101-Year-Old Woman Gains Fame for "Unhealthy” Lifestyle
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101-Year-Old Woman Gains Fame for "Unhealthy” Lifestyle
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Pinyin
Keywords
年轻人 - niánqīngrén - young people / youngster
一般 - yībān - same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general
夜猫子 - yèmāozi - owl / (fig.) night owl
精神 - jīngshén - spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological
牙齿 - yáchǐ - tooth / dental
镶 - xiāng - to inlay / to embed
假牙 - jiǎyá - false teeth / dentures
马蹄松 - mǎtísōng - water chestnut pastry
薯片 - shǔpiàn - fried potato chips
沙琪玛 - shāqímǎ - sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
零食 - língshí - between-meal nibbles / snacks
口 - kǒu - measure word for bites or mouthfuls
嚼 - jiáo - to chew
爬 - pá - to crawl / to climb
台阶 - táijiē - steps / flight of steps
城市 - chéngshì - city
活 - huó - to live / alive / living / work
秘密 - mìmì - secre
重要 - zhòngyào - important / significant / major
生气 - shēngqì - to get angry / to take offence / angry / vitality / liveliness
记仇 - jìchóu - to hold a grudge
网友 - wǎngyǒu - Internet user
听说 - tīngshuō - to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking
故事 - gùshi - narrative / story / tale
小意思 - xiǎoyìsi - small token / mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
祝 - zhù - to wish / to express good wishes
Grammar
A + 和 / 跟 / 像 + B + 一样 - Expressing "A is like / the same as B" with "A + hé / gēn / xiàng + B + yíyàng" (negative formed with 不一样)
她从不早睡,总是和一些年轻人一样,看电视看到早上2点。

Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
她早上一般都10点多才起床,有时还把早饭和午饭一起吃了。
到过20多个城市,80多岁还去杭州的西湖边住了半年呢。

才 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing that the speaker thinks the time required for the actions completion was long / late with "cái + Verb / Verb Phrase"
她早上一般都10点多才起床,有时还把早饭和午饭一起吃了。

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb - Expressed to specify that the result of an action affects a particular object but not the action itself with "bǎ"
她早上一般都10点多才起床,有时还把早饭和午饭一起吃了。

Characters of an adjective repeated (one after another) - Expressing greater emphasis similar to adding "extremely / really / so" before the adjective (sometimes similar to adding "-ly" onto the end of an adj.)
她最爱吃马蹄松,还喜欢薯片、沙琪玛这些零食,还能一口一口地慢慢嚼。

以前… - Expressing "before / previously…" with "yǐqián…"
最有意思的是,她以前非常爱玩。

…呢 - Expressed at the end of a statement to indicate strong affirmation with "…ne"
到过20多个城市,80多岁还去杭州的西湖边住了半年呢。

这么 + Adj. - Expressing "so / so much…" with "zhème + Adj."
有人问,活到101岁身体还这么好,有什么秘密吗?

Time or Verb Phrase + (以)后 - Expressing "after" a specific time or action with "Time or Verb Phrase + (yǐ)hòu"
有网友听说姜奶奶的故事以后说:“真好呀!

...呀 - Modal particle ending sentence and expressing surprise or doubt with "…ya" (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel)
有网友听说姜奶奶的故事以后说:“真好呀!

对 + Noun + 来说 - Expressing a more formal "for / according to sb / sth" with "duì + Noun + láishuō"
长命百岁对姜奶奶来说是小意思啦!祝她活到120岁。”

...啦 - Sentence-final particle indicating exclamation with "...la"
长命百岁对姜奶奶来说是小意思啦!祝她活到120岁。”
Proper Nouns
浙江 - Zhèjiāng - Zhejiang (Province)
温州 - Wēnzhōu - Wenzhou (city in Zhejiang Province)
南京 - Nánjīng - Nanjing (capital of Jiangsu Province)
杭州 - Hángzhōu - Hangzhou (capital of Zhejiang Province)
西湖 - Xīhú - West Lake (Hangzhou)
中山陵 - Zhōng shān Líng - Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing

Idioms
长命百岁 - chángmìngbǎisuì - to live to be a hundred
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