Session 3 Flashcards

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大多数

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(Great) majority

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本国

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One’s own country
-> 本国人 - natives of one’s own country
-> 本国资源 - national resources
( … zi1yuan2)

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特产

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(Te4chan3) - special local product; specialty

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感受

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Be affected by, catch / experience, feeling
-> 感受风寒 - catch a cold
( … feng1han2)
-> 感受很深 - have a deep impression; be deeply impressed

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触发

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(Chu4fa1) - spark, trigger (动词)
-> 触发乡思 - provoke nostalgic longing
-> 触发相思的特点 - trigger that special feeling (正式:思念家乡)

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柴米油盐酱醋茶

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(Chai2mi3you2yan2jiang4cu4cha2) - life’s daily necessities
-> firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
每个人生活必备的:衣食住行

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每个人生活必备的:衣食住行

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(Yi1shi2zhu4xing2) - food, clothing shelter and transportation - basic necessities of life
-> people’s basic needs

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住宿

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(Zhu4su4) - stay, put up, get accommodation
-> 给客人安排住宿 - Arrange accommodation for the visitors

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高速铁路

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(Gao1su4 tie3lu4) - high-speed railway
-> 高铁

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外汇

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(Wai4hui4) - foreign (currency) exchange; forex
-> 赚外汇 - trading with countries&raquo_space; you earn international currency/ foreign currency

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北朝鲜

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(Bei3 Chao2xian3) - North Korea
-> 朝鲜族 - Chinese Koreans (ethnic minority)

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游牧民族

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(You2mu4 min2zu2) - nomads
->养牛羊马

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受追捧

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(Shou4zhui1peng3) - to be eagerly sought after

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小范围

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(Xiao3fan4wei2) - small-scale, local

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遍地开花

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(Bian4di4 kai1hua1) - blossom everywhere; spring up all over the place, flourish on a large scale

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渐渐

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(Jian4jian4) - gradually, by degrees, little by little

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数量

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(Shu4liang4) - quantity, amount

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几乎

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Almost, nearly, practically
-> 几乎完全 - almost completely, almost entirely

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三倍

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(San1bei4) - triple
(倍 after a number denotes how much more)

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骑在羊背上的国家

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澳大利亚

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惠灵顿

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(Hui4ling2dun4) - Wellington, capital of New Zealand

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金融资本中心

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(Jin1rong2 zi1ben3) - financial capital/ financial center

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奧克兰

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(Ao4ke4lan2) - Auckland (NZ)/ Oakland (California)

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绿化

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(Lü4hua4) - make (a place) green by planting trees, flowers, etc
-> 绿化城市 - plant trees in and around the city
-> 城市绿化非常好。

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风景如画

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(Feng1jing3 ru2hua4) - picturesque scenery/ landscape
-> 风景如画的地方

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动植物

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(Dong4zhi2wu4) - plants and animals; flora and fauna
-> 新西兰的动植物比人口多。

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尤其

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Especially; particularly
-> 它们的菜大部分有肉,尤其是牛羊肉。

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大洋洲

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(Da4yang2zhou1) - Oceania
-> 大洋洲的原住民是毛利人。- Oceania’s indigenous people are the Māori.

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原住民

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Indigenous peoples

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印第安人

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(Yin4di4an1ren2) - American Indian, Native American
-> 美洲的原住民是印第安人。

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残忍

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(Can2ren3) - cruel, ruthless
-> 政策很残忍。- The government policy is very cruel.

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赔偿

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(Pei2chang2) - reparations (by a defeated state)(名词), compensate (动词)
-> 政府要赔偿那些原住民。- The government has to compensate the indigenous peoples.
-> 战爭赔偿 - war reparations; war indemnity

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侵略

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(Qīnlüè) - commit aggression; invade
-> 侵略别国

34
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啤酒厂

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brewery

35
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制片人

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(Zhìpiànrén) - film producer, filmmaker
-> 自然景色很棒,所以很多制片人选择在新西兰担电影。我巴去了拍《指环王》的地方。

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指环

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(Zhi3huan2) - (finger) ring
-> 环指 - ring finger

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取景

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(Qu3jing3) - find a view (to photograph, paint, etc)

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独生子女政策

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(Du2sheng1zi3nü3 zheng4ce4) - one-child policy
-> 城市家庭一家只能有一个孩子

39
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农活

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Farm work

40
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力气

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Physical strength; effort
干农活需要男孩,男孩力气大。

41
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老龄化

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Ageing (process)
-> 老龄化的问题

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精力

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(Jing1li4) - energy, vigour, vim
-> 生活压力很大,所以我们没有精力给孩子。
-> 精力充沛 - be energetic, dynamic, exuberant
(Chong1pei4)

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质量

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(Zhìliàng) - quality
-> 生活质量更高
-> 把好质量关 - guarantee the quality (of products, etc.)