Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 2

Vocabulary

同样

tóngyàng — Same; in the same way; likewise

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

关于

guānyú — Regarding; concerning; about a topic

规划者

guīhuàzhě — Planner; one who makes plans

学院

xuéyuàn — College; academy; institute of learning

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

叙述

xùshù — To narrate; to describe; an account

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and; along with

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

主人

zhǔrén — Master; host; owner of a household

谈话

tánhuà — To converse; to have a conversation

若干

ruògān — Several; a certain number of; some

段落

duànluò — Paragraph; passage; section of text

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in a place

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

要么

yàome — Either...or; one of two options

省略

shěnglüè — To omit; to leave out; to abbreviate

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain amount

重要

zhòngyào — Important; significant; of great consequence

情节

qíngjié — Plot; storyline; details of an incident

对其

duì qí — Regarding it/them; with respect to it

进行

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

删改

shāngǎi — To delete and alter; to revise by cutting

或

huò — Or; alternatively; either

篡改

cuàngǎi — To falsify; to tamper with; to distort

以致

yǐzhì — So that; as a result; leading to a consequence

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically

认不出

rèn bu chū — Unable to recognize; unrecognizable

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own; self

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; literary or artistic creation

此前

cǐqián — Before this; previously; prior to this

曾

céng — Once; previously; used to (past experience)

信中

xìn zhōng — In a letter; within the correspondence

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of

暗示

ànshì — To hint; to imply; to suggest indirectly

过

guò — Particle indicating past experience; to pass

此事

cǐshì — This matter; this affair; this issue

却

què — But; however; yet; on the contrary

回答

huídá — To answer; to reply; a response

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

害怕

hàipà — To be afraid; to fear; scared

得罪

dézuì — To offend; to displease; to incur displeasure

人

rén — Person; people; human being

当权者

dāngquánzhě — Those in power; the authorities; ruling figures

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing

出版物

chūbǎnwù — Publication; printed material; published works

严加

yánjiā — Strictly; rigorously apply scrutiny or control

监视

jiānshì — To monitor; to surveil; to keep watch over

不仅

bùjǐn — Not only; not merely; beyond just

善于

shànyú — To be good at; skilled in; adept at

曲解

qūjiě — To misinterpret; to distort the meaning

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also

动辄

dòngzhé — At the slightest pretext; readily; easily inclined to

惩处

chéngchǔ — To punish; to penalize; to mete out punishment

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all; every single thing

看似

kànsì — Seemingly; appearing to be; looks like

含沙射影

hán shā shè yǐng — To make insinuations; to attack indirectly

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I suppose; I believe

你们

nǐmen — You (plural); all of you

称之为

chēng zhī wéi — To call it; to refer to it as

隐语

yǐnyǔ — Coded language; veiled speech; an allusion

但

dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless

请问

qǐngwèn — May I ask; excuse me, I'd like to ask

许多

xǔduō — Many; a lot of; numerous

年前

nián qián — Years ago; before a number of years

相距

xiāngjù — To be separated by; to be apart from

约

yuē — Approximately; about; roughly

五千

wǔqiān — Five thousand; the number 5000

之遥

zhī yáo — Away; in the distance; at a remove

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another; a different one; one other

王朝

wángcháo — Dynasty; imperial ruling house; reign period

统治

tǒngzhì — To rule; to govern; to dominate

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when; during that period

所说

suǒ shuō — What was said; the words spoken

话

huà — Words; speech; what is said

又

yòu — Again; also; furthermore; in addition

怎能

zěn néng — How could; how can it be possible

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicating passive voice)

套用

tàoyòng — To apply mechanically; to copy a formula onto

到

dào — To; arrive at; up to; reach

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; at present; these days

据说

jùshuō — It is said that; reportedly; allegedly

统治着

tǒngzhì zhe — Is ruling over; currently governing (ongoing)

芸芸众生

yúnyún zhòngshēng — All living beings; the masses; ordinary people

那些

nàxiē — Those; those particular ones

身上

shēnshang — On one's body; on a person; applied to someone

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle for rhetorical questions

况且

kuàngqiě — Moreover; besides; furthermore; what is more

那时

nà shí — At that time; back then; in those days

压根儿

yāgēnr — At all; from the very start; simply not

未曾

wèicéng — Never; had not yet; has never done

料想到

liàoxiǎng dào — To have anticipated; to have foreseen or expected

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

忧虑过

yōulǜ guò — Had worried about; had been anxious over

有朝一日

yǒu zhāo yī rì — One day; someday in the future; eventually

会

huì — Will; would; to be able to; can

生活

shēnghuó — To live; life; livelihood; daily existence

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

之下

zhī xià — Under; beneath; below; subordinate to

当

dāng — When; at the time of; while

亲眼

qīnyǎn — With one's own eyes; personally witnessing

目睹

mùdǔ — To witness; to see with one's own eyes

乘坐

chéngzuò — To ride in; to take (a vehicle)

车辆

chēliàng — Vehicle; wheeled conveyance; motor vehicles

由

yóu — By; from; through; owing to

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; to appear to be

才是

cái shì — Is truly; is actually; only then is

畜生

chùsheng — Beast; brute; animal (often used as an insult)

理性

lǐxìng — Rationality; reason; rational thinking

生灵

shēnglíng — Living beings; creatures; sentient beings

难道

nándào — Could it be that; don't tell me; surely

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; haven't

最

zuì — Most; the most; -est superlative marker

充分

chōngfèn — Sufficient; ample; full; to the fullest extent

理由

lǐyóu — Reason; grounds; justification; cause

愤愤不平

fènfèn bùpíng — To feel indignant; deeply resentful about injustice

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

事实上

shìshí shang — In fact; as a matter of fact; actually

为了

wèile — In order to; for the purpose of; for

避免

bìmiǎn — To avoid; to prevent; to evade

如此

rúcǐ — Such; like this; so; in this way

骇人

hàirén — Horrifying; terrifying; shocking to people

而

ér — And; yet; but; linking conjunction

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causing someone to be

憎恶

zēngwù — To detest; to abhor; strong hatred

景象

jǐngxiàng — Scene; spectacle; sight; visual phenomenon

正是

zhèngshì — Precisely; exactly; it is exactly that

隐居

yǐnjū — To live in seclusion; to retire from society

于此

yú cǐ — Here; at this place; in this regard

主要

zhǔyào — Main; primary; principal; major

动机

dòngjī — Motive; motivation; driving reason

之一

zhī yī — One of; among them one; one instance

以上

yǐshàng — The above; aforementioned; more than

这些

zhèxiē — These; these ones; this set of things

认为

rènwéi — To think; to consider; to believe that

有必要

yǒu bìyào — There is a need to; it is necessary

就

jiù — Then; with regard to; exactly; just

本人

běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; I myself

所

suǒ — Particle used before a verb in passive or relative constructions

寄予

jìyǔ — To place (trust or hope) in; to entrust to

信任

xìnrèn — Trust; confidence; to trust someone

如实

rúshí — Truthfully; as things really are; honestly

说明

shuōmíng — To explain; to clarify; an explanation