be personally present at a grand occasion; live in a prosperous age
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Meanings
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to have the honor of being personally present at a grand occasion; to live through a flourishing age
formalA formal, literary idiom used to express the honor and fortune of experiencing a significant, prosperous event or era firsthand. Often carries a celebratory and respectful tone.
Néng能
gōng躬
féng逢
qí其
shèng盛
，
cān参
jiā加
mǔ母
xiào校
bǎi百
nián年
xiào校
qìng庆
，
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
bǐ比
róng荣
xìng幸
。
It is an immense honor for me to be personally present at the centennial celebration of my alma mater.
Lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
cháng常
shuō说
tā他
gōng躬
féng逢
qí其
shèng盛
，
jiàn见
zhèng证
le了
guó国
jiā家
kē科
jì技
fēi飞
sù速
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
huáng黄
jīn金
shí时
dài代
。
The old professor often says he lived through a flourishing age, witnessing the golden era of the nation's rapid technological development.
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Zhè这
cì次
guó国
jì际
yì艺
shù术
jié节
guī规
mó模
kōng空
qián前
，
nǐ你
néng能
gōng躬
féng逢
qí其
shèng盛
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
hǎo好
le了
。
This international arts festival is unprecedented in scale; it's wonderful that you can be here to witness it personally.
Tā他
xiě写
de的
huí回
yì忆
lù录
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
gōng躬
féng逢
qí其
shèng盛
de的
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
gǎn感
shòu受
。
The memoir he wrote records in detail the various feelings of having lived through that prosperous era.