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大标题今天早上吸引了我的注意。

Dà biāotí jīntiān zǎoshang xīyǐnle wǒ de zhùyì.

The headline caught my eye this morning.
大树底下聊天，净说风凉话

dàshù dǐxia liáotiān, jìng shuōfēngliánghuà

chatting under a big tree: all cool-breeze talk
大树林里的一片叶，有你不多，没你不少

dà shùlín lǐ de yípiàn Yè, yǒu nǐ bù duō, méi nǐ bùshǎo

one leaf in a big forest: with you there's no more, without you no less
大树砍不倒，小草站不牢

dàshù kǎn bù dǎo, xiǎocǎo zhàn bù láo

a big tree can't be chopped down; a small blade of grass can't stand firm
大树遮挡了窗外的阳光。

Dàshù zhēdǎngle chuāng wài de yángguāng.

The big tree blocks the sunlight outside the window.
大桅杆上拉二胡，扯高调儿

dà wéigān shàng lā èrhú, chě gāodiào ér

playing the erhu on the main mast: pulling a high tune
大桌子占据了半个房间。

Dà zhuōzi zhànjùle bànge fángjiān.

The big table takes up half the room.
大桥让两岸的居民方便多了。

Dàqiáo ràng liǎng'àn de jūmín fāngbiàn duō le.

The bridge has made life much easier for residents on both sides.
大棚里为什么这么热？

Dàpéng lǐ wèishénme zhème rè?

Why is it so hot inside the greenhouse?
大概会花多少时间？

Dàgài huì huā duōshǎo shíjiān?

About how long will it take?
大概我们需要交谈。

Dàgài wǒmen xūyào jiāotán.

Maybe we should talk.
大槐树上挂电灯,四方有明

dà huáishù shàng guà diàndēng,sìfāng yǒu míng

hanging an electric light on a big locust tree: bright in all four directions
大气中的水汽变成了雨。

Dàqì zhōng de shuǐqì biànchéngle yǔ.

The water vapor in the atmosphere turned into rain.
大气层怎么会影响天气？

Dàqìcéng zěnme huì yǐngxiǎng tiānqì?

How can the atmosphere affect the weather?
大水淹了龙王庙，一家人不认一家人

dàshuǐ yānle Lóngwángmiào, yìjiārén bú rèn yìjiārén

a flood swamps the Dragon King temple: one family doesn't recognise its own
大水漫不过桅杆

dàshuǐ màn búguò wéigān

floodwater cannot rise over the mast
大河有水小河满，大河没水小河干

dàhé yǒu shuǐ xiǎohé mǎn, dàhé méi shuǐ xiǎohé gān

when the big river has water the small one is full, when it has none the small one dries up
大河的水向东流,没法儿回头

dàhé de shuǐ xiàngdōng liú,méifǎr huítóu

the big river's water flows east: there's no turning back
大河边的小鸟儿,见过些风浪

dà hébiān de xiǎo niǎor,jiànguo xiē fēnglàng

a little bird by the big river: has seen some wind and waves
大河里撒纸钱,连个回音也没有

dàhé li sǎ zhǐqián,lián ge huíyīn yě méiyǒu

scattering paper money in a big river: not even an echo
大洋洲有很多美丽的海岛。

Dàyángzhōu yǒu hěn duō měilì de hǎidǎo.

Oceania has many beautiful islands.
大活人让尿憋死

dà huórénràngniàobiēsǐ

a living adult killed by holding in urine
大海不嫌水多，大山不嫌树多

dàhǎi bù xián shuǐ duō, Dàshān bù xián shù duō

the sea never finds its water too much, the mountain never finds its trees too many
大海不禁漏卮

dàhǎi bùjīn lòu zhī

even the sea can't withstand a leaking wine cup
大海无边无际，看不到岸。

Dàhǎi wúbiānwújì, kàn búdào àn.

The sea is boundless, and no shore is in sight.
大海的波涛拍打着岸边的石头。

Dàhǎi de bōtāo pāidazhe ànbiān de shítou.

The billows of the sea beat against the rocks on the shore.
大海的浮萍也有相逢之日

dàhǎi de fúpíng yě yǒu xiāngféng zhī rì

even duckweed on the sea has a day of meeting again
大海里撑篙,点不到底

dà hǎilǐ chēng gāo,diǎn bú dàodǐ

poling a boat in the open sea: the pole can't touch the bottom
大海里的浮萍,漂到哪儿算哪儿

dà hǎilǐ de fúpíng,piāo dào nǎr suàn nǎr

duckweed on the sea: wherever it drifts is where it ends up
大海里翻了豆腐船,汤里来,水里去

dà hǎilǐ fānle dòufu chuán,tānglilái,shuǐliqù

a tofu boat capsizes in the sea: came from the soup, goes back into the water
大火开锅，小火焖饭

dàhuǒ kāiguō, xiǎohuǒ mèn fàn

high heat to boil the pot, low heat to simmer the rice
大火很快波及了旁边的几栋房子。

Dàhuǒ hěn kuài bōjí le pángbiān de jǐ dòng fángzi.

