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What does blessing mean in Chinese?
祝福，鼓励
What does pursue mean in Chinese?
努力追求，获得
What does wicked mean in Chinese?
邪恶的，坏的
What does patronize mean in Chinese?
光顾，惠顾
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100!
What does resisit mean in Chinese?
抵制
What does temptation mean in Chinese?
诱惑
What does frustration mean in Chinese?
挫折
What does get by mean in Chinese?
Translate 生活标准 in English
standard of living
Translate 按揭贷款 in English
mortgage
Translate 保险 in English
insurance
Translate 手头紧 in English
be on a tight budget
Translate 日常家务/日常安排 in English
(usual) household routine
Translate（心灵的）满足 in English
contentment
Translate 自由撰稿人 in English
freelance
Translate 利润 in English
profit
Translate 雇主 in English
employer
What's the synonym of luxurious?
extravagant
What's the synonym of self-sufficient?
self-reliant
What's the synonym of loneliness?
solitude
What's the synonym of equipment?
device
What's the synonym of supervise?
oversee
What's the synonym of reduce?
cut back
What's the synonym of fare?
fee
What's the synonym of abstract?
digest
What's the synonym of suspect?
doubt
pull or drag sth. with effort or force
haul
add to sth. in order to improve it
supplement
something that should have happened or been done before now
overdue
make into a pile
stack
money paid regularly to an insurance company
premium
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400 points!
外出吃饭时，很难抵制餐桌上美味食物的诱惑吧。
It is hard to resist al the tasty food at the dinner table when you dine out.
What are the two things the write have always dreamed about?
To write and to live on a farm
Blow up or move with great force; destroy by using explosive
blast
Name three examples of the self-reliant rural life
Grow nearly all vegetables and fruits
collect eggs; bake bread; oversee the behives
Cut wood to make it through the heating season
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There were two floods mentioned in the text. What is the result of the 2nd flood?
wave after wave of products; a lot of labor involved
After the writer quit his job, is there any change in their life?
lower the standard of living
What is the purpose of the writer to settle down in the country?
for the quality of life/ contentment
According to the last four paragraphs, the writer believes that if someone wants to live a happy life in rural area, what kind of qualities this person must have ?(two points)
tolerance for solitude
energy
Congrats!
500
What does his wife do as her household routine?
His wife takes care of the children while helping the writer with his work.
Why "none of us will forget our first winter"?
one storm after another
500