ChinesePod

1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too

左思右想

zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng

1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
2 to ponder

思前想后

sī qián xiǎng hòu

1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
2 to ponder over reasons and connection

想入非非

xiǎng rù fēi fēi

1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild

Sample Sentences

我们小时候看的都是《机器猫》、《圣斗士星矢》、《七龙珠》什么的，最近的这些新潮玩意儿我就知道一个《最终幻想》，可比不上你们这些动漫粉丝。要不我给你查查我的销售记录。这个叫什么《阿基拉》的是不是你要找的啊？反正也是日本的。

wǒmen xiǎo shíhou kàn de dōu shì 《 Jīqìmāo 》、《 Shèngdòushìxīngshǐ 》、《 Qīlóngzhū 》 shénme de ，zuìjìn de zhèxiē xīncháo wányìr wǒ jiù zhīdào yī ge 《 Zuìzhōnghuànxiǎng 》，kě bǐbushàng nǐmen zhèxiē dòngmàn fěnsī 。yàobu wǒ gěi nǐ chá cha wǒ de xiāoshòu jìlù 。zhè ge jiào shénme 《 Ājīlā 》 de shì bu shì nǐ yào zhǎo de a ？fǎnzhèng yě shì Rìběn de 。

When we were young, we watched stuff like ``Doraemon," ``Saint Seiya" and ``Dragonball." As for these new-fangled shows, I only know ``Final Fantasy." There's no way I can compare to you anime fans! How about have a look through my sales records for you? This, uh, ``A-ji-la" -- are you looking for this one? It's Japanese, anyway.

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