"A Half Hour at Noon" BOOK 2 Chapter 13 Chinese tingli
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- 洪涝
- flood
- é™·å…¥
- get in
- 窘境
- predicament; quandary
- 三令五申
- give repeated orders and injunctions
- 偏偏
- just, against (adv.)
- 上有政ç–，下有对ç–
- those on top set the policy, but those below work around it
- 江西
- Jiangxi
- 穷乡咻壤
- a remote and backward place
- éå—
- be exposed to;
- ç顶之ç¾
- subject to extreme catastrophe
- 在劫难逃
- there's no escaping fate
- 内æ¶
- waterlogged condition
- 山洪
- mountain torrents
- 爆å‘
- break out; burst out; erupt
- çªå‘
- suddenly occur
- 病虫害
- plant diseases and insect pests
- 早稻
- early season rice
- å‡äº§
- reduction of output
- ç»æ”¶
- have no harvests
- é›ªä¸ŠåŠ éœœ
- one disaster compounding another
- 年末é™è‡³
- the end of the year has just arrived
- 勒紧裤腰带
- tighten the belt; to have a hard life
- 熬
- endure; put up with (pain, hard life, etc.)
- 虎视眈眈
- eye covetously
- 亩
- a unit of area (667 sq. meters)
- 分
- 1/10 of a "mu"
- 收æˆ
- harvest; crop
- 满打满算
- taking everything into account
- 水稻
- paddy rice
- 谷子
- millet
- 化肥
- chemical fertilizer
- 纯收入
- net income
- 补贴
- to subsidize; help financially
- 家用
- family expenses
- 辍学
- discontinue one's studies
- ä¸å ªé‡è´Ÿ
- unable to bear the heavy burden
- 农民负担监ç£å¡
- farmer fee payment card\
- å¼ æ¦œ
- to post notice
- 公布
- to publicize
- åæ˜
- to reflect; to express an opinion
- 收æ®
- receipt
- é—¯
- to rush into; to dash madly
- è®æ–¥
- to rebuke; reprimand
- 牵
- to lead along; pull
- æ‰“æ¬ æ¡
- to issue IOU's
- æ‘支书
- village CCP secretary
- 乡
- township
- 汇报
- to report
- 财政
- finance (generally for government)
- 乡统ç¹æ‘æç•™
- township makes the overall plan; the village collects and keeps (levies)
- 林业基金费
- forest maintenance fee
- 水利费
- irrigation works fee
- 程控电è¯è´¹
- program control telephone fee
- æ•‘ç¾æ¬¾
- to provide disaster relief
- æ¨ç›˜æ¬¾
- rice seedling tray fee
- 桥梁
- bridge
- 特困人å£
- the very poorest of the population
- 特困户
- very poor family
- 拒交
- to refuse to pay
- 集资
- to raise funds; collect money
- å‘。。。伸出æ´åŠ©ä¹‹é¦–
- to extend a helping hand to
- 捐
- donate
- 摇身一å˜
- suddenly change one's identity
- 交纳
- to pay, render
- 滩上
- to befall; to endure (unpleasant things)
- 硬欧
- rigid; inflexible
- åŠ ç
- overcharge
- 利æ¯
- interest
- 强行
- to force implementation
- 压价
- to force prices down
- 定è´ä»·
- the nationally set price for foodstuffs
- å¿æ— å¯å¿
- be driven beyond the limits of forbearance
- 上访
- to appeal to the higher authorities for help
- çœåŸŽ
- provincial capital
- å—昌
- name of the capital of Jiangxi
- ä¸€æ— æ‰€èŽ·
- to gain nothing
- 一ç¹èŽ«å±•
- can find no way out
- 。。。之际
- at the time of ____
- 碗å£ç²—
- 圆木
- log
- 房æ¢
- roof beam
- 求情
- beg for leniency; plead
- 作罢
- to forgo; to relinquish
- æ‰“é€€å ‚è§„
- to beat a retreat; to back out
- å‘誓
- to vow, swear
- 嬾家荡产
- to dissipate one's fortune; ruin; be clean broke
- 钦佩
- to admire; respect
- 春秋
- a year (lit. spring and autumn)
- 百年ä¸é‡
- something not run into for 100 years
- 展现
- unfold before one's eyes
- 综åˆå›½åŠ›
- comprehensive national power
- 世人
- earthling
- ä¸å¯æˆ˜èƒœ
- indomitable
- 状告
- to sue
- 麦子
- wheat
- 蚕豆ç§
- broad bean seeds
- 足é‡å‘放
- to distribute adequate amounts
- 愤怒
- angry; furious
- å †æ”¾
- to pile up
- æœ
- to search
- 毛毯
- blanket
- 豆奶
- soybean milk
- 蜜枣
- candied date
- è…烂
- decompose; rot
- 起
- to appear
- 霉点
- mold
- 预防
- to guard against; prevent
- 疫情
- status of an epidemic
- 明矾
- alum
- 扣
- to detain; to hold in custody
- 浸泡
- to soak; immerse
- 拨款
- to allocate funds; appropriate; allocation
- 救济
- to relieve; succor
- 白生生
- very white
- ç»æ— 仅有
- unique; peerless
- 黑龙江
- Heilongjiang
- 哈尔滨
- Harbin
- æ‹£
- to pick up (from the ground)
- 基层干部
- cadre at the grass roots level
- 贪污
- to misappropriate; embezzle
- è…è´¥
- to be corrupt
- 侧面
- side
- 社会ä¿éšœä½“ç³»
- Social Insurance System
- å‹Ÿæ
- to solicit contributions
- 有识之士
- person with breadth of vision/insight
- 势在必行
- be imperative under the situation