HSK 5Culture & Traditions
两千多年还在用Still in Use After Two Thousand Years
古人
gǔrén
people of ancient times
noun这不仅是古人的技术，也是古人的智慧。
官员
官員
guānyuán
official (in an organization or government)
noun导游介绍说，修都江堰的人叫李冰，是当时这个地方的官员。
浇冷水
澆冷水
jiāolěngshuǐ
to pour cold water
导游说，据说当时的人先用火把石头烧热，再往上浇冷水，石头就比较容易被打开了。
挡住
擋住
dǎngzhù
to obstruct
李冰没有修高墙把水挡住，而是顺着水的规律，想办法把水分开。
工程
gōngchéng
engineering
noun出发以前，我对它的了解只有一句话：它是两千多年前的古代工程。
古代
gǔdài
ancient times
noun出发以前，我对它的了解只有一句话：它是两千多年前的古代工程。
古老
gǔlǎo
ancient
adjective我想，这么古老的东西，现在应该只剩下一些石头，给游客拍照用了吧。
规律
規律
guīlǜ
rule (e.g. of science)
noun, adjective李冰没有修高墙把水挡住，而是顺着水的规律，想办法把水分开。
火锅
火鍋
huǒguō
hotpot
noun我说，火锅很好吃，熊猫也很可爱，但是我最想再去一次的，是都江堰。
机器
機器
jīqì
machine
noun我问导游，那时候没有机器，山上那么硬的石头是怎么打开的？
Proper Nouns
没有…而是…
Contrasts what was not done with what was actually done instead.
李冰没有修高墙把水挡住，而是顺着水的规律，想办法把水分开。
直到今天，…依然…
Means something has continued up to the present and is still true.
直到今天，它依然在使用。
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古人gǔrén
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“official”
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浇冷水jiāolěngshuǐ
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“to obstruct”
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工程gōngchéng
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“ancient times”
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古老gǔlǎo
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“rule”
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火锅huǒguō
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“machine”
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