A Room with a View — Page 1

Vocabulary

酒店

jiǔdiàn — Hotel; place providing lodging and meals

女房东

nǚ fángdōng — Female landlady; woman who rents out property

根本

gēnběn — At all; fundamentally; simply not possible

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking something

权利

quánlì — Right; entitlement; legal or moral authority

这么做

zhème zuò — To do it this way; act in such a manner

小姐

xiǎojiě — Miss; young woman; polite address for females

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; absolutely; wholly true

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun

答应

dāying — To promise; to agree; to say yes to something

给

gěi — To give; for; used as indirect object marker

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

相邻

xiānglín — Adjacent; neighboring; next to each other

的

de — Structural particle; indicates possession or modification

朝南

cháo nán — Facing south; oriented toward the south direction

客房

kèfáng — Guest room; hotel room for lodging guests

还能

hái néng — Still able to; also capable of doing something

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of; to manage to view

风景

fēngjǐng — Scenery; landscape; natural or scenic view

结果

jiéguǒ — Result; outcome; but in the end; as a result

却是

què shì — But it turned out to be; however it is actually

朝北

cháo běi — Facing north; oriented toward the north direction

房间

fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building

对着

duìzhe — Facing; directed toward; looking at something

庭院

tíngyuàn — Courtyard; enclosed yard within or beside a building

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

相距

xiāngjù — To be apart from; separated by a certain distance

甚远

shèn yuǎn — Very far apart; considerably distant from each other

哦

ó / ò — Oh; expression of realization or mild surprise

还是

háishi — Still; or; after all; used for alternatives or persistence

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects

伦敦佬

Lúndūn lǎo — Londoner; person from London, often informal tone

那

nà — That; used to indicate something previously mentioned

出人意料

chū rén yì liào — Unexpected; surprising; beyond what one anticipated

口音

kǒuyīn — Accent; regional or foreign speech pronunciation

让

ràng — To let; to make; to cause someone to do something

愈发

yùfā — Even more; increasingly; all the more so

沮丧

jǔsàng — Dejected; discouraged; feeling low and disappointed

这跟

zhè gēn — This compared to; this in relation to something else

在

zài — At; in; located at a certain place or time

有什么两样

yǒu shénme liǎng yàng — What difference is there; no different from at all

望着

wàngzhe — Gazing at; looking steadily toward something or someone

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at; seated at a particular place or location

餐桌

cānzhuō — Dining table; table used for eating meals

旁的

páng de — Beside; next to; at the side of something

两排

liǎng pái — Two rows; two lines of people or objects

英国人

Yīngguórén — British person; someone from the United Kingdom

中间

zhōngjiān — Middle; center; in between two things or people

一排

yī pái — A row; a single line of people or objects

白色

báisè — White; the color white; having a white appearance

水瓶

shuǐpíng — Water bottle; container used for holding water

和

hé — And; together with; used to connect nouns

红色

hóngsè — Red; the color red; having a red appearance

酒瓶

jiǔpíng — Wine bottle; bottle used for containing wine

挂在

guà zài — Hanging at; suspended on a wall or surface

身后

shēn hòu — Behind one; at one's back; in the rear

镶着

xiāngzhe — Inlaid with; framed by; fitted with a border

厚重

hòuzhòng — Heavy and thick; solid and substantial in weight

画框

huàkuàng — Picture frame; border surrounding a painting or portrait

已故

yǐgù — Deceased; late; referring to someone who has died

女王

nǚwáng — Queen; female monarch; ruler of a kingdom

桂冠诗人

guìguān shīrén — Poet laureate; officially honored poet of a nation

肖像

xiàoxiàng — Portrait; painted or photographic image of a person

那张

nà zhāng — That (sheet/flat object); measure word for flat items

英国

Yīngguó — Britain; the United Kingdom; England

教堂

jiàotáng — Church; Christian place of worship and assembly

告示

gàoshi — Notice; announcement; public posted information

主礼

zhǔlǐ — Officiating; presiding over a ceremony or service

牧师

mùshī — Pastor; minister; ordained Christian clergy member

牛津大学

Niújīn Dàxué — University of Oxford; prestigious UK university

文学

wénxué — Literature; the study or writing of literary works

硕士

shuòshì — Master's degree; postgraduate academic qualification

那是

nà shì — That is; that was; pointing to something identified

墙上

qiáng shàng — On the wall; attached to or displayed on a wall

仅有

jǐn yǒu — Only; merely having; the sole item present

另一件

lìng yī jiàn — Another item; one other thing or object

装饰

zhuāngshì — Decoration; ornament; something used to embellish

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

不

bù — No; not; negation of verbs and adjectives

也

yě — Also; too; as well; similarly applies to subject

觉得

juéde — To feel; to think; to have the impression that

好像

hǎoxiàng — Seems like; as if; it appears to be the case

还在

hái zài — Still in; still at; continuing to be in a place

吗

ma — Question particle; turns statement into a yes/no question

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically; just about entirely

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; impossible to; have no way to do

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to be convinced of something

外面

wàimiàn — Outside; outdoors; the exterior of a place

就是

jiùshì — Is exactly; it is precisely; used for emphasis

另一番

lìng yī fān — A whole other kind; an entirely different scene

天地

tiāndì — World; heaven and earth; a whole different realm

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I suppose; I believe that perhaps

大概

dàgài — Probably; approximately; I suppose; roughly speaking

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; used as linking verb

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; the reason being that

太

tài — Too; excessively; overly; used before adjectives

疲倦

píjuàn — Tired; fatigued; feeling weary from exertion

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

吧

ba — Particle suggesting supposition or seeking agreement

肯定

kěndìng — Definitely; certainly; for sure; without a doubt

熬过

áo guò — To have been boiled for; stewed through; overcooked in

汤

tāng — Soup; broth; liquid food cooked with ingredients

放下

fàng xià — To put down; to set aside; to lay something down

叉子

chāzi — Fork; utensil with prongs used for eating food

好想

hǎo xiǎng — Really want to; desperately wish to do something

看看

kàn kan — To take a look; to have a glance at something

信里

xìn lǐ — In the letter; inside the letter; written in correspondence

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to multiple previously mentioned things

本来

běnlái — Originally; supposed to; should have been the case

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; be able to; it is permissible to

俯瞰

fǔkàn — To overlook; to look down upon from a height

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; what a; used for emphasis

可恶

kěwù — Hateful; detestable; how awful; expressing strong displeasure

随便

suíbiàn — Casual; whatever; any will do; not particular

什么

shénme — What; anything; whatever; used in questions or generalizations

地方

dìfāng — Place; location; area; a particular spot somewhere

对

duì — For; toward; correct; used as prepositional phrase marker

来说

lái shuō — For; speaking of; as far as someone is concerned

都行

dōu xíng — All fine; anything works; any option is acceptable

继续

jìxù — To continue; to carry on; to keep doing something

但

dàn — But; however; yet; used to introduce a contrast

没能

méi néng — Failed to; was unable to; did not manage to

这

zhè — This; used to indicate something nearby or just mentioned

着实

zhuóshí — Indeed; truly; really; used to emphasize a fact

令人遗憾

lìng rén yíhàn — Regrettable; a pity; causing people to feel sorry