Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 3

Vocabulary

然而

rán ér — However; yet; but, indicating contrast or turn.

他

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

偶尔

ǒu ěr — Occasionally; sometimes; not very often.

也

yě — Also; too; as well, additive particle.

会

huì — Will; can; be able to do something.

在

zài — At; in; on; existing at a location or time.

引用

yǐn yòng — To quote; to cite a source or reference.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; other people or things.

诗歌

shī gē — Poetry; poems as a literary form.

研究者

yán jiū zhě — Researcher; scholar who conducts academic study.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

批评

pī píng — Criticism; critique; to critically evaluate something.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize.

提出

tí chū — To put forward; to raise; to propose an idea.

修订

xiū dìng — To revise; to amend; correcting a text or document.

意见

yì jiàn — Opinion; suggestion; view on a matter.

之外

zhī wài — Beyond; outside of; in addition to something.

加入

jiā rù — To add; to join; to incorporate into something.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or views.

推测

tuī cè — To speculate; to conjecture; to make a guess.

本书

běn shū — This book; the present volume being discussed.

面向

miàn xiàng — Facing; oriented toward; aimed at an audience.

两类

liǎng lèi — Two types; two categories of things or people.

读者

dú zhě — Reader; person who reads a text or book.

译者

yì zhě — Translator; person who translates a text.

恳请

kěn qǐng — To earnestly request; to sincerely ask someone.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

给予

jǐ yǔ — To give; to grant; to provide to someone.

理解

lǐ jiě — To understand; comprehension; grasping meaning clearly.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with, conjunction or preposition.

合作

hé zuò — Cooperation; collaboration; working together with others.

希望

xī wàng — Hope; to wish; to desire a certain outcome.

通过

tōng guò — Through; by means of; to pass via a method.

忠实

zhōng shí — Faithful; loyal; true to an original source.

原著

yuán zhù — Original work; the source text being translated.

来

lái — To come; used as a directional or purposive particle.

取悦

qǔ yuè — To please; to satisfy; to gain someone's approval.

学者

xué zhě — Scholar; academic; learned expert in a field.

旨在

zhǐ zài — Aimed at; intended to; with the purpose of.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using a particular method.

现代

xiàn dài — Modern; contemporary; relating to the present era.

形式

xíng shì — Form; format; the shape or structure of something.

呈现

chéng xiàn — To present; to display; to show in a certain way.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

民族

mín zú — Nation; ethnic group; a people sharing culture.

最

zuì — Most; -est; superlative degree marker.

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient; very old; existing from long ago.

史诗

shǐ shī — Epic poem; a long heroic narrative poem.

从而

cóng ér — Thus; thereby; as a result, indicating consequence.

吸引

xī yǐn — To attract; to draw interest or attention toward.

英国

yīng guó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom country.

文学

wén xué — Literature; written works of artistic or cultural value.

是

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

一项

yī xiàng — One item; one undertaking; a single project or task.

大胆

dà dǎn — Bold; daring; courageous in action or thought.

而

ér — And; yet; while, conjunctive linking particle.

冒险

mào xiǎn — To take a risk; adventurous; a risky endeavor.

事业

shì yè — Cause; undertaking; career; a significant life pursuit.

历史

lì shǐ — History; the record of past events and times.

中

zhōng — In; among; within; the middle or interior of.

必定

bì dìng — Certainly; surely; must definitely be the case.

有人

yǒu rén — There are people; someone; some person exists.

愿意

yuàn yì — Willing; to be willing to do something.

追随

zhuī suí — To follow; to pursue; to go after a leader.

哪怕

nǎ pà — Even if; even though; no matter what happens.

一位

yī wèi — One person; a single individual, polite counter.

引路人

yǐn lù rén — Guide; pathfinder; a person who leads the way.

只要

zhǐ yào — As long as; provided that; given that condition.

他们

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

能

néng — Can; able to; having the ability or capacity.

