Lesson 2

Question 1

幽默

Answer 1

yōumò - humor / humorous

老王这个人说话很幽默。

Question 2

美中不足

Answer 2

měizhōngbùzú - everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) 这套房子各方面我都很满意，美中不足的是离工作的地方太远了。

Question 3

趣味

Answer 3

qùwèi - fun / interest / delight / taste

这题目对我来说没有什么趣味。 this subject has no interest for [to] me.

Her tastes are very refined .
她的趣味十分高雅。

Question 4

空洞

Answer 4

kōngdòng - hollow / empty

Question 5

品学兼优

Answer 5

pǐnxuéjiānyōu - excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) 他是一个品学兼优的学生。

Question 6

黄

Answer 6

yellow / pornographic

Question 7

命 命运

Answer 7

mìng - Destiny 他的命很好

Question 8

露马脚

Answer 8

lòumǎjiǎo - to unmask one’s true nature / to give the game away

Question 9

甘美

Answer 9

Gan3mei3 - sweet and refreshing (mostly referring to fruit) 这种水果的味道非常甘美。

Question 10

积极

积极的生活态度

Answer 10

jījí - active / energetic / positive (outlook) / proactive 我认为我们每个人都应该有积极的生活态度。 Opposite word： 消极 negative / passive / inactive

Question 11

恰恰

恰恰相反

Answer 11

qiàqià - exactly / just / precisely

恰恰相反 just the opposite; exactly the reverse;

恰恰在这个时刻 at that precise moment

恰恰因为 … precisely because …

Question 12

话题 轻松的话题

Answer 12

huàtí - subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 让我们换个轻松的话题吧。

Question 13

灵通

Answer 13

língtōng - well-informed / clever / effective

消息灵通人士 well-informed sources; 对某事消息灵通 be well-informed about sth.

Question 14

不尽然

Answer 14

bùjìnrán - not completely, not fully this way 他以为他说的多是真话，恐怕不尽然吧。

Question 15

难得

Answer 15

nándé - seldom / rare / hard to come by 他是个难得的好人。

Question 16

外行

Answer 16

wàiháng - amateur opposite: 内行 - professional

Question 17

荣誉

Answer 17

róngyù - honour, glory， credit 获得很高的荣誉

Question 18

窄

Answer 18

zhǎi - narrow

Question 19

气氛

Answer 19

qìfēn - atmosphere / mood

Question 20

一举两得

Answer 20

yījǔliǎngdé - kill two birds with one stone 真是一举两得

Question 21

滚雪球

Answer 21

gǔnxuěqiú - snowball 困难如果不及时解决，就会像滚雪球一样越来越大。 滚 - to boil / to roll

Question 22

喜出望外

Answer 22

xǐchūwàngwài - be overjoyed, happy beyond expectations

Question 23

充实

内容充实

Answer 23

chōngshí - rich / full / substantial

内容充实 substantial in content

Question 24

缺乏

Answer 24

quēfá - lack of 这个地区的资源非常缺乏。 资源 - zīyuán - natural resource

Question 25

操心

Answer 25

cāoxīn - to worry about

Question 26

模范 模范丈夫

Answer 26

mófàn - ideal， model， fine 你真是一个模范丈夫。

Question 27

荒岛

Answer 27

huāngdǎo - Isolated island 这是一座荒岛。

Question 28

高尚

Answer 28

gāoshàng - noble 他是一个品德高尚的人。 品德 - moral character

Question 29

承认

承认错误

承认事实

Answer 29

chéngrèn - to admit / to acknowledge

承认错误 admit one’s mistake; acknowledge one’s fault;

承认事实 admission of fact

Question 30

符合 符合我们的要求

Answer 30

fúhé - to fit in， in keeping with， in accordance with， in line with 这些产品完全符合质量标准。

Question 31

可遇而不可求

Answer 31

Ke3yu4er2bu4ke3qiu4 - smth that can only be found by accident and not through seeking 对我来说，这是一个可遇而不可求的机会。

Question 32

活泼

Answer 32

huópo - lively / brisk / active 这个小女孩性格非常活泼。

Question 33

境界

思想境界

Answer 33

jìngjiè - boundary, state 他的思想境界非常高，总是在为别的人考虑。 思想 sīxiǎng - thought, idea

Question 34

少之又少

Answer 34

shǎozhīyòushǎo

very few / very little

Question 35

事实

Answer 35

事实 shìshí - fact

但是事实又不尽然

Question 36

营养

Answer 36

营养丰富 - yíngyǎng fēngfù

rich in nutrition / nourishment

Question 37

精力

Answer 37

精力 jīnglì - energy

精力过人 exceptional vitality

I just don’t have the juice anymore .
我再也没有那个精力了。

Question 38

对手

Answer 38

对手 - duìshǒu

opponent / rival / competitor

Question 39

捡

Answer 39

捡

jiǎn - to pick up / to collect / to gather

捡球

Question 40

学问

Answer 40

学问 xuéwèn - learning / knowledge

They had learning, courtesy and good manners .
他们有学问，有礼貌，又很有风度

Question 41

曾

Answer 41

1. céng - once / already / previously

• same as 曾经
• 几年前我曾见过她一面。 i met her once several years ago.
• 你曾见过“camp”这个词吗？Did you ever run across the word “camp” ?

2. zēng - great-grand (father, child etc)
   * 曾祖父母 céng zǔ fù mǔ - great-grandparents

Question 42

之

Answer 42

zhī - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it

Question 43

装饰品

Answer 43

zhuāngshìpǐn - accessory，ornament

Question 44

稀缺

Answer 44

xīquē - scarce / scarcity

稀 - rare

稀缺的概念 - concept of scarcity

Question 45

珍奇

Answer 45

zhēnqí - rare, strange

珍奇动物 rare animals

Question 46

奢侈品

Answer 46

shēchǐpǐn - luxury good

很少有人买得起这种奢侈品。 Few could afford the luxury.

Question 47

毫无动静

Answer 47

háowú dòngjing - to completely lack activity, not moving

下午三点他要到观音岩去开会，到两点半他还毫无动静。

Question 48

匆匆

Answer 48

cōngcōng - hurridly

他回答一声“一定回来”，就匆匆地走出去

Question 49

追贼

Answer 49

追 - zhuī - to chase after / to seek

贼 - zéi - thief, traitor

Question 50

劝架

Answer 50

quànjià - to mediate in a quarrel

给别人劝架时说点什么好?

Question 51

幸而

Answer 51

xìng’ér - luckily

幸而 这种情况没有发生

Question 52

细腻

Answer 52

xìnì - exquisite

细腻的表演

Question 53

度蜜月

Answer 53

dù mìyuè - spend honeymoon

Question 54

庄

Answer 54

zhuāng - farmstead / village / manor

Question 55

陌生

Answer 55

mòshēng - strange / unfamiliar

陌生人 stranger

这个城市对我来说很陌生。 the city is quite strange to me.