I shaved off one day and managed to finish reading chapter 3 in five days.
Money Matters
1. 霸 bà hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp
2. 大款 dàkuǎn very wealthy person
3. 物业 wùyè property; real estate; abbr. for 物业管理, property management
4. 建行 jiànháng China Construction Bank (abbr.)
5. 票据 piàojù bill; banknote; voucher; receipt
6. 福利院 fúlì yuàn welfare agency
7. 流离失所 liúlí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and
wandering about; displaced
Body Parts
1. 项 xiàng back of neck
2. 胯 kuà crotch; groin; hip
3. 余光 yúguāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes; peripheral vision; residual light; light of
the setting sun
4. 锁骨 suǒgǔ collarbone; clavicle
5. 肋骨 lèigǔ rib
6. 胳膊肘 gēbo zhǒu elbow
7. 膝盖曲
膝盖 xīgài knee
曲 qū bent; crooked; wrong; (Chinese surname)
Four Character Phrases
1. 干脆利落 gāncuì lìluo (of speech or actions) direct and efficient; without fooling around
干脆 gāncuì straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
利落 lìluo agile; nimble; all settled; in order
干 gān dry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore; (Chinese surname)
脆 cuì brittle; fragile; crispy; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
利 lì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit;
落 luò to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or
sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down;
whereabouts; settlement
2. 条件反射 tiáojiàn fǎnshè conditioned reflex
条件 tiáojiàn condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite
反射 fǎnshè to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of
organism)
条 tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); measure word for long thin things
(ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
件 jiàn item; component; measure word for events, things, clothes, etc.
反 fǎn contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to
oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切 phonetic
system
射 shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry)
3. 慢条斯理 màn tiáo sī lǐ unhurried; calm; composed; leisurely
慢 màn slow
条 tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); measure word for long thin things
(ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
斯 sī (phonetic); this; Slovakia; Slovak; abbr. for 斯洛伐克
理 lǐ texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth;
science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to
handle; to put in order; to tidy up
4. 浑然天成 húnrán tiānchéng to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality (idiom)
浑然 húnrán completely; absolutely; undivided; totally mixed up; muddled
天成 tiānchéng as if made by heaven
It was hard to pick just one favorite excerpt since there were several funny moments:
“我是程恪，”程恪突然有些尴尬，“就刚才……”
“Wǒ shì chéng kè,” chéng kè túrán yǒuxiē gāngà,“jiù gāngcái……”
"This is Chéng Kè," Chéng Kè suddenly felt embarassed, "just now ... "
“我他妈还是司机呢，”江予夺打断了他的话，“陈庆呢！”
“Wǒ tā mā háishì sījī ne,” jiāng yǔ duó dǎ duànle tā dehuà,“chén qìng ne!”
"Yeah, right, and I'm the f*cking driver!" Jiāng Yǔ Duó interrupted, "Where's Chén Qìng?"
[Translation Note: The name 程恪 Chéng Kè is a homophone of 乘客 which means passenger.]
Translator: 鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng
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