Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 7

Vocabulary

尽管

jǐnguǎn — although; even though; despite the fact that

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

不过

búguò — however; but; only; no more than

是

shì — to be; am, is, are; yes

个

gè — general measure word for people or objects

但

dàn — but; however; yet; nevertheless

在

zài — at; in; on; to be present at a place

整个

zhěnggè — whole; entire; complete; the entirety of something

无人不知

wú rén bù zhī — everyone knows; universally known; no one is unaware

那

nà — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

卓越

zhuóyuè — outstanding; excellent; remarkable; distinguished superiority

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

主人

zhǔrén — master; host; owner; the person in charge

教导

jiàodǎo — to teach and guide; instruction; moral guidance

与

yǔ — and; with; together with; as well as

示范

shìfàn — to demonstrate; set an example; model behavior

之下

zhīxià — under; beneath; below; under the influence of

两年

liǎng nián — two years; a period of two years

之内

zhīnèi — within; inside a specified time or boundary

承认

chéngrèn — to admit; acknowledge; recognize; confess something

这

zhè — this; these; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

极为

jíwéi — extremely; exceedingly; to the greatest degree

艰难

jiānnán — difficult; arduous; hard; fraught with hardship

得以

déyǐ — to be able to; manage to; succeed in doing something

消除

xiāochú — to eliminate; remove; dispel; get rid of

说谎

shuōhuǎng — to lie; tell a falsehood; to be dishonest

推诿

tuīwěi — to shirk responsibility; pass the buck; make excuses

欺骗

qīpiàn — to deceive; cheat; trick; mislead someone intentionally

含糊其辞

hánhu qí cí — to speak vaguely; equivocate; deliberately obscure one's words

恶习

èxí — bad habit; vicious practice; wicked custom

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to multiple nearby things or concepts

我们

wǒmen — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

这一

zhè yī — this particular; this specific one being referred to

物种

wùzhǒng — species; a biological classification of organisms

尤其

yóuqí — especially; particularly; in particular; above all

欧洲人

Ōuzhōu rén — European people; a person from Europe

灵魂

línghún — soul; spirit; inner essence of a person

深处

shēnchù — depths; deep part; innermost part of something

已

yǐ — already; by now; indicates completion of an action

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù — deep-rooted; firmly entrenched; ingrained habit or belief

令人烦恼

lìng rén fánnǎo — annoying; troubling; causing distress or irritation

时刻

shíkè — moment; time; at all times; constantly

本

běn — this; originally; one's own; the current speaker

还有

háiyǒu — there are also; furthermore; in addition; besides

其他

qítā — other; else; the rest; additional things or people

抱怨

bàoyuàn — to complain; grumble; express grievance or dissatisfaction

要

yào — to want; need; must; going to do something

倾诉

qīngsù — to pour out one's feelings; confide; unburden oneself

不想

bù xiǎng — do not want to; unwilling to; have no desire to

再

zài — again; once more; further; in addition

劳烦

láofán — to trouble someone; bother; impose on another's time

自己

zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own; by oneself

或

huò — or; either; perhaps; possibly

您

nín — you (polite form); respectful second-person singular

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed situation

必须

bìxū — must; have to; it is necessary to do

坦诚

tǎnchéng — frank; honest; candid; open and sincere in manner

自从

zìcóng — since; ever since; from a particular time onward

上次

shàng cì — last time; the previous occasion or instance

归来

guīlái — to return; come back; arrive home after absence

之后

zhīhòu — after; afterwards; following a particular time or event

由于

yóuyú — due to; because of; owing to a reason

迫不得已

pò bù dé yǐ — have no choice; compelled by circumstances; forced to act

贵

guì — honorable; your (respectful); expensive; precious

中

zhōng — among; in the middle of; within a group

少数人

shǎoshù rén — a small number of people; a minority of persons

交谈

jiāotán — to converse; have a conversation; talk with someone

家人

jiārén — family members; one's relatives living together

往来

wǎnglái — contact; dealings; interaction; coming and going between people

身上

shēnshang — on one's body; on oneself; within oneself

本性

běnxìng — true nature; innate character; one's fundamental disposition

某些

mǒuxiē — certain; some; particular unspecified things or people

劣根性

liègēnxìng — deeply ingrained bad nature; inherent moral weakness

心中

xīnzhōng — in one's heart; in one's mind; inwardly

复苏

fùsū — to revive; recover; come back to life or activity

否则

fǒuzé — otherwise; if not; or else; failing that

绝不会

jué bù huì — absolutely will not; never; under no circumstances would

去

qù — to go; to leave for; to do an action

尝试

chángshì — to try; attempt; make an effort to do something

这个

zhège — this; this one; referring to a specific nearby thing

王国

wángguó — kingdom; realm; a country ruled by a king

改造

gǎizào — to reform; transform; remake; alter fundamentally

族类

zúlèi — one's own kind; species; racial or tribal group

这样

zhèyàng — like this; such; in this way; this kind of

荒唐

huāngtáng — absurd; preposterous; ridiculous; wildly unreasonable

计划

jìhuà — plan; project; scheme; to plan or intend something

然而

rán'ér — however; nevertheless; yet; but on the other hand

如今

rújīn — nowadays; now; at present; in the current time

所有

suǒyǒu — all; every; all of; everything belonging to someone

这类

zhè lèi — this type; this kind; such; of this category

空想

kōngxiǎng — fantasy; idle dream; wishful thinking; unrealistic imagination

永远

yǒngyuǎn — forever; always; permanently; for all time

告别

gàobié — to bid farewell; say goodbye; leave behind permanently