ChinesePod

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

仁人志士

rén rén zhì shì

1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

仁人义士

rén rén yì shì

1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2 men of vision

博士买驴

bó shì mǎi lǘ

1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

志士仁人

zhì shì rén rén

1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

Sample Sentences

从表面上来看，里弗斯已经达到了恶心火箭队的目的了，但我一直认为他是被高估的一位教练，虽然他曾经带领波士顿凯尔特人队拿到一枚冠军戒指，但他也曾经两次在三比一大比分领先的情况下，被对手翻盘，这样的表现远远配不上冠军教练的美名。

cóng biǎomiàn shàng láikàn ，Lǐfúsī yǐjīng dádào le ěxīn Huǒjiànduì de mùdì le ，dàn wǒ yīzhí rènwéi tā shì bèi gāogū de yī wèi jiàoliàn ，suīrán tā céngjīng dàilǐng Bōshìdùn kǎiěrtèrén duì ná dào yī méi guànjūn jièzhi ，dàn tā yě céngjīng liǎng cì zài sān bǐ yī dà bǐfēn lǐngxiān de qíngkuàng xià ，bèi duìshǒu fānpán ，zhèyàng de biǎoxiàn yuǎnyuǎn pèi bù shàng guànjūn jiàoliàn de měimíng 。

From appearances it seems like Rivers is really out to get the Rockets, but I've always thought he was overestimated as a coach. Although he once led the Boston Celtics to win championship rings, it's been twice now that he has lost after starting with a 3-1 lead, that's far from the performance of a champion coach.

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噢，是波士顿红袜队的主场。

ō ，shì Bōshìdùn hóngwàduì de zhǔchǎng 。

Oh, that's the Boston Red Sox' home field.

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小赵，波士顿治安怎么样？

Xiǎo Zhào ，Bōshìdùn zhì ān zěnmeyàng ？

Xiao Zhao, how safe is Boston?

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徐先生、徐太太要在美国买房子，波士顿是最好的地方。

Xú xiānsheng 、Xú tàitai yào zài Měiguó mǎi fángzi ，Bōshìdùn shì zuì hǎo de dìfang 。

Mr. Xu, if you and Mrs. Xu want to buy a house in America, Boston is the best place.

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