gaokao pt1

笼罩

(lǒng zhào) — to shroud; to envelop

掠过

(lüè guò) — to sweep across; to brush past

街道

(jiē dào) — street

弥漫

(mí màn) — to pervade; to spread

莫名的

(mò míng de) — indescribable; inexplicable

压抑

(yā yì) — depression; to suppress

倒计时

(dào jì shí) — countdown

递减

(dì jiǎn) — to decrease progressively

无形的

(wú xíng de) — invisible; intangible

剑

(jiàn) — sword

悬在

(xuán zài) — to hang over

占据

(zhàn jù) — to occupy; to take up

名列前茅

(míng liè qián máo) — to rank among the best

然而

(rán ér) — still; nevertheless

感到

(gǎn dào) — to feel

巨大的

(jù dà de) — huge; tremendous

期望

(qī wàng) — expectation; to expect

竞争

(jìng zhēng) — competition; to compete

层层叠叠

(céng céng dié dié) — piled up; layer upon layer

压

(yā) — to press; to weigh down

深吸气

(shēn xī qì) — to take a deep breath

试图

(shì tú) — to try; to attempt

平静

(píng jìng) — calm; peaceful

命运

(mìng yùn) — fate; destiny

途径

(tú jìng) — path; way

重点

(zhòng diǎn) — key point; focus

焦虑

(jiāo lǜ) — anxiety

明显

(míng xiǎn) — obvious; clear

辜负

(gū fù) — to let down; to fail to live up to

浮现

(fú xiàn) — to emerge; to appear

脑海

(nǎo hǎi) — mind; memory

端

(duān) — to hold (with both hands)