语言

yǔ yán — Language; tongue; a system of communication.

读到

dú dào — To read to; to get to read; to reach in reading.

悲愁

bēi chóu — Sorrow; grief; a feeling of sadness and melancholy.

英勇

yīng yǒng — Brave; heroic; courageous in the face of danger.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with something else.

先祖

xiān zǔ — Ancestors; forebears; earlier generations of one's family.

远古

yuǎn gǔ — Ancient times; remote antiquity; very distant past.

家园

jiā yuán — Homeland; home; one's cherished place of origin.

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; innermost feelings; one's interior emotions.

深处

shēn chù — Depths; deep inside; the innermost part of something.

涌动

yǒng dòng — To surge; to well up; emotions rising powerfully within.

情感

qíng gǎn — Emotion; feeling; one's emotional or affective state.

为了

wèi le — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something.

更

gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree or extent.

广泛

guǎng fàn — Wide; broad; extensive in scope or reach.

译文

yì wén — Translated text; a translation of a written work.

采用

cǎi yòng — To adopt; to use; to employ a method or approach.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

规律

guī lǜ — Regular pattern; rule; a consistent recurring pattern.

节奏

jié zòu — Rhythm; cadence; the regular beat or tempo of text.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of; such a thing.

处理

chǔ lǐ — To handle; to deal with; to process something appropriately.

方式

fāng shì — Method; way; manner of doing or approaching something.

保留

bǎo liú — To retain; to keep; to preserve an original feature.

基本

jī běn — Basic; fundamental; essential characteristics of something.

特征

tè zhēng — Feature; characteristic; a distinguishing trait or quality.

同时

tóng shí — At the same time; simultaneously; concurrently happening.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen.

阅读

yuè dú — To read; reading; the act of reading written material.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a particular moment.

能够

néng gòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.

预见

yù jiàn — To foresee; to anticipate; to predict what comes next.

行文

xíng wén — Writing style; the flow or direction of written text.

走向

zǒu xiàng — Direction; trend; the way something is heading.

也许

yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly the case but uncertain.

每一位

měi yī wèi — Every single person; each individual, politely expressed.

对于

duì yú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning a topic.

应当

yīng dāng — Should; ought to; expressing moral or logical obligation.

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; by what means or method.

翻译

fān yì — To translate; translation; converting between languages.

都

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

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist or possess something.

见解

jiàn jiě — View; insight; one's personal understanding or opinion.

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; an unspecified small quantity of things.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

散文

sǎn wén — Prose; non-verse writing in a natural flowing style.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; future tense marker or preposition.

这部

zhè bù — This volume; this work, counter for major works.

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to hold an opinion that.

伟大

wěi dà — Great; magnificent; extraordinarily significant or impressive.

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of an action.

若

ruò — If; supposing; in the event that something occurs.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to state or express verbally.

和

hé — And; with; together with, coordinating conjunction.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two people; both individuals, polite counting term.

备受

bèi shòu — To be widely; to receive greatly; highly regarded or respected.

尊敬

zūn jìng — Respected; esteemed; held in high regard by others.

译本

yì běn — Translation; a translated version of a work.

未能

wèi néng — Failed to; was unable to; did not manage to.

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of something or someone.

普通

pǔ tōng — Ordinary; common; average; not special or distinguished.

表明

biǎo míng — To show; to indicate; to make something clear.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; indicating something was done to subject.

称为

chēng wéi — Called; known as; referred to by a certain name.

第一部

dì yī bù — The first work; the first volume in a series.

实属

shí shǔ — Truly is; genuinely belongs to; really qualifies as.

名副其实

míng fù qí shí — Living up to its name; worthy of its reputation indeed.

是否

shì fǒu — Whether or not; asking if something is the case.

有损

yǒu sǔn — To damage; to be detrimental to; to harm reputation.

声誉

shēng yù — Reputation; prestige; the esteem one is held in.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle softening questions or statements.