Lesson 2 Flashcards
Deng Xiaoping
评价
ping jia
appraise/evaluation
邓小平
Deng XiaoPing
post-Mao leader in China
好奇
hao qi
curious
人物
ren wu
character/personage
一生
yi sheng
one’s whole life
大起大落
da qi da luo
change radically
平凡
ping fan
ordinary/common
了不起
liao bu qi
extraordiary/remarkable
敬佩
jing pei
admire
怀念
huai nian
cherish the memory of
天真
tian zhen
innocent/naive
感情用事
gan qing yong shi
irrational
依
yi
depend on/ according to
自私自利
zi si zi li
totally selfish
心狠手辣
xin hen shou la
cruel and merciless
独裁者
du cai zhe
dictator
证据
zheng ju
evidence
根据
gen ju
basis/ according to
活生生
huo sheng sheng
vivid/ living
事件
shi jian
event
保全
bao quan
save from damage
利益
li yi
interest/ profit/ benefit
不仅
bu jin
not only
命令
ming ling
order/command
军队
jun dui
armed forces
枪杀
qiang sha
shoot dead/ kill by firearm
撤销
che xiao
cancel/rescind/revoke
支持
zhi chi
support
民主
min zhu
democracy/democratic
改革
gai ge
reform
总书记
zong shu ji
secretary-general
职务
zhi wu
post/position
难道
nan dao
is it possible that…?
(rhetorical question)
不得已
bu de yi
have no alternative but to
苦衷
ku zhong
feeling of pain/ difficulties
紧要关头
jin yao guan tou
critical moment
无论
wu lun
no matter
采取
cai qu
adopt (measures）
激烈
ji lie
intense/acute/fierce
手段
shou duan
means/measure/method
冷静
leng jing
sober/calm
一时
yi shi
the spur of the moment/
a short while
冲动
chong dong
excitement/ be impetuous
下令
xia ling
send down an order
杀
sha
kill
所作所为
suo zuo suo wei
behavior/actions
表明
biao ming
make known/ show/ make clear
地地道道
di di dao dao
authentic/typical
偏激
pian ji
extreme (of opinion)
英俊
ying jun
handsome/ good looking
大方
da fang
generous/ naturally poised
内在
nei zai
inherent/intrinsic
慈悲
ci bei
merciful/ benevolent
地步
di bu
extent
性情
xing qing
disposition/temperament
或多或少
huo duo huo shao
more or less
存在
cun zai
exist/existance
矛盾
mao dun
contradiction/conflict
普通人
pu tong ren
common people/person
弱点
ruo dian
weak point/ shortcoming
伟人
wei ren
great person/personage
远见
yuan jian
far-sightedness/ vision
魄力
po li
courage/ daring
形容
xing rong
describe
安全
an quan
safe/secure/safety
沟通
gou tong
communicate/communication
彼此
bi ci
each other/ one another
观念
guan nian
notion/concept
会谈
hui tan
converse/conversation
成为
cheng wei
become/ turn into
谈论
tan lun
talk about/ discuss
地位
di wei
position/status
欣赏
xin shang
appreciate/enjoy/admire
长相
zhang xiang
look/appearance
个性
ge xing
personality
脾气
pi qi
temperament
处事
chu shi
to deal with things (socially)
讨厌
tao yan
nasty/ to be disgusted with
处理
chu li
solve (problem)/ dealing with
选择
xuan ze
choose/select/choice
遭
zao
suffer from (disaster, etc)/ incur
责骂
ze ma
scold/scolding
否则
fou ze
otherwise
