跳水: to dive (into water), (sports) diving, to commit suicide by jumping into water, (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically...
化身: incarnation, reincarnation, embodiment (of abstract idea), personification...
立交桥: overpass, flyover...
比试: to have a competition, to measure with one's hand or arm, to make a gesture of measuring...
鸟巢: bird's nest, nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium...
实际上: in fact, in reality, as a matter of fact, in practice...
体质: constitution...
多年: many years, for many years, longstanding...
席位: a seat (in a theater, stadium etc), parliamentary or congressional seat...
文人: scholar, literati...
