Terry Macdonalds Beef Eating Banter Flashcards
尽管咖啡馆菜单上那些充满异国情调的咖啡品名读起来千差万别
品名 - pin3ming2 - name of an article,
Description of a commodity
千差万别 - qian1cha1wan4bie2 - to differ in a thousand ways
充满 chong1man3 - be filled with
异国情调
Yi4guo2qing2diao4 - exoticism, local colour, exotic
报名
bao4ming2 - to put ones name up , to sign up
比喻
这是一个比喻
比喻 bǐyù
metaphor; analogy; figure of speech
歇息
歇息 xiēxi
1 have a rest
2 put up for the night; go to bed
夜幕
夜幕下
夜幕 yèmùcurtain (or veil) of night; gathering darkness
覆盖
覆盖〔-蓋〕 fùgài
to cover
厚度
厚度 hòudù
thickness
脚印
脚印〔腳-〕 jiǎoyìn
footprint
洁净
洁净〔潔淨〕 jiéjìng
1 clean
2 to cleanse
夜幕下的阳台上覆盖着有一定厚度的雪
读
我不忍在上面留下脚印
读
致命
致命 zhìmìng 1 fatal 2 mortal 3 deadly 4 to sacrifice one's life
诱惑
诱惑〔誘-〕 yòuhuò 1 to entice 2 to lure 3 to induce 4 to attract
因为洁净的白雪对我永远都有致命的诱惑
读
奢望
奢望 shēwàng
1 an extravagant hope
2 to have excessive expectations
能够
能够〔-夠〕 nénggòu
1 to be capable of
2 to be able to
3 can
坚持
坚持〔堅-〕 jiānchí
1 to persevere with
2 to persist in
3 to insist on
醒来
醒来〔-來〕 xǐnglái
to waken
例外
例外 lìwài
1 exception
2 to be an exception
赶路
赶路〔趕-〕 gǎnlù
1 to hasten on with one’s journey
2 to hurry on
触目惊心
触目惊心〔觸-驚-〕 chùmùjīngxīn
1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
2 horrible to see
3 a ghastly sight
震撼
震撼 zhènhàn
1 to shake 2 to vibrate 3 to shock 4 to stun 5 shocking
雾霾
雾霾〔霧-〕 wùmái
1 haze
2 smog