Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 7

Vocabulary

但

dàn — but, however, yet

我

wǒ — I, me, myself

有

yǒu — to have, to exist, there is

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of

渴望

kě wàng — to yearn for, to crave, strong desire

是

shì — to be, is, am, are

从未

cóng wèi — never, at no time before

能够

néng gòu — to be able to, to be capable of

满足

mǎn zú — to satisfy, to fulfill, contentment

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

而今

ér jīn — nowadays, at the present time

深切

shēn qiē — deeply, profoundly, keenly felt

感受到

gǎn shòu dào — to feel, to sense, to experience something

这一

zhè yī — this one, this particular

缺憾

quē hàn — regret, deficiency, an unfortunate shortcoming

如同

rú tóng — just like, similar to, as if

最

zuì — most, the most, superlative marker

沉重

chén zhòng — heavy, serious, grievous, burdensome

苦难

kǔ nàn — suffering, hardship, misery, tribulation

没有

méi yǒu — to not have, there is no, without

朋友

péng yǒu — friend, companion

当

dāng — when, at the time of, while

因

yīn — because of, due to, owing to

成功

chéng gōng — success, to succeed, to achieve a goal

而

ér — and, yet, but, connecting clauses

热情洋溢

rè qíng yáng yì — full of enthusiasm, brimming with passion

时

shí — when, at the time, a point in time

将

jiāng — will, about to, future tense marker

无人

wú rén — no one, nobody, without anyone

与

yǔ — with, and, together with

共享

gòng xiǎng — to share together, to enjoy jointly

喜悦

xǐ yuè — joy, delight, happiness, elation

若

ruò — if, supposing, in the event that

遭受

zāo shòu — to suffer, to sustain, to be subjected to

失望

shī wàng — disappointment, to be disappointed, to lose hope

打击

dǎ jī — a blow, setback, to strike, to hit hard

也

yě — also, too, as well, either

会

huì — will, can, to be able to, likely to

努力

nǔ lì — to work hard, to strive, effort

在

zài — at, in, on, located at

沮丧

jǔ sàng — dejected, discouraged, depressed, despondent

给予

jǐ yǔ — to give, to provide, to grant support

支撑

zhī chēng — to support, to prop up, to sustain

确实

què shí — indeed, truly, certainly, in fact

思绪

sī xù — thoughts, feelings, state of mind

付诸

fù zhū — to put into, to apply to, to commit to

纸笔

zhǐ bǐ — paper and pen, writing materials

那

nà — that, in that case, then

不过

bù guò — only, merely, however, but

传达

chuán dá — to convey, to communicate, to transmit

情感

qíng gǎn — emotion, feeling, sentiment, affection

拙劣

zhuō liè — clumsy, inferior, poor in quality

媒介

méi jiè — medium, intermediary, means of communication

一个

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

能

néng — can, to be able to, capable

感同身受

gǎn tóng shēn shòu — to empathize deeply, feel as if personally experiencing

人

rén — person, people, human being

相伴

xiāng bàn — to accompany each other, to keep company

目光

mù guāng — gaze, look, eyes, line of sight

相互

xiāng hù — mutual, each other, reciprocal

呼应

hū yìng — to echo, to respond to, to coordinate with

亲爱的

qīn ài de — dear, beloved, affectionate term of address

姐姐

jiě jie — older sister, elder female sibling

您

nín — you (polite/formal form of address)

或许

huò xǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

认为

rèn wéi — to think, to believe, to consider

过于

guò yú — excessively, too, overly, beyond measure

浪漫

làng màn — romantic, fanciful, imaginative

真真切切

zhēn zhēn qiē qiē — genuinely, truly and deeply, very real

地

de — adverbial particle, modifies a verb or adjective

痛苦

tòng kǔ — pain, suffering, anguish, agony

身边

shēn biān — by one's side, nearby, close at hand

这样

zhè yàng — like this, such, in this way

温柔

wēn róu — gentle, tender, soft-hearted, mild

而又

ér yòu — and also, yet also, at the same time

勇敢

yǒng gǎn — brave, courageous, bold, daring

既有

jì yǒu — already has, possessing both, having at once

修养

xiū yǎng — culture, refinement, personal cultivation, accomplishment

又

yòu — again, also, both...and, furthermore

胸怀宽广

xiōng huái kuān guǎng — broad-minded, magnanimous, open and generous heart

志趣相投

zhì qù xiāng tóu — sharing common interests and aspirations, kindred spirits

认可

rèn kě — to approve, to endorse, to recognize, consent

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

修正

xiū zhèng — to revise, to correct, to amend a plan

计划

jì huà — plan, project, to plan, scheme

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite measure word)

将会

jiāng huì — will, shall, is going to be

多么

duō me — how, what a, to what extent

有益于

yǒu yì yú — beneficial to, good for, helpful toward

弥补

mí bǔ — to make up for, to compensate, to remedy

这

zhè — this, these, indicating something nearby

可怜

kě lián — pitiful, poor, pitiable, to be pitied

兄弟

xiōng dì — brothers, male siblings, brotherly relationship

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — various, all kinds of, diverse sorts

缺陷

quē xiàn — defect, flaw, shortcoming, imperfection

啊

ā / a — ah, oh, exclamatory particle expressing feeling

行事

xíng shì — to act, to conduct oneself, manner of doing things

上

shàng — on, above, in terms of, regarding

急切

jí qiē — eager, impatient, urgent, anxiously hasty

面对

miàn duì — to face, to confront, to deal with

困难

kùn nán — difficulty, hardship, trouble, obstacle

太

tài — too, excessively, extremely

缺乏

quē fá — to lack, to be short of, insufficient

耐心

nài xīn — patience, to be patient, endurance

对

duì — for, toward, regarding, concerning

而言

ér yán — speaking of, in terms of, as for

更大

gèng dà — even greater, larger, more significant

不幸

bù xìng — misfortune, unfortunate, bad luck

在于

zài yú — to lie in, to consist in, the key is

自学成才

zì xué chéng cái — to become accomplished through self-study alone

生命

shēng mìng — life, living existence, one's lifespan

最初

zuì chū — at first, initially, the very beginning

里

lǐ — inside, within, in (a time or place)

荒野

huāng yě — wilderness, wasteland, wild and desolate land

中

zhōng — in, within, among, in the middle of

自由散漫

zì yóu sǎn màn — free and undisciplined, loose and unrestrained

成长

chéng zhǎng — to grow up, to mature, personal growth

除了

chú le — except for, apart from, besides

叔叔

shū shu — uncle, father's younger brother

航海游记

háng hǎi yóu jì — seafaring travel journal, voyage narrative

之外

zhī wài — outside of, beyond, apart from

几乎

jī hū — almost, nearly, practically

什么

shén me — what, anything, something

书

shū — book, written work, volume

都

dōu — all, both, entirely, without exception

读过

dú guò — have read, to have gone through reading