Chapter 31

mother

母亲

river

河

knowledge

知识

geography

地理

as long as

只要

test result/grades

成绩

land/territory

国土

area

面积

ten thousand

万

square kilometer

平方公里

world

世界

population

人口

to include

包括

a hundred million

亿

correct

正确

peak

山峰

meter

米

cradle

摇篮

Russia

俄罗斯

the mainland (of China)/continent

大陆

Taiwan

台湾

Hongkong

香港

Macao

澳门

Tibet

西藏

Mount Qomolangma (mount everest)

珠穆朗玛峰

the Yellow river

黄河

the Changjiang River (or Yangtze River)

长江

China

中华

to tour/travel

旅游

scenic spots and historical sites

名胜古迹

scenic spots

名胜

historical sites

古迹

nature, natural

自然

feeling, to feel

感觉

cloud

云

pine (tree)

松树

weird, strange, odd

奇怪

a measure word for plants

棵

Mt. Huang

黄山

Welcoming Pine (on Mt. Huang)

迎客松

poet

诗人

to divert water from the south to the north

南水北调

canal

运河

Hangzhou

杭州

project/ engineering

工程

to dig

挖

Emperor Suiyangdi

隋炀帝

areas south of the Chiangjiang River

江南

willow

柳树

Yangzhou

扬州

to converge

汇合

a measure word used of a section of something long

段

to be open to air traffic or navigation/to be navigable

通航

to study, to research

研究

to divert, to lead/pull/guide in/quote

引

to improve

改善