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

Vocabulary

船长

chuán zhǎng — Captain of a ship.

致

zhì — To send to; addressed to someone.

其

qí — His, her, its, their; a third-person possessive pronoun.

表亲

biǎo qīn — Cousin related through a parent's sibling.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

一封

yī fēng — One letter; measure word for correspondence.

信

xìn — A letter; written correspondence.

写于

xiě yú — Written at or in a specified time or place.

年

nián — Year; unit of time.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

希望

xī wàng — To hope; to wish for something.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

随时

suí shí — At any time; whenever necessary.

准备

zhǔn bèi — To prepare; to be ready for something.

公开

gōng kāi — Publicly; openly; not hidden or secret.

承认

chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge a fact or wrongdoing.

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time a condition occurs.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject.

追问

zhuī wèn — To press someone with questions; to interrogate closely.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this affair or issue.

时

shí — When; at the time of an event.

能

néng — Can; to be able to do something.

坦言

tǎn yán — To speak frankly; to say honestly.

正是

zhèng shì — It is precisely; exactly this.

由于

yóu yú — Due to; because of a reason.

再三

zài sān — Repeatedly; again and again; multiple times.

迫切

pò qiè — Urgent; pressing; desperately needed.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

催促

cuī cù — To urge; to press someone to hurry up.

才

cái — Only then; indicating a result following a condition.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make someone do something.

同意

tóng yì — To agree; to give consent.

出版

chū bǎn — To publish; to release a book or work.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

一部

yī bù — One volume; measure word for books or works.

颇为

pō wéi — Quite; rather; to a considerable degree.

粗疏

cū shū — Rough and careless; lacking in thoroughness or detail.

且

qiě — And; moreover; furthermore connecting clauses.

不够

bù gòu — Not enough; insufficient; lacking adequacy.

精确

jīng què — Precise; accurate; exact in detail.

游记

yóu jì — Travel writing; a record of travels.

并

bìng — And; furthermore; in addition to.

从

cóng — From; starting from a place or source.

两所

liǎng suǒ — Two institutions; measure word for schools or buildings.

大学

dà xué — University; institution of higher education.

中

zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of.

聘请

pìn qǐng — To hire; to engage someone professionally.

一位

yī wèi — One person; polite measure word for individuals.

年轻

nián qīng — Young; being of a young age.

绅士

shēn shì — Gentleman; a man of refined manners and status.

加以

jiā yǐ — To apply; to carry out an action upon something.

整理

zhěng lǐ — To organize; to sort and tidy up content.

润色

rùn sè — To polish; to refine and improve writing style.

文笔

wén bǐ — Writing style; the quality of one's prose.

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly as described or shown.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time.

建议

jiàn yì — Suggestion; to recommend a course of action.

下

xià — Under; below; beneath a condition or guidance.

于

yú — At; in; formal preposition of time or place.

所著

suǒ zhù — Written by; works authored by someone.

环球

huán qiú — Around the world; global circumnavigation.

航行

háng xíng — To navigate; to sail or voyage by ship.

记

jì — Record; account; a written narrative or log.

一书

yī shū — A book; referring to a particular written work.

所做

suǒ zuò — What was done; actions carried out by someone.

那样

nà yàng — Like that; in that manner or way.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.

不

bù — No; not; negation particle.

记得

jì de — To remember; to recall something from memory.

曾

céng — Once; ever; indicating a past experience.

授权

shòu quán — To authorize; to grant permission or authority.

删去

shān qù — To delete; to remove content from a text.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; used in negative or question contexts.

内容

nèi róng — Content; the substance or material of a work.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.

遑论

huáng lùn — Let alone; much less; not to mention.

增添

zēng tiān — To add; to increase by putting more in.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason.

就

jiù — Regarding; with respect to; then accordingly.

后者

hòu zhě — The latter; referring to the second of two things.

而言

ér yán — As for; in terms of; speaking about.

在此

zài cǐ — Here; at this point; herein.

声明

shēng míng — To declare; an official statement or announcement.

放弃

fàng qì — To give up; to abandon or relinquish something.

否认

fǒu rèn — To deny; to refuse to acknowledge something.

