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"A Half Hour at Noon" Chapter 14 Chinese tingli

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Terms

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最终
finally; ultimately
县中
county middle school
村庄
village; hamlet
过年过节
celebrating New Year and other holidays
探望
to visit (old and honorable folks)
one's aged parents/grandparents
若即若离
keep somebody at arms length (?);
lukewarm (relations between ppl)
站在。。。的角度
feom the perspective of⬦.
旁观者
bystander
审视
look closely at; examine
生于斯，张于斯
born and raised at that place
较之于
compare it with
反而
on the contrary; instead
更为。。。
even more⬦
深切
heartfelt; deep
回乡
return to one' s village/district
事物
thing; object
加速
quicken;accelerate; expedite
目不暇接
eye cannot take it all in
外在
external; extrinsic
普及
popularize; spread; (adj.) universal; popular
变迁
vicissitude; change
硬件
hardware
浅层
at the surface level
结构
structure; composition; construction
价值观念
value concepts
不可估量
inestimable
传达
pass on; transmit; communicate
为。。。所接受
be accepted by ⬦.
大众
the people/masses
一旦。。。
once
度假
spend holidays
寒假
winter vacation
暑假
summer vacation
场
measure word for round/session
闹运动
to bring on a movement
之所以。。。，是因为
the reason for ⬦ is because⬦
称其为。。。
to call⬦ by the name of⬦
轰轰烈烈
vigorous; dynamic
气势
manner; air; fervor; vehemence
拆炕换床
to modernize (exchange the platform bed for a (western) bed)
如此之 adj
to be⬦ in this way
祖先
ancestors; forebears
土炕
heatable bed; earthen platform
无影无踪
vanish without a trace
历来
has always;
守旧
stick to the old ways
奇迹
miracle
在。。。之初
at the beginning of
派
group; school; faction; clique
争论
controversy
显而易见
obviously; evidently
丑陋
ugly
生
to arise; to be born
跳蚤
fleas
占地方
to take up space
自然
naturally; of course
慢性气管炎
chronic bronchitis
过冬
pass winter
烟熏火燎
smoky
犯病
suffer relapse of old illness or bad habit
怀旧
yearn for past
告别
leave; bid farewell
恋恋不舍
hate to let go of
古风
ancient practice
æ–°æ½®
new tide; fashion
以。。而告终
to conclude with
固守
defend tenaciously; to hold to sth
阵地
battlefield
改弦更张
make fresh start (lit. to change one's bow)
方兴未艾
be just unfolding; be in ascendant
初露端倪
to show the first signs of something
服饰
dress and personal adornment
具体
concrete; particular
姑娘
girl
裙子
skirt
成熟
ripe; mature
大中专
community colleges and technical secondary schools
姥姥
maternal grandmother
认识到。。。的意义
to be aware of the implications
深刻
deep; profound
天经地义
perfectly justified/ proper (the way of heaven and earth)
评价
appraise; evaluate
闺女
unmarried daughter
å…‰
be bare/naked
。。。像什么话
"what the hell is this?"
新鲜
fresh
婶子
aunt;
大娘
"granny"
很有些
to be quite⬦
议论
debate; discuss
非议
reproach; censure; condemn
从。。。得知
from⬦ know⬦
暴露
reveal; lay bare
有伤大雅
detrimental to the ambiance/atmosphere
迅速
rapid; speedy; prompt
展开
launch; develop; carry out
务农
be engaged in agriculture
媳妇儿
wife; married young women
势如破竹
with irresistible force
以至于。。。
so that; with the result that
脱离
separate oneself from
器物
tool; implement; untensil
层次
rank order; stratification
文明
civilization
称谓
title; appellation
不折不扣
to the letter; 100%
移风易俗
transform social traditions
显著
notable; marked; striking
标志
sign; mark
人类学家
anthropologist
从。。。着手
to tackle from (a certain point)
发动
start; mobilize
牙牙学语
to begin learning to speak
娘
mother
称呼
call; address
伙伴
partner; companion
爹
dad
偶尔
occasionally
超前
to supersede; to do something before its time
上述
above-mentioned; aforesaid
规矩
rule; custom
嘲弄
v. to mock
说辞
excuse; explanation
现成
ready-made
扯牛尾巴的
"one who pull's the ox's tail"
æ´‹æ°”
foreign flavor (e.g. in an ostentatious western style)
光景
approximate span of time
物换星移
passage of time (things change and stars move)
小家伙儿
kid;yong fellow
含糊不清
vague; murky
响亮
loud; resounding
自豪
pride onself on⬦
答应
consent to; agree to DO STH
赶上。。。的时代
to come up just at the time of⬦
改口
to change one's tune
变革
transform; change
遗迹
historical remains; vestiges; traces
姨妈
married maternal aunt
表弟
younger male cousin of diff surname
媒
coal
偏向
be partial to; give unprincipled support/protection to (one side)
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