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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| 仍 仍 | still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often | |
| 值得 值得 | to be worth; to deserve | |
| 各 各 | each; every | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 同意 同意 | to agree; to consent; to approve | |
| 结婚 結婚 | to marry; to get married | |
| 面对 面對 | to face; to confront | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 人民 人民 | the people | |
| 报 報 | to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge | |
| 失去 失去 | to lose | |
| 幸福 幸福 | happiness; happy; blessed | |
| 会议 會議 | meeting; conference | |
| 人生 人生 | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 力量 力量 | power; force; strength | |
| 安排 安排 | to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans | |
| 交易 交易 | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal | |
| 首先 首先 | first (of all); in the first place | |
| 负责 負責 | to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious | |
| 至少 至少 | at least; (to say the) least | |
| 谈 談 | to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss | |
| 力 力 | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously | |
| 下去 下去 | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw | |
| 社会 社會 | society | |
| 金 金 | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 并且 並且 | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition | |
| 父亲 父親 | father; also pr. [fù qin] | |
| 光 光 | light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered | |
| 抓 抓 | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch | |
| 约 約 | to weigh in a balance or on a scale | |
| 各位 各位 | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you | |
| 利用 利用 | to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize | |
| 好好 好好 | well; carefully; nicely; properly | |
| 派 派 | clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie | |
| 坚持 堅持 | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | |
| 绝对 絕對 | absolute; unconditional | |
| 到底 到底 | finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last | |
| 简单 簡單 | simple; not complicated | |
| 曾经 曾經 | once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 伤 傷 | to injure; injury; wound | |
| 生命 生命 | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature | |
| 报告 報告 | to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture | |
| 线 線 | thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) | |
| 按 按 | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment | |
| 合作 合作 | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation | |
| 里面 裡面 | inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] | |
| 突然 突然 | sudden; abrupt; unexpected | |
| 代表 代表 | representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of | |
| 总是 總是 | always |