Talkative Mei

Definition

eight; 8

Related words

bā shí

八十

eighty; 80

bā yuè

八月

August

Stroke(s) in total

2

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ràng wǒ men lái fù xí yí xià dì shí sān jí dào dì shí bā jí de nèi róng ba !

Let’s recap the content of Episodes 13-18!

下面有几个问题，

xià miàn yǒu jǐ ge wèn tí，

Here are some questions below.

请试着回答看看，

qǐng shì zhe huí dá kàn kàn，

Please try to answer them

看你答对几题。

kàn nǐ dá duì jǐ tí。

and see how many questions you will get right.

答案公佈在文字稿最下方。

dá àn gōng bù zài wén zì gǎo zuì xià fāng。

The answers will be revealed at the bottom of the transcript.

Q1. 出现在｢游子｣中的花是甚麽花?

chū xiàn zài ｢yóu zǐ｣ zhōng de huā shì shén me huā?

What flower appeared in “yóu zǐ ”?

A. 萱草花

xuān cǎo huā

daylily

B. 梅花

méi huā

plum blossom

Q2. ｢纸鸢｣又称作甚麽?

｢zhǐ yuān｣ yòu chēng zuò shén me ?

What is another name for “zhǐ yuān”?

A.风车

fēng chē

windmill

B. 风筝

fēng zhēng

kite

Q3.｢马上作｣的作者可能是一位?

｢mǎ shàng zuò｣ de zuò zhě kě néng shì yí wèi?

What might the author of “mǎ shàng zuò” be?

A. 商人

shāng rén

businessman

B. 将军

jiāng jūn

general

Q4. 哪句成语形容人很多?

nǎ jù chéng yǔ xíng róng rén hěn duō ?

Which idiom that can be used to describe a big crowd of people?

A. 山珍海味

shān zhēn hǎi wèi

B. 人山人海

rén shān rén hǎi

Q5. 哪个城市可以用｢车水马龙｣来形容?

nǎ ge chéng shì kě yǐ yòng ｢chē shuǐ mǎ lóng｣ lái xíng róng ?

Which city can be described as “chē shuǐ mǎ lóng”?

A. 新加坡

xīn jiā pō

Singapore

B. 不丹 亭布

bù dān tíng bù

Thimphu, Bhutan

Q6. 哪句成语比喻目标不同，各走各的路或各做各的事

nǎ jù chéng yǔ bǐ yù mù biāo bù tóng，gè zǒu gè de lù huò gè zuò gè de shì ?

Which idiom is a metaphor for having different goals, each going their own way or doing their

own thing?

A. 分道扬镳

fēn dào yáng biāo

B. 分道扬刀

fèn dào yáng dāo

Q1 A

Q2 B

Q3 B

Q4 B

Q5 A

Q6 A

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｢扬镳｣的意思是提起马衔，驱马前进，整句用来比喻目标不同，各走各的路或各做各的事。

｢yáng biāo ｣de yì si shì tí qǐ mǎ xián，qū mǎ qián jìn ，zhěng jù yòng lái bǐ yù mù biāo bù tóng ，gè zǒu gè de lù huò gè zuò gè de shì 。

The phrase "yáng biāo " means to lift a horse bit and drive the horse forward. It's used as a metaphor to describe the different goals of people who go their way or do their own thing.

Example sentence

F1赛车手Lewis Hamilton明年将与宾士车队分道扬镳，加入法拉利车队。

F1 sài chē shǒu Lewis Hamilton míng nián jiāng yǔ bīn shì chē duì fēn dào yáng biāo，jiā rù fǎ lā lì chē duì 。

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes for Ferrari next year.

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Definition

指车多得像流水不断，马多得像游龙那麽长，形容车马或车辆很多，来往不绝。

zhǐ chē duō de xiàng liú shuǐ bú duàn，mǎ duō de xiàng yóu lóng nà me cháng，xíng róng chē mǎ huò chē liàng hěn duō，lái wǎng bù jué 。

to describe a scene where there are loads of carriages that look like a continuous flow of water, and horses that go on for as far as a wandering dragon, creating a constant bustling movement.

Example sentence

每年九月，平时车水马龙的新加坡街头将会变成专供F1赛车的场地。

měi nián jiǔ yuè，píng shí chē shuǐ mǎ lóng de xīn jiā pō jiē tóu jiāng huì biàn chéng zhuān gōng F1 sài chē de chǎng dì 。

Every September, Singapore's streets become the track for Formula One racing.

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指人多得像大山大海一样，形容人群聚集得非常多。

zhǐ rén duō de xiàng dà shān dà hǎi yí yàng ，xíng róng rén qún jù jí de fēi cháng duō 。

a big crowd of people, like mountains and the ocean.

Example sentence

下周三Taylor Swift将在马德里举办演唱会，到时肯定是人山人海。

xià zhōu sān Taylor Swift jiāng zài mǎ dé lǐ jǔ bàn yǎn chàng huì，dào shí kěn dìng shì rén shān rén hǎi 。

Taylor Swift will be holding a concert in Madrid next Wednesday, and it is expected to be crowded with people.

