2009-08-14 Vocabulary for Special Chinese

2009-08-14 14:51 BJT

1.设法(shè fǎ) 想办法

  strive, try

  例:他设法多赚钱来养活这个大家庭。

  Eg: He strives to earn as much money as he can to support the big
    family.

2.避免(bì miǎn) 设法不让某种情况发生;防止(多指不好的情况)

  prevent, avoid

  例:为了避免交通拥堵,我们最好采取错时上下班的方法。

  Eg: To avoid traffic jam, we’d better stagger the office shift hours.

3.萧条(xiāo tiáo) 冷落而没有生机

  sluggish, depressed

  例:生意萧条、经济萧条

  Eg: depressed business; sluggish economy

4.干涸(gān hé) (河道、池塘等)枯竭

  dried up

  例:由于干旱,黄土高坡上的几条河流已经干涸了。

  Eg: Rivers on the Yellow High Land nearly dried up in the drought.

5.名流(míng liú) 社会上的知名人士

  elite, celebrity

  例:此次演出汇集了京剧界的各派名流。

  Eg: Peking Opera elites of different fractions performed in this show.

6.顺口溜(shùn kǒu liū) 民间流行的一种口头韵文,句子长短不等,纯用口语,
              念起来很顺口

  clever saying, doggerel

Editor: Xie Shiying | Source: CCTV.com