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offend

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冒犯

Màofàn

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insult

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侮辱

Wǔrǔ

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shame

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耻辱

Chǐrǔ

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mean, connote, intimate, hint at/clue, suggest, indicate, represent

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暗示
Ànshì

意味着
Yìwèizhe

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give the impression of

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给人留下的印象

Jǐ rén liú xià de yìnxiàng

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look forward to, expect, await

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期待

Qídài

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second wave feminist

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第二波女权主义者

Dì èr bō nǚquán zhǔyì zhě

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male pride

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男人的留面子

Nánrén de liú miànzi

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lose face

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丢面子

Diūmiànzi

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contraception

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避孕

Bìyùn

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women’s suffrage movement

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妇女的选举权运动

Fùnǚ de xuǎnjǔquán yùndòng

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prenuptial agreement

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婚前协议

Hūnqián xiéyì

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yield

concession

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让
Ràng

让步
Ràngbù

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blind date

“a blind date arranged by well-meaning friends”

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相亲
Xiāngqīn

“由善意的朋友安排的相亲”
“Yóu shànyì de péngyǒu ānpái de xiāngqīn”

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good female friends (the female equivalent of 哥们儿)

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闺蜜

Guīmì

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stingy

cheapskate/miser/tightwad

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小气
Xiǎoqì

小气鬼
Xiǎoqì guǐ

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frugal

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节俭

Jiéjiǎn

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spendthrift, big spender

profligate, wasteful

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败家子
Bàijiāzi

挥霍
Huīhuò

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urge/pressure (someone to do something)

“His relatives constantly urge him to get married soon”

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敦促
Dūncù

他的亲戚不断敦促他尽快结婚
Tā de qīnqī bùduàn dūncù tā jǐnkuài jiéhūn

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top of mind (in my thoughts at present)

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一直在脑海里

Yīzhí zài nǎohǎi lǐ

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“…in my mind”

Many thoughts were racing through my mind.

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脑海里
nǎohǎi lǐ

我的脑海里闪过很多念头。
Wǒ de nǎohǎi lǐ shǎnguò hěnduō niàntou.

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continually / has been…

He has continually contended against ill health.

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一直在
yìzhí zài

他一直在与病魔抗争。
Tā yìzhí zài yǔ bìngmó kàngzhēng.

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pressure/force into marriage

Li has been unhappy recently, earlier, his parents pressured him to marry against his will.

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小李最近总是不开心，原来他是被父母逼婚。

Xiǎo Lǐ zuìjìn zǒngshì bùkāixīn，yuánlái tā shì bèi fùmǔ bīhūn.

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to force (someone to do something)

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逼迫

bīpò

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E.g.:　She looked him in the eye and forced herself to tell him the truth

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她直视着他，逼迫自己把真相告诉他。

Tā zhíshìzhe tā, bīpò zìjǐ bǎ zhēnxiàng gàosu tā.

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to look straight ahead, to face directly (‘stare ahead’)

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直视

zhíshì

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the truth, a true situation

E.g: see through to the truth of a situation

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真相
zhēnxiàng

看穿事情的真相
kànchuān shìqingde zhēnxiàng

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to be pressured by parents/family to get married

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催婚

cuī hūn

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silent mode / mute the volume

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静音模式

Jìngyīn móshì

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to expect

expectations (regarding someone or something)

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期望
qīwàng

期望值
qīwàngzhí

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worry/concern/anxiety

E.g.: He worried about his mother’s health.

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担心
dānxīn

他担心母亲的身体。

Tā dānxīn mǔqīnde shēntǐ.

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typical (exemplary of)

E.g.: a prime example of…

E.g. This is a classic way of serving skate fish.

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典型
diǎnxíng

…最典型的例子
… zuì diǎnxíng de lìzi

这是鳐鱼的一种典型吃法。
Zhè shì yáoyú de yìzhǒng diǎnxíng chī fǎ.

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classic, the classics, most famous

E.g. He is the author of one of the classics of modern literature.

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经典
jīngdiǎn

他是现代文学经典作品之一的作者。
Tā shì xiàndài wénxué jīngdiǎn zuòpǐn zhīyī de zuòzhě.

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a spoiled child

You act like a spoiled brat.

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宠坏的孩子
chŏnghuài de háizi

你就像是个被宠坏的孩子。
nĭ jiù xiàngshì gè bèi chŏnghuài de háizi

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compatible, get along well

e.g.: an agreeable companion

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合得来
hédelái

合得来的同伴
hédélái de tóngbàn

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homework

e.g.: Have you finished your homework yet?

