Vocabulary: 伏尔泰传
- without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
- to omit; to delete; to leave out; to neglect; to skip over
- to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation
- so far; up to now; still (not)
- nature (the natural world)
- to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
- cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket
- tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
- lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- branch; limb (of a tree)
- to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- not at all; simply (can) not
- average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
- contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
- natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
- 强 Qiáng: 强 Qiang2: surname Qiang强 jiàng: 强 jiang4: stubborn; unyielding强 qiáng: 强 qiang2: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]强 qiǎng: 强 qiang3: to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort
- to prune; to trim
- garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; CL:座[zuo4]
- tree
- (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
- police; police officer
- authorities
- to investigate; to look into
- Lorraine (region in France)
- court of law; court
- to be classified as
- banned book
- to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
- imperial palace
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- to burn down; to destroy with fire
- to violate (a law)
- to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine
- good and honest; kindhearted
- authority; authoritative; power and prestige
- strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- June; sixth month (of the lunar year)
- to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
- theory; CL:個|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of