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Vocabulary

叙述

xùshù — To narrate or describe events in sequence.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

结尾

jiéwěi — The ending or conclusion of something.

前

qián — Before, in front of, or prior to.

言

yán — Speech, words, or to speak.

一位

yī wèi — One (person), a polite measure word for people.

大法官

dà fǎguān — Lord Chancellor or Chief Justice, a senior judge.

法庭

fǎtíng — A court of law where legal cases are heard.

法官

fǎguān — A judge who presides over legal proceedings.

曾

céng — Once, formerly, indicating a past experience.

好意

hǎoyì — Good intentions or kindness toward someone.

告知

gàozhī — To inform or notify someone of something.

我

wǒ — I, me, the first-person singular pronoun.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

一群

yī qún — A group or crowd of people or animals.

约莫

yuēmo — Approximately, roughly, about a certain number.

一百五十

yī bǎi wǔshí — The number one hundred and fifty.

名

míng — Measure word for counting people.

男男女女

nán nán nǚ nǚ — Men and women of all kinds, both sexes.

皆非

jiē fēi — None of them, not any of them at all.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject receives an action.

怀疑

huáiyí — To suspect or doubt someone or something.

患有

huàn yǒu — To suffer from or be afflicted with a disease.

精神病

jīngshénbìng — Mental illness or psychiatric disorder.

之人

zhī rén — A person of a certain type (literary expression).

当中

dāngzhōng — Among, in the middle of a group.

虽是

suī shì — Although it is, even though it may be.

诸多

zhūduō — Many, numerous, a great number of things.

民间

mínjiān — Among the people, folk or civilian society.

偏见

piānjiàn — Bias or prejudice against someone or something.

所

suǒ — Particle used in passive or nominalized constructions.

热议

rèyì — Hotly debated or widely discussed topic.

对象

duìxiàng — Object, target, or subject of an action.

说到

shuō dào — Speaking of, when mentioning a certain point.

此处

cǐ chù — Here, this place, at this point.

觉得

juéde — To feel or think; to have an opinion.

那位

nà wèi — That person (polite reference to someone mentioned).

眼神

yǎnshén — Expression in one's eyes, a meaningful glance.

朝

cháo — Toward, facing a particular direction.

这边

zhèbiān — This side, over here, in this direction.

斜了

xié le — Glanced sideways or tilted to one side.

一下

yīxià — Once, briefly, a short moment of action.

却

què — Yet, however, but; indicating contrast.

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly, very close to entirely.

是

shì — To be; the copula verb in Chinese.

无可指摘

wú kě zhǐ zhāi — Beyond reproach, nothing to criticize whatsoever.

他

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

承认

chéngrèn — To admit, acknowledge, or recognize something.

该

gāi — This, the said; refers to something previously mentioned.

诉讼

sùsòng — A lawsuit or legal proceedings in court.

进度

jìndù — Progress, the rate at which something advances.

上

shàng — On, above, or in terms of a subject.

确实

quèshí — Indeed, truly, certainly without any doubt.

存在

cúnzài — To exist; the existence of something.

一两处

yī liǎng chù — One or two places or instances.

微小

wēixiǎo — Tiny, minor, very small in size or degree.

瑕疵

xiácī — A flaw, defect, or minor blemish.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.

这

zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.

不过是

bùguò shì — It is merely, nothing more than something.

夸大其词

kuādà qí cí — To exaggerate, overstate the facts in words.

完全

wánquán — Completely, entirely, wholly without exception.

归咎于

guījiù yú — To attribute blame to, to hold responsible for.

公众

gōngzhòng — The public, the general population as a whole.

吝啬

lìnsè — Stingy, miserly, unwilling to spend or give.

而

ér — And, yet; a conjunction linking clauses or ideas.

有罪

yǒu zuì — Guilty, having committed a fault or crime.

看来

kànlái — It seems, it appears, judging from the situation.

直到

zhídào — Until, up to a certain point in time.

近来

jìnlái — Recently, lately, in the near past.

还

hái — Still, yet, also; indicates continuation of a state.

以

yǐ — With, by means of, using a certain method.

最为

zuì wéi — Most, extremely; superlative degree of a quality.

坚决

jiānjué — Firm, resolute, determined without hesitation.

态度

tàidu — Attitude, manner, or stance toward something.

拒绝

jùjué — To refuse, reject, or decline something offered.

增加

zēngjiā — To increase, add to, or raise in number.

名额

míng'é — A quota, allotted number of positions or slots.

那些

nàxiē — Those, referring to plural things previously mentioned.

职位

zhíwèi — A job position or official post in an organization.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe, to trust in something or someone.

由

yóu — By, from; indicates the agent of an action.

二世

èr shì — The Second, as in a monarch's ordinal title.

设立

shèlì — To establish, set up, or found an institution.

不过

bùguò — However, but; also means merely or only.

换作

huàn zuò — If it were replaced by, were it instead another.

其他

qítā — Other, the rest, other people or things.

哪位

nǎ wèi — Which person; polite way of asking who.

国王

guówáng — A king, the male monarch of a kingdom.

也

yě — Also, too, as well; indicates similarity or addition.

无妨

wúfáng — It doesn't matter, no harm, it's fine.

是个

shì gè — Is a (certain type of person or thing).

过于

guòyú — Excessively, too much, overly beyond what is appropriate.

深刻

shēnkè — Profound, deep, making a strong impression.

笑话

xiàohua — A joke, something said or done to amuse.

不宜

bùyí — Not suitable, inadvisable, inappropriate for a purpose.

收入

shōurù — To include in; also means income or revenue.

本书

běn shū — This book, referring to the current volume.

正文

zhèngwén — The main text or body of a written work.

否则

fǒuzé — Otherwise, or else, if that were not the case.

早该

zǎo gāi — Should have long ago, ought to have already.

将

jiāng — Will, about to; also used to introduce an object.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.

归还给

guīhuán gěi — To return something back to someone.

善谈

shàn tán — Good at talking, eloquent, a skilled conversationalist.

或是

huò shì — Or, alternatively, either one or the other.

先生

xiānsheng — Mr., sir; a polite title for adult males.

认为

rènwéi — To think, consider, or hold an opinion.

必定

bìdìng — Certainly, surely, definitely will be the case.

出自

chū zì — To originate from, come from a source.

其中

qízhōng — Among them, within that group or set.

一人

yī rén — One person, a single individual.

之口

zhī kǒu — From the mouth of (someone), literary expression.

借由

jiè yóu — By means of, through the use of something.

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such a manner.

人物

rénwù — A character or figure, notable person in a work.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly but not certainly.

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, be able to do something.

与

yǔ — With, and; used to connect nouns or clauses.

某首

mǒu shǒu — A certain (poem or song), some particular one.

十四行诗

shísì háng shī — A sonnet, a fourteen-line poetic form.

中

zhōng — In, within, inside of something.

一段

yī duàn — A passage, section, or paragraph of text.

贴切

tiēqiè — Apt, fitting, perfectly appropriate to the context.

引文

yǐnwén — A quotation or cited passage from a text.

相配合

xiāng pèihé — To coordinate with, match, or complement each other.

本性

běnxìng — One's innate nature or fundamental character.

已被

yǐ bèi — Has already been (passive construction).

驯服

xúnfú — To tame, subdue, make docile or obedient.

如

rú — Like, as, similar to something else.

之手

zhī shǒu — The hands of (someone), literary possessive expression.

为

wéi — By, for; indicates agent or purpose in classical style.

之物

zhī wù — The thing of, that which belongs to something.

那么

nàme — Then, in that case, so therefore.

请

qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely.

怜悯

liánmǐn — To pity, show mercy or compassion toward someone.

但愿

dànyuàn — I hope, if only, expresses a sincere wish.

能

néng — Can, to be able to, have the ability.

重获新生

chóng huò xīn shēng — To be reborn, gain a new lease on life.