A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

时代

shídài — Era; a period of time in history.

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

是

shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.

最好

zuì hǎo — The best; of the highest quality.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

最坏

zuì huài — The worst; of the lowest quality or most harmful.

智慧

zhìhuì — Wisdom; deep understanding and good judgment.

年代

niándài — Decade or era; a span of years with shared character.

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Foolish; lacking intelligence or good sense.

信仰

xìnyǎng — Belief or faith; deeply held religious or ideological conviction.

纪元

jìyuán — Epoch; a new era marked by a significant event.

怀疑

huáiyí — To doubt or suspect; to be uncertain about something.

光明

guāngmíng — Light; brightness; also symbolizes hope and goodness.

季节

jìjié — Season; one of the four divisions of the year.

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; absence of light; often symbolizes evil.

希望

xīwàng — Hope; to desire or expect something positive.

之春

zhī chūn — Spring of; the springtime belonging to something.

绝望

juéwàng — Despair; complete loss of hope.

之冬

zhī dōng — Winter of; the wintertime belonging to something.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

面前

miànqián — In front of; before someone or something.

什么

shénme — What; used in questions or as an indefinite pronoun.

都

dōu — All; both; indicates totality or without exception.

有

yǒu — To have; to exist; indicating possession.

没有

méiyǒu — To not have; to lack; negation of existence.

在

zài — At; in; to be located somewhere; ongoing action marker.

直奔

zhí bèn — To head straight toward; to go directly to.

天堂

tiāntáng — Heaven; paradise; a place of ultimate happiness.

相反

xiāngfǎn — Opposite; contrary; going in the reverse direction.

方向

fāngxiàng — Direction; the course along which something moves.

简而言之

jiǎn ér yán zhī — In short; to put it briefly and simply.

那个

nàge — That one; referring to a specific thing or person.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with another element.

当今

dāngjīn — Nowadays; the present time or current era.

如此

rúcǐ — So; like this; to such a degree.

相似

xiāngsì — Similar; resembling each other closely.

以至于

yǐzhìyú — So much so that; to the extent that.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for non-human things.

最

zuì — Most; superlative adverb indicating the highest degree.

喧嚣

xuānxiāo — Clamorous; noisy and chaotic; loud uproar.

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; an unspecified small quantity.

权威

quánwēi — Authority; expert; person with recognized influence.

人士

rénshì — Personage; notable individual in a field.

坚持

jiānchí — To insist; to persist; to maintain firmly.

认为

rènwéi — To think; to consider; to hold an opinion.

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of; no matter what the circumstance.

就

jiù — Then; precisely; used to connect conditions and results.

其

qí — Its; their; a formal possessive pronoun.

好

hǎo — Good; well; positive quality or condition.

方面

fāngmiàn — Aspect; side; a dimension of a topic.

还是

háishi — Or; still; used in alternatives or persistent states.

坏

huài — Bad; broken; of poor quality or morally wrong.

而言

éryán — In terms of; with regard to; concerning.

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; restricted to a single option.

用

yòng — To use; to employ something for a purpose.

最高级

zuì gāojí — Superlative; the highest level or grammatical degree.

程度

chéngdù — Degree; extent; level of intensity or development.

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating approach.

评价

píngjià — To evaluate; an assessment or judgment of something.

英国

Yīngguó — England; the United Kingdom.

王位

wángwèi — Throne; the position or seat of a monarch.

上

shàng — On; above; upon a surface or position.

坐着

zuòzhe — Sitting; in a seated position continuously.

一位

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

大

dà — Big; large; great in size or importance.

下巴

xiàba — Chin; the lower part of the face.

国王

guówáng — King; male monarch ruling a country.

和

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

相貌

xiàngmào — Appearance; facial features and looks.

平平

píngpíng — Ordinary; mediocre; neither outstanding nor poor.

王后

wánghòu — Queen; the wife of a king.

法国

Fǎguó — France; a country in Western Europe.

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; the look of one's face.

姣好

jiāohǎo — Pretty; attractive in appearance, especially for women.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

两个

liǎng gè — Two; a pair of people or things.

国家

guójiā — Country; nation; a sovereign political state.

对于

duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning a subject.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of distant items.

把持

bǎchí — To monopolize; to control tightly and exclusively.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.

面包

miànbāo — Bread; a staple baked food product.

鱼类

yúlèi — Fish; aquatic animals used as food category.

专营权

zhuānyíngquán — Monopoly rights; exclusive license to trade something.

老爷

lǎoye — Master; lord; honorific for a powerful man.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

来说

lái shuō — In terms of; speaking from a certain perspective.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.

事情

shìqing — Matter; affair; thing that needs attention.

已

yǐ — Already; a literary marker of completed action.

永久

yǒngjiǔ — Permanent; lasting forever; enduring indefinitely.

确定

quèdìng — To confirm; certain; established beyond doubt.

一点

yīdiǎn — A little; slightly; a small amount.

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparisons.

水晶

shuǐjīng — Crystal; a clear, transparent mineral or glass.

还要

hái yào — Even more; to an even greater degree than.

清晰

qīngxī — Clear; distinct; easy to see or understand.

明了

míngliǎo — Clearly understood; perfectly evident and comprehensible.

年

nián — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

受

shòu — To receive; to be subjected to something.

眷顾

juàngù — To favor; to show special care or blessing.

正如

zhèngrú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way as.

一样

yīyàng — The same; alike; identical in quality or manner.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

赋予

fùyǔ — To bestow; to endow someone with a quality.

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle; marks new situation.

精神

jīngshén — Spirit; mind; spiritual essence or mental energy.

启示

qǐshì — Revelation; divine inspiration or enlightening insight.

夫人

fūren — Madam; Mrs.; a respectful title for a woman.

最近

zuìjìn — Recently; lately; in the near past or future.

刚刚

gānggāng — Just; just now; a moment ago.

迎来

yínglái — To welcome; to usher in a new event.

她

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

神圣

shénshèng — Sacred; holy; divinely ordained or revered.

岁

suì — Years old; measure word for a person's age.

生日

shēngrì — Birthday; the anniversary of one's birth.

中

zhōng — In; among; within a group or place.

具有

jùyǒu — To possess; to have a particular quality or ability.

预言

yùyán — Prophecy; prediction of future events.

天赋

tiānfù — Natural talent; innate gift or ability.

士兵

shìbīng — Soldier; an enlisted member of the military.

曾

céng — Once; formerly; indicating a past experience.

预告

yùgào — To announce in advance; to give prior notice.

崇高

chónggāo — Sublime; lofty; morally or spiritually elevated.

降临

jiànglín — To descend upon; to arrive, especially divinely.

消息

xiāoxi — News; information; a message about recent events.

宣称

xuānchēng — To proclaim; to declare publicly and officially.

做好

zuò hǎo — To prepare well; to complete something properly.

安排

ānpái — Arrangement; plan; to organize or schedule something.

要

yào — To want; will; expressing intention or necessity.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; formal future tense marker.

伦敦

Lúndūn — London; the capital city of England.

一同

yītóng — Together; at the same time; jointly.

吞没

tūnmò — To engulf; to swallow up entirely; to devour.