新来乍到xīn lái zhà dàobe a new arrival; be a new comer; be new here; have just arrived; newly arrived
❍ 我们～，又不与别位老爷很来往，谁肯送信？(《红楼梦》1289) we’re new here and haven’t had much to do with those other gentlemen; so why should they send us word?/“不过”，甫志高狡辩道： “～，我的行动容易引起注意。”(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》264)“I’ve only just arrived and my movements may draw attention，”argued Fu Zhigao. |