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作业
zuòyè

你做完作业了吗？
Nǐ zuòwán zuòyè le ma ？
Have you done your homework?

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age difference

e.g.: Most of my married friends’ age difference is within five years.

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年龄差异
niánlíng chāyì

我结婚朋友的大多数年龄差异都在五年之内
Wǒ jiéhūn péngyǒu de dà duōshù niánlíng chāyì dōu zài wǔ nián zhī nèi

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extravagant, carefree spender of money (proverb)

e.g.: He’s very extravagant with money.

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大手大脚
dàshǒudàjiǎo

他花钱大手大脚的。
Tā huāqián dàshǒudàjiǎode.

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careful with money, miserly

e.g.: to ‘stretch’ one’s paycheck

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精打细算
jīngdǎxìsuàn

对工资进行精打细算
duì gōngzī jìnxíng jīngdăxìsuàn

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to love (n.)

e.g. to be in love (with somebody)

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恋爱
liàn’ài

与某人恋爱
yǔ mǒurén liàn’ài

41
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school reunion

e.g. Three years after we graduated, we organized a reunion.

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同学聚会
tóngxué jùhuì

毕业后的第三个年头儿，我们搞了一次同学聚会。
Bìyè hòu de dìsāngè niántóur，wǒmen gǎo le yícì tóngxué jùhuì.

42
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close, intimate (friendship)

e.g. They are very close friends.

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亲密
qīnmì

他们是很亲密的朋友。
Tāmen shì hěn qīnmì de péngyou.

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online dating/love

e.g. He fell in love with one of his online friends.

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网恋
wăngliàn

他和网友陷入了网恋。
tā hé wăngyŏu xiànrù le wăngliàn

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teenager， youth， minor

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青少年

Qīngshàonián

45
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I promise that I will try to live a clean life.

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纯洁
chúnjié

我承诺我会试着过一种纯洁的生活。

Wǒ chéngnuò wǒ huìshì zhe guò yìzhǒng chúnjié de shēnghuó.

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taboo/taboos

A lot of taboos began to weaken in the 20th century.

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禁忌
jìnjì

很多禁忌到了20世纪已经没那么大影响了。

Hěnduō jìnjì dàole 20 shìjì yǐjīng méi nàmedà yǐngxiǎng le.

47
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“flash marriage” - get married very quickly after meeting / “flash divorce” - get divorced quickly after getting married

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闪婚
shǎn hūn

闪离
shǎn lí

其中很多对都是由于闪婚造成的。

qízhōng hĕn duōduì dōu shì yóuyú shăn hūn zàochéng de

48
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sense of security, stability (in one’s life, finances, etc.)

e.g.: Some people believe security can be found in money.

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安全感
ān quán gǎn

一些人认为，钱可以给予人安全感。

Yìxiērén rènwéi, qián kěyǐ jǐyǔ rén ānquángǎn.

49
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contraceptive pill

condom

e.g. Experts say couples are having fewer kids because of improved contraception and because women are better educated and working outside the home in greater numbers.

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避孕丸
bì yùn wán

避孕套
bìyùntào

专家称，一些夫妻之所以少生孩子，一方面是因为节育措施大为改善，也因为妇女的教育水平提高，出门工作的妇女人数大为增加。

Zhuānjiā chēng, yìxiē fūqī zhīsuǒyǐ shǎo shēngháizi, yìfāngmiàn shì yīnwèi jiéyù cuòshī dàwéi gǎishàn, yě yīnwèi fùnǚ de jiàoyù shuǐpíng tígāo, chūmén gōngzuò de fùnǚ rénshù dàwéi zēngjiā.

50
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certainty, to grasp

e.g.: to be sure of (doing) something

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把握
bǎwò

有把握做某事
Yǒu bǎwò zuò mǒushì

51
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to minimize something

e.g. Click the square icon again to minimize the window.

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把…最小化

再次点击正方形图标，把窗口最小化。
zàicì diănjī zhèngfāngxíng túbiāo bă chuāngkŏu zuìxiăohuà

52
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to maximize something

e.g. The chief idea of this project was to maximize profits.

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最大化
Zuìdà huà

这项计划的主旨就是使利润最大化。
Zhè xiàng jìhuà de zhǔzhǐ jiùshì shǐ lìrùn zuìdàhuà.

53
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to increase

e.g.: to increase by 3%

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增长
Zēngzhǎng

增长了百分之三
Zēngzhǎngle bǎifēnzhīsān

54
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to decrease

e.g. to narrow the list down (to three)

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减少
jiǎnshǎo

把名单减少到3个
Bǎ míngdān jiǎnshǎo dào 3 gè

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To be broken up with (romantic relationship), to be jilted (v)

After the break-up she was close to nervous breakdown.

