Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 11

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

不会

bù huì — will not; unlikely to do something

轻举妄动

qīng jǔ wàng dòng — act rashly without careful thought

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

对

duì — regarding; correct; towards

足够

zú gòu — sufficient; enough in amount or degree

了解

liǎo jiě — to understand; to know well about something

因此

yīn cǐ — therefore; as a result of this

当

dāng — when; while; to serve as

他人

tā rén — other people; others

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

安危

ān wēi — safety and danger; welfare of a person

托付

tuō fù — to entrust someone with a responsibility or care

于

yú — to; at; in; preposition indicating location or recipient

时

shí — when; at the time of; time

尽可以

jǐn kě yǐ — feel completely free to; fully may

信赖

xìn lài — to trust; to rely on with confidence

审慎

shěn shèn — careful and cautious; prudent in judgment

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

体贴

tǐ tiē — considerate; thoughtful and attentive to others

面对

miàn duì — to face; to confront a situation or challenge

即将

jí jiāng — about to; on the verge of happening soon

展开

zhǎn kāi — to unfold; to launch; to begin an undertaking

事业

shì yè — career; enterprise; great undertaking or cause

心中

xīn zhōng — in one's heart; innermost feelings or thoughts

感受

gǎn shòu — feeling; sensation; to experience emotionally

难以

nán yǐ — difficult to; hard to do something

向

xiàng — towards; to; in the direction of

言说

yán shuō — to express in words; to articulate verbally

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of feeling or thing

令

lìng — to cause; to make someone feel something

颤栗

zhàn lì — to tremble; to shudder with fear or excitement

感觉

gǎn jué — feeling; sense; perception of an experience

一半

yī bàn — half; one part of two equal portions

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

愉悦

yú yuè — joyful; delightful; feeling of pleasant happiness

恐惧

kǒng jù — fear; terror; strong feeling of being afraid

在

zài — at; in; on; existing at a location or time

准备

zhǔn bèi — to prepare; to get ready for something

启程

qǐ chéng — to set out on a journey; to depart

之际

zhī jì — at the time of; on the occasion of

萦绕

yíng rào — to linger; to hover around one's mind

心头

xīn tóu — one's mind or heart; inner thoughts

这种

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

实在

shí zài — truly; really; indeed; genuinely

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; impossible to do something

描述

miáo shù — to describe; to depict in words

将

jiāng — will; about to; going to do something

前往

qián wǎng — to head towards; to go to a destination

那片

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

未经

wèi jīng — not yet having undergone; without having been through

探索

tàn suǒ — to explore; to investigate unknown territory

土地

tǔ dì — land; territory; ground or earth

雾霭

wù ǎi — mist and haze; misty atmospheric conditions

冰雪

bīng xuě — ice and snow; wintry frozen conditions

之乡

zhī xiāng — land of; homeland characterized by something

但

dàn — but; however; nevertheless

射杀

shè shā — to shoot and kill; to slay with a projectile

信天翁

xìn tiān wēng — albatross; large seabird associated with sailors

所以

suǒ yǐ — therefore; so; that is why

请

qǐng — please; to request politely

不要

bù yào — do not; don't; imperative negation

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; because of

担忧

dān yōu — to worry; to feel anxious about something

也

yě — also; too; as well

不必

bù bì — need not; there is no need to

担心

dān xīn — to worry; to be concerned about something

会

huì — will; to be likely to; can

像

xiàng — like; similar to; resembling

古舟子

gǔ zhōu zǐ — the ancient mariner; old sailor figure from poetry

那般

nà bān — like that; in that manner; so

憔悴

qiáo cuì — haggard; worn out; looking pale and exhausted

而归

ér guī — and return; come back in a certain condition

也许

yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly

这番

zhè fān — this; these remarks or references just made

典故

diǎn gù — literary allusion; reference to a classical story

会心一笑

huì xīn yī xiào — smile knowingly; smile with mutual understanding

要

yào — want to; need to; going to

透露

tòu lù — to reveal; to disclose a secret or information

一个

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

秘密

mì mì — secret; confidential information not publicly known

常常

cháng cháng — often; frequently; on many occasions

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own

海洋

hǎi yáng — ocean; the vast sea

那

nà — that; those; referring to something distant

危险

wēi xiǎn — dangerous; risky; full of peril

而

ér — and; yet; but; connecting contrasting ideas

神秘

shén mì — mysterious; enigmatic; full of mystery

事物

shì wù — thing; object; matter in the world

迷恋

mí liàn — to be fascinated by; to have obsessive passion for

热忱

rè chén — enthusiasm; ardent devotion to a cause

归因于

guī yīn yú — to attribute to; to ascribe the cause to

那位

nà wèi — that person; that one (polite measure word)

