Oral

Question 1

to respect (an opiniong)

Answer 1

尊敬

zūnjìng

Question 2

to hit on, strike up a conversation with

Answer 2

搭讪

dāshàn

Question 3

to acknowledge, reply to

I tried to ignore him.

Answer 3

搭理
dāli

我尽可能不搭理它。
wŏ jĭnkĕnéng bù dālĭ tā

Question 4

rush hour

Answer 4

高峰期间

gāofēngqījiān

Question 5

anecdote

Answer 5

趣事
qùshì

(奇闻趣事)

Question 6

thinking back on it

Answer 6

回头想想

huítóu xiăngxiăng

Question 7

Looking at the topic on the whole

Answer 7

总体来讲

zŏngtĭ láijiăn

Question 8

fake products

Answer 8

山寨产品

shānzhài chănpĭn

Question 9

very early morning

Answer 9

凌晨

Língchén

Question 10

to stay indoors 24/7

Answer 10

足不出户

zúbùchūhù

Question 11

to be aggressive

Answer 11

(有）攻击性

gōng jī xìng

Question 12

to be overcharged/ fleeced / ripped off

to be overcharged/ fleeced / ripped off BY

Answer 12

被敲竹杠。
bèi qiāozhúgāng

被 PERSON 给敲竹杠。
bèi PERSON gei qiāozhúgāng

Question 13

in one’s life

She had never felt this level of grief in her life

Answer 13

有生以来
yǒushēng yǐlái

她有生以来从未感到如此绝望过。
tā yǒushēng yǐlái cóngwèi gǎndào rúcǐ juéwàng guò.

Question 14

venemous, fierce, scary

She gave me a really dirty look and I felt really bad.

Answer 14

恶狠狠
èhěnhěn

她恶狠狠地瞪我了一眼，这让我感觉糟透了。
Tā èhěnhěn de dèng wǒ le yìyǎn, zhè ràng wǒ gǎnjué zāo tòule.

Question 15

Unable to be fought against

Answer 15

防不胜防

fángbùshèngfáng

Question 16

anyhow, at any rate

At any rate, he’s your brother, so just forget it.

Answer 16

好歹
hǎodǎi

他好歹是你弟弟，这事就算了吧。
Tā hǎodǎi shì nǐdìdì，zhèshì jiù suànlebā.

Question 17

It occurred to me / I fleeting felt

Answer 17

顿时觉得

dùnshí juédé

Question 18

to rule (a country) / period of rule

Answer 18

tǒngzhì 统治

Question 19

nationalism

Answer 19

民族主义 mínzú zhǔyì

Question 20

autonomy

Answer 20

zìzhì quán 自治权

Question 21

constitution

Answer 21

xiànfǎ 宪法

Question 22

to abolish, revoke

Answer 22

chèxiāo

撤销

Question 23

referendum

Answer 23

gōngtóu 公投

Question 24

voters

Answer 24

xuǎnmín 选民

Question 25

to exploit

Answer 25

bōxuè 剥削

Question 26

the trigger for …. was

Answer 26

…的导火线是。。。。

dǎohuǒxiàn

Question 27

body clock

Answer 27

生理时间

shēng lǐ shí jiān

Question 28

focal point

to focus on

He had an eye to the future and his goals.

Answer 28

着眼点
zhuóyǎndiǎn

着眼于 zhuóyǎnyú

他着眼于未来和他的目标。
Tā zhuóyǎnyú wèilái hé tā de mùbiāo.

Question 29

to imitate

to follow somebody’s lead

Answer 29

仿效
Fǎngxiào

仿效某人的做法
Fǎngxiào mǒurén de zuòfǎ

Question 30

to be a burden on

The department has been encumbered by financial obligations.

Answer 30

拖累
tuōlěi

这个部门被金融债务拖累了。
Zhège bùmén bèi jīnróng zhàiwù tuōlèile.

Question 31

to increase the differences (in opinion/standpoint) between two parties

Answer 31

加深双方的分歧

jiāshēn shuāngfāng de fēnqí

Question 32

interviewee

Answer 32

受访者

shòu fǎng zhě

Question 33

dictatorship

dictator

Answer 33

独裁政体 dúcái zhèngtǐ

独裁者
dúcáizhe

Question 34

to resort to arms

Answer 34

诉诸武力

sù zhū wǔlì

Question 35

smart, wise

Answer 35

明智

míngzhì

Question 36

to maintain (with the idea of having to put in effort to

Answer 36

维持社会团结
wéichí shèhuì tuán jie

维持身材
wéichí shēncái

Question 37

tourism industry

Answer 37

观光业

guānguāng yè

Question 38

to raise the threshold

Answer 38

提高门槛

tígāo ménkǎn