All Things Considered: Chapter 10: Part 1

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xian1 hua1

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鲜花

Hint 1

n. fresh flower

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cha1

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插

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v. to stick in, to insert

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niu2 fen4

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牛粪

Hint 3

n. cow dung

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xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4

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鲜花插在牛粪上

Hint 4

Idiom: "fresh flower sticking in cow dung" --- what a waste!

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lao3 fu1 shao4 qi1

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老夫少妻

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n. old husband and young wife

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hun1 yin1

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婚姻

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n. marriage

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pu3 bian4

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普遍

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adj. common; prevalent

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ge2 bi4

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隔壁

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n. next door

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fu1 fu4

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夫妇

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husband and wife

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nan2

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男

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n. man; male

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nu3

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女

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n. woman; female

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fu4 nu3

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父女

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n. father and daughter

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ma

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嘛

Hint 13

part. Indicates that sth is obvious

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nian2 qing1

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年轻

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adj. young

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xiao3 jie3

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小姐

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n. young (unmarried) lady

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jia4

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嫁

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v. (of women) to marry

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chou3

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丑

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adj. ugly

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lao3 tour2

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老头儿

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n. old man; old chap

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sheng1 huo2

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生活

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v. to live

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xing4 fu2

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幸福

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adj. happy, fourtunate; felicity

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nian2 ji4

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年纪

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n. age

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xue2 wen4

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学问

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n. knowledge

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shou1 ru4

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收入

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n. income, earnings

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gao1

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高

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adj. high

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qi1 zi3

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妻子

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n. wife

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ti3 tie1

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体贴

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v. to show consideration for, to give every care to

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li3 xiang3

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理想

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adj. ideal

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duir4

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对儿

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MW: couple; pair

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jie2 hun1

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结婚

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v-o. to get married

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wang3 wang3

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往往

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adv. more often than not, often, frequently

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bian4

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变

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v. to become different, to change

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ti3 li4

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体力

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n. physical strength

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xian3 zhu4

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显著

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adj. notable, obvious

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chang2 shi2

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常识

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n. common knowledge

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nan2 ren2

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男人

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n. men

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ping2 jun1

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平均

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adj. average

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shou4 ming4

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寿命

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n. life span

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nu3 ren2

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女人

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women

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duan3

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短

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adj. short (in length, duration, height)

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shou3 gua3

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守寡

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v-o. to remain a widow, to live in widow hood

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zhang4 fu1

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丈夫

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husband

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qu3

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娶

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v. (of men) to marry, to take (a wife)

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fu4 mu3

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父母

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n. parents

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shi2 dai4

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时代

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n. times, age, era

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kan4 bu4 qi3

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看不起

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v. to look down on