Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 5

Vocabulary

偶尔

ǒu ěr — occasionally; once in a while

使用

shǐ yòng — to use; to make use of something

交替

jiāo tì — to alternate; to take turns

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

原文

yuán wén — original text; source text

保持

bǎo chí — to maintain; to keep; to preserve

一致

yī zhì — consistent; in agreement; uniform

参见

cān jiàn — see also; refer to for reference

除

chú — except; besides; excluding something

在

zài — at; in; on; located at a place

停顿

tíng dùn — pause; a break in speech or rhythm

之后

zhī hòu — after; afterwards; following something

外

wài — outside; beyond; other than

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is no

将

jiāng — will; about to; going to do

两个

liǎng gè — two; a pair of two items

音节

yīn jié — syllable; unit of pronunciation

在一起

zài yī qǐ — together; placed or grouped together

和

hé — and; together with; plus

或者

huò zhě — or; alternatively; either option

用

yòng — to use; using; by means of

学术

xué shù — academic; scholarly; pertaining to academia

术语

shù yǔ — technical term; terminology in a field

来说

lái shuō — to say; speaking in terms of

的

de — possessive or attributive particle

已被

yǐ bèi — has been; passive construction indicating completion

刻意

kè yì — deliberately; intentionally; on purpose

回避

huí bì — to avoid; to evade; to sidestep

因为

yīn wèi — because; due to; for the reason that

它

tā — it; third-person singular for objects

翻译

fān yì — translation; to translate from one language

计划

jì huà — plan; scheme; to plan something

不相符

bù xiāng fú — does not match; inconsistent with expectations

然而

rán ér — however; nevertheless; but on the other hand

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun

几种

jǐ zhǒng — several types; a few kinds

类型

lèi xíng — type; category; kind or classification

频繁

pín fán — frequent; occurring many times repeatedly

出现

chū xiàn — to appear; to emerge; to occur

例如

lì rú — for example; for instance; such as

及其

jí qí — and its; along with its variants

变体

biàn tǐ — variant; variation; modified form

进一步

jìn yī bù — further; to a greater degree; additionally

丰富

fēng fù — rich; abundant; to enrich something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

译文

yì wén — translated text; the text of a translation

中

zhōng — in; within; among; inside something

所用

suǒ yòng — used; that which is employed or utilized

韵律

yùn lǜ — rhythm; meter; prosody in poetry

多样性

duō yàng xìng — diversity; variety; multiplicity of forms

结构

jié gòu — structure; framework; organizational arrangement

忠实

zhōng shí — faithful; loyal; accurate to the original

地

de — adverbial particle modifying verbs

保留

bǎo liú — to preserve; to retain; to keep intact

下来

xià lái — to come down; resultative complement indicating preservation

主

zhǔ — lord; master; primary; the Lord

荣耀

róng yào — glory; honor; splendor; magnificent distinction

有所

yǒu suǒ — somewhat; to some extent; partially

失真

shī zhēn — distortion; loss of fidelity; inaccuracy

但

dàn — but; however; yet; on the other hand

另一方面

lìng yī fāng miàn — on the other hand; from another perspective

某些

mǒu xiē — certain; some; particular unspecified ones

地方

dì fang — place; area; location; a certain spot

也

yě — also; too; as well; additionally

力求

lì qiú — to strive for; to make every effort

赋予

fù yǔ — to endow with; to bestow; to give

其

qí — its; his; their; a formal pronoun

鲜明

xiān míng — vivid; distinct; clear and striking

风格

fēng gé — style; manner; characteristic artistic quality

所有

suǒ yǒu — all; every; belonging to; owned by

诗歌

shī gē — poetry; poems; poetic literature

精神

jīng shén — spirit; essence; mental character

不符

bù fú — not in accordance with; inconsistent with

词语

cí yǔ — words; vocabulary; terms and expressions

均已

jūn yǐ — all have already; every one has been

避免

bì miǎn — to avoid; to prevent; to steer clear

此外

cǐ wài — besides; furthermore; in addition to this

尽管

jǐn guǎn — although; even though; despite the fact

许多

xǔ duō — many; a lot of; numerous

词汇

cí huì — vocabulary; lexicon; collection of words

其中

qí zhōng — among them; within that; therein

任何

rèn hé — any; whichever; no matter which

一个

yī gè — one; a single item or person

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

标准

biāo zhǔn — standard; criterion; norm; benchmark

现代

xiàn dài — modern; contemporary; the modern era

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — cannot find; unable to locate something

有了

yǒu le — now that there is; having obtained or established

这些

zhè xiē — these; these ones; this group

初步

chū bù — initial; preliminary; first-stage overview

说明

shuō míng — explanation; to explain; description

概述

gài shù — overview; summary; brief general description

这首

zhè shǒu — this (poem/song); classifier for poems

诗

shī — poem; poetry; verse

故事

gù shi — story; tale; narrative account

情节

qíng jié — plot; storyline; sequence of events

或许

huò xǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly

并无

bìng wú — there is actually no; not at all

不妥

bù tuǒ — inappropriate; improper; not suitable

梗概

gěng gài — synopsis; plot summary; outline of story