# Practical Chinese Reader Book 3 - Lesson 03 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000904 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 壮丽 [zhuànglì] /majestic, magnificent, glorious/ 河流 [héliú] /river/ 航行 [hángxíng] /to sail, to fly/ 亮 [liàng] /bright, light/ 着 [zháo] /(having the meaning of "attaining or reaching")/ 甲板 [jiǎbǎn] /deck/ 这里 [zhèlǐ] /here/ 江面 [jiāngmiàn] /the surface of the eriver/ …面 [...miàn] /surface, top, face/ 窄 [zhǎi] /narrow/ 前进 [qiánjìn] /to go forward, to forge ahead, to advance/ 突然 [tūrán] /sudden, abrupt, unexpected/ 出现 [chūxiàn] /to appear, to arise, to emerge/ 峭壁 [qiàobì] /cliff, steep, precipice/ 推 [tuī] /to push, to shove/ 扇 [shàn] /(a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)/ 奔腾 [bēnténg] /(of waves) to surge forward, to roll on in waves/ 冲 [chōng] /to charge, to rush, to dash/ 处 [chù] /place/ 山峰 [shānfēng] /mountain peak/ 可惜 [kěxī] /it is a pity, what a pity, (it's) too bad/ 涂 [tú] /to smear, to apply (paint)/ 金黄 [jīnhuáng] /golden yellow, golden/ 越来越… [yuèláiyuè...] /more and more/ 挡 [dǎng] /to block, to get in the way of/ 眼看 [yǎnkàn] /soon, in a moment/ 撞 [zhuàng] /to run into, to bump against/ 不禁 [bùjīn] /can't help (doing sth), can't refrain from/ 惊 [jīng] /to start, to be frightened, to be scared/ 哎呀 [āiyā] /Ah, My God/ 危险 [wēixiǎn] /dangerous/ 一下子 [yíxiàzi] /in a short while, all at once, all of a sudden/ 奇特 [qítè] /peculiar, queer, strange/ 顶 [dǐng] /top, peak/ 日夜 [rìyè] /day and night, round the clock/ 夜 [yè] /night/ 关于 [guānyú] /about, on, with regard to, concerning/ 久 [jiǔ] /(of duration) long, for a long time/ 治 [zhì] /to control, to harness (a river)/ 来往 [láiwǎng] /to come and go/ 导航 [dǎoháng] /navigation/ 仅仅 [jǐnjǐn] /only, merely, barely/ 插 [chā] /to interpose, to insert/ 经过 [jīngguò] /to pass, to go through; progress, course/ 信号台 [xìnhàotái] /signal station/ 信号 [xìnhào] /signal/ 艰苦 [jiānkǔ] /difficult, hard, arduous/ 神女 [shénnǚ] /goddess/ 工程 [gōngchéng] /engineering, project/ 里 [lǐ] /li (Chinese unit of length ~= 0.5 km/ 坝 [bà] /dam, dyke, embankment/ 感叹 [gǎntàn] /to sigh with feeling/ 现实 [xiànshí] /reality, actuality; real, actual/ 未来 [wèilái] /future, tomorrow/ 享受 [xiǎngshòu] /to enjoy/ 老天爷 [lǎotiānyé] /God, Heavens/ 来不及 [lái bu jí] /there's not enough time (to do sth), it's too late (to do sth)/ 糟糕 [zāogāo] /too bad, how terrible, what bad luck/ 遗憾 [yíhàn] /regret, pity/ 万县 [Wàn Xiàn] /Wanxian County/ 巫峡 [Wūxiá] /Wuxia Gorge/ 巫山 [Wū Shān] /Mt. Wu/ 神女峰 [Shénnǚfēng] /(name of a peak)/ 西王母 [Xīwángmǔ] /(name of a goddess)/ 大禹 [Dàyǔ] /(name of a person in ancient times)/ 葛洲坝 [Gězhōubà] /(name of a place)/ # end