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南北驱驰报主情，

nán běi qū chí bào zhǔ qíng ，

江花边草笑平生。

jiāng huā biān cǎo xiào píng shēng 。

一年三百六十日，

yì nián sān bǎi liù shí rì ，

多是横戈马上行。

duō shì héng gē mǎ shàng xíng 。

驰骋疆场转战南北是为了报答皇上的恩情，江畔和边关的花草却都笑我这一生总是忙忙碌碌。一年三百六十个日子裏，我都是带着兵器骑着战马在疆场上度过的。

I engaged in battles in the north and south to repay the emperor's favor. However, the flowers and grass along the riverbanks and borders mocked my hectic life. For three hundred and sixty days a year, I spent my time carrying weapons and riding warhorses on the battlefield.

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碧落秋方静，

bì luò qiū fāng jìng ，

腾空力尚微。

téng kōng lì shàng wéi 。

清风如可托，

qīng fēng rú kě tuō ，

终共白云飞。

zhōng gòng bái yún fēi 。

初秋天气晴朗，但风力不大，很难放风筝。风筝只能在有风的时候，才能陪伴着白云一起高飞啊!

The weather in early autumn is clear, but the wind is not strong, which makes it difficult to fly a kite.

Kites can only soar high in the sky when there is wind, they need wind to accompany the white clouds.

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萱草生堂阶，

xuān cǎo shēng táng jiē，

游子行天涯；

yóu zǐ xíng tiān yá。

慈亲倚堂门，

cí qīn yǐ táng mén，

不见萱草花。

bú jiàn xuān cǎo huā。

游子临行前，在家中北堂的台阶前种满了萱草花以陪伴母亲，让母亲减轻对游子的思念。几年过去了，萱草花开了又谢，游子仍然没回来。母亲倚在门边等待，满眼都是自己的孩子，怎麽还看得见北堂阶前的萱草花呢？

Before the traveler left, he had planted daylilies in front of the northern hall steps at home to accompany his mother, in order to alleviate her longing for him. Several years had passed, and the daylilies had bloomed and withered, but the traveler had still not returned. The mother leaned against the door, eagerly waiting, her eyes filled with thoughts of her child. How was it possible that she could still see the daylilies in front of the hall steps?

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ràng wǒ men lái fù xí yí xià dì qī jí dào dì shí èr jí de nèi róng ba !

Let’s recap the content of Episodes 7-12!

下面有几个问题，

xià miàn yǒu jǐ ge wèn tí，

Here are some questions below.

请试着回答看看，

qǐng shì zhe huí dá kàn kàn，

Please try to answer them

看你答对几题。

kàn nǐ dá duì jǐ tí。

and see how many questions you will get right.

答案公佈在文字稿最下方。

dá àn gōng bù zài wén zì gǎo zuì xià fāng。

The answers will be revealed at the bottom of the transcript.

Q1. 哪种昆虫採花蜜?

nǎ zhǒng kūn chóng cǎi huā mì ?

What is the insect that collects nectar from flowers?

A. 毛毛虫

máo máo chóng

caterpillar

B. 蜜蜂

mì fēng

bee

Q2. 出现在｢咏雪｣中的花是甚么花?

chū xiàn zài ｢ yǒng xuě ｣ zhōng de huā shì shén me huā?

What flower appeared in “yǒng xuě”?

A. 梅花

méi huā

plum blossom

B. 玫瑰花

méi guī huā

rose

Q3. ｢对酒｣的作者可能是一位?

｢ duì jiǔ ｣ de zuò zhě kě néng shì yí wèi?

What might the author of “duì jiǔ” be?

A. 革命者

gé mìng zhě

a revolutionary

B. 记者

jì zhě

a journalist

Q4. 形容话很多，不能停止的样子，可以用哪句成语?

xíng róng huà hěn duō，bù néng tíng zhǐ de yàng zi，kě yǐ yòng nǎ jù chéng yǔ ?

Which idiom that can be used to describe someone talking without stopping for a long time?

A. 叨叨不休

dāo dāo bù xiū

B. 喋喋不休

dié dié bù xiū

Q5. ｢汗如雨下｣中的｢汗｣字是指?

｢hàn rú yǔ xià｣ zhōng de ｢hàn｣ zì shì zhǐ ?

What does the word “hàn” mean in this idiom?

A. tear

B. sweat

Q6. 哪句成语是跟吃有关的?

nǎ jù chéng yǔ shì gēn chī yǒu guān de ?

What is the idiom about eating?

A. 狼吞虎嚥

láng tūn hǔ yàn

B. 摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

Q1 B

Q2 A

Q3 A

Q4 B

Q5 B

Q6 A

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Definition

像野狼老虎一样吞嚥东西。形容吃东西又勐又急的样子。

xiàng yě láng lǎo hǔ yí yàng tūn yàn dōng xī 。 xíng róng chī dōng xī yòu měng yòu jí de yàng zi 。

to eat very quickly and greedily, like wolves and tigers

Example sentence

他狼吞虎嚥地吃下了一大盘炒饭。

tā láng tūn hǔ yàn de chī xià le yī dà pán chǎo fàn 。

He wolfed down a big plate of fried rice.

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