Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection)
- magnificent; gorgeous; ornate
- the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
- lit. to have no strategy to apply (idiom); fig. to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end
- prosperous; booming
- (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
- poor people; the poor
- old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
- social status; price of a slave; price of a person (a sportsman etc); worth; value (of stocks, valuables etc)
- crimson
- frivolous
- sand dune; sandy hill
- not count as
- low-grade; of low worth or rank; poor quality; inferior
- literary excellence; flirtatious behavior
- good looks (of a woman)
- characteristic; trait; feature
- everyday routine; ordinary affairs
- garbage heap
- to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance; a disdainful look
- to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
- to differ
- fierce tiger
- follower of wine and women; dissolute person
- wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance; love affair; romance is in the air; dissipated life
- to waste time on worthless activities
- to last forever; eternal; enduring
- achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed
- playboy
- to think; to consider
- male eagle; tercel
- to look down at (from a high vantage point)
- (area where) vegetation grows; the common people
- to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
- to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
- to defend; to uphold; to safeguard