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Writer's picture鸑岚朠 Yuè LánYīng

三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 32-34 [Vocabulary]

Updated: Jun 25, 2021

Episode 32


Her bed sheet can make a nice dress.


I really enjoy watching the jellyfish and waves fireworks. I don't enjoy watching the lies.


You can just say no.


I knew that ring was going to come back to haunt her.


Interesting how they are both fingering rings.


Is she going to get kidnapped?


Remember those things called maps?


“我差点就白死了。”

"I nearly died for nothing." Laugh out loud moment.


She obviously doesn't read. *sigh*


Aww, that was a real sweet ending clip.


1. 理所应当 lǐsuǒyīngdāng of couse; as a matter of course; naturally



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Let me interpret that glare of hers for you, man, "Don't touch me! Grr!"


I'm just waiting for things to explode. Not into her red sweater. I don't enjoy watching any of their lives anymore.


She needs to get out of there.


Love the flowers. Okay, didn't expect that.


小孩子气。


1. 监视 jiānshì to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance

监 jiān hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison

视 shì to look at; to regard; to inspect


2. 包裹 bāoguǒ to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package


3. 眉目 méimù general facial appearance; features; arrangement; sequence of ideas;

logic (of writing); rough sketch or general idea of things


4. 燃放 ránfàng to light; to set off (firecrackers etc)

燃 rán to burn; to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes); to start (debate); to raise

(hopes)


5. 装置 zhuāngzhì to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device

装 zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to

play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (something in a bag); to load; to pack

置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy


6. 应酬 yìngchou social niceties; social interaction; a dinner party

酬 chóu to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to

answer


7. 佳美 jiāměi beautiful

佳 jiā beautiful; fine; good; (Chinese surname)


8. 夸张 kuāzhāng to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive;

extreme; ridiculous

夸 kuā to boast; to exaggerate; to praise

张 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; measure word for flat objects,

sheet; measure word for votes; (Chinese surname)


9. 咽气 yànqì to die; to breathe one's last


10. 循环覆盖模式

循环 xúnhuán to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop

覆盖 fùgài to cover

模式 móshì mode; method; pattern


11. 闻所未闻 wén suǒ wèi wén unheard of; an extremely rare and unprecedented event


12. 无以为报 wú yǐwéi bào unable to return the favor


13. 主见 zhǔjiàn one's own view; having definite opinions


14. 骨子里 gǔzi lǐ what somebody feels (or knows etc) in his bones (derog.); private

understanding between individuals (derog.)


15. 顺理成章 shùn lǐ chéngzhāng logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly

structured (of text)


16. 习以为常 xí yǐwéi cháng accustomed to; used to



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不要!


1. 作弊 zuòbì to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices

弊 bì detriment; fraud; harm; defeat


2. 预感 yùgǎn to have a premonition; premonition

预 yù to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare


3. 来得及 láide jí there's still time; able to do something in time


4. 补偿 bǔcháng to compensate; to make up


5. 淳朴 chúnpǔ simple and honest; unsophisticated; guileless


6. 充实 chōngshí rich; full; substantial; to enrich; to augment; to substantiate (an argument)


7. 任性 rènxìng willful; headstrong; unruly


8. 交响乐 jiāoxiǎng yuè symphony



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