Anne of Green Gables — Page 12

Vocabulary

但

dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.

她

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

想到

xiǎng dào — To think of; to realize; to occur to one.

距

jù — Distance from; to be apart from something.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

到来

dào lái — Arrival; the coming of someone or something.

至少

zhì shǎo — At least; no less than a certain amount.

还有

hái yǒu — There is still; furthermore; in addition.

两个

liǎng gè — Two; a pair of something or someone.

小时

xiǎo shí — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; promptly acting as a result.

决定

jué dìng — To decide; to make a decision about something.

沿路

yán lù — Along the way; en route to a destination.

去

qù — To go; to travel to a place.

家

jiā — Home; family; household; somebody's residence.

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object before the verb.

这个

zhè ge — This; referring to a specific thing nearby.

消息

xiāo xi — News; information; a piece of reported news.

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

这

zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity.

必定

bì dìng — Certainly; surely; bound to happen without doubt.

会

huì — Will; to be likely to; expressing possibility.

引起

yǐn qǐ — To cause; to trigger; to give rise to.

轰动

hōng dòng — A sensation; causing a great stir publicly.

而

ér — And; but; connecting clauses with contrast or addition.

太太

tài tai — Mrs.; wife; a polite term for a married woman.

最

zuì — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something.

制造

zhì zào — To create; to manufacture; to produce an effect.

效应

xiào yìng — Effect; a result or impact caused by something.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or a changed situation.

于是

yú shì — Therefore; as a result; consequently then.

离开

lí kāi — To leave; to depart from a place or person.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.

稍感

shāo gǎn — To feel slightly; to sense a little of something.

宽慰

kuān wèi — Comforted; relieved; feeling reassured and at ease.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; giving the reason for something.

觉得

jué de — To feel; to think; to have an impression.

在

zài — At; in; under; indicating location or condition.

悲观

bēi guān — Pessimistic; having a negative or hopeless outlook.

情绪

qíng xù — Mood; emotion; one's current emotional state.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

影响

yǐng xiǎng — Influence; impact; effect on someone or something.

下

xià — Under; below; in the context or condition of.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; deep in one's mind or feelings.

疑虑

yí lǜ — Doubt; misgivings; a lingering sense of worry.

和

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

担忧

dān yōu — To worry; anxiety; concern about something uncertain.

又

yòu — Again; once more; additionally happening again.

死灰复燃

sǐ huī fù rán — Dead ashes reignite; old problems resurface again.

哎呀

āi yā — Oh my; an exclamation of surprise or dismay.

天底下

tiān dǐ xia — Under heaven; in the whole world; anywhere.

竟有

jìng yǒu — Surprisingly there is; unexpectedly existing something.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or matter.

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; an event or occurrence.

走到

zǒu dào — To walk to; to arrive at by walking somewhere.

小路

xiǎo lù — A small path; a narrow lane or trail.

上

shàng — On; above; onto; indicating a surface or direction.

后

hòu — After; behind; following in time or position.

忍不住

rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself.

脱口而出

tuō kǒu ér chū — To blurt out; to say something without thinking.

真

zhēn — Really; truly; genuinely; used for emphasis.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

像是

xiàng shì — Seems like; appears to be; resembling something.

做梦

zuò mèng — To dream; to have a dream; wishful thinking.

一样

yī yàng — The same; just like; identical to something else.

唉

āi — Alas; a sigh expressing sadness or resignation.

真的

zhēn de — Really; truly; genuinely; emphasizing truth sincerely.

很

hěn — Very; quite; a common adverb of degree.

可怜

kě lián — Pitiful; poor; deserving sympathy and compassion.

那个

nà ge — That; referring to a specific distant thing or person.

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; a young boy or girl.

对

duì — Correct; right; toward; facing; regarding something.

一无所知

yī wú suǒ zhī — To know absolutely nothing about something at all.

期望

qī wàng — To hope; to expect; a strong wish for something.

那

nà — That; a demonstrative referring to something distant.

比

bǐ — To compare; more than; used in comparisons.

祖父

zǔ fù — Paternal grandfather; father's father in a family.

还要

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

懂事

dǒng shì — Sensible; mature; understanding how to behave properly.

稳重

wěn zhòng — Steady; composed; calm and reliable in character.

如果

rú guǒ — If; in the case that; introducing a condition.

有过

yǒu guò — Have had; to have experienced something before.

话

huà — Words; speech; talk; what is said or spoken.

还

hái — Still; yet; also; indicating continuation or addition.

不一定

bù yī dìng — Not necessarily; uncertain; not guaranteed to happen.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing rhetorical question or continuation.

不知为何

bù zhī wèi hé — For some unknown reason; inexplicably; somehow strangely.

一

yī — One; a single; the number one.

会有

huì yǒu — Will have; there will be something present.

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

总

zǒng — Always; invariably; after all; expressing generality.

有些

yǒu xiē — Somewhat; a little; rather; slightly in degree.

不可思议

bù kě sī yì — Inconceivable; unbelievable; beyond imagination or understanding.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; referring to a distant location.

从来

cóng lái — Always; ever; at any time in the past.

就

jiù — Just; then; already; indicating immediacy or emphasis.

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; there isn't; negating existence or possession.

过

guò — Experiential particle indicating something happened before.

新房子

xīn fáng zi — New house; a recently built residential building.

建好

jiàn hǎo — Finished building; completed construction of a structure.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a period.

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; by now; having occurred before present time.

长大成人

zhǎng dà chéng rén — To grow up and become an adult person.

曾经

céng jīng — Once; formerly; having done something in the past.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the linking verb to be.

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch; to read.

样子

yàng zi — Appearance; look; the way something or someone looks.

还真

hái zhēn — Actually; really is; used for surprised confirmation.

让人

ràng rén — To make people feel; causing others to feel something.

难以相信

nán yǐ xiāng xìn — Hard to believe; difficult to accept as true.

无论如何

wú lùn rú hé — No matter what; regardless of the circumstances.

都

dōu — All; both; every; indicating totality or universality.

不愿意

bù yuàn yì — Unwilling; not wanting to do something at all.

处在

chǔ zài — To be in; to find oneself in a situation.

孤儿

gū ér — Orphan; a child whose parents have both died.

处境

chǔ jìng — Situation; circumstances; the condition one is in.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; used to express strong feeling.

同情

tóng qíng — Sympathy; compassion; feeling sorry for someone's hardship.

就是

jiù shì — Exactly; precisely; it is just; emphasizing a point.

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.

如此

rú cǐ — Thus; so; in this way; like this exactly.

说道

shuō dào — Said; to say; used after or before dialogue.