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1
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Is he/it reliable?

A

靠谱不靠谱? Kào pǔ bù kào pǔ

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2
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to encourage

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鼓励

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3
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proud/arrogant

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骄傲

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4
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payment apps

A

支付应用

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5
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thoughts, reflections What are your thoughts on these comments?

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感想 gǎnxiǎng 你对这些评论有何感想? Nǐ duì zhèxiēpínglùn yǒuhé gǎnxiǎng?

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6
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expatriate Chinese communities.

A

侨居华人团体 Qiáojū huárén tuántǐ

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an account (eg. online)

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账户

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8
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colony

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殖民地

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9
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to make a mistake

A

出了纰漏。 chū le pīlòu

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10
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coal

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煤炭 Méitàn

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11
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the bill / cheque

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账单

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12
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mayor

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市长

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14
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anger

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愤怒

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15
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daily expenses

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日常开销

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16
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chain reaction

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连锁效应

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17
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throat cancer

A

喉癌

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18
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administration

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行政

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19
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smartphone app

A

智能手机应用 Zhìnéng shǒujī yìngyòng

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20
Q

part of the answer

A

部分答案

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21
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bowel cancer

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肠癌

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22
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allies

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联盟

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23
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A is nothing more than B

A

A 不外乎 B A búwàihū B

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24
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edition, type

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版本

bǎnběn

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25
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therefore (in the middle of a sentence)

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从而, therefore

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26
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is certainly not wrong

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的确没错

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27
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enviable skills

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令人羡慕的技能

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28
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to decorate, embellish

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装修

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29
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global experts

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国际专家

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30
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in a rush can make it (in the time) can’t make it

A

赶时间 gănshíjiān 赶得到 赶不到

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31
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person who breaks the law

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违反者

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32
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feudalism

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封建主义

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33
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celebrations

A

庆祝

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34
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to restrain, fetter

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束缚

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35
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How can (A) compare in significance to (B)? (ie. B is obvs more important than A)

A

A 怎么能比得上B? A zěnme néng bǐ dé shàng B?

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36
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lunar year

A

大年

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37
Q

I can’t stick this out anymore

A

我扛不住了 Wǒ káng bù zhùle

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38
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zhou

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39
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low carbon (lifestyle)

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低碳(生活)

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40
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weak, fragile

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脆弱

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41
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consumer

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消费者

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42
Q

exam paper

A

一张考卷

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43
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Declaration

A

宣言

人权宣言

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44
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basic type, basic model

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基础性 Jīchǔ xìng

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45
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hard working

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勤劳qínláo

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46
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bureaucratic

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官僚

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47
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This can never happen again

A

以后绝不能再发生 Yǐhòu jué bùnéng zài fāshēng

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48
Q

smog

A

雾霾 Wù mái

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49
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London

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伦敦

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50
Q

Don’t waste time on this person!

A

不要把时间浪费在他的身上! Bùyào bǎ shíjiān làngfèi zài tā de shēnshang!

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51
Q

strong point Organizing my life never was my strong point.

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强项 qiángxiàng 合理安排生活 从来都不是我的强项。 Hélǐ’ānpái shēnghuó cónglái dōu búshì wǒ de qiángxiàng.

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52
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a bool (2 character)

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书籍

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53
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smart, clever

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聪明

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54
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to (V) really bloody hard

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拼了命地(V) Pīnle mìng 拼了命地赚钱 Pīnle mìng de zhuànqián

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55
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unlucky omen

lucky omen

A

不吉的预兆

吉祥的预兆 jíxiáng

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56
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first come first served

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先来先招待。 xiān lái xiān zhāodài.

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57
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But unfortunately (not like ‘tragedy’)

A

但遗憾的事。。。

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58
Q

Lung cancer

A

肺癌

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59
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aggression

A

侵略

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60
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Achilles heel // weakness

A

死穴 Sǐ xué

我可知道你的死穴是什么

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61
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hard times, tough times

A

艰难岁月 jiānnán de suìyuè

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62
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to be tricked, cheated

A

被骗了

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63
Q

Letter

Envelope

A

一封信

一信封

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64
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I’ve searched everywhere

A

我找遍了 Wǒ zhǎo biànle

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65
Q

precisely

A

恰恰 qiàqià 形象思维是理性思维的恰恰相反

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66
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don’t take it to heart don’t pay so much attention to it

A

别太往心里去 biétài wăng xīnlĭ qù 不太介意

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67
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to obstruct, block hold back If you want to go, just go – I won’t stop you.

A

拦 lán 你喜欢去就去,我不拦你。 Nǐ xǐhuan qù jiù qù,wǒ bù lánnǐ.

