This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

"A Half Hour at Noon" BOOK 2 Chapter 3 Chinese tingli

Start Studying!

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
河北省　
Hebei Province
廊坊市
name of a city
餐饮业
catering; catering trade
小有名气
to have a bit of a reputation
快餐店
fast food restaurant
弬设
1）offer (goods or services) 2）open (for business, etc.)
设
set up found, establish
联销店
chain store
经营
manage;l run; engage in
早点
breakfast (n)
正餐
regular meal (vs snack)
营业额
turnover
吸纳
ftake in; admit
职工
workers and staff
为。。。四处奔波
to run around for the sake of⬦
普天同庆
universal jubilation
喜迎
jubilantly welcome
香港回归
Hong Kong retrocession
法院
Court of Justice; (law) court
丬纸
measure word for regulations; documents
裁定书
decision; adjudication (document)
宣判
pronouncement; pronounce judgment (v.)
资不抵债
"funds can't balance out debts"
破产
go bankrupot
倒闭
go bankrupt
从此
henceforth
‘失去。。。往来
to lose contact with
原
primary; original; former
勉强
reluctantly
领取
receive; draw
生活费
living expenses
意味着
signify; mean; imply
支柱
pillar; prop; mainstay
向。。。袭来
to assail..
沉重
heavy; serious
居然
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
呆
stupefied (adj. ) ; stay (somewhere) (v.)
翻箱倒柜
to turn boxes and drawers inside out (in search of sth)
资历
experience and qualifications
证书
certificate; credentials
四处
all around
求职
seek employment
应聘
apply for a job in response to a recruitment ad
凭
on basis of; according to; rely/depend on (v.)
大专
tertiary education
满意
satisfied; pleased
不成问题
is not a problem
半个月下来
after half a month
搭进去
to put in one's resources in a failed effort to achieve sth
报名
sign up; register
填表
fill out a form
招聘
recruit (emplyees)
效益
benefit
望而却步
"look from a distance and stop in one's tracks" (flinch at the prospect)
远在。。。
in the distant⬦ (place or time)
郊县
counties outside of a city
创业
do pioneering work
待遇
treatment;
远离
be far away from⬦
临时工
temporary/migrant worker
刷盘子
wash dishes
腰酸背痛
to have a backache
笔
m. (paintings/money)
开支
expenses (n.)
唯一
only; sole
收入
income
拮据
short of money; hard up
坐不住了
unable to sit still anymore
决心
determination; resolution be determined to; make up one's mind to
立刻
immediately; at once
养家
support a family
重新
anew; afresh
审视
look closely at; examine
层次
rank order; administrative levels; stratification
项
m. items/clauses
精通
be proficient in⬦. Have mastery of⬦
份
m. for copies/newspapers, etc.
过得去
able to pass; not too bad; so-so
劳务市场
labor market
市郊
suburb;
乡镇企业
town and township enterprises
月薪
monthly pay/salary
再就业
re-employment
宽裕
comfortably off
出车祸
to have an auto accident
撞倒
hit (by a vehicle)
疾驰
speed along; tear away
摩托车
motocycle
肇事者
troublemaker; perpetrator
逃跑
run away; flee
抢救
rush to save
诊断
ddiagnose
中度
medium degree
脑震荡
brain concussion
住院
be hospitalized
治疗
to treat; to cure; treatment; cure
押金
securioty deposit
交足
to pay in full
照顾
to look after; care for
不得已
to have no alternative but⬦
辞掉
to resign from (a job)
将近
close to; nearly; almost
变故
unforeseen event; accident
一筹莫展
be at wit's end
乡下
countryside
不顾
ignore; in spite of; regardless of
料理
arrange; manage; take care of
刚强
staunch; unyielding
一个劲儿
continuously; in a persistent way; single-mindedly
放宽心
to stop being anxious; to relax
年近。。。
to be approaching⬦ years of age
如今
nowadays
操劳
work hard; look after
不是滋味儿
does not sit well w/,,,; doesn’t feel/taste right
到来
n. arrival v. arrive
腾出时间
to make time; to take time out from a busy schedule
毫不犹豫
without the least hesitation
费尽心机
wrack one's brains
风吹雨淋
in all kinds of bad weather
起早贪黑
work from dawn to dusk
反差
contrast
脸面
"face"; dignity
自尊
have self-respect; self-esteem
坦然
calm; unperterbed; candid
出院
leave hospital
有声有色
vivid and lively, "a good showing"
附近
nearby (adj.) vicinity (n.)
戴
to war; put on (accessories)
举止
bearing; behavior; manner
斯文
adj 1）refined; polite; gentle; cultured
卫生
hygiene; health; sanitation
可口
tasty; palatable
隐隐
indistinctly; faintly
感到
feel; sense
大有文章可做
"there's much to be made of this" "there's quite a story behind this"
品种
(noun) a particular breed; a particular variety; a particular assortment
謁主顾
old (frequent) customer; client
所见所闻
what one sees and hears
推行
carry out; put into practice
趟
m. for times/rows
启示
enlighten; inspire
门脸儿
shop front
大干一场
to have a real go at it
铺
n. shop store bed; v to spread out
照猫画虎
"draw a tiger from a cat" (to copy sth w/o catching its spirit)
模式
model; pattern
精忒
meticulously; painstakingly
制作
v. make; manufacture
套餐
a set meal
喜好
liking; taste
随意
as one pleases
挑选
choose; select
油条
deep-fried twisted dough sticks
馄饨
wonton
一炮打响
to mka e abig name with just one strike
客流量
the flow of customers (business "traffic")
猛增
increase sharpy
爆满
fbe fully occupied (of seats)
声名鹊起
reputation spreading far and wide
专门
special; specialized
火爆
to suddenly become a hot selling item
心花怒放
be elated
名堂
achievement; somethin gto show for one's efforts
日益
increasingly
招兵买马
"raise an army" (gather forces/personnel)
扩大
enlarge; expand; extend; swell
营业
engage in business
借着
leaning on the basis/strength of⬦
知名度
notoriety; fame; celebrity; rating
推出
present to the public
系列
n. series; set
实惠
n 1）practical or substantial benefit adj 2）to be substantial; be real
新颖
new and original; novel
踌躇满志
be enormously proud of one's success

ambituous; aspiring
麦当劳
McD's
肯德基
KFC
家喻户晓
become a household word
回顾
look back; retrospect
不可欝议
inconceivable; unimaginable
历程
(in retrospect); course; process
广大
vast; wide; large-scale; numerous
毕竟
after all; when all is said and done
命运
destiny; fate; lot
Start Studying!

Deck Info

183

permalink