Chapter 29

suggestion, idea

意见

to welcome

欢迎

study

书房

wall

墙

to hang

挂

calligraphy and painting

字画

character, writing

字

bookshelf

书架

ancient book

古书

neat, tidy

整齐

used to form an adverbial adjunct

地

to put, to place

摆

miniature trees and rockery in a pot, bonsai

盆景

a container made of plastic or clay for growing plants in

盆

to grow

长

to bloom

开花儿

kaffir lily

君子兰

leaf

叶（子）

pleasant to look at

好看

to grow, raise

养

comparatively, quite, to compare

比较

work of literature, art

作品

to water

浇

to prune, to trim

修整

art

艺术

horticulturist

园艺师

gardening

园艺

expert, master, person skillfull at a certain profession

师

to practise

练

calligrapher

书法家

specialist in a certain field

家

Disciples are not necessarily inferior to their teachers

弟子不必不如师

disciple, student

弟子

not necessarily

不必

to be not as good as, to be inferior to

不如

Teachers are nor necessarily wiser than their disciples

师不必贤于弟子

virtuous, able

贤

sentence

句子

meaning

意思

writer

文学家

brilliant, wise

高明

mutually, each other

互相

modest

谦虚

Tang Dynasty

唐代

Tv set

电视机

cupboard

柜子

sofa

沙发

fashion

时装

leather handbag

皮包

eye

眼睛

nose

鼻子

to discuss

讨论

to provide reference

参考

pleasure/fun

乐趣

sad, upset

难过

courtyard

院子

to look after

照顾

to care for

关心

to beautify

美化

soul

心灵