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词句积累|One step at a time

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2023-03-15 16:40 来源: ChangjiangWeekly
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  One step at a time

  每次进步一小步 日积月累跨大步

  1. Wuhan dialect

  guī jù huà

  规 矩 话

  Meaning: [adv.] frankly speaking, indeed, to tell you the truth

  Chinese:

  规矩话, 那里的东西都蛮好吃。

  English:

  All the food there is indeed very delicious.

  2. Chinese characters

  bàn

  半

  Meaning: [adj.] half; a little [adv.] in the middle of

  Chinese:

  千呼万唤始出来, 犹抱琵琶半遮面。

  English:

  After many pleas and summons, she began to emerge, holding the pipa to hide half of her face.

  3. Buzzword

  duó sǔn

  夺 笋

  Meaning: [adj.] Homophonous with the term "多损," the phrase is a euphemism referring to something or somebody being tart and mean.

  Chinese:

  这法子夺笋啊。

  English:

  That is a mean trick.

  4. Sentence of the week

  English:

  "What makes you different or weird, that's your strength." — Meryl Streep

  Chinese:

  让你与众不同或怪异的地方, 就是你的长处。—— 梅丽尔·斯特里普

  (Edited by Zheng Xiaoan)