Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 4

Vocabulary

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and; along with

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; additional things or people

千百种

qiānbǎi zhǒng — Thousands of kinds; countless varieties

改革

gǎigé — Reform; to change a system or institution

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

坚信

jiānxìn — Firmly believe; be deeply convinced of something

能

néng — Can; be able to; have the ability

在

zài — At; in; under; indicates location or condition

您

nín — You; respectful second-person singular pronoun

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

鼓励

gǔlì — Encourage; give support or motivation to someone

下

xià — Under; below; beneath; in the context of

实现

shíxiàn — Realize; achieve; bring a goal into reality

确实

quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly; used for emphasis

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; be permitted or able to

从

cóng — From; starting from a point or source

书中

shū zhōng — Within the book; inside the text

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to form noun phrases

阐述

chǎnshù — Expound; explain in detail; elaborate on ideas

教义

jiàoyì — Doctrine; religious or ideological teachings and principles

中

zhōng — In; within; among; the middle of something

明显

míngxiǎn — Obviously; clearly; evidently apparent to observers

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adjective or adverb to verb

推导

tuīdǎo — Derive; deduce; logically work out a conclusion

出来

chūlái — Come out; result from; emerge from a process

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

必须

bìxū — Must; have to; it is necessary to

承认

chéngrèn — Admit; acknowledge; recognize something as true

七个月

qī gè yuè — Seven months; a duration of seven months

时间

shíjiān — Time; a period or duration of time

足以

zúyǐ — Sufficient to; enough to achieve a purpose

纠正

jiūzhèng — Correct; rectify; fix an error or fault

具有

jùyǒu — Possess; have; be endowed with a quality

一切

yīqiè — All; everything; every single thing

恶习

èxí — Bad habits; vices; deeply ingrained negative behaviors

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal usage)

愚行

yúxíng — Foolish behavior; stupid actions; acts of folly

倘若

tǎngruò — If; supposing that; in the event that

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

本性

běnxìng — Nature; innate character; one's fundamental disposition

对

duì — Toward; regarding; in relation to something

美德

měidé — Virtue; moral excellence; admirable ethical quality

或

huò — Or; either; used to connect alternatives

智慧

zhìhuì — Wisdom; intelligence; profound understanding and insight

稍有

shāo yǒu — Have a little; possess even a slight amount

一点

yīdiǎn — A little; a bit; a small amount

倾向

qīngxiàng — Tendency; inclination; lean toward something

话

huà — Words; speech; talk; also used as conditional marker

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction

来信

láixìn — Incoming letter; correspondence received from someone

非但

fēidàn — Not only; far from; used in negative constructions

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking something

丝毫

sīháo — The slightest; not even a tiny bit

回应

huíyìng — Response; reply; answer to an expectation or call

期望

qīwàng — Expectation; hope; what one anticipates or desires

反而

fǎn'ér — Instead; on the contrary; unexpectedly the opposite

每周

měi zhōu — Every week; each week; weekly

都

dōu — All; both; every; indicates totality

让

ràng — Let; allow; cause someone to do something

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

带来

dàilái — Bring; carry here; deliver to this place

一堆

yī duī — A pile of; a heap of; lots of

诽谤

fěibàng — Slander; defamation; make false damaging statements

文章

wénzhāng — Article; essay; written piece of work

解读

jiědú — Interpret; analyze; read into the meaning of

文字

wénzì — Written characters; text; written language

评论

pínglùn — Commentary; criticism; review of a topic

回忆录

huíyìlù — Memoir; written record of personal memories

和

hé — And; with; connects nouns or noun phrases

续集

xùjí — Sequel; continuation of a book or series

东西

dōngxi — Things; stuff; objects; miscellaneous items

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior of something

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action

指责

zhǐzé — Accuse; blame; criticize someone for wrongdoing

为

wéi — As; for; act as; used in passive constructions

讥讽

jīfěng — Mock; satirize; ridicule with sharp sarcastic words

贬低

biǎndī — Belittle; demean; lower the status of something

人类

rénlèi — Humanity; humankind; the human species as a whole

居然

jūrán — Surprisingly; unexpectedly; to one's astonishment

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; this manner

称呼

chēnghū — Address; call; refer to someone by a name

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for non-human things

侮辱

wǔrǔ — Insult; humiliate; treat with contempt or disrespect

女性

nǚxìng — Women; females; the female gender

还

hái — Also; still; in addition; furthermore

发现

fāxiàn — Discover; find out; notice something previously unknown

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to multiple distant things or people

作者们

zuòzhěmen — Authors; writers; the group of people who wrote

彼此

bǐcǐ — Each other; one another; mutually between two parties

之间

zhījiān — Between; among; in the space separating two things

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

意见不一

yìjiàn bù yī — Disagree; hold differing opinions; not of one mind

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within that group or set

有些人

yǒuxiē rén — Some people; certain individuals in a group

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

是

shì — Is; are; am; the verb to be

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; by one's own effort

游记

yóujì — Travel writing; account of a journey or travels

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer; creator of a written work

另一些人

lìng yīxiē rén — Others; another group of people; some others

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicates contrast or unexpectedness

又

yòu — Again; also; moreover; on top of that

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; places object before verb

说成

shuōchéng — Describe as; characterize as; claim to be something

一些

yīxiē — Some; a number of; a certain amount of

根本

gēnběn — Fundamental; at all; simply; not at all (in negatives)

知晓

zhīxiǎo — Know; be aware of; have knowledge of something

书籍

shūjí — Books; volumes; written publications collectively