Zhang Qian and CCP crackdown
马可·波罗
Marco Polo
逼问 / 逼問 bīwèn
Question closely
纵火焚烧 / 縱火焚燒 zònghuǒ fénshāo
Set fire to
对空鸣枪 / 對空鳴槍 duì kōng míng qiāng
Shoot in the air
蔓延 / 蔓延 mànyán
Spread
一拥而上 / 一擁而上 yīyǒng'érshàng
Swarmed
催泪瓦斯 / 催淚瓦斯 cuīlèi wǎsī
Tear gas
寺庙 / 寺廟 sìmiào
Temple
企图 / 企圖 qìtú
Attempt
封锁 / 封鎖 fēngsuǒ
Blockade
戒严 / 戒嚴 jièyán
Curfew
驱散 / 驅散 qūsàn
Disperse
丧命 / 喪命 Sàngmìng
Get killed
截获 / 截獲 jiéhuò
Intercepted
桥梁(橋梁) qiáoliáng
n. bridge
外交家 wàijiāojiā
n. diplomat; expert in diplomacy
探险家[-險-] tànxiǎnjiā
n. explorer
开拓者[開--] kāituòzhě
n. pioneer
蜀 Shǔ
n. short name for Sichuan province
疆域 jiāngyù
n. territory; domain
匈奴 Xiōngnú*
n. 〈hist.〉 Xiongnu; Huns
好奇 ¹hàoqí*
s.v./n. curious; full of curiosity
隔绝[-絕] géjué*
v. completely cut off; isolate
征讨[-討] zhēngtǎo*
v. mount a punitive expedition
闪烁(閃爍) shǎnshuò
v. twinkle, glisten; be evasive
扬/飏帆[揚/颺-] yángfān*
v.o. 〈wr.〉 hoist sails
誉为[譽為] ¹yùwéi
v.p. honor
张骞Zhāng Qiān
(2nd cent. B.C.) n. 〈hist.〉 diplomat famed for exploits in Inner Asia
国际特赦组织 / 國際特赦組織 guójì tèshè zǔzhī
Amnesty International
光芒 guāngmáng
adj. rays of light, radiance
夜郎自大 yèlángzìdà
f.e. ignorant/parochial arrogance
源源不断[---斷] yuányuánbùduàn
f.e. in a steady stream; continuously
