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Thought and Society - Lesson 4

Terms

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客觬
ke4guan1

objective (not subjective)
填鴨
tian2ya1

to stuff ducks with food
感想
gan3xiang3

feelings and thoughts, impressions
發掘
fa1jue2

to excavate and explore (potential)
發覺
fa1jue2

to discover, find out
培養
pei2yang3

nurture and develop
扮演
ban4yan3

to play the role of
志向
zhi4xiang4

aspiration
角色
jue2(jiao3)se4

role, part
盲從
mang2cong2

to follow blindly
鼓勵
gu3li4

encourage
未免
wei4mian3

must admit, can't deny
膚淺
fu1qian3

superficial, skin-deep
何況
he2kuang4

moreover, not to mention
所以然
the reason why
志願
zhi4yuan4

aim or goal, preferred major written on lian kao
志趣
zhi4qu4

aspirations and interest
反映
fan3ying4

to reflect
公認
gong1ren4

universially accepted or acknowledged
熱門
re4men2

in great demand, popular
科系
ke1xi4

academic field or department
落入
luo4ru4

to fall into undesirable circumstances
-流
(first, second etc) class, rate
冷門
leng3men2

unpopular, not in demand
懊惱
ao4nao3

annoyed, upset, vexed
慶幸
qing4xing4

to rejoice over good fortune
一旦
yi2dan4

if one day, once
似乎
si4hu1

seems to be
重心
zhong4xin1

center of gravity, focus
求學
qiu2xue2

seek learning, study
積極
ji1ji2

be positive, enthusiastic, active
認真
ren4zhen1

concientious, earnest
分發
fen1fa1

to assign to level, place
容許
rong2xu3

to permit
關聯
guan1lian2

connections
期望
qi2wang4

to hope, a hope
無可奈何
wu2ke3nai4he2

have no choice but..
奢望
she1wang4

unrealistic expectation
科目
ke1mu4

academic subject
就算是
even if (colloquial)
學非所用
xue2fei1suo3yong4

what one learned is not put to use
大材小用
da4cai2xiao3yong4

to deploy great ability in menial tasks
深鬠
shen1zao4

continue to study at an even more advanced level
茫然
mang2ran2

be at a loss, in a fog
碩士
shuo4shi4

master's degree
未來
wei4lai2

future
學歷
xue2li4

level of education
發揮
fa1hui1

put one's abilities and talents to use, fully express an idea or rationale
消極
xiao1ji2

negative, unenthusiastic, passive
缺乏
que1fa2

lack
極端
ji2duan1

extreme
觀察
guan1cha2

to observe carefully
公共場所
gong1gong4 chang3suo3

public places
插隊
cha1dui4

to cut in line
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gan3ji1

grateful, appreciative
教學
jiao1xue2

to teach students
é …
xiang4

MW for rules, principles, items etc
讚賞
zan4shang3

appreciate, praise
理所當然
li3suo3dang1ran2

naturally, as a matter of course
疏忽
shu1hu1

neglect
周到
zhou1dao4

thoughtful, thorough
只顧
zhi3gu4

only care about
尊重
zun1zhong4

to show respect for
足以
zu2yi3

to be sufficient for
心態
xin1tai4

mentality
追究
zhui1jiu4

look into, investiage
名氣
ming2qi4

reputation
品德
pin3de2

moral character
修養
xiu1yang3

cultivation (of moral character)
功利
gong1li4

utility, efficacy, material gain
氣息
qi4xi2(xi1)

ambience, atmosphere
手段
shou3duan4

method (bad connotation)
無關緊要
wu2guan1jin3yao4

not particularly important
雙重
shuang1chong2

double
捨棄
she3qi4

relinquish, let go of, abandon
犧牲
xi1sheng1

sacrifice
尊敬
zun1jing4

respect (con: look up to)
先天下之憂而憂
xian1tian1xia4zhia1you1er2you1

to be concerned with troublesome matters even before others are aware of them
抱負
bao4fu4

aspiration, ambition
擔當
dan1dang1

assume or undertake
謙虛
qian1xu1

modest
畢竟
bi4jing4

after all
每況愈下
mei3kuang4yu4xia4

to get progressively worse
當局
dang1ju2

the authorities
實施
shi2shi1

to put into practice
淘汰
tao2tai4

selectively eliminate
學識
xue2shi4

knowledge
人才
ren2cai2

people of talent or ability
遊行
you3xing2

visible, tangible
擔負
dan1fu4

bear or shoulder (responsibility, burden)
素質
su4zhi2

quality, caliber
學以致用
xue2yi3zhi4yong4

able to use whatever you studied
深入
shen1ru4

to go deep into
確實
que4shi2

genuinely
全盤
quan2pan2

comprehensive
檢討
jian3tao3

self-assessment, discuss and evaluate
短視
duan3shi4

short-sighted
擺脫
bai3tuo1

break away from
從...著眼
cong2...zhuo2yan3

to take the perspective of...
百年大計
bai3nian2da4ji4

a vital plan for the next hundred years
主動
zhu3dong4

active, positive
上進
shang4jin4

advance by one's own efforts
被動
bei4dong4

passive (in effort)
心不甘清不願
xin1bu4gan1 qing2bu2yuan4

unwilling, unwillingly
習題
xi2ti2

lesson exercise
鳳毛麟角
feng1mao2 lin2jiao3

seldom seen, rare (con: good thing)
期末
qi2mo4

end of term
手下留情
shou3xia4liu2qing2

to show mercy
充實
chong1shi2

substantive, fulfilled
文憑
wen2ping2

diploma
風氣
feng1qi4

ambience, atmosphere
德智體群
de2zhi4ti3qun2

morality, knowledge, physical training, cooperative spirit
四育
si4yu4

four types of education
並重
bing4zhong4

both or all are important
é™°å½±
yin1ying3

shadow
籠罩
long3zhao4

to envelope, shroud
忽視
hu1shi4

ignore, neglect
針對
zhen1dui4

be directed at
大專
da4zhuan1

college and vocational school

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