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五十步笑百步 [wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù]：fifty/pace/laugh at/hundred/pace. One who retreats fifty paces mocks one who retreats a hundred. 
梁惠王liáng huì wáng：King Hui of Liang state in the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history
孟子 mèng zǐ：Mencius who was a thinker, politician, educator in the Spring and Autumn Period.
河内hé nèi 、河东 hé dōng：Ancient place names.
收成 shōu chéng：crop;harvest
灾害 zāi huāng：disaster
邻国 lín guó：neighbouring state or country 
道理 dào lǐ：principle;truth;reason
打仗 dǎ zhàng：fight; go to war; make war
交锋 jiāo fēng：clash;meet
丢盔弃甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ：hrow away one's shield and armour；fly pellmell
打比方dǎ bǐ fang：to make an analogy
嘲笑 cháo xiào：laugh at ; mock
逃跑 táo pǎo：escape，run away
胆小怕死 dǎn xiǎo pà sǐ：Cowardly and afraid of death
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『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版 テキストを読んでいきます。 １回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。 今日は、第3週3日です。

N3合格

N3 語彙　第3週3日目

Text：
学生：这条丝巾多少钱？
xuésheng：zhè tiáo sī jīn duōshǎo qián？
Student: How much is this silk scarf ?
售货员：380元。
shòuhuò yuán：380 yuán.
Salesperson: 380 yuan.
学生：太贵了！
xuésheng：tài guì le !
Student: It's too expensive !
售货员：这是真丝的，质量非常好。
shòuhuò yuán: zhèshì zhēnsī de，zhìliàng fēicháng hǎo.
Salesperson：This is made of real silk, a very good quality.
学生：能便宜一点儿吗？
xuésheng：néng piágyi yī diǎnr ma？
Student: Could it be cheaper?
售货员：给你打八折吧。
shòuhuò yuán： gěi nǐ dǎ bā zhé ba.
Salesperson: I'll give you a 20% discount.
学生：还是贵，180元，怎么样？
xuésheng：háishì guì，180 yuán， zěnme yàng？
Student: It's still too much, 180 yuan. is it ok?
售货员：不行，最少260元。
shòuhuò yuán:  bù xíng, zuì shǎo 260 yuán.
Salesperson: No, at least 260 yuan.
学生：好吧，我买一条。
xuésheng：hǎo ba, wǒ mǎi yī tiáo.
Student: Alright, I'll buy one.

New words：
贵 guì：expensive
便宜 pián yi：cheap
打折 dǎ zhé：discount（打dǎ+num.+折zhé）
能 néng ：can/be able to
最 zuì：most（最zuì+～：最少zuì shǎo、最多 zuì duō、最快 zuì kuài、最慢 zuì màn...)
还是 hái shì：still、all the same
不行 bù xíng：won't do;be not allowed
丝巾 sī jīn： Silk scarf
质量 zhì liàng：quality
真丝 zhēn sī ：real silk
条 tiáo：measure word for something in the shape of a long strip.