年糕象征一年更比一年高: niangao symbolizes “getting better and better with each passing year
Example Sentences:
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The majority of those present were elderly and respected persons , with broad , self - confident faces , fat fingers , and resolute gestures and voices 出席者之中多数是年高望重的人士，他们都长着宽宽的充满自信的面孔粗大的手指，脚步稳健，嗓音清晰。
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A vision had come up out of the twilight , and the great lady seemed still to be sweeping by with all the majesty of a potent queen , full of years and of honors 在苍茫暮色中，伊尔玛的容貌总是在她面前浮现，她是那样威严端庄，颇像一个有权势的年高望重的王后。
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In years , he belonged to the younger generation , but by his wealth and connections he was a member of the older circles , and so he passed from one set to the other 论年，他应该和年轻人在一起，论个人财富和人情关系，他却是年高望重的客人们的几个小组的成员，因此他经常在这个小组和那个小组之间来来往往。
