Vocabulary: 傲慢与偏见
- oral; verbal
- to discuss; to have a chat
- obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
- willful; headstrong; unruly
- unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions
- able to pass muster; qualified; apt; presentable
- lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
- to persist in one's views
- hastily
- to create a big disturbance
- to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
- aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
- important; urgent
- (confirm to be) true; authentic
- theme; subject
- difficult; hard; challenging
- to choose (literary)
- (literary) stranger; person with whom one has no personal connection
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- greatly disappointed
- to help; to do a favor; (Shanghainese) Come on!; Give me a break!
- aspiration; wish (for); desire
- (fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
- vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas; to speak in support of; to chime in
- occasionally; from time to time
- (idiom) sincere; heartfelt
- glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking
- to recall; to recollect; to think back
- huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- subjective idea
- to scold
- to feel pleased
- guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime
- 正当 zhèng dāng: 正当 zheng4 dang1: timely; just (when needed)正当 zhèng dàng: 正当 zheng4 dang4: honest; reasonable; fair; sensible
- to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
- 压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
- throat; voice; CL:把[ba3]
- noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- 欢 huān: 欢 huan1: joyous; happy; pleased欢 huān: 欢 huan1: hubbub; clamor欢 huān: 欢 huan1: a breed of horse