Bedtime Story #3 | 三毛《荒山之夜 1 》

Another night of San Mao's night time story - you can hear in my voice that I am having a bad cold and my nose is quite stuffed! Maybe it is a good practice for understanding Mandarin pronunciation without "n" sound.... ;) ============ 照例 | zhào lì | as usual; according to routine 喇叭 | lǎ ba | car horn 化石 | huà shí | fossil 急性子 | jí xìng zi | an impatient person; someone with a quick temper 连身裙 | lián shēn qún | one-piece dress 皮酒壶 | pí jiǔ hú | leather wine flask 装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; gear 自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself 潜伏性 | qián fú xìng | latent; hidden (quality or tendency) 恋车情结 | liàn chē qíng jié | “car obsession”; attachment to cars 不妥 | bù tuǒ | inappropriate; not suitable 一望无际 | yī wàng wú jì | boundless; as far as the eye can see 哨兵 | shào bīng | sentry; guard 嬉皮 | xī pí | hippie 刺眼 | cì yǎn | dazzling; glaring; harsh to the eyes 海市蜃楼 | hǎi shì shèn lóu | mirage 死寂 | sǐ jì | deathly silence 狰狞 | zhēng níng | ferocious; grim 凶恶 | xiōng è | vicious; fierce 躯体 | qū tǐ | body; physical form 扰乱 | rǎo luàn | to disturb; to disrupt 抵偿 | dǐ cháng | to compensate; to make amends 迷宫山 | mí gōng shān | “Maze Hill”; name given by Sanmao to a sand dune area 弧形 | hú xíng | arc-shaped; curved 半圆 | bàn yuán | semicircle 方圆 | fāng yuán | area; region; surrounding distance 不对劲 | bù duì jìn | something feels off; not quite right 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate 安全感 | ān quán gǎn | sense of security 陌生 | mò shēng | unfamiliar; strange 沼泽 | zhǎo zé | swamp; marsh 冒泡泡 | mào pào pào | to bubble up 煞车 | shā chē | to brake; apply the brakes 踉跄 | liàng qiàng | to stagger; to stumble 张口结舌 | zhāng kǒu jié shé | dumbfounded; speechless 千真万确 | qiān zhēn wàn què | absolutely true; beyond doubt 泥沼 | ní zhǎo | quagmire; bog; swamp 呆呆地 | dāi dāi de | blankly; in a daze 疯狂 | fēng kuáng | crazy; frantic 单薄 | dān bó | thin; flimsy (clothing); not warm enough Powered by Firstory Hosting

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