# Practical Chinese Reader Book 4 - Lesson 28 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000912 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 蛐蛐儿 [qūqur] /cricket/ 斗 [dòu] /to make animals fight (as a game)/ 征收 [zhēngshōu] /to levy, to collect/ 县官 [xiànguān] /county magistrate/ 发财 [fā cái] /to make a fortune, to get rich/ 老实 [lǎoshi] /honest/ 交差 [jiāo chāi] /to report one's immediate superior after accomplishing a task/ 家产 [jiāchǎn] /family property/ 碰 [pèng] /to meet, to run into, to encounter/ 愁 [chóu] /to worry, to be anxious/ 捉 [zhuō] /to catch/ 墙脚 [qiángjiǎo] /the foot of a wall/ 草丛 [cǎocóng] /a thick growth of grass/ 缝 [fèng] /crack, crevice/ 捅 [tǒng] /to poke, to stab/ 符合 [fúhé] /to accord with, to conform to/ 期限 [qīxiàn] /deadline, time limit, alloteted time/ 挨 [ái] /to be beaten, to take (a beating), to get (a thrashing)/ 烂 [làn] /festering, rotten, wornout, to rot, to fester/ 翻来覆去 [fānlái fùqù] /(to think) again and again (or repeatedly)/ 忍 [rěn] /to bear, to endure, to tolerate/ 疼痛 [téngtòng] /painful, ache/ 痛 [tòng] /to hurt, to ache/ 挣扎 [zhēngzhá] /to struggle/ 背后 [bèihòu] /back, rear/ 尾巴 [wěiba] /tail/ 脖子 [bózi] /neck/ 翅膀 [chìbǎng] /wing/ 笼子 [lóngzi] /cage, coop/ 宝贝 [bǎobèi] /treasure/ 似的 [shìde] /like, as/ 罐子 [guànzi] /jar, pot/ 趁 [chèn] /by, to take advantage of/ 猛 [měng] /sudden, abrupt/ 扑 [pū] /to throw (oneself) on, to spring on/ 吓 [xià] /to frighten, to intimidate, to scare/ 骂 [mà] /to scold, to abuse/ 该死 [gāisǐ] /damn, damned, damn you/ 要命 [yào mìng] /to drive sb to his death, to kill oneself/ 算账 [suàn zhàng] /to get even with sb, to make sb pay (for sth), to settle accounts/ 抽泣 [chōuqì] /to sob/ 死去活来 [sǐqù huólái] /half-dead, half-alive, hovering between life and death/ 埋 [mái] /to bury/ 苏醒 [sūxǐng] /to come to (or round), to regain consciousness/ 呆 [dāi] /dumbstruck, dull/ 魂儿 [húnr] /soul/ 空 [kōng] /blank/ 照看 [zhàokàn] /to look after, to take care of/ 袖子 [xiùzi] /sleeve/ 方 [fāng] /square/ 趴 [pā] /to lie prone, to lie on one's stomach, to bend over/ 根 [gēn] /(a measure word), piece/ 急 [jí] /irritated, annoyed, angry; to irritate, to annoy, to get angry/ 抖 [dǒu] /to shake, to spread, to vibrate/ 咬 [yǎo] /to bite, to snap at/ 凶 [xiōng] /fierce, ferocious, violent/ 公鸡 [gōngjī] /cock/ 鸡 [jī] /chicken/ 啄 [zhuó] /to peck/ 慌 [huāng] /flurried, flustered, to confuse/ 伸 [shēn] /to stretch, to extend, to hold out/ 摇 [yáo] /to shake/ 脑袋 [nǎodai] /head/ 打仗 [dǎ zhàng] /to fight, to go to war, to make war/ 赏赐 [shǎngcì] /to award, to grant (or bestow) a reward/ 赏 [shǎng] /to award, to grant a reward/ 勇敢 [yǒnggǎn] /brave, courageous/ 背景 [bèijǐng] /background/ 改写 [gǎixiě] /to rewrite, to adapt/ 掠夺 [lüèduó] /to plunder, to rob/ 罪恶 [zuì’è] /crime, sin/ 造成 [zàochéng] /to cause/ 悲惨 [bēicǎn] /miserable/ 肉体 [ròutǐ] /the human body, flesh/ 尽 [jìn] /to use up, to exhaust, to the utmost/ 玩物 [wánwù] /plaything, toy/ 塑造 [sùzào] /to model, to mould, to portray/ 形象 [xíngxiàng] /image, figure/ 华阴县 [Huàyīn Xiàn] /Huayin County/ 成名 [Chéng Míng] /(a personal name)/ 蒲松龄 [Pú Sōnglíng] /(a personal name)/ 汉 [Hàn] /the Han (nationality)/ # end