Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- mound; tomb; hill; mountain
- sarcophagus
- lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom); fig. to weigh up various factors
- to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
- centenarian
- hegemon; tyrant; lord; feudal chief; to rule by force; to usurp; (in modern advertising) master
- grandiose plan; great ambition
- mist; clouds; smoke
- pleasant lingering effect; memorable stylishness; haunting tune; aftertaste (of a good wine etc)
- divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation
- cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
- to pursue; to track down; to search
- lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
- to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to
- to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
- to speak rudely
- full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers
- used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
- to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of
- selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic
- analogy; instance; for instance
- to evolve; evolution
- to rebound
- to seek; to pursue; to investigate
- to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
- comprehension; perception; feeling
- (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generations to come