Lesson 8 Part 1

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一见钟情

Back 1

yi jian zhong qing / fall in love at first sight

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生龙活虎

Back 2

sheng long huo hu / doughty as a dragon

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股票

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gu piao / stocks and shares

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默不做声

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mo bu zuo sheng / to be silent

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对牛弹琴

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duiniutanqin / to play the lute for the cow

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不闻不问

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buwenbuwen / to be indifferent to something

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装聋作哑

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zhuang long zuo ya / to pretend to be deaf to smt

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深藏不露

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sheng cang bulou / to hide one's great ability

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请教

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qingjiao / to consult or to ask for advice

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班门弄斧

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ban men nong fu / to display light skill in front

of an expert

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谦虚

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qianxu / modest or modesty

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一帆风顺

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yi fan feng shun / as smooth and pleasant as

perfect sailing

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一败涂地

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yi bai tu di / to suffer a crushing defeat

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指教

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zhijiao /to advice or comments to

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股市

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gushi / stock market

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行情

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hangqing / market quotations or trends

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一成不变

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yichengbubian / invariable and immutable

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建议

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jianyi / to propose or to suggest

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收集

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shouji / to collect or to gather

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信息

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xinxi / information

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坐井观天

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zuo jing guan tian / to have a narrow view of life

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夜郎自大

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ye lang zi da / to be too proud of oneself out of

arrogance

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准

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zhun / accurate and precise

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赶快

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gankuai / immediately

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下手

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xiashou / to put one's hand to

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三心二意

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san xin er yi / cannot make up one's mind

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犹豫不决

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you yu bu jue / to remain undecided; to hesitate

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准确

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zhunque / precise

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生动

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shengdong / lively and vivid

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表达

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biaoda / express ; to deliver

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成千上万

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cheng qian shang wan / tens of thousands of

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大体上

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datishang / on the whole; roughly

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结构

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jiegou structure or construction

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典故

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diangu / literary quotation

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猜

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cai / to guess

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大量

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daliang / a large number ; a great quantitiy

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白话

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baihua / colloquial, clear and easy to understand

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组合

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zuhe / to compose or to assemble

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固定

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guding / to fasten or to fix; to be fixed

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代替

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daiti / to substitute for or replace

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构成

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goucheng / to constitute or to form