| 单词 | of the 1940s 1940's |
| 释义 | Examples:the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality—世外桃源 bottom of the ocean—洋底 upper part of the body —上身 be out of the question —不行 cut off the left ear of the slain—馘 Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati—东方阿閦佛 be ahead of the pack—超前 Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)—天秤座 Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands—苏门答腊 of the same age —同龄 Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift—魏格纳 Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)—佛法 Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)—处女座 lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (a main division of the brain)—外侧沟 get married on the spur of the moment—闪婚 out of the blue —从天而降 Babuyan Archipelago in Luzon Strait north of the Philippines—巴布延群岛 Gabriel Mouton (1618-1694), French clergyman and scientist, pioneer of the metric system—穆通 plenary session of the Central Committee—中央全会 second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045—乙丑 Zhao Yun (-229), general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms—赵云 Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)—琴棋书画 lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism—梦幻泡影 cecum (start of the colon, linking it small intestine)—盲端 Chinese astronomer (281-356) famous for determining the precession of the equinoxes—虞喜 important event of the past—事迹 (of the emperor) visit—幸 geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)—地心纬度 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse—午 light of the setting sun—余光 oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers—莺 (respectful) mistress of the house—奶奶 Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP be lifted—百花运动 tenth month (of the lunar year)—十月 blow (of the wind)—刮 reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case—以人废言 lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head—戴盆望天 of the appropriate age—适龄 Feast of the Sacred Heart—圣心节 treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)—头痛医头，脚痛医脚 refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)—雅事 latissimus dorsi muscle (back of the chest)—背阔肌 Xiao Yang (1938-), President of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008—肖扬 in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)—因父之名 discharge (rheum) from the mucous membranes of the eyes—眵 of the firm opinion—认定 raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)—翘首 Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc—萨摩 state of the art n —最先进的事物 n state of the art adj —最先进的 adj can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab—能说会道 Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)—五月节 top of the list—居首 out-of-the-way—冷僻 man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears—杞天之虑 National protection war or Campaign defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor—护国战 fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily—替古人耽忧 fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied the skin)—拔罐法 Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong—齐国 old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—出尔反尔 the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare—威尼斯商人 Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty—董仲舒 appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—任人唯贤 Lamivudine, reverse transcriptase inhibitor marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and widely used in the treatment of hepatitis B and AIDS—拉米夫定 Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty—太学 hitching a ride the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement—扳龙附凤 lit. see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up [idiom.]—望尘莫及 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship [idiom.]—文房四宝 See also:of —的 the 1970s—七十年代 the 1960s—六十年代 |
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