All Things Considered Week 1 (Ch. 10-12, 15) Chinese
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- æ’
- stuck in
- è€å¤«å°‘妻
- old husband, young wife
- æ™®é
- to spread throughout
- éš”å£
- next door
- 丑
- ugly
- 幸福
- happy
- å¦é—®
- knowledge
- 体贴
- to be considerate towards⬦
- 体力
- physical strength (n.)
- 显著
- notable; obvious
- 常识
- common sense; general knowledge
- å¹³å‡
- average
- 寿命
- life span
- 守寡
- to remain a widow
- 娶
- to take a wife (e.g. the verb for a man getting married)
- 看得起
- to think highly of
- 财富
- wealth (n.)
- 一时
- for the moment
- 不要紧
- It doesn't matter; nevermind
- å†sb看æ¥
- In sb's view
- 徬徬
- tend to ⬦
- 就。。。æ¥è¯´
- speaking solely about ____, ⬦.
- 显出
- to show
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- 报é“
- to report
- 人å“
- moral quality; character
- 完备
- complete; perfect
- 制è£
- sanction; punishment
- 丑闻
- scandal (disgraceful news)
- 宣帒
- to announce
- 贪污
- to embezzle
- è…化
- to become corrupt
- 公布
- to make public
- 黑暗
- dark (adj,)
- å°é¢˜å¤§åš
- make a mountain out of a molehill
- 过问
- to make an inquiry about
- 当é¢
- in one's presence; face to face
- 元首
- head of state
- 下ä¸äº†å°
- to be unable to get out of an embarassing situation
- 侵害
- to infringe upon; encroach upon
- 领袖
- leader
- 说谎
- to tell a lie
- 斗争
- struggle
- 监ç£
-
to keep an eye on
2)to supervise - 严密
- 1)strict 2)tight (organization, surveillance, etc.)
- æ¨ä¸å¾—
-
to wish you could DOSTH
(lit. to hate to not be able to DO STH ??) - 销路
- sales
- 收视率
- Neilsen rating (TV rating)
- ä¸è‡³äºŽ
- unlikely to go as far as⬦
- å…‹æž—é¡¿
- Clinton
- 竞选
- to run for office
- 投票
- to cast a vote; to vote
- 与其
- rather than
- 打仗
- to fight a battle; to go to war
- ä¸å¦‚
- it would be better to ⬦
- 起作用
- to have an effect
- 与其。。。ä¸å¦‚。。。
- rather than A, it would be better to do B
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- ä¿é™©æ¶›
- condom
- 不咏话
- ridiculous
- 玩艺儿
- "plaything"
- å®‰çœ è¯
- sleeping pill
- 比划
- to make hand gestures
- 套å
- cover; case (in the text it means "condom")
- æ‚货店
- grocery
- 自动
- automatic
- 售货机
- vending machine
- 香烟
- cigarette
- è¯æ˜Ž
- to prove; proof
- 开通
- open-minded; liberal
- 先进
- advanced
- 大惊å°æ€ª
- to make a fuss about nothing
- å©šå‰
- before marriage
- 婚外
- outside of marriage
- éšæ—¶éšåœ°
- any time, anywhere
- v/adj到。。。地æ¥
- to the extent that⬦
- é¿å•
- contraception
- 防æ¢
- to prevent
- 性病
- venereal disease
- å‡å°‘
- to reduce; cut down
- 蒡说
- talk nonsense
- 说ä¸å®š
- perhaps; maybe
- 春è¯
- aphrodisiac
- A ç»™ b 带æ¥C
- A brings ___ to B
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- 通行è¯
- a pass; a permit
- 胜利
- victory
- æ ¡é•¿
- principal (school)
- æ•°å¦
- math
- ç«Ÿ
- unexpectedly
- 情急之下
- in a moment of desperation
- æŽå‡º
- to pull out
- 揭弬
- to solve (a math problem, etc.)
- ç†æ‰€å½“然
- "it's only natural that"
- 报酬
- reward (n.)
- 得以
- to pride oneself on doing sth
- 今åŽ
- "from now on"
- 收钱
- to charge
- ä¼ é“
- to spread to
- 班主任
- the head-teacher of the class
- 耳朵
- ear
- èµ·å…ˆ
- at first; in the beginning
- 自ç§
- selfish
- 事åŽä¸€æƒ³
- to think back after the event
- 勉强
-
unwillingly
1)manage (to do something) with difficulty - 到æ¤
- to this point (lit. "up to here")
- 家长会
- parents' meeting
- é…åˆ
- to work with; to cooperate
- 出人æ„æ–™
- beyond all expectations; to come as a surprise
- 截然
- markedly; completely
- 行为
- behavior
- 赞æˆ
- to approve of; to be in favor of
- 称赞
- to praise; to acclaim
- 吒亏
- to suffer losses; in an unfavorable situation
- 小小年纪
- at a very young age
- 交易
- business transactions
- 唯利是图
- to be intent on nothing but money"
- 忒灵
- soul; spirit
- æ´ç™½
- spotlessly white
- æ„识
- sense; awareness
- 污染
- to contaminate; to pollute
- 天真
- innocent; naïve
- 美德
- virtue; moral goodness
- å‘扬
- to carry on
- 从å°
- since one's childhood
- 获得
- to obtain; to win; to gain
- 风波
- disturbance
- 现象
- phenomenon
- 机关
- government work unit/organ
- 办事
- to handle affairs; to do work
- 金钱万能
- "money is omnipotent"
- 总之
- "in short, ⬦"
- 会议
- conference; meeting
- 展开
- to launch; carry out
- 辩论
- debate; argument
- 宝贵
- valuable; precious
- 英雄
- hero
- 救人
- to save life
- 肯
- be willing to (adv.)
- å–代
- to replace; to substitute
- 寻物å¯äº‹
- lost and found notice
- 失物
- lost items
- 主角
- main character; leading role
- 爱ç†ä¸ç†
- to look cold and indifferent
- 义务
- duty; obligation
- 既然。。。就。。。
- since⬦, so⬦.
- 。。。是。。。的åæ˜
- A is a reaction to B