| 沈国放 | shen3 guo2 fang4 | Shen Guofang (1952-), foreign affairs official (PRC) |
| 百思不解 | bai3 si1 bu4 jie3 | remain perplexed despite much thought |
| 竦 | song3 | to crane |
| 罗密欧与朱丽叶 | luo2 mi4 ou1 yu3 zhu1 li4 ye4 | Romeo and Juliet, 1594 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞莎士比亚 |
| 荷 | he4 | lotus |
| 迈科里 | mai4 ke1 li3 | Mike McCurry White House spokesperson |
| 逼上梁山 | bi1 shang4 liang2 shan1 | to drive to revolt |
| 铭谢 | ming2 xie4 | vote of thanks |
| 一呼百应 | yi1 hu1 bai3 ying1 yi1 hu1 bai3 ying4 | uproar |
| 反特 | fan3 te4 | counter-spy |
| 岙 | | plain in the middle of the mountains |
| 应运而生 | ying1 yun4 er2 sheng1 ying4 yun4 er2 sheng1 | to rise to the occasion |
| 份外 | fen4 wai4 | exceptionally |