A Room with a View — Page 4

Vocabulary

也

yě — Also; too; as well.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel; to sense an emotion or state.

困惑

kùn huò — Confused; puzzled; bewildered by something.

但

dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception.

她

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

看出

kàn chū — To perceive; to detect or figure something out.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

即将

jí jiāng — About to; on the verge of happening soon.

面临

miàn lín — To face; to confront a situation or challenge.

一场

yī chǎng — A measure word for events, shows, or performances.

所谓

suǒ wèi — So-called; what is referred to as something.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

好戏

hǎo xì — A good show; an interesting or dramatic scene.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

有

yǒu — To have; there is or are; to exist.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type or sort of something.

奇怪

qí guài — Strange; odd; unusual or puzzling in nature.

感觉

gǎn jué — Feeling; sensation; a perceived impression or emotion.

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time a certain situation occurs.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people.

粗鄙

cū bǐ — Crude; vulgar; coarse and uncultured in manner.

游客

yóu kè — Tourist; traveler visiting a place for leisure.

开口

kāi kǒu — To open one's mouth; to begin speaking.

说话

shuō huà — To speak; to talk; to say words aloud.

这场

zhè chǎng — This (event/show); measure word for this occurrence.

争论

zhēng lùn — Argument; debate; a dispute between opposing sides.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; a literary word for consequently.

愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè — Increasingly intense; escalating more and more fiercely.

越来越

yuè lái yuè — More and more; increasingly so over time.

深

shēn — Deep; profound; intense in degree or extent.

最终

zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end after everything.

涉及

shè jí — To involve; to touch upon a subject or issue.

已

yǐ — Already; a literary marker of completed state.

不再

bù zài — No longer; not anymore; ceased to be so.

是

shì — To be; is/are/am; linking subject and predicate.

房间

fáng jiān — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases.

景色

jǐng sè — Scenery; view; the natural or visual surroundings.

而是

ér shì — But rather; instead it is something else.

嗯

ń / ng — Hmm; an interjection expressing hesitation or thought.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — Some kind of; a certain unspecified type.

截然不同

jié rán bù tóng — Completely different; sharply distinct in every way.

东西

dōng xi — Thing; object; an item or matter in general.

以前

yǐ qián — Before; previously; in the past or formerly.

从未

cóng wèi — Never; at no point in the past ever.

意识到

yì shí dào — To realize; to become aware of something.

其

qí — Its; his/her/their; a literary possessive pronoun.

存在

cún zài — Existence; to exist; the state of being real.

这时

zhè shí — At this moment; just then; at this point.

那位

nà wèi — That (person); a polite measure word for individuals.

老人

lǎo rén — Old person; elderly man or woman; aged individual.

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite.

激烈

jī liè — Intense; fierce; vigorous and heated in manner.

地

de — Structural particle linking adverb to following verb.

向

xiàng — Toward; in the direction of; facing someone.

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; young lady; a polite title for women.

发起

fā qǐ — To launch; to initiate an action or attack.

质问

zhì wèn — To question sharply; to demand an explanation.

为什么

wèi shén me — Why; for what reason; asking the cause.

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling to; refusing to do something.

换房

huàn fáng — To change rooms; swap to a different room.

究竟

jiū jìng — Exactly; after all; used to press for clarity.

什么

shén me — What; used to ask about an unspecified thing.

异议

yì yì — Objection; dissenting opinion; disagreement with something.

半小时

bàn xiǎo shí — Half an hour; thirty minutes of time.

内

nèi — Within; inside; a period or space defined.

就会

jiù huì — Will then; indicating a result that follows.

腾出

téng chū — To vacate; to free up space or a room.

虽然

suī rán — Although; even though; despite a certain condition.

擅长

shàn cháng — To be good at; skilled or adept in something.

言辞

yán cí — Words; verbal expression; the language one uses.

上

shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding a matter.

委婉

wěi wǎn — Tactful; euphemistic; expressing things gently and indirectly.

周旋

zhōu xuán — To maneuver; to deal with people diplomatically.

却

què — Yet; however; a contrast marker in sentences.

在

zài — At; in; indicating location or ongoing action.

粗鲁

cū lǔ — Rude; impolite; behaving in a rough manner.

蛮横

mán hèng — Overbearing; unreasonably aggressive and domineering in manner.

面前

miàn qián — In front of; in the presence of someone.

束手无策

shù shǒu wú cè — At a complete loss; helpless with no solution.

面对

miàn duì — To face; to confront directly a person or situation.

如此

rú cǐ — Such; like this; of this kind or degree.

粗俗

cū sú — Vulgar; coarse; lacking refinement and good taste.

之人

zhī rén — Such a person; a literary phrase meaning this kind of person.

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; simply impossible or absolute.

无从

wú cóng — Have no way to; unable to find a means.

给他

gěi tā — To give him; for him; directed at that person.

难堪

nán kān — Embarrassment; to put someone in an awkward position.

脸

liǎn — Face; the front part of one's head.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; on account of something.

不满

bù mǎn — Dissatisfied; displeased; feeling discontent about something.

而

ér — And; yet; a literary conjunction connecting clauses.