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失恋
shīliàn

失恋后，她精神处于崩溃边缘。
Shīliànhòu，tā jīngshén chǔyú bēngkuì biānyuán.

56
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manly, manhood

e.g.: Hyun Bin is a man’s man. Women want to be with him and men want to be him. I definitely respect and admire him.

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爷们儿
yémenr
–
刘德华真的很爷们儿，女人想跟他在一起，男人想要成为他，我当然是非常尊敬他了。

Liúdéhuá zhēn de hěn yémen er, nǚrén xiǎng gēn tā zài yīqǐ, nánrén xiǎng yào chéngwéi tā, wǒ dāngrán shì fēicháng zūnjìng tāle.

57
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Outdoors, outdoorsy

Dave has been involved in the outdoors all his life.

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户外
hùwài

戴夫一生都与户外相关。
Dài fū yìshēng dōu yǔ hùwài xiāngguān.

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superficial, shallow (adj.)

e.g. She is very superficial and lacks depth.

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肤浅的
Fūqiǎn de

她为人肤浅，缺乏深度。
Tā wéirén fūqiǎn, quēfá shēndù.

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realistic, pragmatic (adj.)

There are a number of practical considerations that must be taken into account.

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现实的
xiàn shí de

有许多现实的情况必须要顾及到。
Yǒu xǔduō xiànshí de qíngkuàng bìxū yào gùjí dào.

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insight, awareness (into some domain of knowledge)

e.g. She is a great poet who has a powerful and sensitive insight/awareness of social inequality.

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洞察力
dòngchálì.

她是一名伟大的诗人，对于社会的不平等现象有着敏锐的洞察力。
Tā shì yìmíng wěidà de shīrén, duìyú shèhuì de bùpíngděng xiànxiàng yǒuzhe mǐnruì de dòngchálì.

61
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video clip

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视频片段

shìpín piànduàn

62
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loyal, true, honest (also naive) (adj)

She’s not very smart, but still, she’s honest.

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老实
lǎoshi

她不聪明，但还算老实。
Tā bùcōngmíng，dàn háisuàn lǎoshí.

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cheated on, unfaithful (sexual partners)

e.g. I hate his guts for cheating on me!

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欺骗
Qīpiàn

因为欺骗我，我对他恨之入骨。
Yīnwèi qīpiàn wǒ, wǒ duì tā hènzhīrùgǔ.

64
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commitment, commit, promise

e.g. If you make a promise you should keep it!

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承诺
chéngnuò

如果做出承诺你就该去遵守！
Rúguǒ zuòchū chéngnuò nǐ jiù gāi qù zūnshǒu!

65
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make effort at the last moment (cram before an exam) - (chengyu)

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临时抱佛脚

línshí bàofójiăo

66
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I’m cramming for the test.

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我正在临时抱佛脚，准备考试。

wŏ zhèngzài línshí bàofójiăo zhŭnbèi kăoshì

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make effort at the last moment - (chengyu about sharpening sword before battle)

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临阵磨枪不快也光

Línzhènmóqiāng bùkuài yě guāng

68
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time period: “just before”, “temporary”, “provisional”, “impromptu”

E.g. His tentative conclusions were damning.

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临时

Línshí

他临时得出的结论是可怕的。

Tā línshí déchū de jiélùn shì kěpà de.

69
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proverb, saying

e.g.: as the saying goes.

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谚语
Yànyǔ

正如谚语所说

zhèngrú yànyŭ suŏshuō

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说法

根据我们老师的说法，野心需要被约束。

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Shuōfǎ

statement, wording, version

Gēnjù wǒmen lǎoshī de shuōfǎ, yěxīn xūyào bèi yuēshù.

Ambition, according to our teacher, should be held in check.

71
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rich/thick/heavy flavor - as in dairy products

the casserole was full of cheese, making it very rich

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厚
Hòu

砂锅里装满了奶酪，非常厚

Shāguō lǐ zhuāng mǎnle nǎilào, fēicháng hòu

72
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Americans love putting cheese on everything. I think that’s why they are more likely to be overweight.

A

美国人喜欢把奶酪放在一切
Měiguó rén xǐhuān bǎ nǎilào fàng zài yīqiè

我认为这就是他们更有可能超重的原因
Wǒ rènwéi zhè jiùshì tāmen gèng yǒu kěnéng chāozhòng de yuányīn

73
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calorie

I am trying to manage my diet, particularly my calorie intake.

