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种子泡水后才容易发芽。

Zhǒngzi pàoshuǐ hòu cái róngyì fāyá.

Seeds germinate easily only after being soaked in water.
种子里蕴藏着生命的力量。

Zhǒngzi lǐ yùncángzhe shēngmìng de lìliang.

A seed holds within it the power of life.
种树对保护环境很有帮助。

Zhòngshù duì bǎohù huánjìng hěn yǒu bāngzhù.

Planting trees is very helpful for protecting the environment.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu

plant melons, get melons; plant beans, get beans
种禾得稻，敬老得宝

zhòng hé dé dào, jìnglǎo dé bǎo

plant rice seedlings and get grain; respect the old and gain treasure
科举在一九零五年废除。

Kējǔ zài yìjiǔ líng wǔ nián fèichú.

The imperial examination system was abolished in 1905.
科学和数学我都喜欢。

Kēxué hé shùxué wǒ dōu xǐhuan.

I like both science and math.
科学家一直在探求真理。

Kēxuéjiā yìzhí zài tànqiú zhēnlǐ.

Scientists have always pursued the truth.
科学家一直在探索海底的秘密。

Kēxuéjiā yìzhí zài tànsuǒ hǎidǐ de mìmì.

Scientists have always been exploring the secrets of the sea floor.
科学家们似乎已经知道真相了。

Kēxuéjiāmen sìhū yǐjīng zhīdào zhēnxiàng le.

Scientists seem to have known the truth.
科学家们在研制新电池。

Kēxuéjiāmen zài yánzhì xīn diànchí.

The scientists are developing a new kind of battery.
科学家们正努力终结艾滋病。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèng nǔlì zhōngjié àizībìng.

Scientists are working hard to put an end to AIDS.
科学家们还不知道怎么治疗癌症。

Kēxuéjiāmen hái bù zhīdào zěnme zhìliáo áizhèng.

Scientists haven't found a cure for cancer yet.
科学家准备去山区勘探新的矿产。

Kēxuéjiā zhǔnbèi qù shānqū kāntàn xīn de kuàngchǎn.

The scientists are preparing to explore the mountains for new mineral deposits.
科学家在探索海底世界。

Kēxuéjiā zài tànsuǒ hǎidǐ shìjiè.

Scientists are exploring the undersea world.
科学家常去两极考察冰层。

Kēxuéjiā cháng qù liǎngjí kǎochá bīngcéng.

Scientists often go to the North and South Poles to study the ice.
科学家想研制更安全的电池。

Kēxuéjiā xiǎng yánzhì gèng ānquán de diànchí.

Scientists want to develop safer batteries.
科学家成功克隆了一只羊。

Kēxuéjiā chénggōng kèlóng le yìzhī yáng.

Scientists successfully cloned a sheep.
科学家把两种基因重组了。

Kēxuéjiā bǎ liǎng zhǒng jīyīn chóngzǔle.

The scientists recombined the two genes.
科学家来河边采水样。

Kēxuéjiā lái hébiān cǎi shuǐyàng.

The scientists came to the river to collect water samples.
科学家正在寻找宜居的星球。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài xúnzhǎo yíjū de xīngqiú.

Scientists are searching for habitable planets.
科学家正在研究干细胞。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū gànxìbāo.

Scientists are studying stem cells.
科学家正在研究新的超导材料。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū xīn de chāodǎo cáiliào.

Scientists are researching new superconducting materials.
科学家正在研究水稻育种。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū shuǐdào yùzhǒng.

Scientists are studying rice breeding.
科学家正在研究这种效应。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhèzhǒng xiàoyìng.

Scientists are studying this effect.
科学家用两种水稻杂交。

Kēxuéjiā yòng liǎng zhǒng shuǐdào zájiāo.

Scientists hybridize two kinds of rice.
科学家的工作就是对理论加以检验。

Kēxuéjiā de gōngzuò jiùshì duì lǐlùn jiāyǐ jiǎnyàn.

The work of a scientist is to put ideas to the test.
科学家研究了树木年轮的数据。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiūle shùmù niánlún de shùjù.

The scientists looked at tree-ring data.
科学并不能解答所有问题。

Kēxué bìng bùnéng jiědá suǒyǒu wèntí.

Science doesn't have an answer to everything.
科学改变了我们的生活。

Kēxué gǎibiànle wǒmen de shēnghuó.

Science has changed our life.
科学研究需要很多时间。

Kēxuéyánjiū xūyào hěn duō shíjiān.

Scientific research takes a lot of time.
科学院今年发布了一份新的报告。

Kēxuéyuàn jīnnián fābùle yífèn xīn de bàogào.

The Academy of Sciences released a new report this year.
科技发展日新月异。

Kējì fāzhǎn rìxīnyuèyì.

Technology is developing at a rapid pace.
科技板块今天涨得很快。

Kējì bǎnkuài jīntiān zhǎng de hěn kuài.