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68
Q

We have no hope whatsoever :(

A

我们彻底没戏了 wŏmen chèdĭ méixì le

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69
Q

to pay

A

付钱

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70
Q

council

A

委员会

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71
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foolish, silly

A

愚蠢

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72
Q

CO2

A

二氧化碳

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73
Q

the common people

A

老百姓

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74
Q

Chinese zodiac

A

中国占星学

zhànxīngxué

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75
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to bully, humiliate

A

侮辱

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76
Q

zodiac sign

A

属相

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77
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head of state

A

国家元首

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78
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Now (in contrast to ‘then’)

A

当今

当时

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79
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talented

A

多才

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80
Q

to have the nerve to How dare you talk like this!

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好意思 hǎoyìsī 这种话你也好意思说? Zhèzhǒnghuà nǐ yě hǎoyìsī shuō?

81
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social messaging services

A

息服务软件

82
Q

to download

A

下载

83
Q

certification

A

资格证

84
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free range

A

放养

85
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corruption

A

腐败

86
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humane

A

人道

87
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welfare

A

福利

88
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carton

A

包装盒

89
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pasture

A

牧场 mu4chang3

90
Q

federal

A

联邦

Liánbāng

91
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to mislead

A

误导

92
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certified

A

认证

93
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hypocritical

A

伪善

94
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vegetables

A

蔬菜

95
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spicy

A

辣味

96
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sweet

A

甜味

97
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ginger

garlic

A

姜jiāng

蒜 suàn

98
Q

diabetes

A

【糖尿病】

99
Q

shampoo

conditioner

A

洗头

护发素

100
Q

volunteer

A

义务

101
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it’s a four hour drive

A

有四个小时的车程

102
Q

to be enticed by

A

收到。。。的诱惑

103
Q

neighbou

A

邻居

104
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one of a kind

A

与众不同

105
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a journey (MW)

A

这趟旅程

106
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spokesperson

A

发言人

107
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the most political…

A

最 具有 政治性

108
Q

tourist attraction

A

旅游景点

109
Q

acre

A

英亩

yīngmŭ

110
Q

crop (eg food crop)

A

作物

111
Q

inflation

A

通货膨胀

tōnghuòpéngzhàng

112
Q

the average yearly growth rate

A

年均增长率是

113
Q

to be full of, stuffed with

A

塞满

114
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sugary drinks

A

含糖饮料

115
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hamburger

A

汉堡

116
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construction worker

A

建筑工人

117
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higher education

A

高等院校

118
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what is the government’s number one priority?

A

政府的当务之急是什么?

119
Q

In my humble opinion…

A

我见识浅陋

jiànshī qiănlòu

120
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frequentl recycled (of an idea etc)

A

经常循环

121
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luxury house

A

豪宅

122
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pizza

A

比萨

123
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martial arts

A

武术

124
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in a rush to do sth. (eg marry)

A

急于结婚。

125
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of a survey, to cover

A

覆盖

126
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Muslims

A

伊斯兰教

127
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Christians

A

基督教

128
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dancer

A

舞蹈者

129
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philosopher

A

哲学家

130
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natural gas

A

天然气

131
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year after year

A

年复一年

132
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at the end of the year

as the year draws to a close

A

年底了

133
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to rack one’s brains

A

(S) 费尽心机 (V)

Fèijìnxīnjī

134
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liquid

A

液体

135
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petrol

A

汽油

136
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Christianity

A

基督教

137
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islam

A

伊斯兰教

138
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superpower (eg country)

A

超级大国

139
Q

qipao

A

旗袍

140
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heritage

A

遗产

141
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honourable guest

A

嘉宾

142
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tomb

A

古墓

143
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deficit

A

赤字

chìzì

144
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administer

A

治理

145
Q

this exhibition

A

这次展览,

146
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tiger

A

老虎

147
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to diagnose as

A

诊断为

148
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lion

A

狮子

149
Q

frog

A

青蛙

150
Q

MW for 行动

A

一项【行动】

151
Q

MW fo 举动

A

一个【举动】

152
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to hide, conceal

She couldn’t conceal her envy of my success.

A

掩饰

她掩饰不了对我成功的嫉妒。

Tā yǎnshìbùliǎo duì wǒ chénggōng de jídù.

153
Q

economical

A

经济实惠

jīngjì shíhuì

154
Q

with no time to (do sth)

A

未及do sth

155
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transport (of a big object, stock etc)

A

运输

156
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to not admit a fault

A

不认账

157
Q

landfill, to bury

A

填埋

158
Q

to get a ride in a car

A

搭载

Dāzǎi

恳求搭载

159
Q

to process, manufacture

A

加工

160
Q

penniless, broke

A

身无分文

shēnwúfēnwén.