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卡路里
Kǎlùlǐ

我正在努力控制饮食，特别是我的卡路里摄入量。
Wǒ zhèngzài nǔlì kòngzhì yǐnshí, tèbié shì wǒ de kǎlùlǐ shè rù liàng.

74
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‘hot’ stores which gained popularity through the internet/social media

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网红店

Wǎng hóng diàn

75
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Natural/realistic beauty

Glossier is a back-to-basics, digitally native beauty brand that has built a cult following, particularly among millennials.

A

真实美
Zhēnshí měi

Glossier是一个回归基础，数字原生的美容品牌，已经建立了一个狂热追随者，特别是在千禧一代。
Glossier shì yīgè huíguī jīchǔ, shùzì yuánshēng dì měiróng pǐnpái, yǐjīng jiànlìle yīgè kuángrè zhuīsuí zhě, tèbié shì zài qiān xǐ yīdài.

76
Q

Millenials (generation born in 90s and 00s)

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千禧一代

Qiān xǐ yīdài

77
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Bluetooth (technology, company)

bluetooth wireless technology.

A

蓝牙
Lányá

蓝牙无线技术

lányá wúxiàn jìshù

78
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specifications

The specifications are required as described in specification sheet.

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规格
Guīgé

规格按照规格单描述要求执行。

guīgé ànzhào guīgé dān miáoshù yāoqiú zhíxíng

79
Q

blue tooth integrated.

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蓝牙一体化

lányá yītĭhuà

80
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device/machine (consumer electronic device)

e.g. These machines are getting old.

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设备
shèbèi

这些机器设备正在老化。
Zhèxiē jīqì shèbèi zhèngzài lǎohuà.

81
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project coordinator

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项目协调员

Xiàngmù xiétiáo yuán

82
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“burn out” / exhausted (chengyu)

she was burned out by her old job

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筋疲力尽
Jīnpílìjìn

她的旧工作使她筋疲力尽
Tā de jiù gōngzuò shǐ tā jīnpílìjìn

83
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tired, worn out (not chengyu)

He’s mighty tired.

A

疲惫
píbèi

他非常疲惫。
Tā fēicháng píbèi.

84
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confused

Inside, she felt confused and depressed.

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困惑
kùnhuò

她内心觉得十分困惑与消沉。
Tā nèixīn juéde shífēn kùnhuò yǔ xiāochén.

85
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abortion

Abortion is a controversial topic to discuss in America.
Some of my friends are pro-choice, others are pro-life.

A

流产
Liúchǎn

堕胎是一个在美国讨论的有争议的话题。
我的一些朋友是亲选择的，其他人则是亲生活。
Duòtāi shì yīgè zài měiguó tǎolùn de yǒu zhēngyì de huàtí.
Wǒ de yīxiē péngyǒu shì qīn xuǎnzé de, qítā rén zé shì qīn shēnghuó.

86
Q

fixed, set in their ways, inflexible

E.g.: My parents are very set in their way and in their beliefs about parenting.

A

固定
Gùdìng

谨慎
jǐnshèn

我的父母在他们的方式和他们对养育子女的信念方面非常谨慎。
Wǒ de fùmǔ zài tāmen de fāngshì hé tāmen duì yǎngyù zǐnǚ de xìnniàn fāngmiàn fēicháng jǐnshèn.

87
Q

passion

In America we are taught to follow our passions.

A

激情
jīqíng

在美国，我们被教导要遵循我们的激情。
Zài měiguó, wǒmen bèi jiàodǎo yào zūnxún wǒmen de jīqíng.

88
Q

filial piety

Filial piety is the most important of all virtues.

A

孝
xiào

百善孝为先
băi shàn xiào wéixiān

89
Q

the traditional culture of filial piety.

A

传统孝文化

chuántŏng xiào wénhuà

90
Q

individualism

communitarian vs individualistic value system

A

个人主义
gèrén zhǔyì

社群主义与个人主义价值体系
Shè qún zhǔyì yǔ gèrén zhǔyì jiàzhí tǐxì

91
Q

the group, collective, communal

Individuals should follow the interests of the group.

A

集体
jítǐ

个人利益要服从集体利益。
Gèrénlìyì yào fúcóng jítǐlìyì.

92
Q

sacrifice

A chinese parent sacrifices their own desires for their children’s future

A

牺牲
Xīshēng

一位中国父母牺牲了自己对孩子未来的渴望
Yī wèi zhōngguó fùmǔ xīshēngle zìjǐ duì háizi wèilái de kěwàng

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