Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 15

Vocabulary

然而

rán'ér — however; yet; but (contrast conjunction)

到了

dào le — arrived at; reached a point in time

早晨

zǎochén — early morning; the first part of the day

天

tiān — sky; day; heaven

一亮

yī liàng — at first light; as dawn breaks

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

就

jiù — then; right away; indicating immediate sequence

走上

zǒu shàng — walked up to; stepped onto a surface

甲板

jiǎbǎn — ship's deck; the flat top surface of a vessel

发现

fāxiàn — to discover; to find; to notice something

所有

suǒyǒu — all; every; everything belonging to someone

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

水手

shuǐshǒu — sailor; seaman; crew member on a ship

都

dōu — all; both; entirely; without exception

在

zài — at; in; on; indicates location or ongoing action

船

chuán — boat; ship; vessel for water transport

一侧

yī cè — one side; a single side of something

忙碌

mánglù — busy; bustling; occupied with many tasks

着

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action

似乎

sìhū — it seems; apparently; as if

和

hé — and; with; together with

海里

hǎi lǐ — in the sea; inside the ocean water

某个

mǒu gè — a certain; some particular (unspecified) one

人

rén — person; human being; people

说话

shuōhuà — to speak; to talk; to say words

事实上

shìshí shàng — in fact; actually; as a matter of fact

那是

nà shì — that is; it was; referring to something prior

一架

yī jià — one (sled/frame); measure word for framed objects

雪橇

xuěqiāo — sled; sledge; vehicle that slides over snow

与

yǔ — and; with; together with (formal conjunction)

我们

wǒmen — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

之前

zhīqián — before; prior to; earlier than a point

见过

jiàn guò — have seen before; encountered previously

那架

nà jià — that (sled/frame); that particular framed object

相似

xiāngsì — similar; resembling; alike in appearance or nature

夜间

yèjiān — nighttime; during the night hours

随着

suízhe — along with; following; as something progresses

一大块

yī dà kuài — one large chunk or piece of something

浮冰

fúbīng — floating ice; ice floe drifting on water

漂向

piāo xiàng — drifted toward; floated in the direction of

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change of state

只有

zhǐyǒu — only; there is only; nothing but

一只

yī zhī — one (animal); measure word for animals

狗

gǒu — dog; domestic canine animal

还

hái — still; yet; also; in addition

活着

huó zhe — alive; still living; in a living state

但

dàn — but; however; yet (adversative conjunction)

里

lǐ — inside; within; in the interior of

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are; to exist

一个

yī gè — one (person or thing); a single item

水手们

shuǐshǒu men — sailors; the crew members collectively on a ship

正在

zhèngzài — in the process of; currently doing something

劝说

quànshuō — to persuade; to convince someone through talking

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

上船

shàng chuán — to board a ship; to get onto a vessel

不像

bù xiàng — unlike; not resembling; different from

那

nà — that; those; referring to something distant

另一位

lìng yī wèi — another (person); a different individual

旅行者

lǚxíng zhě — traveler; one who travels or journeys

那样

nà yàng — like that; in that manner; that way

是

shì — to be; is; am; are (copula verb)

未被

wèi bèi — not yet been; has not been (passive construction)

岛屿

dǎoyǔ — islands; a group of islands

上

shàng — on; above; upper; on top of

野蛮

yěmán — savage; barbaric; uncivilized and cruel

居民

jūmín — residents; inhabitants; people living in an area

而是

ér shì — but rather; instead is; on the contrary

欧洲人

Ōuzhōu rén — European person; someone from Europe

当

dāng — when; at the time of; while

出现

chūxiàn — to appear; to emerge; to come into view

时

shí — when; at the time; moment or period

船长

chuánzhǎng — captain; commander of a ship or vessel

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell someone

这是

zhè shì — this is; it is (pointing to something present)

不会

bù huì — will not; cannot; not likely to happen

让

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

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

茫茫大海

mángmáng dàhǎi — vast boundless sea; the immense endless ocean

葬身

zàngshēn — to perish; to meet one's end; to die somewhere

陌生人

mòshēng rén — stranger; unknown person; someone unfamiliar

看见

kànjiàn — to see; to catch sight of something

便

biàn — then; thereupon; as soon as (formal)

用

yòng — to use; to employ; by means of

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language; the language of England

向

xiàng — toward; facing; in the direction of

尽管

jǐnguǎn — although; even though; despite the fact

带着

dài zhe — carrying; with; bearing (an accent or item)

外国

wàiguó — foreign country; overseas; not one's own nation

口音

kǒuyīn — accent; manner of pronunciation indicating origin

登上

dēng shàng — to board; to climb onto; to get on

能否

néng fǒu — can or cannot; whether one is able to

告知

gàozhī — to inform; to tell; to let someone know

你们

nǐmen — you (plural); second-person plural pronoun

要

yào — to want; to need; will; going to

去往

qù wǎng — to head toward; to travel to a destination

何处

hé chù — where; what place; which location (formal)

可以

kěyǐ — can; may; it is permissible or possible

想象

xiǎngxiàng — to imagine; to picture in one's mind

听到

tīng dào — to hear; to perceive sound successfully

这样

zhèyàng — like this; in this way; such a manner

问题

wèntí — question; problem; issue; matter to address

惊愕

jīng'è — astonishment; stunned shock; great surprise

之情

zhī qíng — such feelings; this emotion (formal literary suffix)

这话

zhè huà — these words; this statement; what was said

出自

chūzì — coming from; originating from; said by

身处

shēn chǔ — to be situated in; to find oneself in

绝境

juéjìng — desperate situation; hopeless predicament; dead end

原本

yuánběn — originally; in the beginning; as it was initially

以为

yǐwéi — to think; to assume; to mistakenly believe

对

duì — toward; for; regarding; correct

来说

lái shuō — for; as far as someone is concerned

一种

yī zhǒng — a type of; a kind of; a sort of

救援

jiùyuán — rescue; relief; aid in an emergency situation

绝不会

jué bù huì — will absolutely not; never under any circumstances

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals

去

qù — to go; to leave; to depart somewhere

换取

huànqǔ — to exchange for; to obtain by trading something

世上

shì shàng — in the world; on earth; in existence

任何

rènhé — any; whatever; whichever; no matter what

最

zuì — most; -est; superlative degree marker

珍贵

zhēnguì — precious; valuable; rare and highly treasured

财富

cáifù — wealth; riches; valuable assets or resources

回答

huídá — to answer; to reply; a response to a question

进行

jìnxíng — to carry out; to conduct; to proceed with

一次

yī cì — once; one time; a single occurrence

驶向

shǐ xiàng — to sail toward; to steer in the direction of

北极

Běijí — the North Pole; Arctic region at Earth's top

探险

tànxiǎn — to explore; adventure; expedition into unknown territory

航行

hángxíng — to navigate; to sail; a sea or air voyage

感到

gǎndào — to feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

满意

mǎnyì — satisfied; content; pleased with a result

同意

tóngyì — to agree; to consent; to approve of something

天哪

tiān na — oh my goodness; good heavens; exclamation of surprise