New Vocabulary

Question 1

外事处

Answer 1

wai4shi4chu4

n. foreign affairs office

Question 2

花花公子

Answer 2

n. Playboy

Question 3

谈得来

Answer 3

tan2. delai2

v. -c. get along well (negative form: 谈不来)

Question 4

挂号

Answer 4

gua4/hao4

v.-o. register; send by registered mail

Question 5

明信片

Answer 5

ming2xin4pian4

n. postcard

Question 6

宁可

Answer 6

ning4ke3

conj. would rather

Question 7

家用电器

Answer 7

jia1yong4dian4qi4

n. household appliances

Question 8

容貌

Answer 8

rong2mao4

n. facial features; appearance; looks

Question 9

似乎

Answer 9

si4hu1

adv. as if; seemingly

Question 10

和气

Answer 10

he2qi4

adj. friendly; polite; amiable

Question 11

私家车

Answer 11

si1jia1che1

n. private car

Question 12

道路

Answer 12

dao4lu4

n. road; way

北京道路的发展却赶不上骑车的增加。

Question 13

堵塞

Answer 13

du3se4

v. block up; stop up

交通堵塞一天比一天严重。

Question 14

旅行支票

Answer 14

lv3xing2zhi1piao4

n. traveler’s check

Question 15

男女老少

Answer 15

nan2nv3lao3shao4

n. men and women, young and old

我跟喜欢这个称呼，因为部分男女老少，大家都平等。

Question 16

渐渐

Answer 16

jian4jian4

adv. gradually

这个用了几十年的称呼渐渐没有人用了。

Question 17

市民

Answer 17

shi4min2

n. citizen; urban dweller

为市民提供了许多方便。

Question 18

既。。。也。。。

Answer 18

ji4. ..ye3…
conj. both…and; as well as

这种厕所既没有卫生纸也没有洗手台。

Question 19

肤浅

Answer 19

fu1qian3

adj. (of one’s understanding of a subject or issue) superficial; shallow

这种观光客式的参观旅游，对一个地方的了解都是很肤浅的。