Lesson 1.3

Question 1

功绩

Answer 1

[gōngjī]

contribution, accomplishment

Question 2

篇

Answer 2

[piān]

piece of writing

Question 3

详细

Answer 3

[xiángxì]

in detail, detailed

Question 4

纪录

Answer 4

[jìlù]

to record; record

Question 5

人物

Answer 5

[rénwù]

figure, character

Question 6

事迹

Answer 6

[shìjì]

deed, past achievement

Question 7

文献

Answer 7

[wénxiàn]

document

Question 8

情节

Answer 8

[qíngjié]

plot

Question 9

描写

Answer 9

[miáoxiě]

to describe, to depict

Question 10

形象

Answer 10

[xíngxiàng]

vivid; image

Question 11

生动

Answer 11

[shēngdòng]

vivid, lifelike

Question 12

著作

Answer 12

[zhùzuò]

(a person’s) works, writings

Question 13

杰出

Answer 13

[jiéchū]

outstanding, remarkable, distinguished

Question 14

事件

Answer 14

[shìjiàn]

event

Question 15

中断

Answer 15

[zhōngduàn]

to break off, to suspend

Question 16

派

Answer 16

[pài]

to send, to dispatch

Question 17

兵

Answer 17

[bīng]

the army, soldier

Question 18

宠妃

Answer 18

[chǒng fēi]

a concubine in high favor

Question 19

夫人

Answer 19

[fūrén]

Mrs., a commonly used respectful form to address a marreid woman

Question 20

逃

Answer 20

[tào]

to run away, to flee

Question 21

骑兵

Answer 21

[qíbīng]

cavalry

Question 22

围攻

Answer 22

[wéigōng]

to besiege, to attack…from all sides

Question 23

由于

Answer 23

[yóuyú]

due to, owing to, because

Question 24

后援

Answer 24

[hòuyuán]

(mil.) reinforcements, supporting force

Question 25

俘虏

Answer 25

[fúlǔ] to take prisoner; prisoner of war

Question 26

投降

Answer 26

[tóuxiáng] to surrender

Question 27

关

Answer 27

[guān] to imprison

Question 28

监狱

Answer 28

[jiānyù] prison

Question 29

并且

Answer 29

[bìngqiě] in addition, moreover

Question 30

大臣

Answer 30

[dàchén] chancellor, minister (of a monarchy)

Question 31

罪行

Answer 31

[zuìxíng] crime, guilt

Question 32

贪生怕死

Answer 32

[tānshēng pàsǐ] cravenly cline to life instaead of braving death, care for nothing but saving one's skin

Question 33

深入

Answer 33

[shēnrù] to go deep into; thorough

Question 34

敌人

Answer 34

[dírén] enemy

Question 35

交代

Answer 35

[jiāodài] to account for, to justify oneself

Question 36

选择

Answer 36

[xuǎnzé] to choose, to select; choice

Question 37

报答

Answer 37

[bàodá] to repay person for kindness or favor

Question 38

尽

Answer 38

[jǐn] to use…to the full, to try one's best

Question 39

辩护

Answer 39

[biànhù] to speak in defense of, to defend

Question 40

讽刺

Answer 40

[fèngcì] to satirize, to mock

Question 41

忍受

Answer 41

[rěnshòu] to bear, to endure

Question 42

肉体

Answer 42

[ròutǐ] physical body

Question 43

折磨

Answer 43

[zhémó] to torment

Question 44

传闻

Answer 44

[chuánwén] rumor

Question 45

信以为真

Answer 45

[xìnyǐwéizhēn] to consider something false as true

Question 46

判

Answer 46

[pàn] to sentence

Question 47

死刑

Answer 47

[sǐxíng] death sentence

Question 48

刑法

Answer 48

[xíngfǎ] criminal laws

Question 49

减免

Answer 49

[jiǎnmiǎn] to mitigate or annul (the punishment), to reduce or remit (the taxation)

Question 50

赎罪

Answer 50

[shúzuì] to atone for a crime, to buy freedom from punishment

Question 51

宫刑

Answer 51

[gōngxíng] castration

Question 52

官职

Answer 52

[guānzhí] official position

Question 53

摧残

Answer 53

[cuīcán] to wreck, to destroy, to devastate

Question 54

侮辱

Answer 54

[wǔrǔ] to insult

Question 55

人格

Answer 55

[réngé] dignity, integrity

Question 56

价值

Answer 56

[jiàzhí] value