Monday, May 25, 2020

Interpretation Learning - May 2020 (5)


  1. preoccupation 先占据/全神贯注
  2. Finally, i lifted from my mind the constant preoccupation with military problems. 最后,我终于丢开了萦绕脑际的军事问题。
  3. procreation 生殖
  4. pristine 原始的 (I found a pristine copy of the novel ' s first editions)
  5. condone 宽恕/纵容
  6. slyly 狡猾地


Saturday, May 23, 2020

Interpretation Learning - May 2020 (4)


  1. interdependence 相互依存
  2. Council of churches 教会理事会
  3. Caribbean 加勒比海
  4. Atlantic 大西洋
  5. Canary Islands 加那利群岛
  6. Knock-on Effect 连锁反应
  7. Faroe Islands 法罗群岛
  8. Jamaica 牙买加
  9. Bail out 纾困 (解救)
  10. moratorium 延缓偿付期
  11. repayments 偿还
  12. Cyclone 旋风 (Indian Ocean 印度洋, Water)
  13. Typhoon 台风 (Pacific 太平洋, Water)
  14. Hurricane 飓风 (Atlantic 大西洋, Water)
  15. Tornado 龙卷风 (Land)
  16. Arctic ocean 北冰洋
  17. Southern Ocean 南冰洋
  18. lethal [ 'li:θəl ]  致命/死

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Interpretation Learning - May 2020 (3)


  1. (Chóuchàng)(伤感; 失意) melancholy/miserable 
  2. 同心祷告 Pray in One Heart
  3. 洞见 Sight
  4. 对比 Contrast
  5. 巴结 flatter/try hard to please 
  6. 真材实料 True Capability
  7. 比下去 Better off/Advantage over
  8. 侵蚀shí  erosion/eat away
  9. 疮 Sore 
  10. 溃烂 festered (Wounds festered in the damp, they never healed/伤口在潮湿中溃烂,永远也不能愈合)
  11. discharge pus
  12. 痔疮 haemorrhoids
  13. 窃窃私语 Whisper
  14. 臭味 stink/foul odor/foul smell
  15. 压制  Suppress
  16. 迎接 Receive (Welcome)
  17. 施法 Cast
  18. 落空 come to nothing; fail; fall through; disappointment 
  19. 医院院长 director of a hospital
  20. 中国四大名著 The Four Great Classic Chinese Novels
  21. 西游记 Journey to the West
  22. 水浒传 Water Margin
  23. 后楼梦  Dream of the Red Chamber
  24. 三国演义 Romance of the Three Kingdoms
  25. 照妖镜 monster-revealing mirror/magic mirror
  26. 唐山藏 The monk Tang Sanzang
  27. 孫悟空 Sun Wukong/Monkey King
  28. 猪八戒 Zhu Bajie/Pigsy
  29. 沙僧 Sha Wujing/Sandy 
  30. 负债累累 Debt-laden/Heavily in debt
  31. 遮盖 Cover
  32. 浮现 Emerge
  33. 放过 Let go
  34. 同行 Peer/fellow/colleague 
  35. 损坏 damage
  36. 大块 Mass/Chunk
  37. 红红 Reddish
  38. 衣裳 Garment (Cloth)
  39. 矛盾 contradiction
  40. 混乱 confusion
  41. 不起眼 Insignificant/Lowly/Humble
  42. 更不用说 Needless to mention
  43. 使无效,废弃,毁弃 Nullify (Arguments caused by nullifying employment contract/如何合法解除劳动合同)
  44. 乃缦的麻风犹如把他的权力,地位和财富都比下去了 Naaman's leprosy is like nullifying all that he has (status, power, wealth)
  45. 众人面前 Publicly/In front of the crowd 
  46. 乡下 Small Village
  47. 护士 Junior Nurse
  48. 小镇 small town 
  49. 有(…的)味道 Relish (Hunger gives relish to any food/肚子饿了什么都好吃。)