Saturday, March 28, 2009

Spices (香料), Minerals(矿物) & Idioms (成语)

Vocabulary - 生词

高岭土[-嶺-] gāolǐngtǔ n. kaolin; ceramic clay M:¹bǎ/póu
The name is derived from Gaoling or Kao-Ling ("High Hill") in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China. Kaolinite was first described as a mineral species in 1867 for an occurrence in the Jari River basin of Brazil.

肉桂 ròuguì n.cinnamon
咖喱 gālí n.: curry;


兴师动众[興師動眾] xīngshīdòngzhòng f.e. drag in many people (to do sth.)
与众不同[與眾--] yǔzhòngbùtóng f.e. out of the ordinary | 他做什么都是与众不同 ²Tā ¹zuò shénme dōu ∼. She's different from others in everything she does.

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