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561. 爷爷年纪大了，有些眼花，看报纸时需要戴老花镜。

     yé​ye nián​jì dà le, yǒu​xiē yǎn​huā, kàn bào​zhǐ shí xū​yào dài lǎo​huā​jìng.

     Grandpa is getting old and his vision is a bit blurred; he needs reading glasses to read the newspaper.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

562. 他写文章时，总是先根据要求列出一个大致的框。

     tā xiě wén​zhāng shí, zǒng​shì xiān gēn​jù yāo​qiú liè​chū yī gè dà​zhì de kuàng.

     When writing an article, he always starts by drafting a rough outline based on the requirements.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

563. 奶奶每天煮小米粥时，都喜欢在锅里放几颗红枣。

     nǎi​nai měi tiān zhǔ xiǎo​mǐ​zhōu shí, dōu xǐ​huan zài guō lǐ fàng jǐ kē hóng​zǎo.

     Every day when Grandma cooks millet porridge, she likes to put a few red dates in the pot.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

564. 古人认为，当下级发现上级有错时，应当直言规谏。

     gǔ​rén rèn​wéi, dāng xià​jí fā​xiàn shàng​jí yǒu cuò shí, yīng​dāng zhí​yán guī jiàn.

     Ancient people believed that when a subordinate finds a superior to be in error, they should offer direct admonition.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

565. 他在五十岁时被封为勋爵，成为了上议院的一员。

     tā zài wǔ​shí suì shí bèi fēng​wéi xūn​jué, chéng​wéi le Shàng​yì​yuàn de yī​yuán.

     He was created a peer at fifty and became a member of the House of Lords.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

566. 我们在郊游时，看到一只土拨鼠正从洞里探出头来。

     wǒ​men zài jiāo​yóu shí, kàn​dào yī zhī tǔ​bō​shǔ zhèng cóng dòng lǐ tàn​chū tóu lái.

     During our outing, we saw a marmot poking its head out of its burrow.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

567. 在学习英语时，主谓呼应是一个非常基础的语法点。

     zài xué​xí Yīng​yǔ shí, zhǔ​wèi hū​yìng shì yī gè fēi​cháng jī​chǔ de yǔ​fǎ diǎn.

     Subject-verb agreement is a fundamental grammar point when learning English.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

568. 正当大家听得入迷时，原本悠扬的笛声突然停住了。

     zhèng​dāng dà​jiā tīng de rù​mí shí, yuán​běn yōu​yáng de dí​shēng tū​rán tíng​zhù le.

     Just as everyone was listening in fascination, the melodious sound of the flute suddenly stopped.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

569. 实验室里这瓶乙醇的浓度很高，使用时要注意防火。

     shí​yàn​shì lǐ zhè píng yǐ chún de nóng​dù hěn gāo, shǐ​yòng shí yào zhù​yì fáng​huǒ.

     The ethanol in this bottle in the lab is highly concentrated, so be sure to take fire precautions when using it.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

570. 在古代仪式中，公爵朝见天子时通常需要手持青圭。

     zài gǔ​dài yí​shì zhōng, gōng​jué cháo​jiàn tiān​zǐ shí tōng​cháng xū​yào shǒu​chí qīng guī.

     In ancient ceremonies, dukes usually had to hold a green jade tablet when meeting the Emperor.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

571. 火车穿过广阔的平原时，我看到了窗外成群的牛羊。

     huǒ​chē chuān​guò guǎng​kuò de píng​yuán shí, wǒ kàn​dào le chuāng wài chéng​qún de niú yáng.

     As the train crossed the vast plains, I saw herds of cattle and sheep outside the window.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

572. 救火英雄从废墟中走出来时，已经被烧得焦头烂额。

     jiù​huǒ yīng​xióng cóng fèi​xū zhōng zǒu chū​lái shí, yǐ​jīng bèi shāo de jiāo​tóu​làn'é.

     When the firefighting hero emerged from the ruins, he was already badly burned.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

573. 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

574. 医生建议他在坐着时挺直腰部，以减轻背部的压力。

     yī​shēng jiàn​yì tā zài zuò zhe shí tǐng​zhí yāo​bù, yǐ jiǎn​qīng bèi​bù de yā​lì.

     The doctor advised him to sit up straight to reduce the pressure on his back.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

575. 他虽然嘴硬，但面对那个大块头时，心里明显发怂了。

     tā suī​rán zuǐ​yìng, dàn miàn​duì nà​gè dà​kuài​tóu shí, xīn​li míng​xiǎn fā​sǒng le.

     Despite his tough talk, he clearly lost his nerve when facing that big guy.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

576. 他在临摹古书时，看到‘囧’字被用来描述清晨的阳光。

     tā zài lín​mó gǔ​shū shí, kàn​dào‘jiǒng’ zì bèi yòng​lái miáo​shù qīng​chén de yáng​guāng.

     While transcribing ancient texts, he saw that the character 'jiong' was used to describe the early morning sunlight.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

577. 他大学时主修力学，毕业后成为了一名建筑工程师。

     tā dà​xué shí zhǔ​xiū lì​xué, bì​yè hòu chéng​wéi le yī míng jiàn​zhù gōng​chéng​shī.

     He majored in mechanics in college and became a structural engineer after graduation.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

578. 特警队员在执行任务时表现勇猛，顺利制服了歹徒。

     tè​jǐng duì​yuán zài zhí​xíng rèn​wu shí biǎo​xiàn yǒng​měng, shùn​lì zhì​fú le dǎi​tú.

     The SWAT officers acted with great bravery during the mission and successfully subdued the criminal.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

579. 在研究历史人物时，我们必须公正地评价其人其事。

     zài yán​jiū lì​shǐ rén​wù shí, wǒ​men bì​xū gōng​zhèng de píng​jià qí​rén​qí​shì.

     When studying historical figures, we must fairly evaluate both the person and their deeds.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

580. 口音与鼻音的区别在于发音时气流是否经过鼻腔。

     kǒu​yīn yǔ bí​yīn de qū​bié zài​yú fā​yīn shí qì​liú shì​fǒu jīng​guò bí​qiāng.

     The difference between oral and nasal sounds lies in whether the airflow passes through the nasal cavity during pronunciation.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary