Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 12

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

不敢

bù gǎn — dare not; do not have the courage to

期望

qī wàng — to hope for; expectation, aspiration

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so, such, in this way

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

成功

chéng gōng — to succeed; success, achievement

然而

rán ér — however, nevertheless; indicates contrast

也

yě — also, too; likewise, as well

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; have no way to do something

忍受

rěn shòu — to endure, tolerate; bear something difficult

去

qù — to go; directional or action complement

看

kàn — to look at, see, watch, read

这幅

zhè fú — this (painting/picture); measure word for artwork

画

huà — painting, drawing; to draw or paint

反面

fǎn miàn — reverse side; negative aspect, opposite side

目前

mù qián — currently, at present, for the time being

请

qǐng — please; to invite or request politely

继续

jì xù — to continue, keep on, go on doing

把握

bǎ wò — to grasp, seize; certainty, confidence in something

每

měi — every, each; indicates each individual instance

一个

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

机会

jī huì — opportunity, chance; favorable occasion to act

给

gěi — to give; for, to (preposition indicating recipient)

写信

xiě xìn — to write a letter to someone

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or time

某些

mǒu xiē — certain, some; referring to unspecified instances

时候

shí hou — time, moment; a particular point in time

当

dāng — when; to serve as, at the time of

最

zuì — most; superlative degree adverb

需要

xū yào — to need, require; necessity, requirement

它们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural for non-human things

来

lái — to come; directional complement toward speaker

振奋

zhèn fèn — to inspire, invigorate; uplift one's spirits

精神

jīng shén — spirit, mind; mental energy, morale

时

shí — when, at the time; temporal conjunction

或许

huò xǔ — perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty

能

néng — can, be able to; expressing capability

收到

shōu dào — to receive, get; successfully obtain a message

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

来信

lái xìn — incoming letter; letter received from someone

深情

shēn qíng — deep affection; with tender feelings, lovingly

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

爱着

ài zhe — loving (ongoing); in a state of loving someone

如果

rú guǒ — if; introduces a conditional clause

再也

zài yě — never again, no more; used with negation

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is not, no

消息

xiāo xi — news, message; information about someone or something

怀着

huái zhe — harboring, holding in one's heart; cherishing

记住

jì zhù — to remember, keep in mind; memorize firmly

兄长

xiōng zhǎng — elder brother; respectful term for older brother

第

dì — ordinal prefix; used before numbers (first, second…)

