Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 1

Vocabulary

或

huò — Or; alternatively; perhaps

现代

xiàndài — Modern; contemporary era or times

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer of a work

目录

mùlù — Table of contents; catalog or index

信件

xìnjiàn — Letters; written correspondence or mail

一

yī — One; the number one

二

èr — Two; the number two

三

sān — Three; the number three

四

sì — Four; the number four

第

dì — Ordinal prefix indicating numbered order

章

zhāng — Chapter; section of a book

五

wǔ — Five; the number five

六

liù — Six; the number six

七

qī — Seven; the number seven

八

bā — Eight; the number eight

九

jiǔ — Nine; the number nine

十

shí — Ten; the number ten

十一

shíyī — Eleven; the number eleven

十二

shí'èr — Twelve; the number twelve

十三

shísān — Thirteen; the number thirteen

十四

shísì — Fourteen; the number fourteen

十五

shíwǔ — Fifteen; the number fifteen

十六

shíliù — Sixteen; the number sixteen

十七

shíqī — Seventeen; the number seventeen

十八

shíbā — Eighteen; the number eighteen

十九

shíjiǔ — Nineteen; the number nineteen

二十

èrshí — Twenty; the number twenty

二十一

èrshíyī — Twenty-one; the number twenty-one

二十二

èrshí'èr — Twenty-two; the number twenty-two

二十三

èrshísān — Twenty-three; the number twenty-three

二十四

èrshísì — Twenty-four; the number twenty-four

致

zhì — To; addressed to someone

英格兰

Yīnggélán — England; country in the United Kingdom

夫人

fūren — Madam; respectful title for a married woman

圣彼得堡

Shèng Bǐdébǎo — Saint Petersburg; major city in Russia

年

nián — Year; unit of time measurement

月

yuè — Month; also means moon

日

rì — Day; also means sun or date

您

nín — You; polite and respectful second-person pronoun

听到

tīngdào — To hear; to receive news or sound

这个

zhège — This; referring to a nearby thing or matter

消息

xiāoxi — News; information or message received

一定

yīdìng — Certainly; definitely; must be so

会

huì — Will; able to; expressing likelihood or ability

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

欣慰

xīnwèi — Relieved and pleased; comforted by good news

这项

zhè xiàng — This item; this particular undertaking or project

曾

céng — Once; previously; used to indicate past experience

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

如此

rúcǐ — Such; like this; to this degree

不祥

bùxiáng — Ominous; inauspicious; suggesting bad fortune ahead

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

预感

yùgǎn — Premonition; feeling something will happen beforehand

看待

kàndài — To regard; to view or treat in a certain way

事业

shìyè — Undertaking; career; great enterprise or cause

在

zài — At; in; existing at a place or time

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; start of something

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when something occurs

并未

bìng wèi — Has not; did not at all; emphatic negation

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter; to meet with misfortune or event

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; used in negative or question contexts

