The Soong Sisters 1997
宋家皇朝
Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
Vocabulary
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| 包围 包圍 | to surround; to encircle; to hem in | |
| 签字 簽字 | to sign (one's name); signature | |
| 四周 四周 | all around | |
| 赔 賠 | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | |
| 损害 損害 | harm; to damage; to impair | |
| 难得 難得 | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 琴 琴 | guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 象征 象徵 | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for | |
| 眼光 眼光 | gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things | |
| 保卫 保衛 | to defend; to safeguard | |
| 军人 軍人 | serviceman; soldier; military personnel | |
| 上下 上下 | up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about | |
| 意志 意志 | will; willpower; determination | |
| 尊敬 尊敬 | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) | |
| 也好 也好 | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | |
| 扶 扶 | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | |
| 干脆 乾脆 | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well | |
| 骗子 騙子 | swindler; a cheat | |
| 职位 職位 | position; post; job | |
| 一向 一向 | always (previously); a period of time in the recent past | |
| 脱离 脫離 | to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) | |
| 目光 目光 | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | |
| 倒是 倒是 | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you | |
| 子弹 子彈 | bullet | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 建造 建造 | to construct; to build | |
| 冻 凍 | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly | |
| 解放 解放 | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 | |
| 大事 大事 | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | |
| 渴望 渴望 | to thirst for; to long for | |
| 罚 罰 | to punish; to penalize | |
| 靠近 靠近 | to be close to; to approach; to draw near | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 敏感 敏感 | sensitive; susceptible | |
| 冲突 衝突 | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces; collision (of interests); contention | |
| 挡 擋 | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) | |
| 偶像 偶像 | idol | |
| 违反 違反 | to violate (a law) | |
| 全都 全都 | all; without exception | |
| 之内 之內 | inside; within | |
| 厨房 廚房 | kitchen | |
| 局长 局長 | bureau chief | |
| 乘 乘 | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed | |
| 违法 違法 | illegal; to break the law | |
| 一句话 一句話 | in a word; in short | |
| 到来 到來 | to arrive; arrival; advent | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | |
| 达成 達成 | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |