Anne of Green Gables — Page 11

Vocabulary

难得

nán dé — rare, seldom, hard to come by

下定

xià dìng — to firmly decide, to make up one's mind

决心

jué xīn — determination, resolution, firm decision

做

zuò — to do, to make, to perform an action

一件

yī jiàn — one item or matter, a single thing

事

shì — matter, affair, thing, event

所以

suǒ yǐ — therefore, so, as a result

每当

měi dāng — whenever, every time that something occurs

他

tā — he, him, third-person masculine pronoun

真的

zhēn de — really, truly, genuinely

时

shí — when, at the time of

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

总

zǒng — always, invariably, in all cases

觉得

jué de — to feel, to think, to sense

顺着

shùn zhe — to go along with, following the direction of

是

shì — to be, is, am, are

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

责任

zé rèn — responsibility, duty, obligation

至于

zhì yú — as for, regarding, concerning another matter

风险

fēng xiǎn — risk, danger, potential hazard

嘛

ma — modal particle emphasizing obvious reasoning

这

zhè — this, referring to something nearby

世上

shì shàng — in the world, on earth

一个

yī gè — one, a single person or thing

人

rén — person, human being, people

所做

suǒ zuò — what one does, actions performed by someone

几乎

jī hū — almost, nearly, practically

每一

měi yī — every single, each one

件事

jiàn shì — a matter, a thing, an affair

都

dōu — all, both, every, without exception

有

yǒu — to have, there is, there are

就说

jiù shuō — let's just say, take for example

生儿育女

shēng ér yù nǚ — to bear and raise children, parenthood

吧

ba — modal particle suggesting supposition or agreement

那

nà — that, those, referring to something distant

也是

yě shì — that is also, likewise risky or uncertain

孩子

hái zi — child, children, offspring

未必

wèi bì — not necessarily, not always the case

都能

dōu néng — all can, all are able to

养好

yǎng hǎo — to raise well, to bring up successfully

再说

zài shuō — besides, moreover, furthermore

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

就

jiù — just, right away, precisely

紧挨着

jǐn āi zhe — right next to, closely adjacent to

本岛

běn dǎo — the main island, the home island

又

yòu — again, also, additionally

不是

bù shì — is not, are not, negation of being

从

cóng — from, since, following a source

英国

Yīng guó — England, the United Kingdom

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

美国

Měi guó — the United States of America

带来

dài lái — to bring, to bring along, to introduce

和

hé — and, with, together with

我们

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

自己人

zì jǐ rén — one of our own, someone from our group

不会

bù huì — will not, cannot, unlikely to

差到

chà dào — to be so bad as to reach a level

哪里

nǎ lǐ — where, what extent, nowhere near that bad

去

qù — to go, directional complement particle

唉

āi — sigh, expressing worry or resignation

但愿

dàn yuàn — hopefully, I only wish, let's hope

一切

yī qiè — everything, all things, the whole lot

顺利

shùn lì — smooth, successful, without obstacles

太太

tài tai — Mrs., wife, married woman form of address

说道

shuō dào — said, remarked, used after dialogue

语气

yǔ qì — tone, manner of speaking, intonation

中

zhōng — in, within, among, inside

明显

míng xiǎn — obvious, clear, evident, noticeable

流露出

liú lù chū — to reveal, to show, to betray an emotion

深深

shēn shēn — deeply, profoundly, intensely

疑虑

yí lǜ — doubt, misgiving, worry, apprehension

只是

zhǐ shì — only, just, but, merely

如果

rú guǒ — if, supposing that, in case

把

bǎ — disposal marker, particle for direct object

烧掉

shāo diào — to burn down, to destroy by fire

或者

huò zhě — or, either, alternatively

往

wǎng — toward, in the direction of

水井

shuǐ jǐng — water well, a dug well for water

里

lǐ — inside, within, in

投了

tóu le — threw into, deposited, placed inside

可别

kě bié — don't, had better not, warning against

说

shuō — to say, to speak, to tell

没

méi — not, have not, without

提醒过

tí xǐng guò — have warned before, have reminded previously

你

nǐ — you, second-person singular pronoun

听说

tīng shuō — to hear that, it is said that

那边

nà biān — over there, that side, that area

就有

jiù yǒu — there was, there happened to be

这么

zhè me — so, such, this way, to this extent

一桩

yī zhuāng — one case, one incident, one matter

案子

àn zi — case, legal case, incident under investigation

孤儿院

gū ér yuàn — orphanage, institution for raising orphans

干了

gàn le — did, carried out, committed an act

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of, this type of

全家人

quán jiā rén — the whole family, all family members

死得

sǐ de — died in a manner, died so as to be

痛苦

tòng kǔ — painful, suffering, anguish, agony

万分

wàn fēn — extremely, very much, to the utmost degree

不过

bù guò — however, but, only, no more than

那个

nà ge — that one, referring to a specific person or thing

是个

shì ge — is a, was a, it happened to be

女孩

nǚ hái — girl, young female, a female child

我们

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

领

lǐng — to adopt, to take in, to receive

好像

hǎo xiàng — seems like, as if, apparently

井里

jǐng lǐ — inside the well, into the well

投毒

tóu dú — to poison, to put poison into something

纯粹

chún cuì — purely, entirely, absolutely, sheer

女孩子

nǚ hái zi — girl, female child, young woman

才会

cái huì — only then would, it takes that to

领个

lǐng ge — to adopt one, to take in a child

男孩

nán hái — boy, male child, young male

根本

gēn běn — fundamentally, at all, simply not

无需

wú xū — no need to, unnecessary, not required

担忧

dān yōu — to worry, to be anxious, concern

做梦

zuò mèng — to dream, to have a dream at night

也

yě — also, too, as well, even

想到

xiǎng dào — to think of, to occur to one's mind

要

yào — to want, to need, going to, must

领养

lǐng yǎng — to adopt a child, adoption

来

lái — to come, directional complement particle

抚养

fǔ yǎng — to raise, to bring up, to nurture a child

那样

nà yàng — like that, in that way, such a manner

真是

zhēn shì — truly is, really, it really is so

百思不得其解

bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě — completely baffling, utterly unable to figure out

话说回来

huà shuō huí lái — that said, having said that, returning to topic

她

tā — she, her, third-person feminine pronoun

这个人

zhè ge rén — this person, this individual

一旦

yī dàn — once, as soon as, in case

突发奇想

tū fā qí xiǎng — to have a sudden whim, an unexpected idea

就算

jiù suàn — even if, even though, granted that

整个

zhěng gè — the whole, entire, the complete thing

领回来

lǐng huí lái — to take back, to bring back home with oneself

皱

zhòu — to wrinkle, to furrow one's brow

一下

yī xià — once, a moment, briefly

眉头

méi tóu — brow, the area between the eyebrows

真想

zhēn xiǎng — really want to, truly wish to

留下来

liú xià lái — to stay behind, to remain, to wait here

等

děng — to wait, to await, until

外来

wài lái — outside, from elsewhere, foreign or external

孤儿

gū ér — orphan, a child without parents

带回家

dài huí jiā — to bring back home, to take home with one