第二课：留串钥匙给父母

Question 1

String together; bunch, skewer, 量词

Answer 1

串 - chuàn
-> 把魚串起来 - string the fish together
-> 串门 - drop by for a visit (Coll.)
-> 一串葡萄 - a bunch of grapes
-> 串通 - gang up; collude

Question 2

All one’s life

Answer 2

一辈子 - （2-4-0)

Question 3

Countryside

Answer 3

农村

Question 4

House

Answer 4

屋子

Question 5

To cut off; to stop

Answer 5

断 - (duàn)
-> 断敌退路 - cut off enemy’s retreat
( … dítuìlù)

Question 6

Since (of time)

Answer 6

以来
-> 三年以来 - in the past three years

Question 7

Maternal grandmother

Answer 7

姥姥

Question 8

Uncle (mother’s brother)

Answer 8

舅舅

Question 9

Aunt (father’s sister)

Answer 9

姑姑

Question 10

Resolute, determined

Answer 10

坚决 - (jiānjué)
-> 坚决支持 - firmly support; stand firmly by

Question 11

Work for others; do a temp job

Answer 11

打工

Question 12

Earn/make a living; struggle to get free; try to throw off

Answer 12

挣 - (zhèng)
-> 挣饭吃 - earn a living

Question 13

County

Answer 13

县 - (xiàn)

Question 14

Set/suite (量词), sheath/cover, to cover with (vb)

Answer 14

套
-> 一套书 - a set of books
-> 一套房间 - a suite of rooms; a flat
-> 毛笔套 - cap of a writing brush

Question 15

To decorate (a house, room, etc)

Answer 15

装修

Question 16

Extremely, exceedingly

Answer 16

不得了
-> 没有什么不得了的事。- It’s not really serious.

Question 17

To be drunk

Answer 17

醉 - (zuì)
->醉乡 - drunken stupor

Question 18

Strong, intense, violent, vehement

Answer 18

强烈
-> 强烈反对 - strongly oppose

Question 19

Night

Answer 19

夜

Question 20

Lock; to lock it up

Answer 20

锁 - (suo3)
-> 门上加了一把锁。- An extra lock has been fixed on the door.

Question 21

(Prep.) about to, just before, on the point of; face/overlooking

Answer 21

临 - (lín)
-> 临睡 - just before going to bed; at bedtime
-> 临街的窗子 - a window overlooking the street

Question 22

Quietly, secretly

Answer 22

悄悄 - (qiāoqiāo)

Question 23

To dry in the sun; bask

Answer 23

晒 - shài
-> 晒伤 - sunburn
-> 晒被子 - air a quilt

Question 24

Long-distance

Answer 24

长途 - (chángtú)
-> 长途飞行 - long-distance flight

Question 25

To freeze, to feel very cold

Answer 25

冻 -> 冻亲 - to catch a cold

Question 26

To imagine

Answer 26

想象

Question 27

Dust, dirt

Answer 27

灰尘 - (huīchén)

Question 28

Shine/light/brighten; show/reveal

Answer 28

亮 -> 亮丽 - bright and pretty -> 亮思想 - lay bare one’s thoughts

Question 29

To smile; smile

Answer 29

微笑

Question 30

Warm; to make smth warm

Answer 30

温暖

Question 31

At once; immediately

Answer 31

立刻 -> 立刻回答

Question 32

To pounce on, to dash at

Answer 32

扑 - (pū) -> 一心扑在事业上 - devote oneself heart and soul to one’s career

Question 33

Bedroom

Answer 33

卧室 - （wòshì)

Question 34

To spread, unfold

Answer 34

铺 - (pū) -> 铺地毯 - spread a rug on the floor ( … dìtan3)

Question 35

To float (in the air), to waft

Answer 35

飘 - (piāo)

Question 36

Feel; feeling

Answer 36

感受

Question 37

To shed tears

Answer 37

流泪

Question 38

Used for a short period of time; a period of time

Answer 38

阵 - (zhèn) -> 病了一阵兒 - be ill for some time