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41. 这种辣椒在古代被称为番椒，是因为它从海外传入。

    zhè zhǒng là​jiāo zài gǔ​dài bèi chēng​wéi fān​jiāo, shì yīn​wèi tā cóng hǎi​wài chuán​rù.

    This kind of chili pepper was called 'foreign pepper' in ancient times because it was introduced from overseas.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

42. 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

43. 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

44. 在台湾旅游时，她才发现当地人把卫生巾称为卫生棉。

    zài Tái​wān lǚ​yóu shí, tā cái fā​xiàn dāng​dì​rén bǎ wèi​shēng​jīn chēng​wéi wèi​shēng​mián.

    While traveling in Taiwan, she discovered that locals call sanitary pads 'wèi shēng mián.'

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

45. 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