Practical Audio-Visual Chinese Lesson 4-11

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探親

Back 1

to visit one's relatives

Hint 1

tan4 qin1

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親戚

Back 2

relatives by birth or marriage

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qin1 qi1

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親人

Back 3

relatives by birth

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qin1 ren2

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家人

Back 4

family members

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jia1 ren2

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老家

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family's place of origin; ancestral home

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lao3 jia1

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驚訝

Back 6

to be surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded

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jing1 ya4

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驚喜

Back 7

surprise

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jing1 xi3

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激動

Back 8

to be excited, stirred, aroused, stimulated, agitated

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ji1 dong4

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外婆

Back 9

maternal grandmother

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wai4 po2

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外公

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maternal grandfather

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wai4 gong1

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婆婆

Back 11

husband's mother; a term of respect for an elderly woman

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po2 po5

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公公

Back 12

husband's father; a term of respect for an elderly man

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gong1 gong1

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老公

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husband (slang)

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lao3 gong1

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老婆

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wife (slang)

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lao3 po2

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祭祖

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to perform rites in honor of one's ancestors, to offer a sacrifice to one's ancestors

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ji4 zu3

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衛生設備

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sanitation facilities, sanitary ware

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wei4 sheng1 she4 bei4

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衛生

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to be sanitary, hygienic

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wei4 sheng1

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設備

Back 18

equipment, facilities

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she4 bei4

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衛生紙

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toilet paper

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wei4 sheng1 zhi3

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面紙

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facial tissue

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mian4 zhi3

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改善

Back 21

to improve

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gai3 shan4

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戒指

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finger ring

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jie4 zhi3

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隨身聽

Back 23

"walkman", small portable radio or cassette player

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sui2 shen1 ting1

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計算機

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calculator

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ji4 suan4 ji1

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計算

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to calculate

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ji4 suan4

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海關

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customs, immigration services

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hai3 guan1

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光

Back 27

merely, only, solely

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guang1

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檢查

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to check, examine, inspect / check-up, examination

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jian3 cha2

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繳稅

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to pay taxes

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jiao3 shui4

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繳

Back 30

to pay taxes, fees, etc.

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jiao3

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稅

Back 31

tax, levy, duty

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shui4

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房屋稅

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house duty

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fang2 wu1 shui4

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地價稅

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land tax

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di4 jia4 shui4

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所得稅

Back 34

the income tax

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suo3 de2 shui4

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關稅

Back 35

customs duties; tariff duties

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guan1 shui4

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上稅
打稅

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to pay taxes, to pay duties

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shang4 shui4
da3 shui4

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免稅 (商) 店

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duty free shop

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mian3 shui4 (shang1) dian4

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禮多人不怪

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no one find fault in extra courtesy

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li3 duo1 ren2 bu2 guai4

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而已

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that is all, nothing more

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er2 yi3

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標準

Back 40

a standard, criterion / to meet a standard

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biao1 zhun3

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肩膀

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shoulder

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jian1 bang3

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專心

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to be attentive, make a concerted effort / whole-heartedly

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zhuan1 xin1

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嚇一跳

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to be startled for a moment; cause one to jump with surprise

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xia4 yi2 tiao4

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嚇

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to frighten, startle, scare, intimidate; to be frightened

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xia4

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撿

Back 45

to pick up, gather, collect, find

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jian3

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大伯

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father's eldest brother; uncle

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da4 bo2

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伯母

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wife of father's elder brother; aunt

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bo2 mu3

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自從

Back 48

ever since, from

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zi4 cong2

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台商

Back 49

businessman from Taiwan

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tai2 shang1

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通航

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to be open to navigation or air traffic

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tong1 hang2

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打斷

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to interrupt, cut sort, break

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da3 duan4

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斷

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to break, to snap

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duan4

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班機

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a scheduled flight

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ban1 ji1

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班

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(for a regularly scheduled plane, bus, train, etc.)

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ban1

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登機

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to board a plane

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deng1 ji1

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誤點

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to be late, overdue, behind schedule

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wu4 dian3

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航空公司

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airline

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hang2 kong1 gong1 si1

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冷淡

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to be indifferent, cold, apathetic

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leng3 dan4

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淡

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to be bland, pale, insipid, weak

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dan4

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取消

Back 60

to cancel, to abolish

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qu3 xiao1

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旅客

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passenger

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lv4 ke4

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顧客

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customer

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gu4 ke4

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說明

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to explain, clarify, expound / explanation, exposition, caption

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shuo1 ming2

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說明書

Back 64

written instructions or directions, explanatory documents

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shuo1 ming2 shu1

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降落

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to land, to descend

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jiang4 luo4

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增加

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to increase; to add

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zeng1 jia1

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海峽

Back 67

strait, channel

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hai3 xia2

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岸

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coast, bank, shore

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an4

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交流

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exchange, interchange / to exchange, to interchange

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jiao1 liu2

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溝通

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to communicate / communication

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gou1 tong1

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代溝

Back 71

generation gap

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dai4 gou1

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非法

Back 72

to be illegal, unlawful

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fei1 fa3

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合法

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to be legal, lawful, legitimate

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he2 fa3

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走私

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to smuggle / smuggling

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zou3 si1

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造成

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to cause; to form; to make; to bring about

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zao4 cheng2

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來往

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to have dealing with, to contact, to correspond with

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lai2 wang3

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詞彙

Back 77

vocabulary

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ci2 hui4

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幸福

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fortunate, lucky

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xing4 fu2

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做夢

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to dream

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zuo4 meng4