A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind/type of something

相似

xiāng sì — Similar, resembling each other

并没有

bìng méi yǒu — Actually does not have; not at all

因为

yīn wèi — Because, due to a reason

一个

yī gè — One, a single (general measure word)

偶然

ǒu rán — By chance, accidentally, coincidentally

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

情形

qíng xíng — Situation, circumstance, state of affairs

而

ér — And yet, but, transitional conjunction

有所

yǒu suǒ — To some extent, somewhat, to a degree

减弱

jiǎn ruò — To weaken, diminish, reduce in intensity

老

lǎo — Old; used familiarly before names

咬着

yǎo zhe — Biting, holding something between teeth

稻草

dào cǎo — Straw, dried stalks of rice plant

又

yòu — Again, also, in addition

将其

jiāng qí — Then take it; doing something to it

吐出

tǔ chū — To spit out, expel from the mouth

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young

那

nà — That, those (demonstrative pronoun)

闪烁

shǎn shuò — To flicker, twinkle, glimmer with light

眼睛

yǎn jing — Eyes, the organs of sight

不安分

bù ān fèn — Restless, not content to stay still

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives

盯着

dīng zhe — Staring at, gazing fixedly at something

他

tā — He, him (third person masculine pronoun)

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, exactly as, resembling

上

shàng — On, above, upon a surface

其他

qí tā — Other, the rest, everything else

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all things without exception

事物

shì wù — Things, objects, matters in general

一样

yī yàng — The same, alike, identical in manner

银行

yín háng — Bank, financial institution for money

一名

yī míng — One person (measure word for people)

常驻

cháng zhù — Permanently stationed, resident on a regular basis

室内

shì nèi — Indoors, inside a room or building

信使

xìn shǐ — Messenger, courier delivering messages or letters

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; also handle, to hold

头

tóu — Head, the top part of the body

探进

tàn jìn — To poke or lean into something

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke (literary narrative verb)

需要

xū yào — To need, require, necessity

搬运工

bān yùn gōng — Porter, carrier who transports goods manually

好哇

hǎo wa — Great, wonderful, exclamation of approval

父亲

fù qīn — Father, male parent (formal term)

这就

zhè jiù — This then, right away, here it comes

有

yǒu — To have, there is/are, to exist

早早

zǎo zǎo — Early, nice and early, ahead of time

送上门

sòng shàng mén — Delivered to the door, coming right to you

活儿

huór — Work, job, task to be done

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle

就

jiù — Then, right away, precisely, accordingly

这样

zhè yàng — Like this, in this way, such

向

xiàng — Toward, facing, to bid (someone something)

声

shēng — Sound; measure word for spoken utterances

一路顺风

yī lù shùn fēng — Have a pleasant journey, bon voyage

坐上

zuò shàng — To sit down on, take a seat

凳子

dèng zi — Stool, backless seat or bench

接手

jiē shǒu — To take over, assume responsibility for something

嚼过

jiáo guò — Previously chewed, having been chewed before

陷入

xiàn rù — To fall into, sink into a state

沉思

chén sī — Deep thought, meditation, pondering seriously

总是

zǒng shì — Always, invariably, all the time

生锈

shēng xiù — To rust, become covered in rust

手指

shǒu zhǐ — Finger, digits of the human hand

嘀咕

dí gu — To mutter, grumble quietly to oneself

道

dào — Said (narrative verb following dialogue)

我

wǒ — I, me (first person singular pronoun)

那些

nà xiē — Those, that group of things or people

铁锈

tiě xiù — Rust, reddish corrosion on iron or metal

是

shì — To be, is, am, are

从哪儿

cóng nǎr — From where, where does it come from

来的

lái de — Comes from, origin of something

在

zài — At, in, located at a place

这里

zhè lǐ — Here, this place, this location

可

kě — But, yet, however (concessive particle)

沾不到

zhān bu dào — Cannot touch or come into contact with

什么

shén me — What, anything, something (question word)