New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 5.54 - Page 2

to chat idly

initiative

Chinese scholartree

snacks; refreshments

fermented drink made from ground mung beans

humor; humorous

to gather; to assemble; to collect

ballroom dance

communication; social intercourse

smiling expression; smile

happy; joyous

heap; pile; crowd

to squat on the heels

everybody; we all

to contend; to vie; to strive

wooden stool

to have no alternative; to have no other way

Xizhimen (name of a place in Beijing)

Xidan (name of a place in Beijing)

Drum-tower (name of a place in Beijing)

Coal hill (name of a park in Beijing)

to symbolize; symbol

be proud; to take pride in

dyke

sculpture

to go sightseeing; to tour

tunnel

sail

stainless steel

bright pearl; jewel

to demonstrate

The Bund (name of a place in Shanghai)

Pudong (name of a place in Shanghai)

the Huangpu River

to urge somebody to drink (at a banquet)

impressions; reflections; thoughts

personal; firsthand

to experience

to be drunk; to be tipsy

poison

to risk one's life at full split

well

Buddhist monk

to carry on the shoulder with a pole

to pay a visit

to greet somebody; to say hello