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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| 西北 西北 | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) | |
| 英文 英文 | English (language) | |
| 出国 出國 | to go abroad; to leave the country | |
| 东北 東北 | Northeast China; Manchuria | |
| 快要 快要 | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | |
| 平等 平等 | equal; equality | |
| 北方 北方 | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River | |
| 月亮 月亮 | the moon | |
| 从小 從小 | from childhood; from a young age | |
| 全家 全家 | whole family | |
| 忽然 忽然 | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 太太 太太 | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | |
| 不一定 不一定 | not necessarily; maybe | |
| 例如 例如 | for example; for instance; such as | |
| 校长 校長 | (college, university) president; headmaster | |
| 分开 分開 | to separate; to part | |
| 冬天 冬天 | winter | |
| 停车 停車 | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall | |
| 亿 億 | 100 million | |
| 小时候 小時候 | in one's childhood | |
| 出门 出門 | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married | |
| 夏天 夏天 | summer | |
| 懂得 懂得 | to understand; to know; to comprehend | |
| 碗 㼝 | bowl; cup | |
| 请求 請求 | to request; to ask; request | |
| 送给 送給 | to send; to give as a present | |
| 安静 安靜 | quiet; peaceful; calm | |
| 放心 放心 | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | |
| 看法 看法 | way of looking at a thing; view; opinion | |
| 信心 信心 | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) | |
| 旅行 旅行 | to travel; journey; trip | |
| 大人 大人 | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors | |
| 多久 多久 | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time | |
| 响 響 | echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises | |
| 骑 騎 | (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier | |
| 的话 的話 | if (coming after a conditional clause) | |
| 早就 早就 | already at an earlier time | |
| 公平 公平 | fair; impartial | |
| 答应 答應 | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | |
| 名单 名單 | list of names | |
| 随时 隨時 | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | |
| 随便 隨便 | as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton | |
| 讲话 講話 | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address | |
| 灯 燈 | lamp; light; lantern | |
| 雪 雪 | snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) | |
| 语言 語言 | language | |
| 吹 吹 | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through | |
| 黄 黃 | yellow; pornographic; to fall through | |
| 墙 牆 | wall | |
| 千 千 | thousand |