频
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步
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页
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Pocahontas (pi) is repeatedly (频) shaking a five-paced viper (步) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to find out the eigenfrequency (频) of the viper by shaking it at different holding points. She marks her findings on a sheet of paper (页), and next to her she stores a whole stack of papers (页) she already published on the subject.
to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually
率
=
冫
+
十
+
玄
:
Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is surprised by a stream of lava (玄) rushing into the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He acts quickly (率) and jumps on a huge cross (十) to save himself. Then he continues to lead (率) the stream of lava around the cross by placing popsicles (冫) on the floor in just the right way, so that the lava passes his cross without melting it. He notices that the heat flow to either side of the cross corresponds to the golden ratio (率).
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
调
=
周
+
讠
:
Mother Teresa (ti) wants to calm down and reconcile (调) all the people in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To this end she climbs on an advertising column (讠) and dances with a hula hoop (周).
制
=
牛
+
巾
+
刂
:
James II of England (zh) and the bull (牛) have to work in a sweatshop in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where they manufacture (制) one printed circuit board (制) after the other. Their only tools are kitchen knives (刂) with which they carve the boards. They sweat a lot, so each of them has a towel (巾) wrapped around their neck.