Aural

Question 1

to recover

Answer 1

恢复

huīfù

Question 2

CCTV

Answer 2

央视

yāng-shì

Question 3

the very next day

Answer 3

就在第二天

jiù zài dìèrtiān

Question 4

a long time since we last met

Answer 4

久违

jiǔwéi

Question 5

to do everything possible (neutral)

to go to any lengths (negative associations)

Answer 5

想方设法
Xiǎngfāngshèfǎ

不择手段
bùzéshǒuduàn

Question 6

daily routine

Answer 6

例行公事

lìxínggōngshì

Question 7

to pull

Answer 7

拽

zhuāi

Question 8

I sensed that

Answer 8

我察觉到

chájué dào

Question 9

surprised

Answer 9

诧异

chàyì

Question 10

miracle

it’s a miracle (that)…

Answer 10

奇迹 qíjì

…真是个奇迹
… zhēnshì gè qíjì

Question 11

there are both advantages and disadvantages

Answer 11

有利有弊

yǒu lì yǒu bì

Question 12

supply doesn’t meet demand

Answer 12

供不应求

gōngbùyìngqiú

Question 13

to age, ageing

Answer 13

衰老

shuāilǎo

Question 14

to be worried

Answer 14

忧愁

yōuchóu

Question 15

to give someone a meaningful look

The women exchanged glances.

Answer 15

向。。。使眼色
。。。。shĭyănsè

女人们互使眼色。
nǚrén men hù shĭyănsè 。

Question 16

to consolidate, strengthen

Answer 16

巩固 Gǒnggù

Question 17

a sense of identity

in his capacity as…

Answer 17

身份认同感。
shēnfèn rèntónggăn

以他作为…的身份
Yǐ tā zuòwéi … de shēnfèn

Question 18

to focus one’s attention on

Answer 18

着眼于

zhuóyǎnyú

Question 19

to bridge the gap

Answer 19

弥合差距

Míhé chājù

Question 20

to imitate

Answer 20

仿效

e.g.。 仿效。。。。的做法

Question 21

to be previously unheard of

Answer 21

闻所未闻

Wénsuǒwèiwén

Question 22

to make a total mess of sth (shit hit the fan)

Answer 22

(v) 得一塌糊涂

dé yītāhútú

Question 23

What’s more,

And to cap it all,

And on top of that….

Answer 23

更有甚者，…

Gēngyǒushènzhě, tā shuō …

Question 24

abbreviation

Contracting”I am” makes”I’m”.

Answer 24

缩写 suōxiě

把“Iam”缩写成“I’m”。
Bǎ”I am”suōxiě chéng”I’m”.

Question 25

privately, without permission, Who rifled through my desk drawers ?

Answer 25

私自 sīzì 谁私自搜查了我的抽屉。 shuí sīzì sōuchá le wŏ de chōutì

Question 26

better than nothing Imperfect as they must be, they are still better than nothing.

Answer 26

聊胜于无 liáoshèngyúwú 不过, 它们虽然不够完美, 但仍聊胜于无。 bùguò tāmen suīrán bùgòu wánmĕi dàn réng liáoshèngyúwú

Question 27

too trivial to mention A pales into insignificance (beside B)

Answer 27

微不足道 wēibùzúdào A与B比微不足道 A yǔ B bǐ wēibùzúdào

Question 28

to underestimate Never underestimate woman power

Answer 28

低估 dīgū 决不要低估妇女的力量。 Jué bú yào dīgū fùnǚ de lìliàng.

Question 29

In light of...

Answer 29

鉴于 Jiànyú

Question 30

aspiration (positive) | aspiration (negative)

Answer 30

志愿 zhìyuàn 野心yěxīn

Question 31

pertinent

Answer 31

中肯 zhòngkěn

Question 32

ambiguity

Answer 32

模糊性 móhú xìng

Question 33

framework

Answer 33

框架 kuàngjià

Question 34

sense of urgency

Answer 34

紧迫感 Jǐnpò gǎn

Question 35

to be popular in

Answer 35

盛行于 shèngxíng yú

Question 36

to backfire, lead to just the opposite

Answer 36

适得其反。 shìdéqífǎn. 适得其反的作用 shìdéqífǎn de zuòyòng

Question 37

Financial times

Answer 37

金融时报 | Jīnróng shíbào

Question 38

to report

Answer 38

报道 | bàodào

Question 39

statistics

Answer 39

统计 | tǒngjì

Question 40

In the same time period

Answer 40

同一时期

Question 41

organisation, group

Answer 41

组织 | Zǔzhī

Question 42

to observe, keep watch over she's under close observation

Answer 42

监视jiānshì 她受到严密监视 Tā shòudào yánmìjiānshì

Question 43

halfway We stopped over in Finland. We were stopped halfway

Answer 43

中途 zhōngtú 我们中途在芬兰停留。 Wǒmen zhōngtú zài fēnlán tíngliú. 我们中途被 （person）截停 Wǒmen zhōngtú bèi (person) jié tíng

Question 44

the cause of sth

Answer 44

起因 | Qǐyīn

Question 45

earlier this week

Answer 45

本周早些时候 | Běn zhōu zǎo xiē shíhòu

Question 46

to systematically do sth (here, obliterate)

Answer 46

有系统地抹杀 | yǒu xìtǒng de mǒshā

Question 47

except for... | only.... is exempt

Answer 47

只有...除外 | zhǐyǒu... Chúwài

Question 48

``` (of a class etc) to happen in Chinese ```

Answer 48

以中文进行 | yǐ zhōngwén jìnxíng,

Question 49

textbook

Answer 49

教科书 | jiàokēshū

Question 50

to give lessons

Answer 50

授课 | shòukè

Question 51

survivor He was the only survivor.

Answer 51

幸存者。 xìngcúnzhě 他是唯一的幸存者。 Tā shì wéiyī de xìngcúnzhě.

Question 52

to be lost, missing

Answer 52

失踪 | shīzōng

Question 53

to arrive She was here first.

Answer 53

抵达 dǐdá 她第一个抵达那里。 Tā dìyī gè dǐdá Nàlǐ.

Question 54

rescuers

Answer 54

救援人 | jiùyuán rén

Question 55

to block, stop There is nothing to stop you.

Answer 55

阻止 zǔzhǐ 没有什么可以阻止你了。 Méiyǒu shénme kěyǐ zǔzhǐ nǐ le.