| 释义 |
Examples:go and find out from the source—safe and sound (idiom); come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)—where sth comes from and where it goes—double expulsion (from the party and from the administrative post, as a punishment for corruption)—hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions—review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)—restrain yourself and return the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties—Cao Jinghua (1897-1987), translator from Russian, professor of Beijing University and essayist—Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat—Vladimir Putin (1952-), career KGB officer and politician, president of Russian Federation from 2000, prime minister from 2008—the whole country, from the leadership the rank and file—Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998 and president of Supreme people's assembly from 1998 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)—lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)—geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)—turn away from evil and follow virtue—Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies—yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form—Yamanano Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)—respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance—Ms Sheikh Hasina (1947-), Bangladesh politician, prime minister 1996-2001 and from 2008—Five Dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)—abstaining from liquor and tobacco—thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)—booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi Qian Long emperors)—Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009—aloof from politics and material pursuits—resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)—Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 208 BC—see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth—a shelter from the wind and rain—forced leave home and wander from place to place—Liu Guijin (1945-), PRC diplomat, special representative Africa from 2007, Chinese specialist on Sudan and the Darfur issue—cooking oil that has been used and discarded (and, in China, sometimes illegally recovered from gutters and sewers, reprocessed and sold back restaurants)—name for the silver coin and the main currency in Bohemia from 16th-18th century—Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline—Silvio Berlusconi (1936-), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician, president of Italy in 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and from 2008—Fan Zhen (c. 450-c. 510), philosopher from Qi and Liang of the Southern dynasties, as atheist denying Buddhist teachings on karma and rebirth—benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls—pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and West—Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, polituro member from 2002—rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies—George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009—Irtysh River, flowing from southwest Altai in Xinjiang through Kazakhstan and Siberia the Arctic Ocean—Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. [idiom.]—fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood [idiom.]—double expulsion (from the party and from administrative post, as a punishment for corruption)— |