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Yangtze River Delta

A

长江三角洲

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The idea of a vessel that can travel underwater goes back a long way.

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设计一艘能在水底航行的船只，是很久以前就有的构想。

Shuǐ dǐ
Gòu xiǎng

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Annals
Annalistic history

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年表性质的历史书

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Of similar age

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年龄相仿

nían líng xīang fǎng

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He was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment

(2 ways of saying it)

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他被判处pànchǔ一年徒刑 túxíng

他被判处一年监禁 jiān jìn

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I think it’s necessary to ban this night market.

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我认为取缔qǔdì这个夜市是必须的。

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This issue has excited a lot of discussion.

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这件事受到热议。rè yì

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The panoramic movie recreates the last ten years of Deng Xiaoping’s life.

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片子全景式再现邓小平人生的最后10年。

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I’ll get straight to the point.

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那我就开门见山

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Recently there have been calls for greater flexibility.

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最近有提高灵活性línghúoxìng的呼声。hūshēng

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This city has started to thrive.

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这个城市已经开始兴盛xīngshèng起来。

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“break-down in social order”

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社会秩序zhìxù崩溃bēngkuì

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The experts’ opinions conflict.

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两位专家的观点相悖xiāngbeì

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My colleagues are so lively and amusing.

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我的同事那么生动

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Can we learn anything from Nanjing’s experience?

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南京的经验有没有借鉴意义呢？

jièjiàn yìyì

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Worth mentioning

A

值得一提的是

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He’s so opinionated and pompous

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他那么自以为是

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17
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She micromanages.

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她事必躬亲。

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Burn the books and bury the Confucian scholars

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焚书坑儒

fén shū kēng rú

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narrowly and luckily escape

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幸免

xìng mǐan

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20
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Not exactly the same

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不尽相同

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He ingratiates himself with the boss.

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他讨好老板。

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looking forward to getting to know you all better.

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很期待接下来跟你们熟识起来

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23
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All religions have gems as well as dross.

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所有的宗教既有精华jīnghuá又有糟粕zāopò。

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He said policies promoting marriage were not the answer.

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他表示，倡导chàngdǎo婚姻的政策并不解决问题。

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25
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He’s going astray.

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他走着歧路qílù。

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A baby develops attachment to its mother after three or four days.

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出生后三四天的婴儿就开始依恋母亲。

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27
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Hypnosis

A

催眠cuīmián

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28
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A woman’s work is never done.

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女人的工作永无止境。

yǒngwúzhǐjìng

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29
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long-cherished wish

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夙愿

sùyùan

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30
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territory

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疆域

jiāngyù

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31
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Eyewitness

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目击者

mùjīzhě

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32
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As soon as I entered the room, my nose was assaulted by a bad smell.

A

我一进到屋子里，一股臭味扑面而来。

pū mìan ér lái

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33
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Armed robbery

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持枪抢劫

chíqiāngqiāngjíe

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34
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Never before

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未曾

wèi céng

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35
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I didn’t deliberately mean to compete with him!

A

我不是成心跟陈教授叫板的意思！

成心 chéng xīn：deliberately
叫板 jiào bǎn：compete with, challenge

36
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You could count them on your fingers; just a handful

A

寥寥可数

líaolíaokěshǔ

37
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Egoism

Altruism

A

利己主义
lìjǐzhǔyì

利他主义
lìtāzhǔyì

38
Q

Because of publishing “The Fountainhead” in 1943, she became famous overnight.

A

她一九四三年因发表小说《源泉》而一举成名。

源泉 yuán quán

一举 at a stroke; yī jǔ

一举成名： become famous overnight

39
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nook and cranny

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犄角旮旯

jījiǎogālá

40
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Bully and humiliate

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欺凌

qī líng

41
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Appearance is misleading

A

外表往往误导

42
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I think he will squander her money.

A

我认为他会挥霍掉她的钱财。

挥霍 huī huò；squander

43
Q

Germany began to exert diplomatic pressure with military threats to annex territories.

