Intermediate Phrases - Youtube 2 Flashcards
要是我坐了那架飞机的话，我现在早就死了。
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
早就
zǎojiù
already at an earlier time
我们承诺万一他有麻烦的时候支持他
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
支持
zhīchí
1 to be in favor of
2 to support
3 to back
4 support
5 backing
6 to stand by
承诺
chéngnuò
1 to promise
2 to undertake to do something
3 commitment
我用了比我预期更长的时间完成了作业
预期 yùqī
1 to expect
2 to anticipate
预期
yùqī
1 to expect
2 to anticipate
半途而废是最糟糕的事情
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
他家在一座山的山脚下
Her house is at the foot of a mountain
一个好的厨师不会丢掉昨天的汤
A good cook doesn’t throw out yesterday’s soup.
tāng 汤 soup
Throw out diūdiào 丢掉
山顶上空气稀薄
The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.
xībó 稀薄。
1 thin
2 rarefied
dǐng 顶
他真希望他昨晚去了剧场
He wishes he had gone to the theater last night.
剧场 jǜchǎng theater
我不想被牵扯到这件事里
qiānchě 牵扯。
1 to involve
2 to implicate
3 to be interrelated
I don’t want to be involved in that matter.
我想看看您的邮票收藏
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)
收藏
shōucáng
1 to hoard
2 to collect
3 collection
4 to bookmark (Internet)
我们觉得很惊讶老虎队竟然输掉了比赛
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
我不敢 相信 你 父母 会 让 你自己 一个人 过来
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
我父亲太忙，不能去散步
My father is too busy to take a walk.
她唱歌唱的比班上任何人都好
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
英语是 当今 世界上 一种 非常重要 的 语言
English is a very important language in today’s world.
当今 dāngjīn -
1 current
2 present
3 now
4 nowadays
我确定我能给你 找 点 事做
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)
我 尽力 追赶 他
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.
他昨天抓住的鱼 一直 还 活着
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
你觉得 这事儿 是 谁 干的
Do you have any idea who would do this?
伊斯兰教 大约 在 七 世纪
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
我要 回 房间 了， 在 哪人 我 可以 学习
I am going to my room, where I can study.
huí
山上的老教堂 的 历史 可以 追溯 到 12 世纪
The old church on the hill dates back to the 12th century.
历史 - lìshǐ - history
教堂 - jiàotáng - church
shìjì
在哪人 看报纸的男人 是 我 叔叔
报纸 - bàozhī
叔叔 shūshu
我 理所当然 的 认为 他 会 履行 诺言
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
如果你不能来， 你该 让我 提前 知道
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
我想为你 今天 所 做的 事 感谢 你
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
他们 想 在 埃菲尔铁塔 前面 拍 张 结 婚照
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
牵扯
qiānchě
1 to involve
2 to implicate
3 to be interrelated
牵
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
扯
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
