Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 53 - Page 1

surface, top, face

ah, my God

dam, dyke, embankment

(of waves) to surge forward, to roll on in waves

can't help (doing something), can't refrain from

to interpose, to insert

to charge, to rush, to dash

place

to appear, to arise, to emerge

to block, to get in the way of

navigation

Da Yu, name of an ancient hero who successfully controlled floods

top, peak

to sigh with feeling

name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan

engineering, project

about, on, with regard to, concerning

to sail, to fly

river

series (of a boat, etc.)

the surface of the river

difficult, hard, arduous

to pass, to go through, process, course

golden yellow, golden

only, merely, barely

(of duration) long, for a long time

it is a pity, what a pity, (it's) too bad

there's not enough time (to do sth.), it's too late (to do sth.)

to come and go

God, Heavens

li, a Chinese unit of length = ½ kilometer

bright, light

to go forward, to forge ahead, to advance

cliff, steep, precipice

peculiar, queer, strange

day and night, around the clock

(a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)

mountain peak

goddess

name of a peak by Changjiang Three Gorges

to smear, to apply (paint)

to push, to shove

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

Wanxian County, in Sichuan Province

future, tomorrow

dangerous

Mt. Wu, on the Changjiang River by the Three Gorges

Wuxia Gorge, in the Changjiang River Three Gorges

to enjoy, enjoyment, indulgence

reality, actuality, real, actual