Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 3

Vocabulary

最后

zuìhòu — Finally; last; at the end of something.

一次

yīcì — One time; once; a single occurrence.

航行

hángxíng — To sail or navigate; a sea or air voyage.

不甚

bùshèn — Not very; not particularly; rather not.

顺利

shùnlì — Smooth; going well without obstacles or problems.

我

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

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing something.

航海

hánghǎi — Seafaring; ocean navigation; sailing the seas.

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.

厌倦

yànjuàn — To be weary of; tired of; bored with something.

打算

dǎsuàn — To plan; to intend; to have a plan to do.

留在

liúzài — To stay in; to remain at a place.

家中

jiāzhōng — At home; inside one's house or family.

与

yǔ — With; and; together with someone.

妻儿

qī'ér — Wife and children; one's immediate family.

共度

gòngdù — To spend time together; share time with others.

时光

shíguāng — Time; days; a period of one's life.

从

cóng — From; since; following a starting point.

老

lǎo — Old; aged; a prefix indicating familiarity.

街

jiē — Street; road in a town or city.

搬到

bāndào — To move to; to relocate to a new place.

巷

xiàng — Lane; alley; narrow street between buildings.

又

yòu — Again; also; additionally; once more.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; over there.

希望

xīwàng — To hope; to wish; a desire or aspiration.

能

néng — Can; able to; to be capable of doing.

在

zài — At; in; to be located somewhere; existing.

水手

shuǐshǒu — Sailor; seaman; a person working on ships.

中间

zhōngjiān — In the middle; among; between two things.

揽到

lǎndào — To solicit; to obtain business or customers.

生意

shēngyì — Business; trade; commercial dealings or transactions.

但

dàn — But; however; yet; expressing contrast.

始终

shǐzhōng — Always; from start to finish; throughout everything.

未能

wèinéng — Failed to; was unable to; could not achieve.

如愿

rúyuàn — To get one's wish; achieve what one desired.

期盼

qīpàn — To look forward to; to eagerly await something.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.

三年

sānnián — Three years; a period of three years.

情况

qíngkuàng — Situation; circumstances; the state of affairs.

好转

hǎozhuǎn — To improve; to take a turn for the better.

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a certain point in time.

接受

jiēshòu — To accept; to receive; to take something offered.

羚羊

língyáng — Antelope; a swift horned animal; also a ship name.

号

hào — Number; name; used for ships, dates, or issues.

船长

chuánzhǎng — Captain; the commander of a ship or vessel.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

优厚

yōuhòu — Generous; handsome; favorable terms or conditions.

邀约

yāoyuē — Invitation; an offer to join or participate.

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

正

zhèng — Just; right; in the process of doing something.

准备

zhǔnbèi — To prepare; to get ready; to make preparations.

前往

qiánwǎng — To head to; to go toward a destination.

南海

Nánhǎi — South Sea; the South China Sea region.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

于

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

五月

wǔyuè — May; the fifth month of the year.

四日

sìrì — The fourth day; the 4th of a month.

启航

qǐháng — To set sail; to depart on a voyage.

航程

hángchéng — Voyage; the course or distance of a journey.

起初

qǐchū — At first; initially; in the beginning.

十分

shífēn — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

出于

chūyú — Out of; due to; stemming from a reason.

某些

mǒuxiē — Certain; some; particular unspecified things or reasons.

原因

yuányīn — Reason; cause; the factor behind an event.

不宜

bùyí — Not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate to do.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using; a literary preposition.

那片

nà piàn — That stretch of; that area of land or sea.

海域

hǎiyù — Sea area; maritime zone; waters of a region.

历险

lìxiǎn — To experience danger; adventures and perilous events.

详情

xiángqíng — Details; full particulars; detailed information.

来

lái — To come; used as directional or purpose complement.

烦扰

fánrǎo — To bother; to disturb; to trouble someone.

读者

dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads a text or book.

只需

zhǐxū — Only need to; it is enough to; simply.

告知

gàozhī — To inform; to notify; to let someone know.

途中

túzhōng — On the way; en route; during a journey.

一场

yīcháng — One occurrence of; a measure word for events.

猛烈

měngliè — Fierce; violent; intense; with great force.

风暴

fēngbào — Storm; tempest; violent wind and weather.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; a formal future tense marker.

吹到

chuīdào — To blow to; to be driven by wind somewhere.

西北

xīběi — Northwest; the northwestern direction or region.

方向

fāngxiàng — Direction; orientation; the way something faces.

经

jīng — Through; via; after going through a process.

观测

guāncè — To observe and measure; to take readings or bearings.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find; to realize something new.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or actions.

位于

wèiyú — To be located at; situated at a position.

南纬

nánwěi — South latitude; degrees south of the equator.

三十

sānshí — Thirty; the number 30.

度

dù — Degree; unit of angle, temperature, or latitude.

零

líng — Zero; nil; used in reading numbers.

二

èr — Two; the number 2.

分

fēn — Minute; a unit of arc or time measurement.

船员

chuányuán — Crew member; person working aboard a ship.

中

zhōng — Among; in; middle; within a group.

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.

十二

shí'èr — Twelve; the number 12.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; on account of.

过度

guòdù — Excessive; over the limit; too much of something.

劳累

láolèi — Exhausted; worn out from hard physical labor.

和

hé — And; with; connecting words or phrases together.

饮食

yǐnshí — Diet; food and drink; eating and drinking habits.

恶劣

èliè — Terrible; very bad; harsh conditions or quality.

而

ér — And; but; as a result; linking clauses together.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; to die; the end of life.

其余

qíyú — The rest; the remaining others; the remainder.

也都

yě dōu — Also all; every one of the rest as well.

体力

tǐlì — Physical strength; bodily energy and stamina.

极为

jíwéi — Extremely; to the utmost degree; very greatly.

虚弱

xūruò — Weak; frail; physically feeble in strength.

十一月

shíyīyuè — November; the eleventh month of the year.

五日

wǔrì — The fifth day; the 5th of a month.

正值

zhèngzhí — Just at the time of; occurring exactly when.

那一带

nà yīdài — That area; that region; around that vicinity.

夏季

xiàjì — Summer; the summer season of the year.

伊始

yīshǐ — At the very beginning; the start of something.

天气

tiānqì — Weather; the atmospheric conditions outside.

阴霾

yīnmái — Haze; gloomy overcast sky; murky dark weather.

水手们

shuǐshǒumen — The sailors; plural form referring to the crew.

不到

bùdào — Less than; fewer than; not reaching a quantity.

半

bàn — Half; a half portion of something.

缆

lǎn — Cable; a unit of nautical distance measurement.

长处

chángchù — Distance away; advantage; a strong point or asset.

一块

yīkuài — A piece of; one chunk; a block or slab.

礁石

jiāoshí — Reef; rocks in the sea dangerous to ships.

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless; expressing contrast.

风势

fēngshì — Wind force; the strength or power of wind.

太猛

tài měng — Too fierce; excessively strong or violent force.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates an action done to subject.

径直

jìngzhí — Straight; directly; without detour or hesitation.

刮了

guāle — Was blown; swept by strong wind onto something.

上去

shàngqu — Up onto; to go up; directional complement upward.

船

chuán — Ship; boat; a vessel for water transportation.

随即

suíjí — Immediately; right away; at once after that.

触礁

chùjiāo — To run aground on a reef; to hit underwater rocks.

裂解

lièjiě — To split apart; to break up; to shatter and disintegrate.