# Practical Chinese Reader Book 4 - Lesson 18
# Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000912
# Version 1.0  
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
世家 [shìjiā] /old and well-known family/
鲜花 [xiānhuā] /fresh flower/
盛开 [shèngkāi] /(of flowers) to be in full bloom/
飘 [piāo] /(of fragrance or ripening grapes) to float in the air/
教育局 [jiàoyùjú] /education bureau/
局 [jú] /bureau/
季节 [jìjié] /season/
季 [jì] /season/
校长 [xiàozhǎng] /headmaster, principle/
中年 [zhōngnián] /middle age/
从事 [cóngshì] /to be engaged in, to go in for/
童年 [tóngnián] /childhood/
语文 [yǔwén] /Chinese (as a subject of study)/
教师 [jiàoshī] /teacher/
热爱 [rè’ài] /to love, to have deep love for/
成长 [chéngzhǎng] /to grow, to grow to maturity/
心血 [xīnxuè] /painstaking care (effort or labor)/
事业 [shìyè] /cause/
特级 [tèjí] /special grade (or class)/
理论 [lǐlùn] /theory/
钻研 [zuānyán] /to intensively study, to make an assiduous study of/
探索 [tànsuǒ] /to explore, to probe/
积累 [jīlěi] /to accumulate/
四周 [sìzhōu] /all around/
搬 [bān] /to move (house)/
讲台 [jiǎngtái] /lecture platform, dais, rostrum/
园丁 [yuándīng] /gardener/
园地 [yuándì] /garden plot, field, scope/
辛勤 [xīnqín] /industrious, hardworking/
桃李满天下 [táolǐmǎntiānxià] /(of well-known teachers) to have pupils everywhere, to have students all over the world/
满 [mǎn] /to fill; full, filled/
平均 [píngjūn] /to average/
分数 [fēnshù] /mark, point/
分 [fēn] /mark, point/
作文 [zuòwén] /composition/
类 [lèi] /class, grade, (a measure word)/
突出 [tūchū] /to project; outstanding, prominent/
程度 [chéngdù] /level, degree/
齐 [qí] /even, uniform/
共同 [gòngtóng] /common, joint/
秘诀 [mìjué] /secret (of success), key (to one's success)/
谦虚 [qiānxū] /modest/
倒 [dào] /but, actually/
体会 [tǐhuì] /understanding, experience/
课堂 [kètáng] /classroom/
关键 [guānjiàn] /key; crucial, critical/
加大 [jiā dà] /to add, to increase, to broaden/
减轻 [jiǎngqīng] /to lighten, to reduce/
负担 [fùdān] /to burden; burden/
拿…来说 [ná…láishuō] /to take ... as an example/
比如 [bǐrú] /for example, for instance/
课本 [kèběn] /textbook/
补充 [bǔchōng] /to supplement, to complement, to add/
而 [ér] /and, but, whereas/
宝贵 [bǎoguì] /precious, valuable/
当年 [dāngnián] /in those years (or days)/
淘气 [táoqì] /naughty, mischievous/
费心 [fèi xīn] /to give (or devote) a lot of care, to take a lot of trouble/
同伴 [tóngbàn] /companion/
名气 [míngqì] /reputation, fame/
乱七八糟 [luànqībāzāo] /in a great mess, in a middle, at sixes and sevens/
学者 [xuézhě] /scholar/
至今 [zhìjīn] /up to now, to this day, so far/
数学 [shùxué] /mathematics/
异口同声 [yìkǒutóngshēng] /with one voice, in unison/
光荣 [guāngróng] /glorious/
当众 [dāngzhòng] /in the presence of all, in public/
短期 [duǎnqī] /short, short-term/
进修班 [jìnxiūbān] /class for advanced studies/
进修 [jìnxiū] /to engage in advanced studies, to take a refresher course/
招生 [zhāo shēng] /to enrol new students, to recruit students/
什么的 [shénmede] /and so on, and what not/
报名 [bào míng] /to enter one's name, to sign up/
听力 [tīnglì] /listening ability, aural comprehension/
报刊 [bàokān] /newspapers and periodicals, the press/
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