Chn=Eng 事变,shì biàn,shi bian=unforeseen event,incident 一场空,yī cháng kōng,yi chang kong=all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing,futile 悲愤,bēi fèn,bei fen=grief and indignation 交加,jiāo jiā,jiao jia=to occur at the same time,to be mingled,to accompany each other 日夜,rì yè,re ye=day and night,around the clock 思念,sī niàn,si nian=to think of,to long for,to miss 丈夫,zhàng fu,zhang fu=husband 与其,yǔ qí,yu qi=rather than... 还不如,hái bù rú,hai bu ru=to be better off..., might as well... 立刻,lì kè,li ke=forthwith,immediate,prompt,promptly,straightway,thereupon,at once 收拾,shōu shi,shou shi=to put in order,to tidy up,to pack,to repair,(coll.) to sort sb out,to fix sb 行装,xíng zhuāng,xing zhuang=travel outfit,dressed for traveling 上路,shàng lù,shang lu=to start on a journey,to be on one's way 风霜,fēng shuāng,feng shuang=wind and frost,fig. hardships 险,xiǎn,xian=danger,dangerous,rugged 恶水,è shuǐ,e shui=dirty water,water that is unfit to drink,slops,treacherous rapids 掉过,diào guò,diao guo=to swap places 滴,dī,di=a drop,to drip 泪,lèi,lei=tears 终于,zhōng yú,zhong yu=at last,in the end,finally,eventually 凭,píng,ping=to lean against,to rely on,on the basis of,no matter (how,what etc),proof 毅力,yì lì,yi li=perseverance,willpower 深深,shēn shēn,shen shen=deep,profound 到达,dào dá,dao da=to reach,to arrive 一个个,yī gè gè,yi ge ge=each and every one 组成,zǔ chéng,zu cheng=to form,to make up,to constitute 城墙,chéng qiáng,cheng qiang=city wall 始终,shǐ zhōng,shi zhong=from beginning to end,all along 鼓起勇气,gǔ qǐ yǒng qì,gu qi yong qi=to take courage 民工,mín gōng,min gong=migrant worker,temporary worker enlisted on a public project 询问,xún wèn,xun wen=to inquire 甭,béng,beng=need not 连忙,lián máng,lian mang=promptly,at once 填,tián,tian=to fill or stuff,(of a form etc) to fill in 猛地,měng de,meng de=suddenly 好似,hǎo sì,hao si=to seem,to be like 晴天霹雳,qíng tiān pī lì,qing tian pi li=thunder from a clear sky (idiom),a bolt from the blue 眼前,yǎn qián,yan qian=before one's eyes,now,at present 一阵,yī zhèn,yi zhen=a burst,a fit,a peal,a spell (period of time) 心酸,xīn suān,xin suan=to feel sad 夜,yè,ye=night 昏,hūn,hun=muddle-headed,twilight,to faint,to lose consciousness 暗,àn,an=dark,gloomy,hidden,secret,muddled,obscure,in the dark 天地,tiān dì,tian di=heaven and earth,world,scope,field of activity 感动,gǎn dòng,gan dong=to move (sb),to touch (sb emotionally),moving 越来越,yuè lái yuè,yue lai yue=more and more 阴沉,yīn chén,yin chen=gloomy 哗啦,huá la,hua la=to collapse 段,duàn,duan=paragraph,section,segment,stage (of a process) 长城,Cháng chéng,Chang cheng=the Great Wall 露,lòu,lou=to show,to reveal,to betray,to expose 正是,zhèng shì,zheng shi=(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated),precisely,exactly,even,if,just like,in the same way as 眼泪,yǎn lèi,yan lei=tears,crying 再也,zài yě,zai ye=(not) any more 不到,bù dào,bu dao=not to arrive,not reaching,insufficient,less than 害死,hài sǐ,hai si=to kill,to cause death,to do sb to death