三

sān — three; the number 3

封

fēng — measure word for letters; to seal an envelope

信

xìn — letter, correspondence; trust, believe

致

zhì — to; addressed to, sent to someone

夫人

fū ren — Mrs., Madam; respectful title for a married woman

年

nián — year; measure word for years

月

yuè — month; moon

日

rì — day; sun; used in dates

亲爱

qīn ài — dear, beloved; affectionate term of address

姐姐

jiě jie — older sister; female sibling older than oneself

匆匆

cōng cōng — hurriedly, hastily; in a rushed manner

写下

xiě xià — to write down; put something in writing

几行

jǐ háng — a few lines; several lines of writing

告知

gào zhī — to inform, notify; let someone know something

一切

yī qiè — everything, all; every single thing

安好

ān hǎo — safe and well; in good health and condition

航程

háng chéng — voyage, journey by sea; distance traveled by ship

进展

jìn zhǎn — progress; to advance, develop favorably

顺利

shùn lì — smoothly, successfully; without obstacles or difficulty

这封

zhè fēng — this letter; measure word phrase for a letter

将

jiāng — will, shall; future tense auxiliary verb

由

yóu — by, via; through the agency of someone

一艘

yī sōu — one ship; measure word for vessels

正

zhèng — just, right now; in the process of doing

从

cóng — from; starting point in space or time

返航

fǎn háng — to return voyage; sail back to home port

商船

shāng chuán — merchant ship, cargo vessel; commercial trading boat

带回

dài huí — to bring back; carry something back to origin

它

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

比

bǐ — than; used in comparisons between two things

幸运

xìng yùn — lucky, fortunate; having good fortune

而

ér — and yet, but; connecting contrasting clauses

也许

yě xǔ — perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

多年

duō nián — many years; for a long number of years

都

dōu — all, both; without exception, every case

见到

jiàn dào — to see, catch sight of; manage to meet

故土

gù tǔ — homeland, native land; one's place of origin

心情

xīn qíng — mood, state of mind; emotional feeling at a moment

很好

hěn hǎo — very good; in excellent condition or spirits

船员

chuán yuán — crew member; person working aboard a ship

们

men — plural suffix for pronouns and some nouns

勇敢

yǒng gǎn — brave, courageous; showing boldness and fearlessness

无畏

wú wèi — fearless, dauntless; without fear of danger

意志

yì zhì — will, willpower; determination and mental resolve

坚定

jiān dìng — firm, resolute; steadfast in purpose or belief

那些

nà xiē — those; referring to previously mentioned plural items

不断

bù duàn — continuously, constantly; without stopping or pause

我们

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

身边

shēn biān — by one's side; nearby, in close proximity

漂过

piāo guò — to drift past; float by without stopping

浮冰

fú bīng — floating ice, ice floe; ice drifting on water

预示着

yù shì zhe — foretelling, signaling; indicating something to come

所

suǒ — particle preceding verbs indicating destination or object

前往

qián wǎng — to head toward, proceed to; go in a direction

之地

zhī dì — the place of; formal expression for a location

危险

wēi xiǎn — dangerous, risky; involving potential harm or peril

似乎

sì hū — it seems, apparently; giving impression of something

未能

wèi néng — failed to, could not; was unable to accomplish

使

shǐ — to make, cause; enable someone to do something

他们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural for people

惊慌

jīng huāng — panic, alarm; frightened and flustered state

已经

yǐ jīng — already; indicates action completed before now

到达

dào dá — to arrive, reach; get to a destination

很高

hěn gāo — very high; at a great altitude or elevation

纬度

wěi dù — latitude; geographic coordinate measuring north-south position

但

dàn — but, however; introduces contrasting information

此时

cǐ shí — at this time, now; at the current moment

正值

zhèng zhí — happening right at; coinciding exactly with a time

盛夏

shèng xià — midsummer, height of summer; the hottest summer period

虽

suī — although, even though; concessive conjunction

不如

bù rú — not as good as; inferior to in comparison

温暖

wēn nuǎn — warm; comfortably heated, giving warmth

南风

nán fēng — south wind; wind blowing from the south

却

què — but, yet; indicates unexpected contrast

迅速

xùn sù — rapid, swift; happening very quickly

吹向

chuī xiàng — to blow toward; wind moving in a direction

那片

nà piàn — that stretch of; measure word for expanses of land/sea

热切

rè qiē — eagerly, ardently; with strong desire and enthusiasm

渴望

kě wàng — to long for, yearn; strong desire for something

抵达

dǐ dá — to arrive at, reach; get to a destination

海岸

hǎi àn — coastline, shore; land bordering the sea

带来

dài lái — to bring, to bring about; cause something to appear

了

le — particle indicating completed action or new situation

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of; one sort of something

未曾

wèi céng — never before, not yet; had not previously occurred

预料

yù liào — to anticipate, expect; foresee something in advance

到

dào — to arrive; reaching a point, complement of result

令人

lìng rén — causing people to feel; makes one feel a certain way

暖意

nuǎn yì — feeling of warmth; a sense of warmth and comfort

迄今为止

qì jīn wéi zhǐ — up to now, so far; until the present moment

尚未

shàng wèi — not yet; still has not happened at this time

遭遇

zāo yù — to encounter, meet with; experience something unexpected

任何

rèn hé — any, whatever; of any kind whatsoever

值得

zhí de — worth, deserving; meriting attention or effort

信中

xìn zhōng — in the letter; within the content of correspondence

大书特书

dà shū tè shū — to write about extensively; give great attention in writing

事件

shì jiàn — event, incident; a notable occurrence or happening