Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or existence

那里

nàlǐ — There, that place

太阳

tàiyáng — The sun; source of light and heat

永远

yǒngyuǎn — Forever, always, eternally

可见

kějiàn — Visible; can be seen; it is clear that

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things

宽阔

kuānkuò — Wide, broad, spacious

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

圆盘

yuánpán — Disk, round plate, circular flat object

恰好

qiàhǎo — Exactly, just right, precisely

掠过

lüèguò — To skim over, graze past, sweep across

地平线

dìpíngxiàn — The horizon; line where earth meets sky

散发着

sànfāzhe — Emitting, radiating, giving off continuously

永恒

yǒnghéng — Eternal, everlasting, permanent

光辉

guānghuī — Radiance, brilliance, glorious light

因为

yīnwèi — Because, since, due to

请

qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely

允许

yǔnxǔ — To allow, permit, grant permission

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

我的

wǒ de — My, mine; first-person possessive

姐姐

jiějie — Older sister

要

yào — To want, need, must, going to

对

duì — Toward; correct; regarding; a pair

前人

qiánrén — Predecessors, forebears, people of the past

航海者

hánghǎizhě — Sailor, mariner, seafarer, navigator

寄予

jìyǔ — To place upon, entrust with, pin hopes on

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few, a certain amount of

信任

xìnrèn — Trust, confidence, faith in someone

冰雪

bīngxuě — Ice and snow

与

yǔ — And, with; together with

严霜

yánshuāng — Severe frost, hard frost

皆被

jiē bèi — All were; passive marker with universal scope

驱散

qūsàn — To dispel, scatter, drive away

扬帆

yángfān — To set sail, hoist sails, begin a voyage

于

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

平静

píngjìng — Calm, tranquil, peaceful, still

海面

hǎimiàn — Sea surface, the surface of the ocean

之上

zhīshàng — Above, on top of; literary locative expression

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

会被

huì bèi — Will be; future passive construction

送抵

sòngdǐ — To be conveyed to, delivered to, reach

一片

yīpiàn — A stretch of, an expanse of land or area

土地

tǔdì — Land, soil, territory, ground

其

qí — Its, their; literary third-person possessive

奇异

qíyì — Strange, bizarre, wondrous, extraordinary

美丽

měilì — Beautiful, pretty, lovely

超越

chāoyuè — To surpass, exceed, transcend, go beyond

迄今为止

qìjīn wéizhǐ — Up to now, so far, until the present

人类

rénlèi — Humanity, humankind, the human race

宜居

yíjū — Suitable for habitation, livable, inhabitable

地球

dìqiú — The Earth, the globe

上

shàng — On, above, upper; on the surface of

所

suǒ — Literary particle used before verbs in passive or nominalizing constructions

发现

fāxiàn — To discover, find, realize

每一个

měi yī gè — Every single one, each one

地区

dìqū — Region, area, district, zone

物产

wùchǎn — Natural products, local produce, resources

地貌

dìmào — Landform, terrain, topography

都是

dōu shì — All are, every one is

前所未有

qián suǒ wèi yǒu — Unprecedented, never seen before in history

正如

zhèngrú — Just as, exactly like, as is the case with

天体

tiāntǐ — Celestial body, heavenly body, astronomical object

种种

zhǒngzhǒng — Various, all kinds of, diverse

现象

xiànxiàng — Phenomenon, occurrence, observable event

那些

nàxiē — Those, those ones (plural demonstrative)

尚未

shàngwèi — Not yet, still not, have yet to

探索

tànsuǒ — To explore, investigate, probe into

荒寂

huāngjì — Desolate and silent, wild and lonely

之地

zhīdì — Such a place; literary locative noun suffix

中

zhōng — In, within, among, inside

无疑

wúyí — Undoubtedly, without doubt, certainly

也是

yě shì — Also is, likewise is, is as well

如此

rúcǐ — So, like this, in this way, such

一个

yī gè — One, a single (general measure word)

光明

guāngmíng — Bright, luminous; hopeful and promising

国度

guódù — Country, realm, kingdom, land

里

lǐ — Inside, within, in (location particle)

