN
qiān
DEFINITION
drag, pull, lead by hand

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扯

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chě

1 to pull
2 to tear
3 (of cloth, thread etc) to buy
4 to chat
5 to gossip
6 (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous
7 hokey

HZ 扯〔撦〕

1 variant of chě [扯]
2 to pull
3 to tear

MANDARIN
chě (or che)
DEFINITION
rip up, tear down; raise; haul

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