Chinese should take about 3 years to learn, because all 3-year olds in China can speak…
第七十二课
两回事 – two different things
一回事 – the same thing
冰激凌 – ice cream
牛排 – steak
静悄悄 – very quiet
以为 – to think, to believe, to consider
算了 – forget it
卷子 – examination paper
一堆卷子 -a pile of exam papers
一张一弛 – tension alternating with relaxation
既然 – since
原来 – to turn out to be
哪怕 – even if
效率 – efficiency
保护 – to protect
既然…就… – as… then…
话又说回来了 – now that you mentioned it
第七十三课
重新 – again
交 – turn in, i.e. turn in homework
一分耕耘… 一分收获 – no pain… no gain
考砸 – to screw up your test
及格 – to pass, i.e to pass your test
失败是成功之母 – failure is the mother of success
卖关子 – to set up the punch line
分析 – to analyze
猜 – to guess
厉害 – terrible
夸 – to praise
泄气 – to lose heart, to be discouraged
认真 – serious, earnest
信心 – confident
口味 – flavor
到目前为止 – as of now
说不准 – you never know, not sure
说不好 – maybe or have no idea
第七十四课
一份文件 – one document
份 – measure word for document
签字 – signature
夫人 – wife
突然 – suddenly
生气 – angry
责任 – responsibility
有责任 – to be responsible for
关键 – key or essential
味道 – flavor
舒服 – comfortable
聪明 – smart
不至于 – cannot go so far as
哪儿跟哪儿啊 – used to underscore that 2 things have nothing to do with each other
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
– Nelson Mandela
第七十五课
出差 – business trip
顿 – measure word for meal
煎鸡蛋 – fried egg
西红柿 – tomato
炒 – to stir-fry
以为 – to think
中餐 – Chinese food
菜谱 – cookbook
纸上谈兵 – to talk about strategy on paper
洗手 – to wash hands
尽管 – despite
手艺 – workmanship
裁判 – referee
不见得 – no necessarily
要我说 – in my opinion
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