Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

同样

tóngyàng — Same, identical; in the same way

发现

fāxiàn — To discover, find, realize something

您

nín — You; polite formal second person pronoun

的

de — Possessive and attributive structural particle

印刷商

yìnshuāshāng — Printer; person or company that prints

如此

rúcǐ — So, thus, in this way, like this

粗心

cūxīn — Careless, inattentive, negligent

将

jiāng — Will, shall; future tense marker

数次

shùcì — Several times, multiple occasions

航行

hángxíng — To sail, navigate; a voyage by sea

与

yǔ — And, with; together with someone

归返

guīfǎn — To return, go back to a place

时间

shíjiān — Time; a period or point in time

混淆

hùnxiáo — To confuse, mix up, cause confusion

弄错

nòngcuò — To make a mistake, get something wrong

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle

日期

rìqī — Date; a specific calendar date

既

jì — Since, already; used in paired conjunctions

未

wèi — Not yet, have not; negation of past action

注明

zhùmíng — To note clearly, indicate, specify in writing

正确

zhèngquè — Correct, accurate, right, proper

年份

niánfèn — Year; a specific year or vintage

也

yě — Also, too, as well, either

月份

yuèfèn — Month; a specific month of the year

和

hé — And; connecting nouns or noun phrases

听说

tīngshuō — To hear that, it is said that

原稿

yuángǎo — Original manuscript, draft document

自

zì — Since, from; self; used as preposition

书

shū — Book; written work, publication

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; publication of a book

后

hòu — After, behind, later, afterward

已

yǐ — Already; used to indicate completed action

全部

quánbù — All, entire, completely, the whole

销毁

xiāohuǐ — To destroy, incinerate, obliterate completely

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have, there is no

留下

liúxià — To leave behind, keep, retain something

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever, whichever; used negatively

副本

fùběn — Copy, duplicate of a document or book

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless, yet, but

向

xiàng — Toward, to; in the direction of

寄去

jìqù — To send off, mail to someone

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few, a number of

勘误

kānwù — Errata; corrections to printed errors

若

ruò — If, should, supposing that

将来

jiānglái — Future, in the future, time ahead

有

yǒu — To have, exist, there is

第二版

dì'èr bǎn — Second edition of a publication

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, be allowed to

其

qí — Its, their; third person possessive pronoun

载入

zàirù — To include, incorporate, enter into text

但

dàn — But, however, yet; adversative conjunction

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this, about this matter

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, cannot, have no way to

担保

dānbǎo — To guarantee, assure, vouch for

只好

zhǐhǎo — Have no choice but to, can only

此事

cǐ shì — This matter, this affair, this issue

留待

liúdài — To leave for, defer to someone else

明智

míngzhì — Wise, sensible, judicious, prudent

而

ér — And, yet; connects clauses or adjectives

公正

gōngzhèng — Fair, just, impartial, equitable

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads a text

自行

zìxíng — By oneself, on one's own, independently

斟酌

zhēnzhuó — To consider carefully, deliberate, weigh up

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun

当中

dāngzhōng — Among, in the middle of, within

海上

hǎishàng — At sea, on the ocean, maritime

对

duì — Toward, regarding; correct, right

航海

hánghǎi — Seafaring, navigation, sailing on the sea

用语

yòngyǔ — Terminology, vocabulary used in a field

颇有

pō yǒu — Quite have, considerably possess, rather much

微词

wēicí — Veiled criticism, mild complaint, slight objection

认为

rènwéi — To think, believe, consider, be of opinion

其中

qízhōng — Among them, within it, therein

许多

xǔduō — Many, much, a lot of

地方

dìfāng — Place, area; part, aspect of something

不够

bùgòu — Not enough, insufficient, inadequate

妥当

tuǒdàng — Proper, appropriate, suitable, well-handled

且

qiě — And, moreover, furthermore; temporary conjunction

不再

bùzài — No longer, not anymore, cease to

通用

tōngyòng — Commonly used, universal, generally applicable

无能为力

wúnéng wéilì — Powerless, unable to do anything about it

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere

早期

zǎoqī — Early period, early stage, early days

中

zhōng — Middle, in, within, during

年纪

niánjì — Age; how old a person is

尚轻

shàng qīng — Still young, yet young in age

受教

shòujiào — To receive instruction, be taught by someone

于

yú — At, in, from, to; classical preposition

最

zuì — Most, -est; superlative degree adverb

年长

niánzhǎng — Older, elder; senior in age

水手

shuǐshǒu — Sailor, seaman, mariner on a ship

学会

xuéhuì — To learn to, master a skill

像

xiàng — Like, similar to, resemble

他们

tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun

一样

yīyàng — Same, alike, equally, just like

说话

shuōhuà — To speak, talk, say words

此后

cǐhòu — After this, henceforth, from then on

陆上

lùshàng — On land, ashore, on the ground

喜好

xǐhào — To like, have a fondness for something

追逐

zhuīzhú — To chase, pursue, run after something

新奇

xīnqí — Novel, strange, new and curious, exotic

词语

cíyǔ — Words, terms, vocabulary, expressions

后者

hòuzhě — The latter; the second of two mentioned

每年

měinián — Every year, each year, annually

都在

dōu zài — All are, always in the process of

更换

gēnghuàn — To change, replace, swap out something

用词

yòngcí — Word choice, choice of words, diction

以至于

yǐzhìyú — So much so that, to the extent that

记得

jìde — To remember, recall, bear in mind

每次

měicì — Each time, every time, whenever

归国

guīguó — To return to one's home country

之时

zhī shí — At the time of, when, during which time

旧有

jiùyǒu — Old, existing previously, former, original

方言

fāngyán — Dialect; regional variety of a language

变化

biànhuà — Change, transformation, variation over time

令

lìng — To cause, make, order; classical causative verb

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly, practically, all but

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant things

新

xīn — New, fresh, novel, recent

说法

shuōfǎ — Way of saying, expression, formulation

还

hái — Still, also, in addition, furthermore

注意到

zhùyì dào — To notice, become aware of, observe

每当

měidāng — Whenever, every time that something occurs

出于

chūyú — Out of, due to, stemming from a reason

好奇

hàoqí — Curious, inquisitive, eager to know

从

cóng — From, since; following a source or origin

伦敦

Lúndūn — London; capital city of England, UK

来

lái — To come, arrive; directional complement marker

家

jiā — Home, family, house; measure for businesses

拜访

bàifǎng — To visit, call on someone respectfully

时

shí — When, at the time; time, moment

双方

shuāngfāng — Both sides, both parties involved

都

dōu — All, both, entirely; universal adverb

以

yǐ — With, using, by means of, in order to

对方

duìfāng — The other party, other side, counterpart

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of, can

方式

fāngshì — Way, method, manner, mode of doing

表达

biǎodá — To express, convey, articulate thoughts

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun

想法

xiǎngfǎ — Idea, thought, opinion, way of thinking