Beyond The Basics: Chapter 10

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pizza (n.)

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披萨饼
pi1sa4bing3

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fall low, sink into (v.)

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沦落
lun2luo4

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oneself, by oneself (pr.)

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自个儿
zi4ger3

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homeless (v.p.)

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无家可归

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subway station

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地铁站
di4tie3zhan4

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blame (v.)

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埋怨
man2yuan4

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sad; sorrow

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悲伤

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don't take things too hard (v.p.)

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想开点

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to do one's best

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尽量

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be content

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甘心

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make progress

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上进

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loan (n./v.)

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贷款
dai4kuan3

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long and extensive

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漫长

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research institute, grad school

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研究所

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pursue one's studies

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求学

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Puritan

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清教徒

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come through a hard time

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熬出头

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be defeated; defeat

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失败

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lose everything (v.p.)

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倾家荡产
qing1jia1dang4chan3

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afterwards, thereafter (adv.)

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此后

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drink excessively

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酗酒
xu4jiu3

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problem, weakness

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毛病
mao2bing4

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simply (adv.)

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简直
jian3zhi2

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devil, demon, moster

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魔鬼
２３

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basis

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基础
ji1chu3

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marriage

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婚姻

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be determined (v.p.)

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打定主意

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thus, so

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于是

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daughter-in-law, wife (old-fashioned usage)

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媳妇
xi2fu4

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to fulfill the responsibility of (v.p.)

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尽.....责任

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run away from home (v.p.)

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离家出走

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cross a border illegally

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偷渡
tou1du4

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San Fransisco

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旧金山
jiu4jin1shan1

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a skill (n.)

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一技之长
yi1ji4zhi1chang2

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legal, lawful

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合法

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identity, status

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身份
shen1fen

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odd job (n.)

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零工
ling2gong1

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green card

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绿卡
lv4ka3

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day and night

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夜以继日

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at last, in the end

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终于
zhong1yu2

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master (chef)

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大厨
da4chu2

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marry (a woman)

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娶
qu3

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from now/then on

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从此
cong2ci3

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totally worry-free

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高枕无忧
gao1zhen3wu2you1

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burn, cook

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烧

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wife (lit. old woman)

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老婆
lao3po

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God, heaven

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老天

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punish

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惩罚
cheng2fa2

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retribution

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报应
bao4ying4

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ex-wife

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前妻
qian2qi1

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glorious homecoming after establishing oneself

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衣锦还乡
yi1jin3huan2xiang1

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deserve

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应得

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before it is too late, while it's still early

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趁早
chen4zao3

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give up, quit (an addiction)

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戒
jie4

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stay

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留
liu2

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city government

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市政府
shi4zheng4fu3

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send, dispatch (people) (to do something)

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派人
pai4ren2

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drive away, expel

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赶
gan3

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so as to avoid

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免得
mian3de

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freeze

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冻
dong4

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street corner, street

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街头

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once again, anew

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重新
chong2xin1

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easier said than done

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谈何容易
tan2he2rong2yi4

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how can it be that (adv.)

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何尝
he2chang2

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shadow

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阴影
yin1ying3

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crush, press down

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压

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save life, rescue; Help!

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救命
jiu4ming4

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let air in

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透气
tou4qi4

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make a mistake

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犯错
fan4cuo4

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perfect, flawless

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完美
wan2mei3

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harm, damage

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害

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pull (oneself) together

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振作
zhen4zuo4

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awkward and helpless

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狼狈
lang2bei4

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unfortunately

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可惜
ke3xi1