还有

hái yǒu — There is also, furthermore, in addition

什么

shénme — What; anything; whatever

是

shì — To be; is, am, are

不可

bùkě — Cannot, must not, impossible to

期待

qīdài — To expect, look forward to, anticipate

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle for soft questions or continuation

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of

那股

nà gǔ — That force, that current, that particular flow

吸引

xīyǐn — To attract, draw in, fascinate

指针

zhǐzhēn — Needle, pointer, compass needle

神奇

shénqí — Magical, miraculous, mysterious, wondrous

力量

lìliang — Force, power, strength, might

并能

bìng néng — And also able to, and capable of

校正

jiàozhèng — To calibrate, correct, rectify errors

千百次

qiānbǎi cì — Thousands of times, countless times

天文

tiānwén — Astronomy; relating to celestial observation

观测

guāncè — To observe and measure, make observations

看似

kànsì — Seemingly, appears to be, looks like

离奇

líqí — Strange, odd, bizarre, peculiar

误差

wùchā — Error, deviation, discrepancy in measurement

使其

shǐ qí — To make it, cause it to, render it

归于

guīyú — To converge on, result in, be attributed to

一致

yīzhì — Consistent, uniform, in agreement, aligned

而

ér — And yet, but, while; literary conjunction

这一切

zhè yīqiè — All of this, everything mentioned here

需要

xūyào — To need, require, necessity

不过是

bùguò shì — Is merely, is nothing more than

这次

zhè cì — This time, this particular occasion

航行

hángxíng — Voyage, navigation, sailing journey

将

jiāng — Will, shall; literary future marker

以

yǐ — With, by means of, in order to

亲眼

qīnyǎn — With one's own eyes, personally witness

目睹

mùdǔ — To witness, see with one's own eyes

一处

yī chù — A place, one spot, a location

从未

cóngwèi — Never, have never, not once ever

有人

yǒu rén — There are people; someone; anyone

涉足

shèzú — To set foot in, venture into, enter a field

来

lái — To come; used as directional or purpose complement

满足

mǎnzú — To satisfy, fulfill, meet a need

炽热

chìrè — Burning hot, fervent, passionate, blazing

好奇心

hàoqíxīn — Curiosity, inquisitive desire to know

并

bìng — And, also, furthermore; literary conjunction

踏上

tàshàng — To step onto, set foot on, embark upon

留下过

liúxiàguò — Has ever left behind, has once left a mark

足迹

zújì — Footprint, footstep, trace of one's journey

这些

zhèxiē — These, these ones (plural demonstrative)

便是

biàn shì — Are precisely, are exactly, that is

诱惑

yòuhuò — Temptation, lure, enticement, allure

它们

tāmen — They, them (for non-human things)

足以

zúyǐ — Sufficient to, enough to, adequate to

征服

zhēngfú — To conquer, overcome, vanquish

危险

wēixiǎn — Danger, risk, hazard, peril

或

huò — Or, either, possibly

死亡

sǐwáng — Death, mortality, to die

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all, every bit of

恐惧

kǒngjù — Fear, dread, terror, fright

促使

cùshǐ — To prompt, urge, impel, drive someone to act

孩子

háizi — Child, children, kid

喜悦

xǐyuè — Joy, delight, happiness, elation

之情

zhī qíng — Such feelings, this emotion (literary suffix)

开始

kāishǐ — To begin, start, commence

这段

zhè duàn — This section of, this stretch of

艰辛

jiānxīn — Arduous, hardship-filled, toilsome, grueling

航程

hángchéng — Voyage, sailing route, journey by sea

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, as if, similar to

那

nà — That, those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

假日

jiàrì — Holiday, day off, vacation day

玩伴

wánbàn — Playmate, companion for play

一同

yītóng — Together, at the same time, jointly

登上

dēngshàng — To board, climb onto, get on (a vessel)

小船

xiǎochuán — Small boat, little vessel

沿着

yánzhe — Along, following the course of

故乡

gùxiāng — Hometown, native place, homeland

河流

héliú — River, stream, waterway

探险

tànxiǎn — To explore, go on an adventure, expedition

之旅

zhī lǚ — A journey of, a trip for (literary suffix)