# Elementary Chinese Readers, Book 4 - Lesson 70 # Published by Sinolingua, 1987 - ISBN 7800520285 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 地质学 [dìzhìxué] /geology/ 家 [jiā] /(a nominal suffix for such words as writer, artist, etc.)/ 一生 [yìshēng] /all one's life, life time/ 事业 [shìyè] /cause/ 贡献 [gòngxiàn] /to contribute, to render service, contribution/ 功绩 [gōngjī] /merits, achievement/ 石油 [shíyóu] /petroleum/ 学者 [xuézhě] /scholar/ 曾经 [céngjīng] /(at) some time in the past/ 贫油 [pín yóu] /to be poor in oil/ 究竟 [jiūjìng] /after all, whys and wherefores, the reasons for/ 前途 [qiántú] /prospect, future/ 经济 [jīngjì] /economy, economic/ 地质 [dìzhì] /geology/ 者 [zhě] /(a nominal suffix, equivalent to -er, -or, -ist, etc.)/ 理论 [lǐlùn] /theory/ 认为 [rènwéi] /to take for, to consider, to regard as/ 平原 [píngyuán] /plain/ 产生 [chǎnshēng] /to produce, to give rise to, to bring about/ 地区 [dìqū] /area/ 普查 [pǔchá] /to make a general investigation (survey)/ 总理 [zǒnglǐ] /premier/ 支持 [zhīchí] /to support/ 亲自 [qīnzì] /personally, in person/ 项 [xiàng] /(a measure word)/ 首先 [shǒuxiān] /first of all, above all, in the first place/ 油田 [yóutián] /oilfield/ 证明 [zhèngmíng] /to prove, to confirm, proof/ 预见 [yùjiàn] /foresight, prediction, to foresee/ 资源 [zīyuán] /resources/ 国内 [guónèi] /inside the country/ 出口 [chūkǒu] /to export, export/ 力学 [lìxué] /mechanics/ 创立 [chuànglì] /to set up, to establish/ 门 [mén] /(a measure word), branch/ 地球 [dìqiú] /the earth/ 丘陵 [qiūlíng] /an earthen mound, hill/ 形成 [xíngchéng] /to take shape, to form, to become/ …以来 [... yǐlái] /since/ 现象 [xiànxiàng] /phenomenon/ 原理 [yuánlǐ] /principle, theory/ 自然界 [zìránjiè] /natural world, nature/ 联系 [liánxì] /to contact, to get in touch with, to connect, ties, connection/ 规律 [guīlǜ] /law/ 同一 [tóngyī] /same/ 运动 [yùndòng] /movement/ 方式 [fāngshì] /fashion, way, manner/ 构造 [gòuzào] /structure, construction, to construct/ 体系 [tǐxì] /system/ 则 [zé] /but, however, then/ 使 [shǐ] /to make, to cause/ 进入 [jìnrù] /to enter, to make one's way into/ 阶段 [jiēduàn] /period, stage/ 留学 [liúxué] /to study abroad, to go abroad for further study/ 年代 [niándài] /years/ 论文 [lùnwén] /essay, thesis/ 热爱 [rè’ài] /to love/ 接见 [jiējiàn] /to receive, to give an interview/ 国外 [guówài] /abroad/ 胜利 [shènglì] /to win victory, victory, triumph/ 诞生 [dànshēng] /to be born, to give birth to/ 部 [bù] /ministry/ 部长 [bùzhǎng] /minister/ 实践 [shíjiàn] /to practice, to put in practice/ 取得 [qǔdé] /to obtain, to achieve, to get/ 成绩 [chéngjī] /achievement/ 逝世 [shìshì] /to pass away, to die/ 向 [xiàng] /to, towards/ 进军 [jìnjūn] /to march on, to advance/ 科技 [kējì] /science and technology/ 榜样 [bǎngyàng] /example, model/ 李四光 [Lǐ Sìguāng] /(name of a person)/ 毛泽东 [Máo Zédōng] /Mao Zedong/ 周恩来 [Zhōu Ēnlái] /Zhou Enlai/ 大庆油田 [Dàqìng Yóutián] /Daqing Oilfield/ 大港油田 [Dàgǎng Yóutián] /Dagang Oilfield/ 胜利油田 [Shènglì Yóutián] /Shengli Oilfield/ 湖北省 [Húběi Shěng] /Hubei Province/ 日本 [Rìběn] /Japan/ 重庆 [Chóngqìng] /Chongqing/ 英国 [Yīngguó] /Britain/ # end