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141. 爷爷常跟我们提起，他年轻时在电视上见过胡锦涛。

     yé​ye cháng gēn wǒ​men tí​qǐ, tā nián​qīng shí zài diàn​shì shàng jiàn guo Hú Jǐn​tāo.

     Grandpa often mentions to us that he saw Hu Jintao on TV when he was young.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

142. 佛经中常将贪欲比作爱河，认为它是修行者的障碍。

     fó​jīng zhōng cháng jiāng tān​yù bǐ​zuò ài​hé, rèn​wéi tā shì xiū​xíng zhě de zhàng'ài.

     Buddhist scriptures often compare greed to a 'river of desire,' considering it an obstacle for practitioners.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

143. 古人在茫茫大海上常根据北斗的方向来辨别南北。

     gǔ​rén zài máng​máng dà​hǎi shàng cháng gēn​jù Běi​dǒu de fāng​xiàng lái biàn​bié nán​běi.

     Ancient people often relied on the direction of the Big Dipper to tell north from south at sea.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

144. 在那段动荡的历史中，老百姓常把入侵者称为鬼子。

     zài nà duàn dòng​dàng de lì​shǐ zhōng, lǎo​bǎi​xìng cháng bǎ rù​qīn​zhě chēng​wéi guǐ​zi.

     During that turbulent period of history, the common people often called the invaders 'guizi' (devils).

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

145. 古时私塾老师常备有楚木，用以惩罚不听话的学生。

     gǔ​shí sī​shú lǎo​shī cháng bèi​yǒu chǔ mù, yòng​yǐ chéng​fá bù tīng​huà de xué​sheng.

     In ancient times, private school teachers often kept switches to punish disobedient students.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

146. 历史学家常将汉光武帝时期的统治称为“光武中兴”。

     lì​shǐ​xué​jiā cháng jiāng Hàn Guāng Wǔ Dì shí​qī de tǒng​zhì chēng​wéi“ Guāng Wǔ zhōng​xīng”.

     Historians often refer to the rule of Emperor Guangwu of Han as the 'Guangwu Restoration'.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

147. 那个老爷爷常在公园门口的小摊上贩卖一些旧书籍。

     nà gè lǎo yé​ye cháng zài gōng​yuán mén​kǒu de xiǎo tān shàng fàn​mài yī​xiē jiù shū​jí.

     The old man often sells old books at a small stall near the park entrance.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

148. 在古代，受审的囚犯常被绑架在木桩上，忍受酷热的阳光。

     zài gǔ​dài, shòu​shěn de qiú​fàn cháng bèi bǎng​jià zài mù​zhuāng shàng, rěn​shòu kù​rè de yáng​guāng.

     In ancient times, prisoners under trial were often tied to wooden stakes and forced to endure the scorching sun.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

149. 我爷常跟我说，他像我这么大的时候就开始下地干活了。

     wǒ yé cháng gēn wǒ shuō, tā xiàng wǒ zhè​me dà de shí​hou jiù kāi​shǐ xià​dì gàn​huó le.

     My grandpa often tells me that he started working in the fields when he was my age.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

150. 在当年的网络聊天室里，长得不帅的男生常被称为青蛙。

     zài dāng​nián de wǎng​luò liáo​tiān​shì lǐ, zhǎng de bù shuài de nán​shēng cháng bèi chēng​wéi qīng​wā.

     In the internet chat rooms of the past, guys who weren't handsome were often called 'frogs'.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

151. 在那个时代的文学作品中，常有描写婊子悲惨生活的篇章。

     zài nà​gè shí​dài de wén​xué zuò​pǐn zhōng, cháng yǒu miáo​xiě biǎo​zi bēi​cǎn shēng​huó de piān​zhāng.

     Literature from that era often contains chapters describing the tragic lives of prostitutes.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

152. 在一些传统的爱情小说中，女主人公常会向心爱的人献身。

     zài yī​xiē chuán​tǒng de ài​qíng xiǎo​shuō zhōng, nǚ​zhǔ​rén​gōng cháng huì xiàng xīn'ài de rén xiàn​shēn.

     In some traditional romance novels, the heroine often gives herself to the one she loves.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

153. 古人常在哲学论述中使用大方一词，用来指代广阔无垠的大地。

     gǔ​rén cháng zài zhé​xué lùn​shù zhōng shǐ​yòng dà​fāng yī cí, yòng​lái zhǐ​dài guǎng​kuò wú​yín de dà​dì.

     The ancients often used the term 'Dafang' in philosophical discourses to refer to the vast and boundless earth.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

154. 这只是生活中的常事。

     zhè zhǐ shì shēng​huó zhōng de cháng shì.

     This is just a common occurrence in life.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

155. “常”和“幅”这两个字都属于巾部。

     “ cháng” hé“ fú” zhè liǎng gè zì dōu shǔ​yú jīn bù.

     The characters '常' and '幅' both belong to the 'cloth' radical.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

156. 常先生是我们的新老师。

     Cháng xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men de xīn lǎo​shī.

     Mr. Chang is our new teacher.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary