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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| 江 江 | river | |
| 说不定 說不定 | can't say for sure; maybe | |
| 秘书 秘書 | secretary | |
| 嘴巴 嘴巴 | mouth; slap in the face | |
| 新娘 新娘 | bride | |
| 多次 多次 | many times; repeatedly | |
| 奋斗 奮鬥 | to strive; to struggle | |
| 阿姨 阿姨 | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) | |
| 多年 多年 | many years; for many years; longstanding | |
| 装修 裝修 | to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate | |
| 锻炼 鍛鍊 | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself | |
| 约会 約會 | appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet | |
| 假如 假如 | if | |
| 反而 反而 | on the contrary; instead | |
| 县 縣 | county | |
| 叔叔 叔叔 | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | |
| 夫妻 夫妻 | husband and wife; married couple | |
| 摆脱 擺脫 | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself | |
| 折 折 | to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) | |
| 统一 統一 | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated | |
| 稳 穩 | settled; steady; stable | |
| 黑暗 黑暗 | dark; darkly; darkness | |
| 交换 交換 | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute | |
| 姐妹 姐妹 | sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) | |
| 对付 對付 | to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) | |
| 密码 密碼 | cipher; secret code; password; PIN | |
| 激烈 激烈 | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme | |
| 战士 戰士 | fighter; soldier; warrior | |
| 依靠 依靠 | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on | |
| 散 㪚 | scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine | |
| 寄 寄 | to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) | |
| 祝福 祝福 | blessings; to wish sb well | |
| 脑袋 腦袋 | head; skull; brains; mental capability | |
| 伙伴 伙伴 | partner; companion; comrade | |
| 指挥 指揮 | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) | |
| 财产 財產 | property; assets; estate | |
| 婚礼 婚禮 | wedding ceremony; wedding | |
| 出席 出席 | to attend; to participate; present | |
| 牙 牙 | tooth; ivory | |
| 如今 如今 | nowadays; now | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 兵 兵 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
| 批 批 | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 夫人 夫人 | lady; madam; Mrs. | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 女士 女士 | lady; madam; Miss; Ms | |
| 避免 避免 | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | |
| 宝宝 寶寶 | darling; baby |