Week 8 Reading

非虚构写作

fēi xūgòu xiězuò, nonfiction writing

自我意识

zìwǒ yìshí, self-awareness

说服力

shuōfúlì, persuasion

宗族关系

zōngzú guānxì, relations in a clan

婚姻生育

hūnyīn shēngyù, marriage and reproduction

社会学

shèhuìxué, sociology

人类学

rénlèixué, anthropology

变迁

biànqiān, undergo change

目光所及

mùguāng suǒjí, as far as the eye can see

闭塞

bìsè, hard to get to, inaccessible

淳朴

chúnpǔ, honest, simple

历史洪流

lìshǐ hóngliú, historical torrents

滔滔而来

tāotāo érlái, surging

浪花击打

lànghuā jī dǎ, with the foam of breaking waves beating

沉溺于

chénnì yú, be indulged in

琢磨

zuómo, think over

层次

céngcì, levels in a structure

戏剧性

xìjùxìng, dramatic

冲突性

chōngtūxìng, conflicting nature

倔强

juéjiàng, stubborn

永不退缩

yǒng bù tuìsuō, never shrink back

原动力

yuándònglì, motive power

杂乱无章

záluàn wúzhāng, disorderly and unsystematic

新旧交替

xīn jiù jiāotì, transition between old and new

乡村振兴

xiāngcūn zhènxīng, rural revitalization

奇观化

qíguān huà, to turn sth. into a marvelous spectacle

扭曲

niǔqū, to distort

感同身受

gǎn tóng shēnshòu, feel indebted as if the favor were received in person

慰藉感

wèijiè gǎn, a sense of comfort

反观

fǎnguān, look backward

承载

chéngzǎi, bear the weight of

赋予

fùyǔ, entrust sth. to sb.

缩影

suōyǐng, epitome, miniature

千丝万缕

qiānsī wànlǚ, countless ties

低人一等

dī rén yī děng, inferior to others

迟钝

chídùn, slow in thought or action

凝聚点

níngjù diǎn, the point where things/people gather

一波三折

yī bō sān zhé, full of twists and turns

一团乱麻

yī tuán luàn má, a tangled mess