// Spotlight 7 戴满菊 dai4man3ju2 name of a person 纪思道 ji4si1dao4 Nicholas D. Kristof 纽约 niu3 yue1 New York 时报 shi2 bao4 "Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times) 天堂 tian1 tang2 paradise; heaven 教书 jiao1shu1 teach school; teach 明亮 ming2 liang4 brightness 用功 yong4 gong1 diligent; industrious (in one's studies) 好 hao4 be fond of 难道 nan2 dao4 don't tell me ...; could it be that...? 生物 sheng1 wu4 living creature; organism; biological 解剖 jie3 pou1 dissect 青蛙 qing1 wa1 frog 纪律 ji4 lu:4 discipline 少年 shao4 nian2 juvenile; youngster 鼓励 gu3 li4 to encourage 严肃 yan2 su4 solemn; solemnity 行为 xing2 wei2 action; conduct; behavior; activity 彻底 che4 di3 thorough; complete 心凉 xin1liang2 be disappointed 精力 jing1 li4 energy 要紧 yao4 jin3 important; urgent 文字 wen2 zi4 character 所 suo3 actually; place 严格 yan2 ge2 strict; stringent; tight; rigorous 优秀 you1 xiu4 outstanding; excellent 改革 gai3 ge2 to reform 开放 kai1 fang4 lift (restrictions); open; to lift a ban; to make open to the public 以来 yi3 lai2 since (a previous event) 包括 bao1 kuo4 to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of 双方 shuang1 fang1 bilateral; both sides; both parties involved 材料 cai2 liao4 material; data; makings; stuff 由于 you2 yu2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; because of; owing to 学费 xue2 fei4 tuition fee; tuition 初中 chu1 zhong1 junior high school 辍学 chuo4xue2 discontinue one's studies 平常 ping2 chang2 ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily 补贴 bu3 tie1 subsidy; allowance 一方面 yi1 fang1 mian4 one aspect is 培养 pei2 yang3 to train; culture; to bring up; to groom (for a position) 科学家 ke1 xue2 jia1 scientist 文盲 wen2 mang2 illiterate 公平 gong1 ping2 fair; impartial 聊 liao2 to chat; to have a chat; to kill time 地方 di4 fang5 area; place; local 设备 she4 bei4 equipment; facilities; installations 力气 li4 qi5 strength 训练 xun4 lian4 drill; exercise; train; training 首先 shou3 xian1 first (of all); in the first place 接受 jie1 shou4 to accept; to receive 幸运 xing4 yun4 fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck 缺 que1 lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of 报道 bao4 dao4 report 艰苦 jian1 ku4 difficult; hard; arduous 理想 li3 xiang3 ideal 毕业 bi4 ye4 graduation; to graduate; to finish school 性格 xing4 ge2 nature; disposition; temperament; character 坚强 jian1 qiang2 staunch; strong 实在 shi2 zai4 in reality; honestly; really; verily; concrete 交不起 jiao1bu4qi3 cannot afford 如 ru2 as (if); such as 计算 ji4 suan4 to count; to calculate; to compute 工资 gong1 zi1 wages; pay 报名 bao4 ming2 enter one's name; apply; sign up 读者 du2 zhe3 reader 捐款 juan1 kuan3 donate money; contribute funds 支票 zhi1 piao4 (bank) check; check 期间 qi1 jian1 period of time; time; time period; period 接到 jie1 dao4 receive (letter etc.) 相当于 xiang1dang1yu2 be equal to; be commensurate with 外汇 wai4 hui4 foreign (currency) exchange 普通 pu3 tong1 common; ordinary; general; average 老百姓 lao3 bai3 xing4 ordinary people; the "person in the street" 富 fu4 rich 数字 shu4 zi4 number; figure; amount; digital (electronics, etc); numeral; digit 藏 cang2 to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate 秘密 mi4 mi4 secret 伍洁芳 wu3jie2fang1 Sheryl Wu Dunn 合作 he2 zuo4 to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation 作者 zuo2 zhe3 author; writer 得意 de2 yi4 (be) proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent 顺利 shun4 li4 smoothly; without a hitch 到达 dao4 da2 to reach; to arrive 地球 di4 qiu2 the Earth; planet 犯 fan4 to violate; to offend 贡献 gong4 xian4 to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution