Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity
- pollen
- lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
- to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)
- nutrient
- desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate
- climate change
- river basin; valley; drainage area
- water shortage; dehydration
- drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry
- precipitation; rainfall
- life and death
- imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; double dutch
- (usually fig.) shortsighted; myopic
- to approach gradually
- of the utmost importance; of highest priority
- just like; exactly like
- narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
- to print; printing
- 期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- this day
- simple and convenient; handy
- to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
- to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
- letter to or from home or family
- luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
- to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
- to snort disdainfully; to scoff at; to turn up one's nose
- far-fetched; implausible (chain of reasoning)
- wild fantasy; unwarranted thought
- pearl; jewel (of great value)
- uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
- make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
- to formally call on; to worship (a God); to pay homage to sb
- to rely on; to depend on; support
- to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
- big; large; great