"A Half Hour at Noon" BOOK 2 Chapter 17 Chinese tingli
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- 红红火火
- flourishing, very popular
- åè¿œ
- remote, faraway
- 活跒
- brisk, active; v. enliven, invigorate
- 支
- ???
- 铜管
- brass and pipes (musical instruments)
- 曲å
- tune, song melody
- ç¹èµ„
- to raise funds (in preparation for something)
- 组建。。。队
- to form⬦ team/ensemble/etc.
- 自ç¹
- to raise funds, make preparations themselves
- è¯å¾—从头儿说起
- to begin the story from the beginning
- æžœå›
- orchard
- 采矿
- to mine mineral deposits, mining
- 乡亲
- fellow villager
- ä¹å’Œ
- be happy
- 专程
- special trip, to make a special trip
- é“œå·
- brass horn
- 美滋滋
- elated, very happy
- 吹丬口
- to give one blow (on an instrument)
- 惊天动地
- shake heaven and earth; startling
- 吹号
- blow brass instrument
- 识谱
- able to read musical score
- 高调
- lofty tone, high pitch, high-sounding words
- 嘴唇
- lips
- 脸是一阵红一阵白
- face alternating between red and white (embarassed)
- 围观
- surround and watch
- 下ä¸æ¥å°
- unable to back out gracefully
- 灰忒
- lose heart; be discouraged
- 花钱找罪å—
- spend money only to suffer
- 节骨眼儿
- crucial moment, juncture
- ä¹å‘µå‘µ
- buoyant, happy,
- 一å£åƒä¸äº†èƒ–å
- one doesn’t get fat from one bite
- 拉出去
- to pull out
- 比画
- gesticulate
- æ‘委会
- village committee
- 兴高采烈
- in high spirits jubilant
- æ¥ç‰Œ
- play cards
- 打架
- fight; scuffle; come to blows
- 看çƒé—¹
- watch the fun/excitement
- 在。。。带动之下
- under the leadership of⬦.
- 精神文明建设
- building spiritual civilization
- 有了起色
- to have a "pickup"
- 烟雾ç¼ç»•
- with smoke circling all around (in an enclosed area)
- 麻将
- mahjong
- åšå®š
- firm; steadfast v. strengthen
- 大伙儿
- us, we, all, everyone
- 排练
- rehearse
- 劲头
- colloquial strength, vigor, energy
- 足
- sufficient, fully, as much as
- 够味
- just the right flavor, just the thing
- 镇党委
- township Party Committee
- 迎回归庆七一
- welcome the Hong Kong back to China
- 父è€ä¹¡äº²
- elders of a village
- ç™»å°äº®ç›¸
- to get on stage and show one's face
- 荣謬
- honor, glory
- æ¼”ç ¸äº†
- to ruin a performance
- 丢人
- lose face
- æ心åŠèƒ†
- to have one's heart in one's throat
- 涅ç€ä¸€æŠŠ
- to sweat (from anxiety)
- 镇文化站长
- head of the township "cultural station"
- 一声令下
- to send down just one order
- 鼓å·é½é¸£
- drums and bugles sound together
- 沸腾
- seethe with excitement
- 惊å¹
- exclaim with admiration
- 。。。ä¸å·²
- to⬦. Endlessly
- çƒçƒˆ
- animated; vivacious
- 鼓掌
- to applaud
- 内当家
- the one in charge of the inner household (housewife)
- æ ¡åœ¨è„¸ä¸Šï¼Œå–œåœ¨å¿ƒé‡Œ
- with a smile on one's face and gladness in one's heart
- åŽæ™Œ
- afternoon, evening (dialect)
- 干啥
- how come? Why? (dialect)
- è€é’±å„¿
- gamble (coll.)
- 玩儿牌
- play cards
- 练会儿å·
- to practice playing the bugle
- 练唱
- to practice singing
- 戴了个好头
- to have done a good job of leading off
- 蓬勃
- vigorous; flourishing
- 秧æŒ
- rice-planting song, a popular rural folk dance
- 花会
- festival (with misc. activities)
- 增添
- add, increase
- 情趣
- interest; appeal; temperament
- 脱颖而出
- come to the fore
- 百尺竿头，更进一æ¥
- to make further progress still
- 迷人
- charming, enchanting
- 乐章
- musical movement