A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

你

nǐ — You, second person singular pronoun.

有

yǒu — To have, to possess, to exist.

一个

yī gè — One, a single item or person.

尽职

jìn zhí — Dutiful, conscientious in fulfilling one's responsibilities.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

母亲

mǔ qīn — Mother, female parent.

我

wǒ — I, me, first person singular pronoun.

儿子

ér zi — Son, one's male child.

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young.

只

zhǐ — Only, merely, just.

穿着

chuān zhe — Wearing, dressed in particular clothing.

衬衫

chèn shān — Shirt, a garment worn on the upper body.

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this, in response to this matter.

非常

fēi cháng — Very, extremely, unusually.

不满

bù mǎn — Dissatisfied, discontented, unhappy about something.

转向

zhuǎn xiàng — To turn toward, to change direction or stance.

他

tā — He, him, third person singular male pronoun.

强烈

qiáng liè — Strong, intense, vehement feeling or reaction.

反对

fǎn duì — To oppose, to object to, against something.

任何

rèn hé — Any, whichever, no matter what kind.

通过

tōng guò — Through, by means of, to pass through.

祈祷

qí dǎo — To pray, to offer prayers to a deity.

夺走

duó zǒu — To snatch away, to take by force.

个人

gè rén — Individual, personal, one's own.

口粮

kǒu liáng — Food ration, daily food allowance for a person.

行为

xíng wéi — Behavior, action, conduct.

不管

bù guǎn — Regardless of, no matter what happens.

怎样

zěn yàng — How, in what way, what kind.

告诉

gào su — To tell, to inform, to let someone know.

不会

bù huì — Will not, unable to, won't happen.

再

zài — Again, once more, anymore.

被人

bèi rén — By others, done to one by someone else.

对付

duì fu — To deal with, to cope with, to handle.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

承受

chéng shòu — To bear, to endure, to withstand pressure.

不起

bù qǐ — Cannot afford, unable to bear or handle.

因为

yīn wèi — Because, due to, as a result of.

鬼鬼祟祟

guǐ guǐ suì suì — Sneaky, furtive, acting in a suspicious secretive manner.

而

ér — And, but, yet, a conjunctive particle.

倒霉

dǎo méi — Unlucky, to have bad luck, unfortunate.

如果

rú guǒ — If, in case, supposing that a condition holds.

非要

fēi yào — Insist on, must do, determined to do.

跪倒

guì dǎo — To kneel down, to fall to one's knees.

下去

xià qu — To go down, to continue doing something.

就

jiù — Then, precisely, right away, as a result.

为

wèi — For, for the sake of, on behalf of.

丈夫

zhàng fu — Husband, one's male spouse.

和

hé — And, together with, as well as.

孩子

hái zi — Child, children, young offspring.

不是

bù shì — Is not, are not, to negate identity.

与

yǔ — With, and, together with someone.

他们

tā men — They, them, third person plural pronoun.

作对

zuò duì — To oppose, to go against, to be contrary.

违背天性

wéi bèi tiān xìng — To go against one's nature, violating innate disposition.

妻子

qī zi — Wife, one's female spouse.

这

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

可怜

kě lián — Pitiful, pitiable, deserving of sympathy.

上周

shàng zhōu — Last week, the week before the current one.

本可以

běn kě yǐ — Could have originally, was originally able to.

赚些

zhuàn xiē — To earn some, to make a bit of money.

钱

qián — Money, currency, cash.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject.

反向

fǎn xiàng — Reverse direction, opposite way, going against flow.

暗中

àn zhōng — Secretly, in the dark, covertly behind the scenes.

破坏

pò huài — To destroy, to sabotage, to undermine.

虔诚

qián chéng — Devout, pious, sincerely reverent in religious belief.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb.

坑害

kēng hài — To cheat and harm, to trap and damage someone.

成

chéng — To become, to turn into, to result in.

最

zuì — Most, the utmost degree, superlative marker.

人

rén — Person, people, human being.