kilometre ( 英 ) kilometer ( 美 )

( 用于问处所 ) ⇒ 你住在哪里？ Nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ? → Where do you live?

home town

nautical mile

( 喻 : 言行和思想 ) ⇒ 这人表里不一。 Zhè rén biǎolǐ bù yī. → This man isn't what he appears. ⇒ 她很可靠,表里如一。 Tā hěn kěkào, biǎolǐ rú yī. → You can rely on her - what you see is what you get.

⇒ 这里发生了一起交通事故。 Zhèlǐ fāshēngle yī qǐ jiāotōng shìgù. → A traffic accident happened here.

⇒ 我去过那里。 Wǒ qùguo nàlǐ. → I've been there. ⇒ 我也要去那里吗? Wǒ yě yào qù nàlǐ ma? → Shall I go over there as well?

( 左边 ) left-hand side

( 路程 ) mileage

inside

calorie

milestone

deep down ⇒ 他表面答应,骨子里却另有打算。 Tā biǎomiàn dāyīng, gǔzilǐ què lìng yǒu dǎsuàn. → He made a show of agreement but deep down he had other ideas.

at a tremendous pace ⇒ 人类在科学技术方面的进步一日千里。 Rénlèi zài kēxué jìshù fāngmiàn de jìnbù yī rì qiān lǐ. → Humanity has made tremendous progress in science and technology.

pitter-patter

from far away

double-cross

between the lines

hysteria ⇒ 昨天她和一个售货员歇斯底里地大吵了一顿。 Zuótiān tā hé yī gè shòuhuòyuán xiēsīdǐlǐ de dà chǎole yī dùn. → Yesterday she argued hysterically with a salesman.

have a narrow escape

naughty

one in a hundred ⇒ 这小伙儿真是百里挑一。 Zhè xiǎohuǒr zhēnshi bǎi lǐ tiāo yī. → This lad is really one in a hundred.

muddle-headed

be a wolf in sheep's clothing

confused

( 贬 ) soft on the outside but ruthless within

( 鲜艳 ) garish

have inside help ⇒ 我军与城里的部队里应外合攻下了这座城市。 Wǒ jūn yǔ chéng li de bùduì lǐ yìng wài hé gōngxiàle zhè zuò chéngshì. → Our troops collaborated with troops inside the town to take the city.

have blurred vision ⇒ 摘了眼镜，她看什么都好像雾里看花。 Zhāile yǎnjìng, tā kàn shénme dōu hǎoxiàng wù lǐ kàn huā. → When she took her glasses off everything was blurred.

incisive

go far ⇒ 祝你鹏程万里,事业有成。 Zhù nǐ péng chéng wàn lǐ, shìyè yǒu chéng. → I hope your undertaking succeeds and that you go far.