灾祸

zāihuò — Disaster; calamity; serious misfortune or accident

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

昨日

zuórì — Yesterday; the day before today

抵达

dǐdá — To arrive; to reach a destination

此地

cǐ dì — This place; here; current location

而

ér — And; but; connecting clauses with contrast or sequence

首要

shǒuyào — Primary; most important; foremost priority

之事

zhī shì — Matter; affair; thing to be done

便是

biàn shì — Is exactly; it is precisely this

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do something

亲爱

qīn'ài — Dear; beloved; term of affectionate address

姐姐

jiějie — Elder sister; older female sibling

放心

fàngxīn — To feel at ease; to rest assured; be relieved

告知

gàozhī — To inform; to notify someone of something

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all; the whole of something

安好

ānhǎo — Safe and well; in good health and condition

并

bìng — And also; furthermore; in addition

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing

此番

cǐ fān — This time; on this occasion

成功

chénggōng — Success; to succeed; achieving a desired outcome

愈发

yùfā — Increasingly; more and more; even more so

充满

chōngmǎn — Filled with; full of; brimming with something

信心

xìnxīn — Confidence; faith; belief in success

如今

rújīn — Now; nowadays; at the present time

已

yǐ — Already; indicating completion of an action

身处

shēnchǔ — To be situated in; to find oneself at a place

伦敦

Lúndūn — London; capital city of England and the UK

以北

yǐ běi — North of; to the north of a reference point

甚远

shèn yuǎn — Very far; extremely distant in space

之地

zhī dì — A place; land of; location suffix in literary style

漫步

mànbù — To stroll; to walk leisurely without hurry

于

yú — At; in; on; literary preposition of location

街道

jiēdào — Street; road; urban thoroughfare

上

shàng — On; above; upper surface of something

感受到

gǎnshòu dào — To feel; to experience a sensation or emotion

一阵

yī zhèn — A burst; a spell of wind, sound, or activity

寒冷

hánlěng — Cold; frigid; chilly weather or temperature

北风

běifēng — North wind; cold wind blowing from the north

拂过

fú guò — To brush past; to lightly pass over something

双颊

shuāng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of one's face

它

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

振奋

zhènfèn — To invigorate; to inspire; to uplift one's spirit

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

精神

jīngshén — Spirit; energy; mental state or vitality

令我

lìng wǒ — Makes me; causes me to feel or do something

心旷神怡

xīn kuàng shén yí — Feeling relaxed and happy; refreshed in mind

能

néng — Can; able to; having the ability to do something

理解

lǐjiě — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing or feeling

感受

gǎnshòu — Feeling; sensation; subjective experience or impression

吗

ma — Question particle indicating yes-or-no question

这阵

zhè zhèn — This burst; this gust or spell of something

微风

wēifēng — Breeze; gentle and light wind

从

cóng — From; starting from a place or time

即将

jíjiāng — About to; on the verge of; soon to happen

前往

qiánwǎng — To go to; to head toward a destination

那片

nà piàn — That expanse; that stretch of area or land

地域

dìyù — Region; territory; geographical area

远道而来

yuǎn dào ér lái — Coming from afar; traveling a long distance here

得以

déyǐ — To be able to; to have the opportunity to do

预先

yùxiān — In advance; beforehand; prior to an event

领略

lǐnglüè — To appreciate; to experience and understand something

那

nà — That; referring to something distant or previously mentioned

冰封

bīngfēng — Ice-covered; sealed or locked in ice

滋味

zīwèi — Taste; flavor; feeling or experience of something

受

shòu — To receive; to be affected by; to undergo

这

zhè — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

希望

xīwàng — Hope; wish; to desire a positive outcome

风

fēng — Wind; moving air current

所

suǒ — Particle used before verb in passive or relative structures

鼓舞

gǔwǔ — To inspire; to encourage; to uplift morale

白日梦

báirìmèng — Daydream; fantasy imagined while awake

变得

biàn de — To become; to grow into a different state

热烈

rèliè — Passionate; fervent; enthusiastic and intense

生动

shēngdòng — Vivid; lively; full of life and expression

枉费心力

wǎng fèi xīn lì — To waste effort; labor in vain without result

试图

shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something

说服

shuōfú — To persuade; to convince someone of something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun

极地

jí dì — Polar region; area around the North or South Pole

不过

búguò — Only; merely; however; nothing more than

是

shì — Is; are; to be; linking subject and predicate

冰霜

bīngshuāng — Ice and frost; freezing cold conditions

与

yǔ — And; with; together with something else

荒凉

huāngliáng — Desolate; bleak; barren and empty of life

之所

zhī suǒ — A place of; literary term for a location

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; indicating contrast

想象

xiǎngxiàng — Imagination; to imagine; mental visualization

中

zhōng — In; inside; within; middle of something

始终

shǐzhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently

呈现

chéngxiàn — To appear; to present; to display a certain look

为

wéi — As; to be; serving as a role or identity

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of land or scenery

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the senses

欢愉

huānyú — Joyful; cheerful; full of happiness and delight

胜境

shèngjìng — Wonderful place; magnificent scenery or paradise