现代

xiàn dài — modern times; contemporary era

最富

zuì fù — most richly endowed with; most abundantly possessing

想象力

xiǎng xiàng lì — imagination; creative mental faculty

诗人

shī rén — poet; one who writes poetry

作品

zuò pǐn — work; literary or artistic creation

灵魂

líng hún — soul; spirit; the inner essence of a person

深处

shēn chù — deep within; the innermost part of something

有

yǒu — to have; there is; to exist

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind of; some type of

力量

lì liàng — strength; power; force driving action

涌动

yǒng dòng — to surge; to well up inside; to flow forcefully

连

lián — even; including; linking items together

理解

lǐ jiě — to understand; to comprehend meaning or intention

实际

shí jì — practical; actual; real and concrete

行动

xíng dòng — action; to act; to take steps toward a goal

上

shàng — on; above; in terms of; regarding

勤勉

qín miǎn — diligent; hardworking; industrious in effort

严谨

yán jǐn — rigorous; meticulous; strict and careful

认真

rèn zhēn — serious; earnest; conscientious in doing things

以

yǐ — with; using; by means of

坚忍不拔

jiān rěn bù bá — steadfast and persevering; unyielding determination

毅力

yì lì — willpower; perseverance; strength of determination

和

hé — and; together with; peaceful

辛勤

xīn qín — hardworking; industrious with great effort

劳作

láo zuò — to labor; to work hard; toil

去

qù — to go; to perform an action

完成

wán chéng — to complete; to finish a task successfully

每一件

měi yī jiàn — every single one; each item or matter

事

shì — matter; affair; thing to be done

除此之外

chú cǐ zhī wài — besides this; apart from this; in addition

所有

suǒ yǒu — all; every; everything belonging to

计划

jì huà — plan; scheme; organized intention for the future

中

zhōng — within; among; in the middle of

还

hái — still; also; in addition; furthermore

交织着

jiāo zhī zhe — intertwined with; interwoven together continuously

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of something

奇异

qí yì — strange; bizarre; wonderfully unusual

热爱

rè ài — to love passionately; deep devoted love for something

信念

xìn niàn — belief; conviction; firm held principle

正是

zhèng shì — it is precisely; exactly this that

它

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

驱使

qū shǐ — to drive; to urge; to compel into action

离开

lí kāi — to leave; to depart from a place or person

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

寻常人

xún cháng rén — ordinary people; common everyday person

道路

dào lù — road; path; way forward

走向

zǒu xiàng — to head towards; to move in the direction of

狂野

kuáng yě — wild; untamed; fierce and unrestrained

大海

dà hǎi — the vast sea; open ocean

未知之地

wèi zhī zhī dì — unknown territory; land not yet known or explored

让

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

回到

huí dào — to return to; to go back to a topic or place

更为

gèng wéi — even more; to a greater degree

珍贵

zhēn guì — precious; valuable; cherished and rare

话题

huà tí — topic; subject of conversation

上来

shàng lái — come up to; get back to a subject

穿越

chuān yuè — to cross; to travel through vast space or territory

茫茫大海

máng máng dà hǎi — vast boundless ocean; endless expanse of sea

绕过

rào guò — to go around; to bypass; to circumnavigate

非洲

Fēi zhōu — Africa; the continent of Africa

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

美洲

Měi zhōu — the Americas; North and South America

最南端

zuì nán duān — southernmost tip; furthest southern extreme point

海角

hǎi jiǎo — cape; promontory; remote corner of the sea

归来

guī lái — to return; to come back from somewhere

之后

zhī hòu — after; afterwards; following that time

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

还能

hái néng — still able to; can still do something

再度

zài dù — once again; one more time; anew

相见

xiāng jiàn — to meet each other; to see one another again

吗

ma — question particle turning statement into yes/no question