涨得

zhǎng de — Flushed to; swelled to a certain visible degree.

通红

tōng hóng — Bright red; completely flushed red all over.

环顾

huán gù — To look around; to glance about one's surroundings.

四周

sì zhōu — All around; on every side; in all directions.

神情

shén qíng — Expression; look on one's face; manner and bearing.

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if; as though; seemingly resembling a situation.

在说

zài shuō — Is saying; in the process of saying something.

你们

nǐ men — You all; plural second-person pronoun addressing a group.

都是

dōu shì — All are; every one of them is something.

这副

zhè fù — This kind of; this set (used with expressions/faces).

德行

dé xíng — Moral conduct; here sarcastically meaning disgraceful behavior.

吗

ma — Question particle turning a statement into a yes/no question.

坐

zuò — To sit; to be seated; to take a seat.

餐桌

cān zhuō — Dining table; a table used for eating meals.

另一端

lìng yī duān — The other end; the opposite side of something.

椅背

yǐ bèi — Chair back; the back support part of a chair.

搭着

dā zhe — Draped over; resting or hanging loosely on something.

披肩

pī jiān — Shawl; a wrap draped over the shoulders.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two (people); a polite measure word for persons.

老太太

lǎo tài tai — Old lady; an elderly woman; aged female person.

回望

huí wàng — To look back; to glance back in return.

过来

guò lái — To come over; moving toward the speaker's direction.

分明

fēn míng — Clearly; evidently; obviously without any doubt.

表示

biǎo shì — To express; to indicate; to show a meaning.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

不是

bù shì — Is not; are not; negation of the verb be.

教养

jiào yǎng — Upbringing; good manners; cultivation and refinement.

人

rén — Person; people; human being in general.

吃

chī — To eat; to consume food or a meal.

你的

nǐ de — Your; belonging to you; second-person possessive.

饭

fàn — Rice; meal; cooked food eaten at mealtimes.

吧

ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, supposition, or mild command.

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear; darling; an affectionate term of address.

对

duì — To; toward; correct; addressing or responding to someone.

说

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

随即

suí jí — Immediately after; right away; without delay thereafter.

又

yòu — Again; once more; also; additionally happening.

漫不经心

màn bù jīng xīn — Casually; absent-mindedly; without care or attention.

拨弄

bō nòng — To fiddle with; to poke at or toy with.

起

qǐ — Resultative particle indicating start of an action.

那块

nà kuài — That piece of; that chunk of something solid.

曾经

céng jīng — Once; formerly; at some point in the past.

嫌弃

xián qì — To dislike and reject; to disdain something.

肉

ròu — Meat; flesh; animal protein used as food.

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating toward speaker.

嘟囔

dū nang — To mutter; to grumble quietly under one's breath.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.

对面

duì miàn — Opposite; across from; the other side facing you.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to multiple distant things or people.

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — Looks like; appears to be; seems a certain way.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; used to emphasize a quality.

古怪

gǔ guài — Eccentric; peculiar; strange and hard to understand.

这家

zhè jiā — This (establishment); measure word for shops or hotels.

旅馆

lǚ guǎn — Hotel; inn; a place for travelers to stay.

令人

lìng rén — Makes one feel; causing a person to feel.

失望

shī wàng — Disappointed; let down; failing to meet expectations.

明天

míng tiān — Tomorrow; the day following today.

换个

huàn gè — Change to another; switch to a different one.

地方

dì fang — Place; location; a spot or area somewhere.

这个

zhè gè — This; referring to a specific nearby thing or idea.

不祥

bù xiáng — Ominous; inauspicious; suggesting bad luck or ill omen.

决定

jué dìng — Decision; to decide; making a firm choice.

话音未落

huà yīn wèi luò — Before the words had barely finished; mid-sentence still.

便又

biàn yòu — Then again; thereupon once more; immediately also.

推翻

tuī fān — To overturn; to reverse a decision or statement.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or things.

餐厅

cān tīng — Restaurant; dining room; a place for eating meals.

尽头

jìn tóu — End; far end; the furthest point of something.

帘子

lián zi — Curtain; a hanging cloth used to divide spaces.

分开

fēn kāi — To part; to separate; to move apart from each other.

露出

lù chū — To reveal; to expose; to show something hidden.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for an individual.

身形

shēn xíng — Figure; body shape; the physical form of a person.

圆润

yuán rùn — Pleasantly plump; rounded and well-proportioned in build.

颇有

pō yǒu — Quite having; considerably possessing a certain quality.

几分

jǐ fēn — Some; a degree of; a certain measure of quality.

魅力

mèi lì — Charm; charisma; attractive and appealing personal quality.

牧师

mù shī — Pastor; minister; a Christian clergy member.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

快步

kuài bù — Briskly; at a quick pace; with fast steps.

走上前来

zǒu shàng qián lái — Walked forward; approached coming to the front.

就座

jiù zuò — To take one's seat; to sit down at a place.

一边

yī biān — While; at the same time doing another action.

愉快

yú kuài — Pleasant; cheerful; happy and in good spirits.

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; indicating purpose or cause.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

迟到

chí dào — To be late; to arrive after the expected time.

致歉

zhì qiàn — To apologize; to express regret for an action.