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

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

极度

jí dù — Extremely, to the utmost degree

疲倦

pí juàn — Tired, fatigued, weary

加上

jiā shàng — Plus, in addition to, combined with

天气

tiān qì — Weather, atmospheric conditions

炎热

yán rè — Scorching hot, sweltering heat

以及

yǐ jí — As well as, and also, together with

离船

lí chuán — Leaving or departing from a ship

时

shí — When, at the time of, moment

喝下

hē xià — To drink down, swallow a liquid

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

约

yuē — Approximately, about, roughly

半

bàn — Half, semi-, partial

品脱

pǐn tuō — Pint, a unit of liquid measurement

白兰地

bái lán dì — Brandy, a distilled alcoholic spirit

发现

fā xiàn — To discover, find, realize something

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self, one's own

非常

fēi cháng — Very, extremely, unusually

想

xiǎng — To want, think, wish, desire

睡觉

shuì jiào — To sleep, go to sleep

躺在

tǎng zài — Lying on, reclining upon a surface

草地

cǎo dì — Grassland, lawn, grassy ground

上

shàng — On, above, upon a surface

又短

yòu duǎn — Also short, both short (paired adjective)

又软

yòu ruǎn — Also soft, both soft (paired adjective)

睡得

shuì de — Slept so (followed by degree complement)

比

bǐ — Compared to, than, more than

记忆中

jì yì zhōng — In one's memory, as far as remembered

一生

yī shēng — One's whole life, lifetime

中

zhōng — Within, in, among, middle

任何

rèn hé — Any, whichever, no matter which

时候

shí hòu — Time, moment, period of time

都

dōu — All, both, even, entirely

更沉

gèng chén — Even deeper, more soundly (of sleep)

据

jù — According to, based on, per

估计

gū jì — To estimate, reckon, approximate calculation

大约

dà yuē — Approximately, about, roughly

睡了

shuì le — Slept for, fell asleep (completed action)

九个

jiǔ gè — Nine (with general measure word)

小时

xiǎo shí — Hour, unit of sixty minutes

因为

yīn wèi — Because, since, due to the fact

当

dāng — When, at the time, just as

醒来

xǐng lái — To wake up, regain consciousness

天

tiān — Sky, day, daylight, heaven

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now, just barely, moments ago

亮

liàng — Bright, light, to become light

试图

shì tú — To attempt, try to do something

起身

qǐ shēn — To get up, rise from lying position

却

què — But, yet, however (contrast conjunction)

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to, no way to, cannot

动弹

dòng tan — To move, budge, stir at all

恰好

qià hǎo — Exactly, just right, happen to be

仰卧

yǎng wò — To lie face up, lie on back

着

zhe — Ongoing action particle, in the state of

我的

wǒ de — My, mine, belonging to me

手臂

shǒu bì — Arm, upper or lower arm

和

hé — And, together with, plus

双腿

shuāng tuǐ — Both legs, a pair of legs

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject

牢牢地

láo láo de — Firmly, securely, tightly fastened

固定

gù dìng — To fix, fasten, secure in place

在

zài — At, in, on, located at

地面

dì miàn — Ground, floor, surface of the earth

两侧

liǎng cè — Both sides, either side, flanks

那

nà — That, those, referring to something

又长

yòu cháng — Also long (paired adjective structure)

又厚

yòu hòu — Also thick (paired adjective structure)

头发

tóu fà — Hair, hair on the head

也

yě — Also, too, as well, likewise

以

yǐ — With, by means of, using

同样

tóng yàng — Same, identical, in the same way

方式

fāng shì — Method, way, manner of doing something

绑住

bǎng zhù — To tie up, bind fast, secure with rope

了

le — Completion particle indicating finished action

感到

gǎn dào — To feel, sense, perceive something

有

yǒu — To have, there is/are, exist

几根

jǐ gēn — Several (long thin objects), a few strands

细细

xì xì — Very thin, slender, fine

绳索

shéng suǒ — Rope, cord, binding material

横绑

héng bǎng — Tied across horizontally, bound crosswise

身上

shēn shàng — On the body, on oneself

从

cóng — From, starting from a point

腋下

yè xià — Armpit, under the arm area

一直

yī zhí — Straight, continuously, all the way to

到

dào — To, until, reaching a destination

大腿

dà tuǐ — Thigh, upper leg

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only, be able to only

向上

xiàng shàng — Upward, looking or moving upward

看

kàn — To look, see, watch

太阳

tài yáng — Sun, the sun in the sky

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, start, commence

变得

biàn de — To become, grow into a state

炽热

chì rè — Blazing hot, intensely scorching heat

光线

guāng xiàn — Light rays, beams of light

刺痛

cì tòng — To sting, cause sharp piercing pain

眼睛

yǎn jīng — Eyes, the organs of sight

听到

tīng dào — To hear, catch the sound of

周围

zhōu wéi — Surrounding area, all around, vicinity

嘈杂

cáo zá — Noisy, clamorous, loud and confused

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice, noise

但

dàn — But, however, yet (contrast)

躺着

tǎng zhe — Lying down, in a reclined position

姿势

zī shì — Posture, position, body pose

除了

chú le — Except for, apart from, besides

天空

tiān kōng — Sky, the heavens overhead

什么

shén me — What, anything, something (interrogative)

看不见

kàn bu jiàn — Cannot see, invisible, out of sight

不一会儿

bù yī huìr — Shortly after, in a little while

活物

huó wù — Living creature, living being, organism

左腿

zuǒ tuǐ — Left leg

移动

yí dòng — To move, shift position, relocate

它

tā — It, third-person singular non-human pronoun

缓缓地

huǎn huǎn de — Slowly, gradually, at a leisurely pace

向前

xiàng qián — Forward, toward the front

爬过

pá guò — To crawl over, climb across

胸口

xiōng kǒu — Chest, the front of the chest

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly, practically

到了

dào le — Reached, arrived at (completed action)

下巴

xià bā — Chin, the lower jaw area

处

chù — Place, location, point, position

这时

zhè shí — At this moment, at this time

尽力

jìn lì — To try one's best, make every effort

向下

xiàng xià — Downward, looking or moving downward

那是

nà shì — That is, it was (identifying something)

一个

yī gè — One (with general measure word)

不足

bù zú — Less than, insufficient, under a measure

六

liù — Six, the number 6

英寸

yīng cùn — Inch, imperial unit of length

高

gāo — Tall, high, elevated

人形

rén xíng — Human-shaped, humanoid in form

生物

shēng wù — Living creature, organism, being

手里

shǒu lǐ — In one's hand, held in the hand

拿着

ná zhe — Holding, carrying in hand (ongoing)

弓箭

gōng jiàn — Bow and arrow, archery weapon

背上

bèi shàng — On one's back, upon the back

背着

bēi zhe — Carrying on one's back (ongoing state)

箭袋

jiàn dài — Quiver, bag for holding arrows