A

德国开始以军事威胁施加外交压力要求吞并领土。

威胁 wēi xié

施加 shī jiā: exert pressure

吞并 tún bìng: to annex

44
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Tipsy

A

微醺
wēixūn

45
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drifting along

Making no attempt to improve oneself

A

苟且
gǒu qiě

苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān

苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng

46
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I was born with it.

Congenital

A

是先天的

先天性

47
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I feel I have something to strive for.

A

我感觉人生更有奔头。

奔头 bèn tóu: prospect, something to strive for

48
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Doctrine

A

义理

yì lǐ

49
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Annotating a text

A

训诂

xùn gǔ

50
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I’m out of practice

A

我生疏了

生疏
shēngshū
out of practice

51
Q

Code of laws

A

法典
fǎ diǎn

52
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Without stopping to rest

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马不停蹄

mǎ bù tíng tí

53
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at that precise moment

A

一刹那间

yí chà nà jiān

54
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No pain, no gain

A

吃一堑，长一智

chī yī qiàn，zhǎng yī zhì

55
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Gallantly rise to the occasion

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见义勇为

jiàn yì yǒng wéi

56
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Plagiarise

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抄袭

chāo xí

57
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the pain of parting

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离愁别绪

lí chóu bíe xù

58
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Lifetime’s work

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毕生著述

bì shēng zhù shù

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Spendthrift

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败家子

bài jiā zǐ

60
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He insisted on going to Beijing.

A

他偏要到北京去。

偏要 piān yào

61
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Flabbergasted

A

瞠目结舌

chēng mù jié shé

62
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in a flash

A

瞬间

shùn jiān

63
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I covered my face.

A

我遮住我的脸。

遮住：zhē zhù

64
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Cruel

A

残酷
cán kù

残忍
cán rěn

65
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Vice versa

A

反之亦然

fǎn zhī yì rán

66
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Missing (person)

A

失踪

shī zōng

67
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transplant

A

移植

yí zhí

68
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take a laissez faire attitude to

A

听之任之

69
Q

Switzerland plans to provide every adult citizen with 2500 Swiss francs a month.

A

瑞士拟给每一位成年公民每个月无偿发放2500瑞士法郎。

无偿 wú cháng：at no cost

拟 nǐ：to plan to

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He was calm and collected.

A

他很淡定

淡定 dàn dìng： calm and collected

71
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I glanced round.

I turned round and looked.

A

我转头一看。

转头 zhuǎn tóu

72
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dagger

A

匕首

bǐ shǒu

73
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Obama issued a public statement.

A

奥巴马发表了一份公开声明。

74
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The Euro is not compatible with full national sovereignty.

A

欧元与完整的国家主权不相容。

75
Q

Deng Xiaoping’s tour of the south

A

邓小平的南巡

76
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a thickly wooded forest

A

茂密的森林

茂密 mào mì

77
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That child is very self motivated.

A

那个孩子很有自我激励！

激励：jīlì

78
Q

Very lifelike (of a painting, sculpture etc)

A

好传神！

传神 chuán shén

79
Q

He is very stingy.

A

他非常吝啬。

吝啬 lìn sè：stingy

80
Q

Elite

A

精英

jīng yīng

81
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the last straw

A

忍无可忍

rěn wú kě rěn

82
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fully deserving

A

当之无愧

dāng zhī wú kuì

83
Q

XXX(issue) has been brewing for a long time

A

这是蛰伏很久之后的XXX
蛰伏：zhéfú （literally hibernation)

84
Q

The shareholders are proposing to remove the chairman.

A

股东提出罢免董事长

罢免 bà miǎn: remove from post

85
Q

Very hot Summer

A

炎夏

yán xià

86
Q

Of great concern

A

攸关

yōu guān

87
Q

The “Book of Law” is no longer extant.

A

《法经》已经失传。

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