# New Practical Chinese Reader 6 - Lesson 70 # Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2009 - ISBN 9787561925270 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 大杂院 [dàzáyuàn] /multi-household compound/ 死活 [sǐhuó] /in any case, at any rate/ 昔日 [xīrì] /in former days/ 裱糊匠 [biǎohújiàng] /paperhanger/ 糊 [hú] /to paste/ 匠 [jiàng] /craftsman/ 陈迹 [chénjì] /vestige/ 阔人 [kuòrén] /rich people/ 出殡 [chūbìn] /to hold a funeral procession/ 彩活儿 [cǎihuór] /paper crafts (for a funeral)/ 顶棚 [dǐngpéng] /ceiling/ 塞 [sài] /to compete/ 灰顶 [huīdǐng] /grey ceiling/ 依旧 [yījiù] /as before/ 没完没了 [méi wán méi liǎo] /endless/ 反正 [fǎnzhèng] /since, now that/ 大多 [dàduō] /mostly/ 施展 [shīzhǎn] /to give full play to one's talent or ability/ 不亦乐乎 [bú yì lè hū] /extremely/ 两下子 [liǎngxiàzi] /ability, skill/ 待到 [dàidào] /to wait until/ 缝 [fèng] /seam/ 留恋 [liúliàn] /to recall with nostalgia/ 不时 [bùshí] /often, at times/ 激 [jī] /to arouse/ 情感 [qínggǎn] /emotion, feeling/ 波涛 [bōtāo] /great waves/ 这会儿 [zhèhuìr] /this moment, at present/ 归 [guī] /to turn over to, to belong to/ 心头 [xīntóu] /mind/ 忐忑 [tǎntè] /perturbed/ 当初 [dāngchū] /at the start/ 活泛劲儿 [huófanjìnr] /flexibility/ 活泛 [huófan] /flexible/ 滋味 [zīwèi] /savor, flavor/ 替代 [tìdài] /to replace, to substitute/ 淘汰 [táotài] /to eliminate through competition/ 平房 [píngfáng] /single-story house/ 幸存 [xìngcún] /to survive/ 取消 [qǔxiāo] /to cancel/ 洋灰 [yánghuī] /cement/ 失业 [shīyè] /to be out of work, to be unemployed/ 住室 [zhùshì] /house, dwelling/ 房管局 [fángguǎnjú] /Housing Management Office/ 搬迁 [bānqiān] /to move/ 巴不得 [bābude] /to be anxious to, to be eagerly looking forward to/ 面子 [miànzi] /face, prestige/ 唵 [ǎn] /(nasal sound expressing doubt)/ 老爷子 [lǎoyézi] /master, lord/ 咽 [yàn] /to swallow/ 唾沫 [tuòmo] /saliva, spittle/ 楼房 [lóufáng] /a storied building/ 蛐蛐儿 [qūqur] /cricket/ 表妹 [biǎomèi] /younger female cousin/ 孝顺 [xiàoshùn] /to show filial obediance or devotion for (one's parent)/ 足见 [zújiàn] /it serves to show, it may be seen that/ 连同 [liántóng] /along with, together with/ 砖 [zhuān] /brick/ 发狠 [fāhěn] /to make a determined effort/ 旧居 [jiùjū] /former residence/ 施工 [shīgōng] /to construct/ 迷惑 [míhuò] /to confuse, to bewilder/ 讥笑 [jīxiào] /to mock/ 神情 [shénqíng] /expression/ 世上 [shìshàng] /on earth, in the world/ 开窍 [kāiqiào] /to have one's ideas straightened out/ 迈 [mài] /to step, to stride/ 良心 [liángxīn] /conscience/ 本事 [běnshi] /ability, skill/ 柔声柔气 [róu shēng róu qì] /to speak gently and softly/ 犯 [fàn] /to become ill again with (an old disease or bad habit)/ 心跳 [xīntiào] /(of the heart) to beat/ 加速 [jiāsù] /to speed up, to accelerate/ 胸脯 [xiōngpú] /chest/ 眼皮 [yǎnpí] /eyelid/ 乖乖 [guāiguāi] /well-behaved, obedient/ 工夫 [gōngfu] /time/ 安眠药 [ānmiányào] /sleeping pill/ 睡眠 [shuìmián] /to sleep/ 万丈 [wànzhàng] /lofty or bottomless/ 迎接 [yíngjiē] /to meet and greet/ 火红 [huǒhóng] /flame-red, flamboyance/ 朝阳 [zhāoyáng] /rising sun/ 合理 [hélǐ] /reasonable/ 糊涂 [hútu] /muddled, bewildered/ 白杨树 [báiyángshù] /white poplar/ 礼赞 [lǐzàn] /praise/ 平凡 [píngfán] /ordinary/ 傲然 [àorán] /proud, lofty/ 耸立 [sǒnglì] /to rise straight up/ 哨兵 [shàobīng] /sentry/ 把 [bǎ] /about, around/ 危旧房 [wēijiùfáng] /dangerous old building/ 改造 [gǎizào] /to rebuild/ 微秒 [wēimiào] /subtle, delicate/ 背景 [bèijǐng] /background/ 铲平 [chǎnpíng] /to level the ground with a spade (or shovel)/ 公布 [gōngbù] /to make public/ 被动 [bèidòng] /to be passive/ 开发商 [kāifāshāng] /property developer/ 相关 [xiāngguān] /to be related to/ 拆迁 [chāiqiān] /to pull down old houses and resettle the residents/ 遏止 [èzhǐ] /to hold back/ 行驶 [xíngshǐ] /to drive/ 调整 [tiáozhěng] /to adjust/ 见效 [jiànxiào] /to take effect/ 协调 [xiétiáo] /to coodinate/ 风貌 [fēngmào] /style and features/ 孤零零 [gūlínglíng] /lonely, isolated/ 修缮 [xiūshàn] /to repair, to renovate/ 水泥 [shuǐní] /cement/ 塑钢 [sùgāng] /plastic steel/ 文物局 [wénwùjú] /Bureau for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Relics/ 皇城 [huángchéng] /imperial city/ 政协委员 [Zhèngxié Wěiyuán] /member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress/ 人大代表 [Réndà Dàibiǎo] /deputy to the National People's Congress/ 联合国教科文组织 [Liánhéguó Jiàokēwén Zǔzhī] /UNESCO/ 国际奥委会 [Guójì Àowěihuì] /International Olympic Committee/ 难免 [nánmiǎn] /hard to avoid/ 温馨 [wēnxīn] /warm and fragrant, pleasant and sweet/ 书生 [shūshēng] /intellectual/ 公厕 [gōngcè] /public toilet/ 值 [zhí] /to be worth/ 乐得 [lèdé] /ready to take the opportunity (to do sth)/ 心满意足 [xīn mǎn yì zú] /to be very satisfied/ 衣柜 [yīguì] /clothes chest/ 写字台 [xiězìtái] /writing desk/ 楼层 [lóucéng] /floor/ 亮堂 [liàngtang] /bright/ 舒畅 [shūchàng] /happy, entirely free from worry/ # end