The fire quickly spread to several houses nearby.
大火毁坏了山上大片的树林。

Dàhuǒ huǐhuàile shānshàng dàpiàn de shùlín.

The fire devastated large areas of forest on the mountain.
大灾之后有大疫

dàzāi zhīhòu yǒu dà yì

after a great disaster comes a great epidemic
大熊猫只住在中国里。

Dàxióngmāo zhǐ zhù zài Zhōngguó lǐ.

Giant pandas live only in China.
大熊猫很难孕育后代。

Dàxióngmāo hěn nán yùnyù hòudài.

Giant pandas have a hard time producing offspring.
大熊猫是中国的国宝。

Dàxióngmāo shì Zhōngguó de guóbǎo.

The giant panda is a national treasure of China.
大熊猫是我们的国宝。

Dàxióngmāo shì wǒmen de guóbǎo.

The giant panda is our national treasure.
大熊猫曾经是濒危动物。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēi dòngwù.

The giant panda used to be an endangered animal.
大熊猫曾经是濒危物种。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēiwùzhǒng.

The giant panda used to be an endangered species.
大爆炸之前到底有什么？

Dàbàozhà zhīqián dàodǐ yǒu shénme?

What was there before the Big Bang, anyway?
大爷，地铁站怎么走？

Dàye, dìtiězhàn zěnme zǒu?

Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the subway station?
大牯牛的口水,太长

dà gǔniú de kǒushuǐ,tài cháng

a big bull's drool: too long
大病用功，小病用药

dàbìng yònggōng, xiǎobìng yòngyào

for a serious illness use effort, for a minor one use medicine
“大”的反义词是什么？

“Dà”de fǎnyìcí shì shénme?

What is the antonym of "big"?
大盗沿街走，无赃不定罪

dàdào yánjiē zǒu, wú zāng bú dìngzuì

a great robber walks the street: without loot, no conviction
大红缎子上绣花儿,亮光光的

dàhóng duànzi shàng xiù huār,liàngguāngguāng de

embroidering flowers on red satin: bright and shining
大约下一星期的雨。

Dàyuē xià yì xīngqī de yǔ.

It's been raining for around a week.
大胆天下去得，小心寸步难行

dàdǎn tiānxià qù de, xiǎoxīn cùnbùnánxíng

the bold can go anywhere under heaven, the timid can hardly move an inch
大能容小，天能盖地

dà néng róng xiǎo, tiān néng gài dì

the big can hold the small; the sky can cover the earth
大脑只是个复杂的机器。

Dànǎo zhǐshì gè fùzá de jīqì.

The brain is just a complicated machine.
大自然已充满了谜团。

Dàzìrán yǐ chōngmǎnle mítuán.

Nature is full of mystery.
大自然很慷慨。

Dàzìrán hěn kāngkǎi.

Mother Nature is generous.
大草原上有很多食草动物在吃草。

Dà cǎoyuán shàng yǒu hěn duō shícǎodòngwù zài chī cǎo.

There are many herbivores grazing on the big grassland.
大虫吃小虫

dàchóng chī xiǎo chóng

big bugs eat small bugs
大虾掉进油锅里，闹了个大红脸

dàxiā diào jìn yóuguō li, nàole ge dà hóngliǎn

a big prawn falls into a hot wok: ends up with a big red face
大街小巷都挂满了灯笼。

Dàjiē-xiǎoxiàng dōu guà mǎnle dēnglóng.

Lanterns were hung all over the streets and alleys.
大象是巨大的动物。

Dàxiàng shì jùdà de dòngwù.

The elephant is an enormous creature.
大象有长鼻子。

Dàxiàng yǒu cháng bízi.

An elephant has a long nose.
大象生活在亚洲和非洲。

Dàxiàng shēnghuó zài Yàzhōu hé Fēizhōu.

Elephants live in Asia and Africa.
大象的屁股，推不动

dàxiàng de pìgu, tuī bú dòng

an elephant's backside: can't be pushed
大象鼻子长。

Dàxiàng bízi zhǎng.

An elephant has a long nose.
大路不平众人踩，情理不合众人抬

dàlù bùpíng zhòngrén cǎi, qínglǐ bùhé zhòngrén tái

if the road is uneven everyone tramples it flat, if reason is violated everyone argues it out
大路不转小路转

dàlù bú zhuàn xiǎolù zhuàn

if the main road doesn't turn, the side road does
大路边打草鞋,有的说长,有的说短

dà lùbiān dǎ cǎoxié,yǒu de shuō cháng,yǒu de shuō duǎn

making straw sandals by the road: some say long, some say short
大路通天，各走一边

dàlù tōngtiān, gè zǒu yìbiān

the road reaches the sky, each takes one side
大部分人迟早要结婚。

Dàbùfen rén chízǎo yào jiéhūn.

