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what does 与当时的戈尔巴乔夫构成俄政坛双星，闪耀在国际舞台上 means in the following paragraph?

1985年，在戈尔巴乔夫的极力推荐下，时任格鲁吉亚共产党中央第一书记的谢瓦尔德纳泽出任苏联外长。尽管他当时只是一个加盟共和国的领导人，且没有任何外交经验，但他很快表现出极强的外交天赋，成功贯彻和实施了苏联新的外交思想和原则，与…

您好Benny！最近好吗？祝您和您家庭都春节快乐！新年快乐！

您们过春节贴年画，对联，挂灯笼吗？吃饺子或汤圆吗？我听说在北方，人们过年吃饺子，南方人却吃汤圆，是吗？春节的准备怎么样？

我说得对不对，如果我说错了，请给我纠正。清指出我的错误。

谢谢！
李空

Hi Benny, can you tell me the usage of 一会, 一次 and 一番?

I was reading a sentence and I came across this 一番. Here’s the sentence:

一位戴眼镜的男士还亲自躺在上面感受了一番

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Again, Happy 牛 Year! I have a question. Take a look at the following sentence:

日前报道，美国投机金融大鳄索罗斯和“股神拱头铺赝时预言，美元将在近几个月内大跌。

What does 股神拱头铺赝 means in the above sentence?

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Hi Benny!

What does 返券 means in the following sentence?

在离苏宁不远的一家大中电器门店中，每台手机返券100元至600元的促销活动也吸引了不少的抢购者。

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Hi Benny, what does 三是全球竞争力警讯频传。

Here’s the paragraph:

三是全球竞争力警讯频传。这表现为出口成长相对缓慢，今年来比大陆低近二十五个百分点；民间投资迟滞不前，超额储蓄及外汇存底激增，反映岛内经济失衡造成资源闲置，可能削弱日后经济发展的动力；失业性复苏阴影笼罩，民间消费力量未全然释放；岛内贫富差距不断扩大；财政收支恶化，债台高筑。…

Do you know a former premier of China 朱鎔基. I read his name somewhere written as 朱(金+容)基. Can you please explain me why do we have to divide 鎔 into 金+容 and write it like this?

I know that 金 and 容…

Hi Benny, this is related to the previous question I asked you about this sentence….强调从战略高度看待和处理两国关系.

You indicated 和 can only be used to mean “and”, however, I think it can also be used to me…

金刚 generally means “King Kong” but what does it mean in 金刚小石 and 金刚小玉. Is it some sort of a title or something because 小石 and 小玉 are names, right?

昨天中午2时许,金刚小石、金刚小玉在母亲带领下,来到本报,一见记者面,兄妹俩便作了番自我介绍:…

Hi Benny, what does 番 means in the following sentence:

兄妹俩便作了番自我介绍:我们是“龙凤胎”茶艺师, 是“峨眉派茶艺的惟一传人”,能表演23道精彩叫绝的茶艺表演。

Also, what does 峨眉派茶艺的惟一传人 means?

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Hi Benny, thanks a lot for answering my last question.

Please tell me what does 地铁基础设施建设 means in the following sentence:

这一系统将为乘客带来四季适宜的温度和湿度，并为地铁基础设施建设节约成本上亿元。

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Thanks a lot for answering my last question. This question is also related to previous question. Take a look at the following sentence:

他害病卧床了。他受了伤。

In the above sentence we have 他受了伤, instea…

Benny, I have yet another question. Take a look at the following paragraph:

第四，报复以色列对巴勒斯坦采取的严厉的镇压政策，发泄对美国在巴以冲突中偏袒以色列作法的不满。向“两布”示威，打击美国的反恐怖盟友，兑现恐怖组织的袭击宣言。

What does the author mean by 两布 in t…

Hi Benny. What does 判实刑 means in the following:

妨害作证而被判实刑的案件

The weird thing is that I couldn’t find 实刑 anywhere in the dictionary, I even tried looking in the best Chinese-English dictionari…

Hi Benny, what does 无大碍 means in the following sentence:

20岁的小伙子王希（化名）因为感到“这个成人的社会无法留恋”，吃下了3盒艾思唑仑安眠药，所幸的是999及时赶到，经过抢救他已无大碍。

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