161
Q

plastic

A

塑料

162
Q

pond

A

水塘

163
Q

to be diametrically opposed to….

They reached widely discrepant conclusions.

A

大相径庭

dàxiāngjìngtíng

他们的结论大相径庭。

tāmen de jiélùn dàxiāngjìngtíng

164
Q

glass

A

玻璃

165
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volume

A

体积

166
Q

cubic metre

A

立方米

167
Q

only enough to…

A

仅够

168
Q

downpayment

A

首付

169
Q

dry, dull, not interesting

A

枯燥

170
Q

to leave the house, travel

A

出行

171
Q

low season

A

淡季

172
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high season

A

旺季

173
Q

sales assistant

A

导购员

174
Q

to file a lawsuit against

I will go to law against him.

A

我要和他打官司。

wŏ yào hé tā dăguānsī

175
Q

to appreciate

The tourists took in the full beauty of the scenery.

A

领略

游客们充分领略这里的美景。 yóukè men chōngfēn lĭnglüè zhèlĭ de mĕijĭng

176
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to be suspected of fraud

A

涉嫌欺诈

shèxián qīzhà

177
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to bring legal action against somebody

A

对某人提出诉讼

Duì mǒurén tíchū sùsòng

对某人提出起诉

Duì mǒurén tíchū qǐsù

178
Q

to waste money.

A

冤枉钱,

多花冤枉钱

duō huā yuānwăngqián

179
Q

to interview/visit

Our reporter interviewed several novelists.

A

走访

zǒufǎng

本报记者走访了几位小说家。

bĕnbàojìzhĕ zŏufăng le jĭwèi xiăoshuōjiā

180
Q

to be passed from generation to generation

stories handed down from generation to generation

A

dàidàixiāngchuán

代代相传

代代相传的故事

dàidàixiāngchuán de gùshì

181
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A
182
Q

bilateral trade volume

A

双边贸易额额

shuāngbiānmàoyì é

183
Q

in turn / successively / one after the other / bit by bit

The delegates arrived one after the other.

A

陆续

lùxù

代表团陆续抵达。

Dàibiǎotuán lùxù dǐdá.

184
Q

fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

This custom has been practised from early times.

A

源远流长

yuányuǎnliúcháng

这一习俗源远流长。

zhè yī xísú yuányuănliúcháng

185
Q

antiques

A collection of antiques have come under the hammer.

A

古董gǔdǒng

一批古董被拍卖了。

Yìpī gǔdǒng bèi pāimài le.

186
Q

very expensive

A

价格昂贵

187
Q

euphemism

A

委婉的说法 wĕiwăn de shuōfă .

188
Q

to unveil

He attended the unveiling of the statue.

A

jiēmù

他参加了那座雕塑的[揭幕]仪式。

Tā cānjiāle nà zuò diāosù de jiēmùyíshì.

189
Q

to attend

Everybody could attend the conference.

A

出席

chūxí

每个人都可以出席会议。

Měigèrén dōu kěyǐ chūxíhuìyì.

190
Q

painting

A

绘画huìhuà

191
Q

carving

A

雕像diāoxiàng

192
Q

HUGE beyond compare

The Internet is a gigantic place were millions and millions of people roam!

A

巨大无比

jùdà wúbĭ

互联网是个巨大无比的地方, 成千万的人在这里畅游。

hùliánwăng shì gè jùdà wúbĭ de dìfāng chéng qiānwàn de rén zài zhèlĭ chàngyóu

193
Q

to give up drinking

It is probably best to cut out alcohol altogether when pregnant.

A

戒酒jièjiǔ

怀孕时,尽可能戒酒。

Huáiyùn shí, jìnkěnéng jièjiǔ.

194
Q

to favour

A

青睐qīnglài

用户更青睐图片。

Yònghù gèng qīnglài qīngxī de túpiàn.

Web users prefer simple text and clear photos.

195
Q

to love, adore

No, he doesn’t adore me. He adores having me.

A

钟情 zhōngqíng

他不是钟情我,他只是钟情于拥有我。

tā bù shì zhōngqíng wŏ tā zhĭ shì zhōngqíng yú yōngyŏu wŏ

196
Q

do one’s utmost

All is being done to find them.

A

不遗余力bùyíyúlì

我们不遗余力地找他们

wŏmen bùyíyúlì dì zhăo tāmen

197
Q

prey

A

猎物

lie4wu4

198
Q

to hunt for food, forage

Tigers hunt for food alone most of the time.

A

觅食 mìshí

老虎大部分时间都是独自觅食。

Lǎohǔ dàbùfen shíjiān dōushì dúzì mìshí.