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

Vocabulary

船员

chuányuán — crew member of a ship or boat

中

zhōng — among; in the middle of

有

yǒu — there are; to have

我

wǒ — I; me

是

shì — to be; am, is, are

其中

qízhōng — among them; within that group

之一

zhī yī — one of; one among several

将

jiāng — to take; used before verb as marker

小船

xiǎochuán — small boat; dinghy

放入

fàngrù — to put into; to place inside

设法

shèfǎ — to find a way; to manage to do

脱离

tuōlí — to break away from; to escape

了

le — completion particle indicating finished action

和

hé — and; together with

礁石

jiāoshí — reef; submerged rocks in water

据

jù — according to; based on

估计

gūjì — to estimate; rough calculation or guess

我们

wǒmen — we; us

划行

huáxíng — to row; to travel by rowing

大约

dàyuē — approximately; about; roughly

三

sān — three; the number 3

里格

lǐgé — league; unit of distance measurement

直到

zhídào — until; up to a certain point

再也

zài yě — no longer; never again (with negative)

无力

wúlì — lacking strength; powerless; too weak

划动

huádòng — to row; to make rowing movements

为止

wéizhǐ — up to; until; marks end of period

因为

yīnwèi — because; due to the fact that

在

zài — at; in; on; located at

时

shí — when; at the time of

已经

yǐjīng — already; by this point in time

精疲力竭

jīng pí lì jié — completely exhausted; drained of all energy

于是

yúshì — therefore; as a result; consequently

只得

zhǐdé — to have no choice but to

听凭

tīngpíng — to let things take their course; allow

风浪

fēnglàng — wind and waves; stormy seas

摆布

bǎibù — to manipulate; to be at the mercy of

半小时

bàn xiǎoshí — half an hour; thirty minutes

后

hòu — after; behind; later

被

bèi — passive marker; by (agent of action)

一阵

yīzhèn — a burst of; a spell of something

突如其来

tū rú qí lái — sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere

的

de — structural particle; modifies nouns

北风

běifēng — north wind; wind blowing from the north

掀翻

xiānfān — to overturn; to capsize; to flip over

伙伴们

huǒbànmen — companions; partners; fellow members

以及

yǐjí — as well as; and also; along with

那些

nàxiē — those; those ones over there

或

huò — or; either...or

留在

liú zài — to remain at; to stay in a place

人

rén — person; people; human being

他们

tāmen — they; them

命运

mìngyùn — fate; destiny; fortune

如何

rúhé — how; in what way; what happened

无从

wúcóng — have no way to; unable to begin

得知

dézhī — to learn of; to come to know

但

dàn — but; however; yet

断定

duàndìng — to conclude; to determine with certainty

葬身

zàngshēn — to perish; to meet one's end somewhere

大海

dàhǎi — the sea; vast ocean

就

jiù — then; as for; with regard to

而言

éryán — as far as...is concerned; speaking of

随

suí — to follow; along with; according to

指引

zhǐyǐn — to guide; to direct toward a destination

前行

qiánxíng — to move forward; to proceed ahead

屡次

lǚcì — repeatedly; time and again; multiple times

双腿

shuāngtuǐ — both legs; a pair of legs

垂下

chuíxià — to hang down; to let drop downward

却

què — but; yet; however (contrast marker)

探不到

tàn bu dào — unable to reach; cannot feel the bottom

底

dǐ — bottom; the base or floor below

就在

jiù zài — just at; right at a specific moment

几乎

jīhū — almost; nearly; on the verge of

精竭力尽

jīng jié lì jìn — utterly exhausted; completely spent of energy

无法

wúfǎ — unable to; no way to do something

挣扎

zhēngzhá — to struggle; to thrash about desperately

之时

zhī shí — at the time of; at the moment when

发现

fāxiàn — to discover; to find; to realize

脚

jiǎo — foot; the lower extremity of the leg

能

néng — can; able to; have the ability

踩到

cǎidào — to step on; to find footing on ground

地

dì — ground; earth; the solid surface below

此时

cǐshí — at this moment; at this point in time

风暴

fēngbào — storm; violent wind and weather

大为

dàwéi — greatly; considerably; to a large extent

平息

píngxī — to subside; to calm down; to abate

海底

hǎidǐ — seabed; ocean floor; bottom of sea

坡度

pōdù — gradient; slope; degree of incline

极为

jí wéi — extremely; very; to the greatest degree

平缓

pínghǎn — gentle; gradual; not steep or abrupt

步行

bùxíng — to walk; to travel on foot

将近

jiāngjìn — nearly; approaching; close to a number

一

yī — one; the number 1

英里

yīnglǐ — mile; English unit of distance measurement

才

cái — only then; not until; just managed to

走到

zǒudào — to walk to; to reach by walking

岸边

àn biān — shoreline; the edge of the shore

推测

tuīcè — to speculate; to infer; to conjecture

那时

nàshí — at that time; back then

傍晚

bàngwǎn — evening; dusk; late afternoon into evening

钟

zhōng — clock; o'clock; used for telling time

随后

suíhòu — soon after; shortly afterward; subsequently

又

yòu — again; once more; additionally

向前

xiàngqián — forward; ahead; in the forward direction

半

bàn — half; semi; partially

看不到

kàn bu dào — cannot see; unable to spot anything

任何

rènhé — any; any kind of; whatsoever

房屋

fángwū — houses; buildings; residential structures

居民

jūmín — residents; inhabitants of an area

迹象

jìxiàng — sign; indication; trace of something

至少

zhìshǎo — at least; no fewer than a minimum

当时

dāngshí — at that time; at the moment in question

体力

tǐlì — physical strength; bodily energy and endurance

极度

jídù — extremely; to an extreme degree

虚弱

xūruò — weak; frail; lacking physical strength

即便

jíbiàn — even if; even though; regardless of whether

也

yě — also; too; as well

未曾

wèicéng — never; have not ever done something

察觉

chājué — to notice; to perceive; to become aware