Conversation 2

Question 1

莎士比亚

Answer 1

Shakespeare

Shāshìbǐyà

Question 2

拜访

Answer 2

to pay a visit

bàifǎng

Question 3

民宿

Answer 3

guesthouse / bed-and-breakfast / homestay

mínsù

Question 4

冰沙

Answer 4

bingsu

bīngshā

Question 5

芒果

Answer 5

mango (loanword)

mángguǒ

Question 6

正宗的

Answer 6

authentic / genuine

zhèngzōngde

Question 7

闪卡

Answer 7

flashcard

shǎnkǎ

Question 8

业余

Answer 8

in one’s spare time / outside working hours

yèyú

Question 9

(弹)古筝

Answer 9

guzheng

tán gǔzhēng

Question 10

传记

Answer 10

biography

zhuànjì

Question 11

思考

Answer 11

to reflect on / to ponder over

sīkǎo

Question 12

即使

Answer 12

even if / even though

jíshǐ

Question 13

沉重

Answer 13

heavy / hard / serious / critical

chénzhòng

Question 14

查

Answer 14

to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

chá

Question 15

来自

Answer 15

to come from (a place) / From: (in email header)

láizì

Question 16

移民

Answer 16

to immigrate / to migrate / emigrant / immigrant

yímín

Question 17

本地

Answer 17

local / this locality

běndì

Question 18

粤语

Answer 18

cantonese language

Yuèyǔ

Question 19

健身

Answer 19

to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise

jiànshēn

Question 20

焦虑

Answer 20

anxious / worried / apprehensive

jiāolǜ

Question 21

地区

Answer 21

a district

dìqū

Question 22

取决

Answer 22

to depend upon / to hinge upon

qǔjué

Question 23

发达

Answer 23

developed (country etc) / flourishing / to develop

fādá

Question 24

一线城市

Answer 24

top tier cities (北京，上海，广州，深圳)

yīxiànchéngshì

Question 25

跨国公司

Answer 25

transnational corporation / multinational corporation | kuàguógōngsī

Question 26

整体

Answer 26

whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) zhěngtǐ

Question 27

物价

Answer 27

(commodity) prices | wùjià

Question 28

成本

Answer 28

costs | chéngběn

Question 29

压力

Answer 29

pressure | yālì

Question 30

困境

Answer 30

dilemma | kùnjìng

Question 31

房价

Answer 31

house price / cost of housing | fángjià

Question 32

超过

Answer 32

to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip | chāoguò

Question 33

平均

Answer 33

average | píngjūn

Question 34

价格

Answer 34

price | jiàgé

Question 35

火灾

Answer 35

fire (that burns buildings etc) | huǒzāi

Question 36

禁止

Answer 36

to prohibit / to forbid / to ban | jìnzhǐ

Question 37

流行

Answer 37

popular / fashionable | liúxíng

Question 38

复杂

Answer 38

complicated / complex | fùzá

Question 39

骗局

Answer 39

a scam | piànjú

Question 40

国徽

Answer 40

national emblem | guóhuī

Question 41

景点

Answer 41

place of interest (tourism) | jǐngdiǎn

Question 42

实际上

Answer 42

in fact / in reality / as a matter of fact | shíjìshàng

Question 43

凉快

Answer 43

nice and cold / pleasantly cool | liángkuai

Question 44

凉爽

Answer 44

cool and refreshing | liángshuǎng

Question 45

负三十度

Answer 45

minus 30 degrees | fù

Question 46

供油系统

Answer 46

heating (chauffage à la maison) 油means:oil, gasoline 暖means warm gōngyóuxìtǒng

Question 47

可喜可贺

Answer 47

congratulations | kěxǐkěhè

Question 48

恭喜

Answer 48

congratulations / greetings | gōngxǐ

Question 49

分数

Answer 49

(exam) grade / mark / score | fēnshù

Question 50

成长

Answer 50

to mature / to grow / growth | chéngzhǎng

Question 51

业余时间

Answer 51

spare time | yèyú shíjiān

Question 52

产假

Answer 52

maternity leave | chǎnjià

Question 53

丢掉

Answer 53

to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away | diūdiào

Question 54

遗憾

Answer 54

regret / to regret / to be sorry that | yíhàn

Question 55

稳定

Answer 55

steady / stable / stability / to stabilize / to pacify | wěndìng

Question 56

一辈子

Answer 56

(for) a lifetime | yībèizi

Question 57

刺激

Answer 57

stimulation | cìjī

Question 58

追求

Answer 58

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after / to woo zhuīqiú 我希望你会去英国追求你的爱情。

Question 59

忙碌

Answer 59

busy | mánglù

Question 60

大英博物馆

Answer 60

British Museum | Dàyīng Bówùguǎn

Question 61

以色列

Answer 61

Israel | Yǐsèliè

Question 62

特色

Answer 62

distinguishing feature or quality | tèsè

Question 63

卢浮宫

Answer 63

Louvres | Lúfúgōng

Question 64

悠久

Answer 64

long (tradition, history etc) yōujiǔ 悠久的历史

Question 65

现代化

Answer 65

modernization | xiàndàihuà

Question 66

品牌

Answer 66

brand name / trademark | pǐnpái

Question 67

甜品

Answer 67

dessert (à manger) | tiánpǐn

Question 68

情人 VS 爱人

Answer 68

lover (affair) qíngrén VS loved one / spouse

Question 69

系统

Answer 69

system xìtǒng 教育系统

Question 70

义务的

Answer 70

mandatory, compulsive yìwùde 服兵役是义务的. 瑞士的成年男子有义务加入军队

Question 71

退役

Answer 71

to retire from the army 退役 is especially used for retiring from army, it is can not be used for quitting some random job tuìyì

Question 72

sheng'zhi

Answer 72

升职 (shēngzhí) is to be promoted in job 职业 (zhíyè) means job 升值 (shēngzhí) means appreciation of value, money or things are becoming more valuable for example: 我们家的房子升值了 人民币升值了。

Question 73

服兵役

Answer 73

to serve in the army | fúbīngyì