最近，一位中国学者因为他杰出的论文获得了1000多万元的奖金。
大家热烈讨论了此事，他们怀疑这个消息的可靠性。
对于年轻一代来说，他们很少关注知识圈，他们关心的是娱乐圈。
他们崇拜在电影和音乐方面有成就的名人。
西方国家的情况就有所不同了，运动员很受欢迎，许多青少年非常喜欢他们，他们从偶像身上看到了坚强的精神。
作家也占据了一部分市场。
的确，偶像的多样性能更好地帮助人们认识世界。
科学家们应该被赋予更多的市场价值，从而被年轻一代所熟知，因为他们呈现的智慧是值得效仿的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 学者 | xué zhě | scholar |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 杰出 | jié chū | outstanding / distinguished / remarkable / prominent / illustrious |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 论文 | lùn wén | paper / treatise / thesis |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand / a great number |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon |
| 奖金 | jiǎng jīn | premium / award money / bonus |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 热烈 | rè liè | enthusiastic / ardent / warm |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 此 | cǐ | this; these |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 怀疑 | huái yí | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information / message |
| 可靠性 | kě kào xìng | reliability |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 一代 | yī dài | an era; an age; a generation |
| 来说 | lái shuō | for; from the point of view of; in the case of |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 少 | shǎo | seldom |
| 关注 | guān zhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) |
| 知识 | zhī shi | intellectual |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment / success / achievement |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage / celebrity |
| 西方 | Xī fāng | the West / the Occident / Western countries |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 有所不同 | yǒu suǒ bù tóng | to differ to some extent (idiom) |
| 运动员 | yùn dòng yuán | athlete |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | welcome |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent / youth / teenager |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body / at hand |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 坚强 | jiān qiáng | staunch / strong |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 占据 | zhàn jù | to occupy; to hold |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 市场 | shì chǎng | (economics) market |
| 的确 | dí què | really / indeed |
| 多样 | duō yàng | diversity |
| 性 | xìng | suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 更好 | gèng hǎo | better; more good; to a greater extent good |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ | to assign / to entrust (a task) / to give / to bestow |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 价值 | jià zhí | value; worth / (ethical, cultural etc) values |
| 从而 | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 所 | suǒ | particle introducing a relative clause or passive |
| 熟知 | shú zhī | to be well acquainted with |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn | to appear / to emerge / to present (a certain appearance) / to demonstrate |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; intelligence |
| 值得 | zhí dé | to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 效仿 | xiào fǎng | to imitate; to follow the example of |