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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| 立 立 | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 害 害 | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity | |
| 锁 鎖 | to lock; to lock up; a lock | |
| 瘦 瘦 | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | |
| 贷款 貸款 | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) | |
| 玻璃 玻璃 | glass; (slang) male homosexual | |
| 弹 彈 | crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball | |
| 恋爱 戀愛 | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair | |
| 剩 剩 | to remain; to be left; to have as remainder | |
| 辛苦 辛苦 | exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) | |
| 浪漫 浪漫 | romantic | |
| 博士 博士 | doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D. | |
| 扔 扔 | to throw; to throw away | |
| 尤其 尤其 | especially; particularly | |
| 一辈子 一輩子 | (for) a lifetime | |
| 欣赏 欣賞 | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire | |
| 命令 命令 | order; command | |
| 凭 憑 | to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | |
| 仔细 仔細 | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out | |
| 暂时 暫時 | temporary; provisional; for the time being | |
| 集团 集團 | group; bloc; corporation; conglomerate | |
| 撞 撞 | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | |
| 逃 逃 | to escape; to run away; to flee | |
| 回忆 回憶 | to recall; memories | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | |
| 可惜 可惜 | it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately | |
| 中央 中央 | central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) | |
| 皮肤 皮膚 | skin | |
| 吓 嚇 | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | |
| 剩下 剩下 | to remain; to be left over | |
| 偷 偷 | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily | |
| 戏 戲 | trick; drama; play; show | |
| 运 運 | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate | |
| 射 䠶 | to shoot; to launch; to allude to; radio- (chemistry) | |
| 舞 舞 | to dance; to wield; to brandish | |
| 协议 協議 | agreement; pact; protocol | |
| 鬼 鬼 | disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy | |
| 疯 瘋 | insane; mad; wild | |
| 枪 槍 | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots | |
| 颗 顆 | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | |
| 女性 女性 | woman; the female sex | |
| 执行 執行 | to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run | |
| 棒 棒 | stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race | |
| 待 待 | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to | |
| 傻 傻 | foolish | |
| 抢 搶 | (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary | |
| 关键 關鍵 | crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal | |
| 享受 享受 | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure | |
| 居然 居然 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | |
| 陪 陪 | to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 |