Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

原版

yuán bǎn — Original version or edition of a work.

序言

xù yán — Preface or foreword introducing a written work.

这部

zhè bù — This (used with volumes, films, or works).

游记

yóu jì — Travel journal or account of a journey.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

作者

zuò zhě — Author or writer of a work.

先生

xiān sheng — Mister; respectful title for an adult man.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence.

我

wǒ — I; first-person singular pronoun.

多年

duō nián — Many years; a long period of time.

至交

zhì jiāo — Closest friend; an intimate and trusted companion.

好友

hǎo yǒu — Good friend; a close and dear companion.

我们

wǒ men — We; first-person plural pronoun.

之间

zhī jiān — Between; indicating a relationship or space between two things.

在

zài — At; in; preposition indicating location or time.

母系

mǔ xì — Maternal line; relating to the mother's side of family.

方面

fāng miàn — Aspect; side; area of consideration.

也

yě — Also; too; additionally.

有些

yǒu xiē — Some; a certain amount of something.

亲戚

qīn qi — Relatives; family members by blood or marriage.

关系

guān xi — Relationship; connection between people or things.

大约

dà yuē — Approximately; about; roughly estimated.

三年前

sān nián qián — Three years ago; referring to a past time.

厌倦

yàn juàn — To be tired of; to feel weary or bored.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant things.

好奇

hào qí — Curious; having a strong desire to know something.

人们

rén men — People; general reference to a group of persons.

不断

bù duàn — Continuously; without stopping; incessantly.

涌到

yǒng dào — To surge to; to crowd or flock toward a place.

他

tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

家中

jiā zhōng — At home; inside one's house or household.

拜访

bài fǎng — To visit; to call on someone formally or socially.

便

biàn — Then; so; thereupon; indicating a logical consequence.

故乡

gù xiāng — Hometown; one's native place or birthplace.

附近

fù jìn — Nearby; in the vicinity of a place.

购置

gòu zhì — To purchase and acquire property or assets.

一小块

yī xiǎo kuài — A small piece or plot of land.

土地

tǔ dì — Land; earth; a piece of ground or territory.

和

hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together.

一所

yī suǒ — One (used as a measure word for buildings).

舒适

shū shì — Comfortable; providing ease and physical well-being.

房屋

fáng wū — House; a building used as a dwelling.

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at the present time; currently.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; referring to a distant location.

过着

guò zhe — Living (a life); in the continuous state of living.

隐居

yǐn jū — To live in seclusion; to lead a reclusive life.

生活

shēng huó — Life; daily living; existence and way of living.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating a contrast or turn.

依然

yī rán — Still; as before; unchanged from a previous state.

深受

shēn shòu — Deeply receive; to be greatly affected or respected.

邻里

lín lǐ — Neighbors; the local community around one's home.

敬重

jìng zhòng — To respect and esteem someone highly.

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

出生

chū shēng — To be born; the act of coming into the world.

于

yú — In; at; from; classical preposition indicating location or time.

其父

qí fù — His father; referring to someone's male parent.

定居

dìng jū — To settle; to establish a permanent residence somewhere.

但

dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception.

曾听

céng tīng — Had once heard; referring to something heard in the past.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell or express something verbally.

家族

jiā zú — Family clan; a group of related families sharing ancestry.

来自

lái zì — To come from; to originate from a place or source.

为

wèi — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

证实

zhèng shí — To verify; to confirm the truth of something.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this particular thing or affair.

曾在

céng zài — Had once been at; referring to a past location visit.

该郡

gāi jùn — That county; referring to the previously mentioned county.

教堂

jiào táng — Church; a Christian place of worship and prayer.

墓地

mù dì — Cemetery; graveyard where the dead are buried.

中

zhōng — In; inside; among; within a place or group.

见到

jiàn dào — To see; to catch sight of someone or something.

数座

shù zuò — Several (used for large standing structures like monuments).

墓碑

mù bēi — Tombstone; a stone marker placed at a grave.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with another person or thing.

纪念碑

jì niàn bēi — Memorial monument; a structure commemorating a person or event.

离开

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

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to a certain time or event.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; also used to introduce an object.

以下

yǐ xià — The following; below; what comes next in text.

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

文稿

wén gǎo — Manuscript; written draft or document of a work.

交由

jiāo yóu — To hand over to; to entrust something to someone.

保管

bǎo guǎn — To keep in custody; to safeguard or store carefully.

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously indicating addition or conjunction.

授权

shòu quán — To authorize; to grant official permission or power.

按照

àn zhào — According to; in accordance with a rule or standard.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to consider; to hold an opinion about something.

合适

hé shì — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for a particular purpose.

方式

fāng shì — Method; way; manner of doing something.

处置

chǔ zhì — To handle; to deal with or dispose of something.

已

yǐ — Already; having completed an action by now.

仔细

zǐ xì — Carefully; attentively; with great thoroughness and detail.

研读

yán dú — To study carefully; to read and analyze in depth.

三遍

sān biàn — Three times; indicating an action repeated three times.

文风

wén fēng — Writing style; the characteristic manner of a writer.

十分

shí fēn — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

平实

píng shí — Plain and straightforward; simple and unpretentious in style.

简朴

jiǎn pǔ — Simple and plain; unadorned and modest in style.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize an action.

发现

fā xiàn — To discover; to find or notice something for the first time.

唯一

wéi yī — Only; sole; the single one of its kind.

不足

bù zú — Shortcoming; deficiency; not enough or inadequate.

之处

zhī chù — The place where; the aspect or point of something.

在于

zài yú — To lie in; to consist of; the key point is.

惯例

guàn lì — Convention; customary practice or established tradition.

叙述

xù shù — Narration; to describe or recount events in sequence.

稍嫌

shāo xián — Slightly too; somewhat excessively; a little on the side of.

过于

guò yú — Excessively; too; overly to an undesirable degree.

繁琐

fán suǒ — Tediously detailed; overly complicated and fussy.

详尽

xiáng jìn — Thorough and exhaustive; covering every detail completely.

全文

quán wén — The entire text; the complete body of a written work.

字里行间

zì lǐ háng jiān — Between the lines; implicit meaning throughout the writing.

透露着

tòu lù zhe — Revealing; giving off or emitting a certain quality.

一股

yī gǔ — A whiff of; a streak or trace of something intangible.

真实

zhēn shí — True; real; genuine and not fabricated or false.

之气

zhī qì — An air of; a quality or spirit of something.

而

ér — And; but; however; connecting contrasting or related clauses.

事实上

shì shí shàng — In fact; actually; as a matter of reality.

以

yǐ — By means of; with; classical preposition indicating method.

诚实

chéng shí — Honest; truthful; not lying or deceiving others.

守信

shǒu xìn — To keep one's word; to be faithful to promises.

著称

zhù chēng — To be famous for; known and celebrated for a quality.

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that a result follows.

流传着

liú chuán zhe — Circulating; being passed down or spread among people.

一句

yī jù — One sentence; a single phrase or saying.

俗语

sú yǔ — Common saying; a popular proverb or colloquial expression.

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time a particular situation occurs.

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person who does something.

断言

duàn yán — To assert; to state something confidently and definitively.

某事

mǒu shì — A certain matter; some particular unspecified thing.

便会

biàn huì — Will then; would accordingly; used to indicate a consequence.

真实无误

zhēn shí wú wù — Completely true and without error; absolutely accurate.

犹如

yóu rú — Just as; like; resembling something in a comparison.

亲口

qīn kǒu — Personally said; spoken directly from one's own mouth.

所言

suǒ yán — What was said; the words spoken by someone.