The majority of people marry sooner or later.
大部分人都挺冷漠。

Dàbùfen rén dōu tǐng lěngmò.

The majority of people are quite indifferent.
大部分日本人都以米饭为主食。

Dàbùfen Rìběn rén dōu yǐ mǐfàn wèi zhǔshí.

Most Japanese live on rice.
大部分汉字都是形声字。

Dàbùfen hànzì dōu shì xíngshēngzì.

Most Chinese characters are phono-semantic compounds.
大部分男生喜欢棒球。

Dàbùfen nánshēng xǐhuan bàngqiú.

Most boys like baseball.
大部分的学生来自西海岸。

Dàbùfen de xuésheng láizì xī hǎi'àn.

The students were for the most part from the West Coast.
大部分美国人支持这项决定。

Dàbùfen Měiguórén zhīchí zhè xiàng juédìng.

Most Americans supported the decision.
大部分美国人都会说英语。

Dàbùfen Měiguórén dōu huì shuō Yīngyǔ.

Most Americans can speak English.
大量有大福

dàliàng yǒu dàfú

great tolerance brings great fortune
大量生产降低许多商品的价格。

Dàliàng shēngchǎn jiàngdī xǔduō shāngpǐn de jiàgé.

Mass production reduced the price of many goods.
大量资金流入了这个城市。

Dàliàng zījīn liúrùle zhège chéngshì.

A large amount of money has flowed into this city.
大锅饭，小锅菜

dàguōfàn, xiǎo guō cài

big-pot rice, small-pot dishes
大陆性气候的特点是冬冷夏热。

Dàlùxìngqìhòu de tèdiǎn shì dōng lěng xià rè.

A continental climate is characterized by cold winters and hot summers.
大陆的报纸一般都用简体字。

Dàlù de bàozhǐ yìbān dōu yòng jiǎntǐzì.

Newspapers on the mainland generally use simplified characters.
大难不死，必有后福

dànànbùsǐ, bìyǒuhòufú

survive a great disaster and there will surely be good fortune later
大雁飞行时排成整齐的队形。

Dàyàn fēixíng shí pái chéng zhěngqí de duìxíng.

Wild geese fly in a neat formation.
大雄那家伙跑到哪里去了？

Dà xióng nà jiāhuo pǎo dào nǎlǐ qùle?

Where did that Daxiong run off to?
大雨一直不停，致使比赛推迟了。

Dàyǔ yìzhí bùtíng, zhìshǐ bǐsài tuīchíle.

The rain never stopped, which resulted in the game being postponed.
大雨之后，河水泛滥了。

Dàyǔ zhīhòu, héshuǐ fànlànle.

After the heavy rain, the river overflowed its banks.
大雨使山坡上的泥土流失了。

Dàyǔ shǐ shānpō shàng de nítǔ liúshīle.

The heavy rain washed away the soil on the hillside.
大雨侵蚀了山坡上的土。

Dàyǔ qīnshíle shānpō shàng de tǔ.

The heavy rain eroded the soil on the hillside.
大雨后河水变得混浊了。

Dàyǔ hòu héshuǐ biànde hùnzhuóle.

After the heavy rain, the river water became muddy.
大雨把农田都淹了。

Dàyǔ bǎ nóngtián dōu yānle.

The heavy rain flooded all the farmland.
大雨把村子的路都淹了。

Dàyǔ bǎ cūnzi de lù dōu yānle.

The heavy rain flooded all the roads in the village.
大雨淹没了街道和农田。

Dàyǔ yānmòle jiēdào hé nóngtián.

The heavy rain flooded the streets and fields.
大雨过后，水漫进了一楼。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, shuǐ màn jìnle yì lóu.

After the heavy rain, water flooded into the first floor.
大雨过后，路上的积水还滞留着。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, lùshang de jīshuǐ hái zhìliúzhe.

After the heavy rain, floodwater still lingers on the road.
大雨过后，那间旧房子塌了。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, nà jiān jiù fángzi tāle.

After the heavy rain, that old house collapsed.
大雪使得路上很难走。

Dàxuě shǐde lùshang hěn nán zǒu.

The heavy snow made the roads hard to travel.
大雪压坏了好几个大棚。

Dàxuě yāhuàile hǎo jǐ ge dàpéng.

The heavy snow damaged several greenhouses.
大雪断绝了山村和外面的交通。

Dàxuě duànjuéle shāncūn hé wàimiàn de jiāotōng.

The heavy snow severed the mountain village's transport links with the outside.
大雪来了，牲畜都被赶进了棚里。

Dàxuě láile, shēngchù dōu bèi gǎn jìnle péng lǐ.

When the heavy snow came, the livestock were all driven into the shed.
大雪让城市交通瘫痪了。

Dàxuě ràng chéngshì jiāotōng tānhuànle.

The heavy snow brought the city's traffic to a standstill.
大雪让很多旅客滞留在机场。

Dàxuě ràng hěn duō lǚkè zhìliú zài jīchǎng.

The heavy snow left many travelers stranded at the airport.