Medical despute (1)

Question 1

to be unable to wait

Answer 1

等不及 děngbují

Question 2

sooner or later

Answer 2

迟早 chízǎo

Question 3

why should…

Answer 3

何必 hébì

Question 4

perform an operation; to have an operation

Answer 4

动手术 dòngshǒushù

Question 5

vengeful spirits

Answer 5

冤魂 yuānhún

Question 6

to pull; to attract; to latch on to

Answer 6

勾 gōu

Question 7

lonely restless spirits

Answer 7

孤魂野鬼 gūhúnyěguǐ

Question 8

to not have any issues to settle with someone

Answer 8

无冤无仇 wúyuānwúchóu

Question 9

to recover

Answer 9

复原 fùyuán

Question 10

to do the utmost

Answer 10

尽力 jìnlì

Question 11

to come to terms with a death (used in the same way as “Sorry for your loss”)

Answer 11

节哀 jiéāi

Question 12

regret; sorrow

Answer 12

遗憾 yíhàn

Question 13

to have an operation

Answer 13

开刀 kāidāo

Question 14

a glimmer of hope

Answer 14

一线希望 yīxiàn xīwàng

Question 15

medical ethics

Answer 15

医德 yīdé

Question 16

to be beyond saving by medicine

Answer 16

病入膏肓 bìngrùgāohuāng

Question 17

repeatedly

The village elders have repeatedly said that no one is to leave their house after 1am tonight and that no one should even open their windows.

We’ve tried to lure him to our company with a higher salary, but time and again he’s refused.

I warned you a bunch of times at the start, but you refused to listen, now you regret it, right?

Answer 17

再三 zàisān

村里长老再三嘱咐今夜子时过后千万不可出门，连窗子都不准开。
cūnlǐ zhǎnglǎo zàisān zhǔfù jīn yè zǐshí guòhòu qiānwàn bù kě chūmén lián chuāngzi dōu bùzhǔn kāi

我们想以更高的薪资请他到我们公司工作，他却再三推辞。
wǒmen xiǎng yǐ gènggāo de xīnzī qǐng tā dào wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò tā què zàisān tuīcí

我早就再三警告过你，但你就不听，现在后悔了吧！
wǒ zǎo jiù zàisān jǐnggào guò nǐ dàn nǐ jiù bù tīng xiànzài hòuhuǐ le ba

Question 18

risk

Answer 18

风险 fēngxiǎn

Question 19

to maintain; to hold out

His life is hanging in the balance in the intensive care unit, I’m not sure if he’ll survive this time.

Keep your chin up! Keep going a bit longer! There’s just five kilometers to push through until the end!

He only has to get through these three weeks of special training and then he’ll officially become a special agent.

Answer 19

撑 chēng

他在加护病房里，生命垂危，不知道能不能撑过这一次。
tā zài jiāhùbìngfáng lǐ shēngmìng chuíwěi bù zhīdào néngbùnéng chēng guò zhè yī cì

加油！再撑一下！撑过这五公里就是终点了！
jiāyóu zài chēng yīxià chēng guò zhè wǔ gōngli jiùshì zhōngdiǎn le

只要撑过这三周的特训，他就可以成为正式的特务了。
zhǐyào chēng guò zhè sān zhōu de tèxùn tā jiù kěyǐ chéngwéi zhèngshì de tèwù le

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Question 20

family member

Answer 20

家属 jiāshǔ

Question 21

misfortune

Unfortunately the team we sent out was completely obliterated, so we didn’t take home any prizes.

He invested a large sum into a new startup. Unfortunately the business had to declare bankruptcy in the end due to bad management.

Unfortunately the junior captain of this fire brigade died in the line of duty on his last mission.

Answer 21

不幸 bùxìng

我们派出去的队伍不幸全军覆没，没赢回任何奖项。
wǒmen pài chūqù de duìwǔ bùxìng quánjūnfùmò méi yíng huí rènhé jiǎngxiàng

他把大笔资金投入一家新创公司，不幸这家公司最后因经营不善而宣告破产
tā bǎ dàbǐ zījīn tóurù yī jiā xīnchuànggōngsī bùxìng zhè jiā gōngsī zuìhòu yīn jīngyíng bùshàn ér xuāngào pòchǎn

这支消防队的小队长不幸在上一次的救灾任务中殉职
zhè zhī xiāofángduì de xiǎo duìzhǎng bùxìng zài shàng yīcì de jiùzāi rènwu zhōng xùnzhí

Question 22

when one disease leads to another

Answer 22

并发 bìngfā

Question 23

rare

Answer 23

罕见 hǎn jiàn

Question 24

failure

That old guy died in 1995 from heart failure.

Respiratory failure is not an illness in itself, but its a condition caused by pathological changes of other illnesses.

His kidneys failed because he suffers from high blood pressure.

Answer 24

衰竭 shuāijié

他老人家在1995死于心脏衰竭
tā lǎorénjiā zài sǐ yú xīnzàngshuāijié

呼吸衰竭本身不是一种疾病，而是由其他病变引起的功能障碍
hūxīshuāijié běnshēn bùshì yīzhǒng jíbìng érshì yóu qítā bìngbiàn yǐnqǐ de gōngnéng zhàngài

他因罹患严重的高血压而引发肾衰竭
tā yīn líhuàn yánzhòng de gāoxuèyā ér yǐnfā shènshuāijié

Question 25

to note

Answer 25

注明 zhùmíng

Question 26

procedure

Answer 26

程序 chéngxù

Question 27

medical team

Answer 27

yīliáo tuánduì

Question 28

to shift the blame and responsibility

Answer 28

tuīxiè zérèn

Question 29

a bunch of nonsense

Answer 29

鬼话连篇 guǐhuà liánpian

Question 30

to have reckless disregard for human life

Answer 30

草菅人命 cǎojiānrénmìng

Question 31

murderer

Answer 31

杀人凶手 shārén xiōngshǒu

Question 32

surgery

Answer 32

wàikēshǒushù

Question 33

plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery

Answer 33

整形手术 zhěngxíngshǒushù

Question 34

laser surgery

Answer 34

雷射手术 léishèshǒushù

Question 35

to take revenge

Answer 35

报仇 bàochóu

Question 36

(a phrase of condolence) retrain your grief and accept the change

Answer 36

节哀顺变 jiēāishùnbiàn

Question 37

“Over and over again.” Expresses that something frequently reoccurs.

Answer 37

再三 (zàisān)

Question 38

The preposition is used when introducing or discussing an object. It is often translated as “regarding” or “about.”

What’s your opinion on the appreciation of the Chinese yuan?

Concerning the problem of product quality, do you have any good solutions?

They have been carrying on a fierce debate about this issue.

They hold opposing views about this issue.

There are all kinds of rumors about this activity, but official information still hasn’t come out.

Answer 38

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