Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2

Vocabulary

埃及

Āijí — Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa

和

hé — and; connects two nouns or clauses

秘鲁

Bìlǔ — Peru, a country in South America

的

de — possessive/attributive particle; of

神话

shénhuà — myth; legendary story or folklore

代表

dàibiǎo — to represent; a representative or symbol

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

亚特兰蒂斯

Yàtèlándìsī — Atlantis, legendary lost continent in the ocean

原始

yuánshǐ — primitive; original; primordial

宗教

zōngjiào — religion; organized system of beliefs and worship

即

jí — that is; namely; i.e.

太阳

tàiyáng — the sun; solar

崇拜

chóngbài — to worship; venerate; adore deeply

人

rén — person; people; human being

建立

jiànlì — to establish; to found; to set up

最

zuì — most; superlative degree adverb

古老

gǔlǎo — ancient; very old; dating back far

殖民地

zhímíndì — colony; territory controlled by foreign power

可能

kěnéng — possibly; maybe; probable

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

其

qí — its; their; his/her (formal pronoun)

文明

wénmíng — civilization; culture; civilized

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

大西洋

Dàxīyáng — the Atlantic Ocean

岛屿

dǎoyǔ — islands; collective term for island landmasses

复制

fùzhì — to copy; to replicate; to duplicate

欧洲

Ōuzhōu — Europe, the continent

青铜

qīngtóng — bronze; alloy of copper and tin

时代

shídài — era; age; historical period

器具

qìjù — tools; utensils; implements and equipment

源自

yuánzì — to originate from; to come from

也

yě — also; too; as well

最早

zuì zǎo — earliest; the first in time

铁器

tiěqì — iron tools; ironware; objects made of iron

制造者

zhìzàozhě — maker; manufacturer; one who creates things

腓尼基

Féiníjī — Phoenicia, ancient civilization of the Mediterranean

字母

zìmǔ — alphabet; letters of a writing system

所有

suǒyǒu — all; every; all of something

起源

qǐyuán — origin; source; to originate from

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for objects/animals

该

gāi — that; the said; referring to mentioned thing

从

cóng — from; since; following a starting point

传播

chuánbō — to spread; to disseminate; to propagate

到

dào — to; arrive at; reaching a destination

中美洲

Zhōng Měizhōu — Central America, region between North and South America

玛雅

Mǎyǎ — Maya; ancient Mesoamerican civilization

那里

nàlǐ — there; that place

雅利安

Yǎlì'ān — Aryan; referring to Indo-European peoples

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

印欧

Yìn-Ōu — Indo-European; relating to language/people family

民族

mínzú — ethnic group; nationality; people

家族

jiāzú — family; clan; family lineage group

最初

zuìchū — originally; at first; in the beginning

发源地

fāyuándì — place of origin; birthplace; cradle

闪米特

Shǎnmǐtè — Semitic; relating to Semitic peoples and languages

还

hái — still; also; in addition; yet

图兰

Túlán — Turanian; referring to Ural-Altaic peoples

种族

zhǒngzú — race; ethnic group; racial category

一场

yī cháng — a measure word for events or disasters

可怕

kěpà — terrible; frightening; dreadful; horrifying

自然

zìrán — nature; natural; occurring in the natural world

剧变

jùbiàn — dramatic change; upheaval; violent transformation

中

zhōng — in; within; in the middle of

灭亡

mièwáng — to perish; to be destroyed; extinction

整座

zhěng zuò — the entire; whole (used for large structures)

连同

liántóng — together with; along with; including

几乎

jīhū — almost; nearly; practically all

居民

jūmín — residents; inhabitants; local population

一同

yītóng — together; at the same time; jointly

沉入

chénrù — to sink into; to submerge into water

海洋

hǎiyáng — ocean; sea; vast body of water

少数

shǎoshù — a small number; minority; few people

乘船

chéng chuán — to travel by boat; to board a ship

乘

chéng — to ride; to board a vehicle or vessel

木筏

mùfá — wooden raft; a flat floating vessel

逃脱

táotuō — to escape; to flee from danger successfully

将

jiāng — will; shall; going to (future marker)

这场

zhè cháng — this (event); this particular occasion or disaster

骇人

hàirén — terrifying; horrifying; shocking to people

灾难

zāinàn — disaster; calamity; catastrophe

消息

xiāoxi — news; information; message about an event

传递

chuándì — to transmit; to pass on; to relay

给

gěi — to give; for; to (a recipient)

东方

dōngfāng — the East; eastern direction or civilization

西方

xīfāng — the West; western direction or civilization

各个

gège — each; every; various individual ones

这一

zhè yī — this particular; referring to a specific thing

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using

洪水

hóngshuǐ — flood; great deluge of water

传说

chuánshuō — legend; folklore; passed-down story

形式

xíngshì — form; format; manner or shape of something

流传

liúchuán — to circulate; to pass down through generations

至今

zhìjīn — until now; to this day; up to present

存在

cúnzài — to exist; existence; to be present

于

yú — in; at; from (formal preposition)

新旧

xīn jiù — new and old; both old and new worlds

两个

liǎng ge — two (things); a pair of something

世界

shìjiè — world; the entire earth and its people

之中

zhīzhōng — within; among; in the midst of