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Examples:last round of testing in the imperial examinations—the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)—holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)—Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-), last president of the Soviet Union 1991-1995—Eugene Cernan (1934-), US astronaut in Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, "last man on the moon"—quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)—make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)—lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop—Pu Yi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor—while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); fight to the last—only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort—precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely last out the day—(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met—Holocene (geological period covering approx 12000 years since the last ice age)—make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch—While the green hills last, there'll be wood burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.—grass that has grown on a grave since last year—Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC), the last Egyptian pharaoh—fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure—the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through—Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last emperor of the of Shang Dynasty—emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration—letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc—Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)—Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997—be unprepared and seek help at the last minute [idiom.]— |