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Better late than never亡羊补牢wángyángbǔláoIt literally means mending the fold after the sheep is lost.The Story:One day, a shepherd noticed that there was a hole in the wall of his sheep hold. Since it was nearly lunch time and the shepherd was hungry, he didn't repair the hole and eventually forgot all about it. A few days later, he noticed that several of his sheep had escaped through the hol...

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Running out of time - campus / studying Lin Tao 张，去打球吗？ Zhang, want to go play basketball? Zhang 不行。我一会儿得去图书馆。 No. I have to go to the library. Lin Tao 你可以明天再去啊。 You can go there tomorrow. Zhang 明天我还有一堆事情要做呢。 I have lots of things to do tomorrow though.

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Mother’s Day母亲节mǔqīnjié Mother’s Day falls on different days in different countries in all months except January. Mother’s Day has a few different origins. One emerges from ancient Greece with the festival of Cybele, a great mother of Greek gods. The ancient Romans had another holiday, Matronalia, which was dedicated to Juno. Some countries also celebrate Mother’s Day on International Women...

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搬 [bān] 1. verb [移动] take … away 把这些东西搬走。 Take these things away. 2. verb [迁移] move 搬家 move house 3. verb [套用] copy mechanically Examples 我帮他搬了行李。 I helped him with his luggage. 把桌子搬进去 move the table in 搬救兵 call in reinforcements 咱别议论人家的私事，搬舌头可不好。 It's not good to talk about others' private affair.. 只要大家一起搬石头，就没有解决不了的难题。 As long as we pull toge...

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Facial care - beauty salon / skin care Clerk 你好，你需要什么服务？ Hello, what can I help you with? Lucy 我想问问你们做面部护理吗？ I'm wondering if you do facial care? Clerk 做的，做面部护理。 Yes, we do. Lucy 做护理多少钱？ What are the prices like?

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剁 [duò] 1. verb chop Examples 剁肉馅 / mincing meat

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溅 [jiàn] 1. verb splash Examples溅了一身水 身上被溅了许多泥点子 溅了一身泥浆。 泥水溅了一身。 He broke my lamp and spilled his milk. 他打碎了我的灯，把他的牛奶溅了一地。 He splashed the bath water all over the bathroom. 他把澡盆的水溅得整个浴室都是。 They splashed the way across the park during the heavy rainstorm. 他们在大暴雨中溅着水通过公园。 He wiped up the spilled milk with a paper towel. 他用纸巾擦掉了溅出来的牛奶。 I splashed my way through the streets. 我溅着水穿过街道。

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跑步走 [pǎo bù zǒu] 1. [Military] Double（Time）March Examples跑步走！ (word of command) At the double, quick march!

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I'll buy these two books - book store / buying booksLinda 我买这两本书。 I'll buy these two books. Clerk 请问您有会员卡吗？ Do you have a membership card? Linda 没有。 No, I don't. Clerk 那一共是五十六元。 The total price is 56 Yuan.

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撮 [cuō] 1. verb [Literary] gather; bring together 2. verb scoop up (with a dustpan or shovel) 撮起一簸箕土 scoop up a dustpan of dirt 3. verb [Dialect] pick up or hold (dust, powder, etc.) between the thumb and the first finger 撮一点儿盐 take a pinch of salt 4. verb extract; summarize 撮要 make an abstract; outline essential points 5. measure word [Dialect] pinch 一撮盐 a pinch of salt 一撮儿米 a small pinch of r...