User Comments - zaphekiah

Posted on: Advertisements These Days!

关乎 guān hū = to relate to; concerning; about

场景 chǎng jǐng = scene e.g. in play, setting

后现代 hòu xiàn dài = post-modern

学术 xué shù = academic

假象 jiǎ xiàng = false appearance; facade

镇静 zhèn jìng = calm; cool

主人公 zhǔ rén gōng = hero; main protagonist

慈善 cí shàn = charitable, benevolent

茶余饭后 chá yú fàn hòu = leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc); with nothing else to do

Posted on: 现代通讯

摩登原始人 Mó dēng Yuán shǐ rén = The Flintstones

雷公 Léi gōng = God of Thunder in Chinese mythology

背叛 bèi pàn = betray

笼统 lǒng tǒng = general; broad; in general terms; broadly speaking

加入 jiā rù = to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in

账号 zhàng hào = account; username

挂钩 guà gōu = hook; to couple; to link together; coupling links

捐款 juān kuǎn = to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)

美妙 měi miào = beautiful; wonderful; splendid; fine sounding

属下 shǔ xià = subordinate; affiliated to; subsidiary

行不通 xíng bu tōng = won't work; will get (you) nowhere

已读不回 yǐ dú bù huí = to mark as read without replying

以偏概全 yi3 pian1 gai1 quan2 = judge the whole on the basis of a part

因噎废食 yīn yē fèi shí = lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

云端 yún duān = fig. high in the clouds; (in the) cloud (computing)

Posted on: 号子

证券交易所 zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ = stock exchange

菜篮族 cài lán zú = housewife investors

常客 cháng kè = frequent visitor; fig. sth that crops up frequently

股市大盘 gǔ shì dà pán = stock market index

不计较 bú jì jiào = not to bother about

上市公司 shàng shì gōng sī = listed company

忠心 zhōng xīn = good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication

理所当然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán = as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right

大号 dà hào = (coll.) number two; to defecate

经文 jīng wén = scripture; scriptures

灵验 líng yàn = accurate, right (of a prediction, wish), effective

操作 cāo zuò = to work; to operate; to manipulate

散户 sǎn hù = individual (shareholder); the small investor

Posted on: We Were Burgled

踏步 tà bù = stride; to step (on the spot)

去向 qù xiàng = the position of sth; whereabouts

手腕 shǒu wàn = wrist; fig. skill, finesse, stratagem

达成 dá chéng = to reach (an agreement); to accomplish

限制 xiàn zhì = to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit

往好处想 wǎng hǎo chù xiǎng = look on the bright side

音碟 yīn dié = CD's

备份 bèi fèn = backup

Posted on: 逢低买进

On the plus side I think the video format is very entertaining and seeing the key words being discussed appear on the screen makes it appreciably easier to follow than an audio lesson on the first exposure. The drawback for me is that most of the time I listen to these lessons on my iPod while doing other things. A purpose made audio lesson has the edge there because you don't have to worry you might be missing a visual clue, and the lesson switching back and forth between actors and presenters helps to keep your attention from wandering. Overall I would like to see more lessons like this from time to time for a bit of variety. When one appears I will make sure to watch it through once before I transfer it to the iPod to get the most benefit.

Posted on: 逢低买进

多头 duō tóu = long term (finance); long (investment)

空头 kōng tóu = (finance) short-seller; bear (market); short (selling)

游艇 yóu tǐng = barge; yacht

镍 niè = nickel (chemistry)

廉价 lián jià = cheaply-priced

杀出重围 shā chū chóng wéi  =  to break out of a siege

获利 huò lì = profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained

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对谈 duì tán = to talk with somebody (face to face); discussion; talk; chat

收留 shōu liú = to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care

词性 cí xìng = part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc); lexical category

竞选 jìng xuǎn = to take part in an election; to run for office

缓和 huǎn hé = to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild

急迫 jí pò = urgent; pressing; imperative

有机 yǒu jī = organic

Posted on: 器官捐献

The first couple of times through when I heard 树葬 I imagined it  must be 竖葬, perhaps some innovative way of saving space in cemeteries. 

Posted on: 欧债危机

Thanks, I was guessing a bit with that one!

Posted on: 器官捐献

无偿 wú cháng = free; no charge; at no cost

报偿 bào cháng = repay; recompense

他乡 tā xiāng = foreign land; away from one's native place

死无全尸  = die an ignoble death

后事 hòu shì = future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements

树葬 shù zàng = burial of cremated remains at the foot of a tree

秃鹰 tū yīng = condor; bald eagle

瑞典 Ruì diǎn = Sweden

维京人 wéi jīng rén = Vikings