Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 10

Vocabulary

每逢

měi féng — whenever a particular time or occasion occurs

夏天

xià tiān — summer season

她

tā — she, her (third person singular feminine)

每周

měi zhōu — every week, weekly

都会

dōu huì — always will, invariably would do something

去

qù — to go, to travel to a place

前往

qián wǎng — to head toward, to travel to a destination

那里

nà lǐ — there, that place

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

社交

shè jiāo — social, relating to social interaction or community

图书馆

tú shū guǎn — library, a place housing books

坐在

zuò zài — to sit at or in a place

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss, young woman, polite form of address

门下

mén xià — under someone's tutelage or discipleship

求学

qiú xué — to pursue learning, to study under a teacher

一直

yī zhí — always, continuously, all along

以

yǐ — to use, to regard as, by means of

这位

zhè wèi — this person (polite classifier for individuals)

引以为豪

yǐn yǐ wéi háo — to take pride in, to feel proud of something

是

shì — to be, is, am, are (copula verb)

最早

zuì zǎo — the earliest, the first among all

为

wèi — for, on behalf of, in order to

美国

Měi guó — United States of America

女性

nǚ xìng — women, female gender

智识

zhì shí — intellectual knowledge, scholarly understanding

独立

dú lì — independence, to be self-reliant and autonomous

发出

fā chū — to send out, to emit, to issue a call

号角

hào jiǎo — bugle, clarion call, rallying signal

之人

zhī rén — the person who does or embodies something

之一

zhī yī — one of, among a group of things or people

写下

xiě xià — to write down, to compose and record in writing

了

le — particle indicating completed action or new situation

致

zhì — to, addressed to; an ode dedicated to something

颂歌

sòng gē — ode, hymn, song of praise

令

lìng — to cause, to make someone feel or do something

镇上

zhèn shàng — in the town, within the local township

乡亲们

xiāng qīn men — fellow villagers, local townspeople and neighbors

肃然起敬

sù rán qǐ jìng — to feel deep respect and awe for someone

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase

走入

zǒu rù — to walk into, to enter a broader realm

广阔

guǎng kuò — vast, expansive, wide and boundless

世界

shì jiè — world, the global sphere of human activity

成为

chéng wéi — to become, to turn into something

一家

yī jiā — a certain, one particular (organization or establishment)

著名

zhù míng — famous, well-known, renowned

杂志

zá zhì — magazine, periodical publication

主编

zhǔ biān — editor-in-chief, chief editor of a publication

并与

bìng yǔ — and together with, also associating with someone

和

hé — and, together with (conjunction)

相识

xiāng shí — to become acquainted, to know each other

交游

jiāo yóu — to socialize, to associate and mingle with others

正是

zhèng shì — it is precisely, it is exactly this

创办

chuàng bàn — to found, to establish an organization or institution

并将

bìng jiāng — and furthermore will, also proceeding to do

男女

nán nǚ — men and women, both genders

两性

liǎng xìng — both sexes, male and female genders

皆可

jiē kě — all may, everyone is able to benefit

从中

cóng zhōng — from within it, to derive from something

获益

huò yì — to gain benefit, to profit from something

书籍

shū jí — books, volumes of written works

充实

chōng shí — to enrich, to fill with substance and content

其中

qí zhōng — among them, within it, therein

从未

cóng wèi — never, at no time in the past

有人

yǒu rén — there is someone, a person exists who does

比

bǐ — than, compared to, more so than

书目

shū mù — book list, bibliography, catalog of titles

审定

shěn dìng — to review and approve, to carefully select and verify

更为

gèng wéi — even more, to an even greater degree

严格

yán gé — strict, rigorous, demanding high standards

钟爱

zhōng ài — to cherish deeply, to have a special fondness for

而

ér — and, yet, but (connecting clauses)

培育

péi yù — to cultivate, to nurture and develop talent or mind

这颗

zhè kē — this (used with small round objects like minds or hearts)

心智

xīn zhì — mind, intellect, mental faculties

一生

yī shēng — one's whole life, a lifetime

中

zhōng — within, among, in the midst of

最愉快

zuì yú kuài — the most pleasant, most enjoyable of all

事业

shì yè — career, cause, undertaking or enterprise

好奇心

hào qí xīn — curiosity, desire to know and explore things

作为

zuò wéi — as, in the capacity of, regarded as a factor

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, one type of something

因素

yīn sù — factor, element that contributes to a result

也许

yě xǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

被

bèi — passive marker, indicating action done to subject

哲学家们

zhé xué jiā men — philosophers, those who study philosophy

给予

jǐ yǔ — to give, to grant or bestow something upon someone

应有

yīng yǒu — deserved, due, proper and appropriate

重视

zhòng shì — to value, to attach importance to something

它

tā — it, third person singular neuter pronoun

除了

chú le — except for, apart from, besides

对

duì — toward, for, with regard to something

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind of, some particular type

家养

jiā yǎng — domesticated, kept as a household pet

动物

dòng wù — animal, a living creature

而言

ér yán — as far as something is concerned, speaking of

致命

zhì mìng — fatal, deadly, causing death

之外

zhī wài — beyond, outside of, apart from that

驱动力

qū dòng lì — driving force, motivating power behind action

还给

hái gěi — also brings to, additionally gives to someone

男男女女

nán nán nǚ nǚ — men and women of all kinds, people of both genders

生活

shēng huó — life, daily living and existence

带来

dài lái — to bring, to introduce something to a situation

欢乐

huān lè — joy, happiness, pleasure and delight

与

yǔ — and, together with (formal conjunction)

忧愁

yōu chóu — sorrow, worry, sadness and melancholy

成就

chéng jiù — achievement, accomplishment; to achieve or build up

也

yě — also, too, as well (adverb)

毁坏

huǐ huài — to destroy, to ruin or damage completely

前程

qián chéng — future prospects, career path and future fortune

此刻

cǐ kè — at this moment, right now

攫住

jué zhù — to seize, to grip and hold onto tightly

究竟

jiū jìng — exactly, after all, what on earth

为何

wèi hé — why, for what reason

会对

huì duì — would feel toward, would have a reaction to

产生

chǎn shēng — to develop, to give rise to a feeling or result

好奇

hào qí — curious, feeling interest in something unknown

许多人

xǔ duō rén — many people, a large number of individuals

来说

lái shuō — as far as someone is concerned, speaking from perspective

是个

shì gè — is a (colloquial copula with general classifier)

谜

mí — mystery, puzzle, enigma

因为

yīn wèi — because, due to the fact that

他们

tā men — they, them (third person plural)

两人

liǎng rén — the two people, both individuals

之间

zhī jiān — between, among, in the space separating two things

距离

jù lí — distance, the gap or space between two things

犹如

yóu rú — just like, as if, resembling completely

南北

nán běi — north and south, the two opposite poles

两极

liǎng jí — two poles, opposite extremes

般

bān — like, similar to (suffix expressing resemblance)

遥远

yáo yuǎn — far away, distant, remote