Vocabulary: 第二章 出生地非洲： 冒险无极限的基因
from 硅谷钢铁侠: 埃隆·马斯克的冒险人生
- 成长x7 | Chapter Rank #135to mature; to grow; growth
- 当中x2 | Chapter Rank #485among; in the middle; in the center
- 能够x2 | Chapter Rank #486to be capable of; to be able to; can
- 容易x1 | Chapter Rank #882easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- 所x4 | Chapter Rank #249actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 追寻x2 | Chapter Rank #487to pursue; to track down; to search
- 目标x1 | Chapter Rank #883target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 出x6 | Chapter Rank #162to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- 生于x2 | Chapter Rank #488
- 长大x6 | Chapter Rank #163to grow up
- 东北部x1 | Chapter Rank #884
- 大城市x1 | Chapter Rank #885major city; metropolis
- 与x10 | Chapter Rank #102to take part in(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- 约翰内斯堡x5 | Chapter Rank #200Johannesburg, South Africa
- 只有x4 | Chapter Rank #250only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 小时x4 | Chapter Rank #251hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 车程x2 | Chapter Rank #489travel time; expected time for a car journey
- 富裕x2 | Chapter Rank #490prosperous; well-to-do; well-offsee 富裕縣|富裕县[Fu4 yu4 Xian4]
- 白人x4 | Chapter Rank #252white man or woman; Caucasian
- 家庭x6 | Chapter Rank #164family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4]
- 生活x19 | Chapter Rank #53to live; life; livelihood
- 方式x7 | Chapter Rank #136way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 虽然x5 | Chapter Rank #201although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- 殷实x1 | Chapter Rank #886thriving; well-off; substantial
- 污点x1 | Chapter Rank #887stain; taint
- 他的x22 | Chapter Rank #43
- 起居x1 | Chapter Rank #888everyday life; regular pattern of life
- 由x1 | Chapter Rank #889to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 一队x1 | Chapter Rank #890
- 黑人x4 | Chapter Rank #253black person; an illegal
- 管家x2 | Chapter Rank #491(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- 细心x1 | Chapter Rank #891meticulous; careful; attentive
- 照料x1 | Chapter Rank #892to tend; to take care of sb
- 上流社会x1 | Chapter Rank #893upper class; high society
- 优越x1 | Chapter Rank #894superior; superiority
- 被x20 | Chapter Rank #50quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- 贴x1 | Chapter Rank #895to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip
- 享乐x1 | Chapter Rank #896to indulge oneself
- 标签x1 | Chapter Rank #897label; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element)
- 总x1 | Chapter Rank #898(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- 爱x6 | Chapter Rank #165to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
- 举办x2 | Chapter Rank #492to conduct; to hold (an event)
- 梦幻般x1 | Chapter Rank #899
- 派对x2 | Chapter Rank #493(loanword) party
- 后院x2 | Chapter Rank #494rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
- 烤x1 | Chapter Rank #900to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread); to warm oneself by a fire
- 羊羔肉x1 | Chapter Rank #901
- 喝x2 | Chapter Rank #495to shoutto drink
- 品种繁多x1 | Chapter Rank #902
- 葡萄酒x1 | Chapter Rank #903(grape) wine