The tech sector rose quickly today.
科技正在变革我们的生活方式。

Kējì zhèngzài biàngé wǒmen de shēnghuó fāngshì.

Technology is transforming the way we live.
科技领域爆发了一场革命。

Kējì lǐngyù bàofāle yìcháng gémìng.

A revolution has occurred in technology.
秘书冷漠地回答了我。

Mìshū lěngmò de huídále wǒ.

The secretary responded back to me coldly.
秘书把信塞到一个信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dào yí gè xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.
秘书把信塞到了信封里。

Mìshū bǎ xìn sāi dàole xìnfēng lǐ.

The secretary stuffed the letter into an envelope.
秘书正在整理昨天的会议纪要。

Mìshū zhèngzài zhěnglǐ zuótiān de huìyì jìyào.

The secretary is putting together yesterday's meeting minutes.
秘书正在整理这次会议的纪要。

Mìshū zhèngzài zhěnglǐ zhècì huìyì de jìyào.

The secretary is putting together the summary of this meeting.
秘书正在草拟会议通知。

Mìshū zhèngzài cǎonǐ huìyì tōngzhī.

The secretary is drafting the meeting notice.
秘书的职位已经有人了吗？

Mìshū de zhíwèi yǐjīng yǒurén le ma?

Has that secretarial position been filled?
秘书被炒了。

Mìshū bèi chǎole.

The secretary was dismissed.
秘密的礼物公开的奖励。

Mìmì de lǐwù gōngkāi de jiǎnglì.

Secret gifts are openly rewarded.
秘密终究会被大家知道的。

Mìmì zhōngjiū huì bèi dàjiā zhīdào de.

The secret will eventually become known to everyone.
秘诀是什么？

Mìjué shì shénme?

What's the secret?
租房时要看清楚合同。

Zūfáng shí yào kàn qīngchu hétong.

When renting a place, read the contract carefully.
租的房屋要离我工作地方近一点。

Zū de fángwū yào lí wǒ gōngzuò dìfang jìn yìdiǎn.

The rental should be somewhat close to where I work.
租约上写着不能养宠物吗？

Zūyuē shàng xiězhe bùnéng yǎng chǒngwù ma?

Does the lease say that pets are not allowed?
租自行车要先交一百块押金。

Zū zìxíngchē yào xiān jiāo yìbǎi kuài yājīn.

To rent a bike, you first have to pay a one-hundred-yuan deposit.
秤不离砣，公不离婆

chèngbùlítuó, gōng bù lí pó

The steelyard isn't parted from its weight, nor the husband from his wife
秤砣掉在棉花里，没有回音

chèngtuó diào zài miánhua lǐ, méiyǒu huíyīn

A steelyard weight falls into cotton: no echo
秤砣砸核桃，看它能硬到几时

chèngtuó zá hétao, kàn tā néng yìng dào jǐshí

Smashing a walnut with a steelyard weight: let's see how long it (he) can stay hard
秤锤虽小压千斤

chèngchuí suī xiǎo yā qiānjīn

Though the weight is small, it balances a thousand jin
秦国变法后越来越强大。

Qínguó biànfǎ hòu yuèláiyuè qiángdà.

After its reforms, the state of Qin grew stronger and stronger.
秦始皇为什么要修长城？

Qín Shǐhuáng wèishénme yào xiū Chángchéng?

Why did Qin Shihuang have the Great Wall built?
秦始皇统一了中国。

Qín Shǐhuáng tǒngyīle Zhōngguó.

Qin Shihuang unified China.
秦朝建立了中国最早的帝制。

Qíncháo jiànlìle Zhōngguó zuì zǎo de dìzhì.

The Qin dynasty established China's earliest imperial system.
秦朝统一了中国，对吗？

Qíncháo tǒngyīle Zhōngguó, duì ma?

The Qin dynasty unified China, right?
秦朝统一了六国。

Qíncháo tǒngyīle liùguó.

The Qin dynasty unified the six states.
秧歌是一种农村的民间舞蹈。

Yāngge shì yìzhǒng nóngcūn de mínjiānwǔdǎo.

Yangge is a folk dance from the countryside.
积丝成寸，积寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹

jī sī chéng cùn, jī cùn chéng chǐ, cùnchǐ bùyǐ, suì chéng zhàng pǐ

silk threads add up to an inch, inches add up to a foot, keep adding inches and feet without stopping and you get lengths and whole bolts
积分可以兑换成购物券。

Jīfēn kěyǐ duìhuàn chéng gòuwùquàn.

Points can be converted into shopping vouchers.
积分榜上谁是最后一名？

Jīfēnbǎng shàng shéi shì zuìhòu yì míng?

Who is in last place in the standings?
积善之家，必有余庆；积恶之家，必有余殃

jīshàn zhī jiā, bì yǒu Yúqìng; jī'è zhī jiā, bì yǒu yúyāng

a family that piles up good deeds will surely have blessings left over; a family that piles up evil will surely have misfortune left over
积极的心情对身体很好。

Jījí de xīnqíng duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.

