Everyone thinks it’s an overnight success but it never is. I was at Apple from 2000 to 2011, but it wasn’t until 2004 that the iPod became an important part of people’s lives. It wasn’t until 2007 that Apple reinvented the phone. It wasn’t until 2009 that Apple launched the iPad. But we look at it today and we feel Apple had always been beloved. It took time and this will take time as well. — Ron Johnson, CEO Target, Apple Retail, JC Penny

Categorized | Chinese (中文)

MISCELLANEOUS

Posted on 15 April 2008 by Erwin

部落阁 bùluògé n. Blog
引发 yǐnfā* v. ①evoke (emotion/etc.) ②initiate; trigger; touch off | Nàge juédìng ∼le yī ²chǎng quánguó dà biànlùn. That decision triggered a national debate. n. ①〈chem.〉 initiation ②〈lg.〉 elicitation 争议 zhēngyì v./n. dispute; controversy | Zhège wèntí yǒu ∼. There’s controversy over this problem. 良性 liángxìng* attr. ①positive ②〈med.〉 benign | Zhǒngliú shì ∼ de. The tumor is benign. 学术 xuéshù* n. learning; science attr. academic | Wǒ bàba yībèizi cóngshì ∼ yánjiū. My father’s spent all his life doing academic research. 推荐 ¹tuījiàn v. recommend | Wǒ ¹xiàng ²tā ∼le Xiǎo Lǐ. I recommended Little Li to her. 预检分诊 yùjiǎn fēnzhěn “triage”

车祸 chēhuò* n. traffic accident
前任 qiánrèn n. predecessor | Wǒ de ∼ tuìxiū le. My predecessor retired. attr. ex-
微妙 wēimiào* s.v. delicate; subtle | Qíngkuàng ∼, yào xiǎoxīn. The situation is delicate. Just be cautious.
牧者 mùzhě n. shepherd M:ge/¹míng
放羊 ¹fàngyáng* v.o. ①herd sheep ②let things drift
开小灶 kāi xiǎozào v.o. give favored treatment
生物钟 shēngwùzhōng n. 〈loan〉 biological clock
自卑 zìbēi* s.v. feel oneself inferior; have low self-esteem | ∼ xīnlǐ duànsòngle tā de qiántú. His low self-esteem has ruined his future.
多米诺 duōmǐnuò n. 〈loan〉 domino
辩证法 biànzhèngfǎ n. 〈phil.〉 dialectics
辩证唯物主义 biànzhèng wéiwùzhǔyì n. 〈phil.〉 dialectical materialism
阀门 fámén n. 〈mach.〉 valve M:¹gè/²zhī
老总 lǎozǒng n. ①address to soldiers/police ②leader; head M:ge/¹míng/²wèi
核心 ¹héxīn* n. ①nucleus; core; kernel ②inner circle (of a political party/government/etc.)
诸多 zhūduō attr. 〈wr.〉 a good deal; a lot of
乳脂 ²rǔzhī n. ①butterfat ②butter
不仅 bùjǐn* adv./conj. ①not only ②not the only one | Zhè ∼ shì tā yī gè rén de kànfǎ. He’s not the only one who holds this view.
融洽 róngqià s.v. with mutual understanding; on friendly/good terms | Tāmen zài ∼ de qìfèn zhōng jīnxíngle huìtán. They had a discussion in a very friendly atmosphere.
安心 ānxīn v.o. ①feel at ease; be relieved | Wǒ ānbuxià xīn lái. I can’t feel at ease. | Zhè ràng wǒ bù ∼. This makes me feel uneasy. ②keep one’s mind on sth. | ∼ xuéxí be able to concentrate fully on one’s studies cons. ān…xīn harbor an intention | Tā ān de shì huài xīn. He has evil intentions.
智慧 ¹zhìhuì* n. ①wisdom; intelligence ②〈Budd.〉 perfect wisdom
关爱 ¹guān’ài v. express solicitude for sb.’s well-being n. concern and love M:¹fèn
激辩 ⁴jībiàn v. heated argument/debate
即将 jíjiāng* adv. about to; on the point of; soon
弥合 míhé v. close; bridge
矛盾 máodùn* s.v. contradictory n. contradiction
承诺 chéngnuò v. promise to do sth.; commitment
仍旧 réngjiù adv. still; as before | Zhè tiáo ²jiē ∼ shǐ lǎo yàngzi. This street still looks the same. v.p. remain the same
善意 shànyì* n. good will; good intentions
实译 shíyì n. actual translation (compare to yìyì – paraphrase)
意/义译 ³yìyì v./n. free translation; paraphrase
观点 guāndiǎn n. point of view; standpoint M:¹zhǒng
关键 guānjiàn* n./s.v. ①key; crux | ∼ wèntí shì lǐngdǎo wúnéng. The key problem is the incompetence of the leaders. ②door bolt/bar
养成 ¹yǎngchéng* r.v. cultivate; raise | Yào ∼ měitiān duànliàn de xíguàn. One must cultivate the habit of daily exerciese.
高空抛物 gāokōng pāowù – Throwing trash out of top floor windows
穿越 chuānyuè* v. pass through; cut across | Yìshù kěyǐ ∼ shí-kōng. Art transcends time and space.
国境 guójìng n. national territory
国情 guóqíng n. condition/state of a country
边境 biānjìng* n. border; frontier
盲区 mángqū p.w. 〈radio〉 blind area

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