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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

一病不起

yī bìng bù qǐ

1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

事不关己，高高挂起

shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ

1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2 a cool head in a crisis

初出茅庐

chū chū máo lú

1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2 young and inexperienced
3 novice
4 greenhorn

Sample Sentences

黄酒起初也像白酒一样，全国各地有自己的酿造传统。可是因为白酒发展得太快了，导致黄酒的产地也受到影响，逐渐缩小到江南一带。

huángjiǔ qǐchū yě xiàng báijiǔ yīyàng ，quánguó gèdì yǒu zìjǐ de niàngzào chuántǒng 。kěshì yīnwèi báijiǔ fāzhǎn de tài kuài le ，dǎozhì huángjiǔ de chǎndì yě shòudào yǐngxiǎng ，zhújiàn suōxiǎo dào jiāngnán yīdài 。

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嘿，这么巧!我也对这个很好奇，所以上网查了一下。我们现在所庆祝的万圣节确切地说应该是“万圣节前夜”，是在十月三十一号。它起初是爱尔兰凯尔特人的鬼节，这就是为什么现在人们以古灵精怪的打扮庆祝万圣节。不过流传到现在，它的意义也不同了，变得积极快乐和喜庆。就像开一个大派对。

hāi ，zhème qiǎo !wǒ yě duì zhège hěn hàoqí ，suǒyǐ shàngwǎng chá le yīxià 。wǒmen xiànzài suǒ qìngzhù de wànshèngjié quèqiē de shuō yīnggāi shì “wànshèngjié qiányè ”，shì zài shíyuè sānshíyī hào 。tā qǐchū shì Àiěrlán kǎiěrtèrén de guǐjié ，zhè jiùshì wèishénme xiànzài rénmen yǐ gǔlíngjīngguài de dǎbàn qìngzhù wànshèngjié 。bùguò liúchuán dào xiànzài ，tā de yìyì yě bùtóng le ，biànde jījí kuàilè hé xǐqìng 。jiùxiàng kāi yī ge dà pàiduì 。

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