Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 7

Vocabulary

接着

jiē zhe — then, followed by, continuing afterward

本

běn — this, original; used as a demonstrative adjective

说

shuō — to speak, to say, to tell

这里

zhè lǐ — here, this place

有个

yǒu gè — there is a, there exists one

他

tā — he, him, third-person masculine pronoun

没有

méi yǒu — do not have, there is no, without

家人

jiā rén — family members, one's relatives

你们

nǐ men — you all, second-person plural pronoun

打算

dǎ suàn — to plan, to intend, to have in mind

拿

ná — to take, to hold, to grab something

怎么办

zěn me bàn — what to do, how to handle this situation

那么

nà me — then, in that case, so therefore

父亲

fù qīn — father, one's male parent

吗

ma — question particle indicating yes-no question

是的

shì de — yes, that is correct, indeed

但

dàn — but, however, yet, nevertheless

这些天

zhè xiē tiān — these days, recently, lately

你

nǐ — you, second-person singular pronoun

根本

gēn běn — fundamentally, at all, simply not possible

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — cannot find, unable to locate something

以前

yǐ qián — before, in the past, formerly

常常

cháng cháng — often, frequently, usually, habitually

喝得

hē de — drink to the point of, drink until

烂醉

làn zuì — dead drunk, completely intoxicated, blind drunk

跟

gēn — with, together with, to follow alongside

猪

zhū — pig, hog, swine

一起

yī qǐ — together, at the same time, jointly

躺在

tǎng zài — to lie down in or at a place

里

lǐ — inside, within, in a place

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

这一带

zhè yī dài — in this area, around this vicinity

已经

yǐ jīng — already, by now, at this point

有

yǒu — to have, there is, there are

一年多

yī nián duō — more than a year, over one year

没

méi — not, have not, negation of past action

露面

lù miàn — to show up, to appear, to make appearance

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

他们

tā men — they, them, third-person plural pronoun

商量

shāng liáng — to discuss, to consult, to talk over

一番

yī fān — a round of, once over, some deliberation

把

bǎ — preposition marking direct object of verb

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

排除

pái chú — to exclude, to rule out, to eliminate

在外

zài wài — outside, excluded from, kept out of

因为

yīn wèi — because, since, due to the fact that

每个

měi gè — every, each one, every single one

男孩

nán hái — boy, male child

都

dōu — all, both, every, each without exception

必须

bì xū — must, have to, it is necessary to

一个

yī gè — one, a single, one piece or person

家庭

jiā tíng — family, household, domestic unit

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

某个人

mǒu gè rén — a certain person, someone specific

可以

kě yǐ — can, may, it is permissible to

被杀

bèi shā — to be killed, to be murdered, slain

否则

fǒu zé — otherwise, if not, or else

对

duì — toward, for, with regard to something

其他人

qí tā rén — other people, others, the rest of people

来说

lái shuō — speaking of, as far as concerned, for

就

jiù — then, exactly, precisely, right away

不公平

bù gōng píng — unfair, unjust, not equitable

唉

āi — sigh of frustration, alas, oh dear

谁也

shéi yě — nobody, no one at all, not anyone

想不出

xiǎng bu chū — cannot think of, unable to come up with

什么

shén me — what, anything, something; question word

办法

bàn fǎ — method, way, means to solve a problem

大家

dà jiā — everyone, everybody, all of us together

束手无策

shù shǒu wú cè — at a complete loss, helpless, with no solution

静静地

jìng jìng de — quietly, silently, in a still manner

坐着

zuò zhe — sitting, to be seated, in sitting position

几乎

jī hū — almost, nearly, on the verge of

要

yào — to want, about to, going to do

哭出来

kū chū lái — to burst into tears, to start crying

突然间

tū rán jiān — all of a sudden, suddenly, in an instant

想到

xiǎng dào — to think of, to come up with an idea

于是

yú shì — so, therefore, consequently, as a result

向

xiàng — toward, to, in the direction of someone

提出

tí chū — to propose, to put forward, to suggest

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss, young lady, unmarried woman

杀

shā — to kill, to murder, to slay

她

tā — she, her, third-person feminine pronoun

哦

ó — oh, indicating realization or agreement

没问题

méi wèn tí — no problem, that's fine, sure no issue

加入

jiā rù — to join, to become a member, to participate

然后

rán hòu — then, after that, afterward, subsequently

用

yòng — to use, to employ, by means of

针

zhēn — needle, pin, a sharp pointed instrument

刺破

cì pò — to prick, to pierce, to puncture through

手指

shǒu zhǐ — finger, one of the digits on the hand

取血

qǔ xuè — to draw blood, to extract blood from body

来

lái — to come; used to indicate purpose or means

签名

qiān míng — to sign one's name, signature

也

yě — also, too, as well, likewise

纸上

zhǐ shàng — on paper, on the piece of paper

画了

huà le — drew, made a mark, sketched something

个

gè — general measure word for people and objects

记号

jì hào — mark, sign, symbol used to indicate something

这个

zhè gè — this, this one, referring to nearby thing

帮派

bāng pài — gang, faction, criminal group or clique

的

de — possessive and attributive particle, of

营生

yíng shēng — livelihood, means of making a living

是

shì — to be, is, am, are; affirmative verb

只不过

zhǐ bù guò — merely, only, nothing more than, just

抢劫

qiǎng jié — to rob, robbery, to plunder by force

和

hé — and, together with, as well as

杀人

shā rén — to kill people, murder, homicide

但是

dàn shì — but, however, yet, on the other hand

我们

wǒ men — we, us, first-person plural pronoun

抢

qiǎng — to rob, to seize, to snatch forcefully

谁

shéi — who, whom, whoever, which person

呢

ne — question particle softening tone or wondering

房屋

fáng wū — house, building, dwelling structure

还是

hái shì — or, still, would rather, had better

牲口

shēng kǒu — livestock, draught animals, farm animals

胡说

hú shuō — to talk nonsense, rubbish, absurd talk

偷

tōu — to steal, to pilfer, to take secretly

之类

zhī lèi — and so on, such things, of that kind

事

shì — matter, affair, thing, event

不叫

bù jiào — not called, not named, don't call it

那叫

nà jiào — that is called, that is referred to as

入室盗窃

rù shì dào qiè — burglary, breaking and entering to steal

不是

bù shì — is not, are not, negation of to be

盗贼

dào zéi — thief, robber, bandit, criminal stealing

那

nà — that, in that case, then, referring to something

不像样

bù xiàng yàng — not proper, unseemly, beneath one's dignity

拦路强盗

lán lù qiáng dào — highwayman, bandit who robs on the road