A positive mood is very good for your health.
积谷防饥，养儿防老

jīgǔfángjī, yǎng'érfánglǎo

store grain against hunger, raise sons against old age
积财千万，不如薄技在身

jīcáiqiānwàn, bùrúbójìzàishēn

to pile up ten million in wealth is not as good as having a small skill on you
称一称知轻重，量一量知短长

chēng yì chēng zhī qīngzhòng, liáng yì liáng zhī duǎncháng

Weigh it and you know heavy from light; measure it and you know short from long
移民川流不息地进入这个国家。

Yímín chuānliúbùxī de jìnrù zhège guójiā.

The immigrants entered the country in a steady flow.
稀泥糊不上墙

xīní hú bú shàng qiáng

thin mud can't be plastered onto a wall
稂不稂,莠不莠

láng bù láng,yǒu bù yǒu

neither darnel nor foxtail
程咬金上阵，三板斧

chéngyǎojīn shàngzhèn, sān bǎnfǔ

Cheng Yaojin goes into battle: three swings of the axe
程序员每天都要看电脑。

Chéngxùyuán měitiān dōu yào kàn diànnǎo.

Programmers have to look at a computer every day.
程序的调试花了我一整天。

Chéngxù de tiáoshì huāle wǒ yì zhěngtiān.

Debugging the program took me a whole day.
程序编译失败了，怎么办？

Chéngxù biānyì shībàile, zěnmebàn?

The program failed to compile. What should I do?
稍微冷一点没关系。

Shāowēi lěng yìdiǎn méiguānxi.

I don't mind if it's a little cold.
稍微随意一点。

Shāowēi suíyì yìdiǎn.

Let your hair down a little.
税收就是合法的抢劫。

Shuìshōu jiùshì héfǎ de qiǎngjié.

Taxes are just legal robbery.
税款已经从工资里扣除了。

Shuìkuǎn yǐjīng cóng gōngzī lǐ kòuchúle.

The tax has already been deducted from the salary.
稻多打出米来，人多讲出理来

dào duō dǎ chū mǐ lái, rén duō jiǎng chū lǐ lái

much rice yields grain when threshed; many people talking bring out the reason
稻田里为什么要放水？

Dàotián lǐ wèishénme yào fàngshuǐ?

Why does the paddy field need to be filled with water?
稻田里的水很浅。

Dàotián lǐ de shuǐ hěn qiǎn.

The water in the paddy field is very shallow.
稻草人点火，惹火烧身

dàocǎorén diǎnhuǒ, rěhuǒshāoshēn

a scarecrow lighting a fire: the flame burns its own body
究竟谁要负责？

Jiūjìng shéi yào fùzé?

Who exactly is responsible?
穷人的孩子早当家

qióngrén de háizi zǎo dāngjiā

a poor person's child takes charge of the household early
穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲

qióng zài nàoshì wúrén wèn,fù zài shēnshān yǒu yuǎnqīn

poor in a busy market no one asks after you; rich in deep mountains you have distant relatives
穷媳妇知米贵

qióng xífù zhī mǐ guì

a poor daughter-in-law knows how dear rice is
穷家难舍,热土难离

qióng jiā nánshè,rètǔ nán lí

hard to leave a poor home, hard to leave the warm soil
穷怕来客,富怕来贼

qióng pà láikè,fù pà lái zéi

the poor fear guests coming, the rich fear thieves coming
穷有好时,富有倒时

qióng yǒu hǎo shí,fùyǒu dǎo shí

the poor have their good times, the rich have their downfalls
穷遮不得,丑瞒不得

qióng zhē bùdé,chǒu mán bùdé

poverty can't be covered up, ugliness can't be hidden
空中乌云密布。

Kōngzhōng wūyún mìbù.

The sky is full of dark clouds.
空中有一大片乌云。

Kōngzhōng yǒu yí dàpiàn wūyún.

There is a mass of dark clouds in the sky.
空中浮动着淡淡的花香。

Kōngzhōng fúdòngzhe dàndàn de huāxiāng.

A faint scent of flowers drifts in the air.
空中的雁,水底的鱼,想抓抓不着

kōngzhōng de yàn,shuǐdǐ de yú,xiǎng zhuā zhuā bù zháo

geese in the sky, fish at the bottom of the water: you want to catch them but can't
空棺材出丧,木中无人

kōng guāncai chūsāng,mù zhōng wúrén

an empty coffin carried out for burial: no one in the wood (eyes)
空气中充斥着海的气息。

Kōngqì zhōng chōngchìzhe hǎi de qìxī.

The air was permeated by the smell of the sea.
空气中的颗粒会让人咳嗽。

Kōngqì zhōng de kēlì huì ràng rén késou.

The particles in the air can make people cough.