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"Race Cars and Tanks" - Zhang Zhenyue

Intermediate 2 • 17 Words

In this fun animated music video from Zhang Zhenyue, listen to his version of musical social commentary as he sings about many of the problems we face in modern society.

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		Word	Definition	Fluency
		瘦巴巴 shòu ba ba (adj.) skinny; thin	(adj.) skinny; thin
		惊慌 jīng huāng (adj.) to panic; to be scared	(adj.) to panic; to be scared
		坦克 tǎn kè (noun) tank (military vehicle)	(noun) tank (military vehicle)
		厌倦 yàn juàn (verb) to be weary of; to be tired of	(verb) to be weary of; to be tired of
		整形 zhěng xíng (noun) plastic surgery	(noun) plastic surgery
		落寞 luò mò (adj.) lonely	(adj.) lonely
		政客 zhèng kè (noun) politician	(noun) politician
		酒足饭饱 jiǔ zú fàn bǎo (idiom) to eat and drink to one's content	(idiom) to eat and drink to one's content
		正义 zhèng yì (noun) justice	(noun) justice
		真理 zhēn lǐ (noun) truth	(noun) truth
		万化千变 wàn huà qiān biàn (expression) to be constantly changing	(expression) to be constantly changing
		瓦砾 wǎ lì (noun) debris; rubble	(noun) debris; rubble
		轰隆隆 hōng lóng lóng (adj.) rumbling	(adj.) rumbling
		舞池 wǔ chí (noun) dance floor	(noun) dance floor
		置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài (expression) to stand aloof; to not get involved	(expression) to stand aloof; to not get involved
		居高不下 jū gāo bú xià (expression) to remain high (of prices, rates, etc.)	(expression) to remain high (of prices, rates, etc.)
		撕破脸 sī pò liǎn (expression) to have a fall out with the other party; to burn bridges	(expression) to have a fall out with the other party; to burn bridges

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A flower in the woman's hand. A gun on the man's shoulder.

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The girl has a skinny face. The boy has a panicked face.

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The tank presses over the originally bustling street.

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Foreign soldiers bring food and water.

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The people with no future at all are already tired of it.

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Already tired of it. No longer wish to cry anymore.

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The woman makes her face with plastic surgery. The man swipes his card and pays.

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The girl doesn't want to go to school. The boy only wants to play games.

The sports car presses over the originally lonesome street.

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Politicians and merchants bring about an economic boom.

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The fat person who eats and drinks to their heart's content is already tired of it. They only wish to lose weight.

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Two different kinds of worlds, each on the other side.

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It's always unbalanced, high and low and crooked.

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Justice is like a lie. Truth keeps changing.

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What we believe is buried in the heap of debris.

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The rumbling sound of the cannon. The drumming sound of the dance floor.

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Some people don't get involved. Some people have no homes.

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Mother earth is tired. Her fever remains high.

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Yet for the sake of benefits, you and I have burned the bridges.

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Two different kinds of worlds, each on the other side.

"Race Cars and Tanks" - Zhang Zhenyue

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