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all; without exception.

此类

cǐ lèi — This kind; such types of things.

之处

zhī chù — Places or aspects of something; such instances.

尤其

yóu qí — Especially; particularly; above all else.

是

shì — Is; to be; linking subject and predicate.

那段

nà duàn — That passage; that section of text.

关于

guān yú — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

女王

nǚ wáng — Queen; a female monarch.

陛下

bì xià — Your Majesty; respectful address for a monarch.

文字

wén zì — Written text; words and characters in writing.

那位

nà wèi — That person; polite referential for a specific individual.

最为

zuì wéi — Most; the most; to the greatest extent.

虔诚

qián chéng — Devout; pious; sincerely devoted in belief.

而

ér — And; yet; conjunction linking contrasting or parallel clauses.

荣耀

róng yào — Glory; honor; distinguished fame or splendor.

尽管

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

对

duì — Toward; regarding; in relation to something.

她

tā — She; her; third-person female singular pronoun.

崇敬

chóng jìng — To revere; deep admiration and respect for someone.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with something or someone.

尊重

zūn zhòng — To respect; to show regard and esteem.

确实

què shí — Indeed; truly; certainly and without doubt.

超过

chāo guò — To exceed; to surpass a limit or amount.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; remaining ones.

人类

rén lèi — Humanity; humankind; the human species.

或者

huò zhě — Or; either; presenting an alternative option.

篡改者

cuàn gǎi zhě — Falsifier; one who alters texts dishonestly.

本应

běn yīng — Should have; ought to have done originally.

考虑

kǎo lǜ — To consider; to think carefully about something.

到

dào — To; arriving at; reaching a point or result.

既

jì — Since; given that; already indicating a premise.

无

wú — Without; to lack; there is none.

此

cǐ — This; referring to something just mentioned.

意愿

yì yuàn — Wish; willingness; one's desire or intention.

主人

zhǔ rén — Master; host; owner of a person or place.

面前

miàn qián — In front of; before someone's presence.

称颂

chēng sòng — To praise; to speak highly and approvingly of.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing.

动物

dòng wù — Animal; a living creature that moves.

也

yě — Also; too; additionally.

实属

shí shǔ — Truly belongs to; indeed constitutes something.

不雅

bù yǎ — Indecent; improper; lacking elegance or propriety.

况且

kuàng qiě — Moreover; besides; what is more.

描述

miáo shù — To describe; an account of something in detail.

纯属

chún shǔ — Purely; entirely; completely and only this.

虚假

xū jiǎ — False; untrue; not real or genuine.

据

jù — According to; based on a source.

所知

suǒ zhī — What is known; within one's knowledge.

执政

zhí zhèng — To govern; to hold political power.

期间

qī jiān — During; the period of a span of time.

某段

mǒu duàn — A certain period; some unspecified stretch of time.

时间

shí jiān — Time; a period or duration.

身处

shēn chǔ — To be situated in; to find oneself in a place.

英国

Yīng guó — England; the United Kingdom.

通过

tōng guò — Through; by means of; via a method.

首席

shǒu xí — Chief; leading; primary in rank or position.

大臣

dà chén — Minister; a high-ranking government official.

来

lái — To come; used to indicate purpose after a verb.

治理

zhì lǐ — To govern; to administer and manage a state.

国家

guó jiā — Country; nation; a sovereign state.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to an extreme degree.

先后

xiān hòu — One after another; in succession over time.

经由

jīng yóu — Via; through; by way of a route or person.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two people; polite measure word for two individuals.

第一位

dì yī wèi — The first person; the number-one individual.

勋爵

xūn jué — Lord; a British noble title of high rank.

第二位

dì èr wèi — The second person; the number-two individual.

如此

rú cǐ — Like this; in this way; such being the case.

一来

yī lái — Once this happens; as a result of this.

便

biàn — Then; consequently; as a result.

让

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

说出

shuō chū — To say out loud; to express verbally.

事实

shì shí — Fact; truth; what actually occurred.

不符

bù fú — Not conforming; inconsistent with the truth.

之言

zhī yán — Such words; statements of that nature.