Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 4

Vocabulary

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

那些

nàxiē — those; referring to plural things or people

使用

shǐyòng — to use, to employ, to make use of

诗体

shītǐ — poetic form or style of verse

翻译

fānyì — to translate; translation

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

译者

yìzhě — translator; person who translates texts

中

zhōng — among, in the middle of; within

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are

几位

jǐ wèi — several people (polite counter for persons)

似乎

sìhū — seemingly, apparently, as if

是

shì — to be; is, am, are

从

cóng — from; starting from a point or source

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of

错误

cuòwù — error, mistake; wrong, incorrect

观点

guāndiǎn — viewpoint, perspective, standpoint

出发

chūfā — to depart; to start from a standpoint

进行

jìnxíng — to carry out, to conduct, to proceed with

写作

xiězuò — writing; to write literary works

例如

lìrú — for example, for instance

将

jiāng — to take; introduces object before verb

与

yǔ — and, with; together with

庄严

zhuāngyán — solemn, dignified, stately

肃穆

sùmù — solemn and respectful; grave in manner

言辞

yáncí — words, speech, expressions, diction

以

yǐ — using, with, by means of

轻快

qīngkuài — light and brisk; lively and cheerful

飘逸

piāoyì — graceful, flowing, elegant and free

民谣

mínyáo — folk song, ballad

格律

gélǜ — metrical rules; prosody of verse

来

lái — to come; used to introduce an action

表现

biǎoxiàn — to express, to represent, to portray

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby

是否

shìfǒu — whether or not; is it or not

适当

shìdàng — appropriate, suitable, proper

又

yòu — again, also, furthermore

或者

huòzhě — or, either...or; alternatively

诗歌

shīgē — poetry, poems; verse and song

粗犷

cūguǎng — rough, rugged, bold and unrestrained

雄浑

xiónghún — powerful and vigorous; grand and forceful

战歌

zhàngē — battle song, war chant

现代

xiàndài — modern times; contemporary era

无韵诗

wúyùnshī — blank verse; poetry without end rhyme

流畅

liúchàng — fluent, smooth, flowing naturally

平滑

pínghuá — smooth, even, sleek in texture or sound

诠释

quánshì — to interpret, to explain, to expound

合适

héshì — suitable, fitting, appropriate

我们

wǒmen — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

还

hái — still, yet, also, in addition

能

néng — can, able to; capability or possibility

听到

tīng dào — to hear, to be able to hear

那

nà — that; referring to something distant

被人

bèi rén — by someone; used in passive constructions

美妙

měimiào — wonderful, splendid, beautiful

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

称为

chēng wéi — to be called, to be referred to as

战士

zhànshì — warrior, soldier, fighter

铿锵

kēngqiāng — resounding, clanging; sonorous metallic sound

步伐

bùfá — pace, step, marching stride

声响

shēngxiǎng — sound, noise; acoustic effect

所有

suǒyǒu — all, every; all existing ones

英译本

yīng yì běn — English translation edition of a work

唯有

wéiyǒu — only, solely; none other than

教授

jiàoshòu — professor; to teach at university level

译本

yìběn — translated edition, translation version

较为

jiào wéi — relatively, comparatively, rather more so

充分

chōngfèn — fully, sufficiently, adequately

呈现

chéngxiàn — to present, to display, to show

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

这部

zhè bù — this (volume/work); classifier for books

伟大

wěidà — great, magnificent, remarkable

史诗

shǐshī — epic poem; long narrative heroic poem

主要

zhǔyào — main, primary, principal, major

特征

tèzhēng — characteristic, feature, distinguishing trait

本

běn — this; classifier for books or versions

所

suǒ — particle used before verbs in passive or nominal structures

采用

cǎiyòng — to adopt, to use, to employ a method

被

bèi — passive marker; by (in passive sentences)

认为

rènwéi — to think, to consider, to believe

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language

条件

tiáojiàn — condition, requirement, prerequisite

下

xià — under, below; within given conditions

最

zuì — most; superlative degree marker

接近

jiējìn — close to, near, to approach

原作

yuánzuò — original work, source text

再现

zàixiàn — to reproduce, to recreate, to represent again

其

qí — its, his, her, their; third-person pronoun

韵律

yùnlǜ — rhythm and meter; prosodic pattern

节奏

jiézòu — rhythm, beat, tempo

若干

ruògān — several, some, a certain number of

最为

zuì wéi — most of all; extremely, to the greatest degree

出色

chūsè — outstanding, excellent, remarkable

诗作

shīzuò — poetic works, poems composed

颇为

pō wéi — quite, rather, considerably

相近

xiāngjìn — similar, close, resembling each other

四个

sì gè — four (items); quantity of four

重音

zhòngyīn — stress, accent; emphasized syllable

得以

déyǐ — to be able to, to manage to achieve

保留

bǎoliú — to retain, to preserve, to keep

同时

tóngshí — at the same time, simultaneously

规则

guīzé — rule, regulation; regular, standard

相符

xiāngfú — to conform to, to match, to correspond with

范围

fànwéi — scope, range, boundary

内

nèi — inside, within, internal

尽量

jǐnliàng — as much as possible, to the fullest extent

音节

yīnjié — syllable; unit of pronunciation

头韵

tóuyùn — alliteration; repetition of initial sounds

相当

xiāngdāng — quite, fairly, considerably; equivalent to

广泛

guǎngfàn — extensive, widespread, broad in scope

但

dàn — but, however; introduces a contrast

考虑

kǎolǜ — to consider, to think over, to take into account

到

dào — to arrive at; to, until, reaching

读者

dúzhě — reader; person who reads

每行

měi háng — every line; each line of text or verse

都

dōu — all, both, every; without exception

恐怕

kǒngpà — I'm afraid, probably, for fear that

难以

nányǐ — difficult to, hard to; unable to easily

令人

lìng rén — to make people feel; causing someone to

接受

jiēshòu — to accept, to receive, to take in

偶有

ǒu yǒu — occasionally there is; sometimes occurring

则

zé — then, in that case; contrastive conjunction

零星

língxīng — sporadic, scattered, occasional

出现

chūxiàn — to appear, to emerge, to occur

两者

liǎng zhě — both, the two; referring to two items

均

jūn — all, both, equally; without exception

一定

yīdìng — certain, definite; surely, necessarily

依据

yījù — basis, grounds; according to, based on

见

jiàn — see, refer to; to meet or look at

称

chēng — to call, to name, to refer to as

得到

dédào — to obtain, to receive, to get

精心

jīngxīn — carefully, meticulously, with great care

即

jí — namely, that is, i.e.; immediately

第二

dì èr — second; the second in order

第一

dì yī — first; the first in order

个

gè — general measure word for people and things

重读

zhòng dú — stressed reading; to stress a syllable

始终

shǐzhōng — always, from beginning to end, throughout

承载

chéngzài — to bear, to carry, to support a load

而

ér — and, but, while; conjunctive particle

最后

zuìhòu — last, final, at the end

一个

yī gè — one (item); a single unit

仅

jǐn — only, merely, just

偶尔

ǒu'ěr — occasionally, sometimes, once in a while

参与

cānyù — to participate, to take part in