Harrigan — Page 5

Vocabulary

后

hòu — behind, after, rear

舱

cāng — cabin or compartment on a ship or aircraft

里

lǐ — inside, within

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are

灯光

dēngguāng — light, lighting, illumination

他

tā — he, him (third person masculine pronoun)

猜测

cāicè — to guess, to speculate, conjecture

这

zhè — this (demonstrative pronoun)

艘

sōu — measure word for ships and vessels

船

chuán — boat, ship, vessel

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

一定

yīdìng — certainly, definitely; a certain degree

程度

chéngdù — degree, extent, level

上

shàng — on, above, up; in terms of

既

jì — both...and; since, already

载

zài — to carry, to load, to transport

货物

huòwù — goods, cargo, merchandise

又

yòu — again, also, and (conjunction)

旅客

lǚkè — passenger, traveler

终于

zhōngyú — finally, at last, eventually

走下

zǒu xià — to walk down, to descend on foot

台阶

táijiē — steps, staircase, flight of stairs

来到

láidào — to arrive at, to come to a place

甲板

jiǎbǎn — deck of a ship

经过

jīngguò — to pass by, to go through, via

身旁

shēnpáng — beside someone, at one's side

时

shí — when, at the time of

厉声

lìshēng — in a stern or harsh voice

说道

shuōdào — to say, to speak (narrative verb)

跟

gēn — to follow; with, and

我

wǒ — I, me (first person pronoun)

来

lái — to come; directional complement

带路

dài lù — to lead the way, to guide someone

向

xiàng — toward, in the direction of

船尾

chuánwěi — stern, rear end of a ship

走去

zǒu qù — to walk toward, to head off in a direction

登上

dēng shàng — to climb up, to board, to ascend

一段

yī duàn — a section, a stretch, a period

后舱

hòucāng — rear cabin, aft compartment of a ship

打开

dǎkāi — to open, to turn on

一扇

yī shàn — one (door or window, measure word)

门

mén — door, gate

领

lǐng — to lead, to guide someone

进入

jìnrù — to enter, to go into

船长室

chuánzhǎng shì — captain's cabin or quarters on a ship

这里

zhèlǐ — here, this place

坐上

zuò shàng — to sit down on, to take a seat

一把

yī bǎ — one (chair or handheld object, measure word)

椅子

yǐzi — chair

则

zé — then, while, on the other hand

随意

suíyì — casually, as one pleases, at will

地

de — structural particle linking adverb to verb

坐进

zuò jìn — to sink into, to sit down into a seat

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

另一

lìng yī — another, the other one

把

bǎ — measure word for chairs; disposal marker

你

nǐ — you (second person singular pronoun)

到底

dàodǐ — after all, exactly, what on earth

是

shì — to be, is, are

怎么

zěnme — how, what, why (interrogative)

想的

xiǎng de — what one is thinking, thought process

开口

kāikǒu — to open one's mouth, to start speaking

道

dào — to say (narrative verb); way, path

当

dāng — just when, at the moment that

叫

jiào — to call out, to shout, to be called

站

zhàn — to stand, to stand up

起来

qǐlái — to get up, to rise; resultative complement

说

shuō — to speak, to say, to tell

什么

shénme — what (interrogative pronoun)

极为

jí wéi — extremely, exceedingly, very much so

缓慢

huǎnmàn — slow, unhurried, sluggish

的

de — structural possessive and modifier particle

下颌

xiàhé — lower jaw, mandible

越

yuè — increasingly, more and more

绷

bēng — to stretch taut, to tense up

紧

jǐn — tight, tense, closely

脸色

liǎnsè — facial expression, complexion

变得

biàn de — to become, to grow (before adjective)

严峻

yánjùn — stern, grave, severe, grim

冒险

màoxiǎn — to take a risk, to venture

来了

lái le — has come, arrived (completed action)

是的

shìde — yes, that's right, affirmative response

没有

méiyǒu — do not have, there is not, did not

请

qǐng — to invite, please (polite request)

当然

dāngrán — of course, naturally, certainly

但

dàn — but, however, yet

如果

rúguǒ — if, in the event that (conditional conjunction)

以为

yǐwéi — to mistakenly think, to assume incorrectly

可以

kěyǐ — can, may, be allowed to

像

xiàng — to resemble, like, similar to

对待

duìdài — to treat, to handle, to deal with someone

猪

zhū — pig, swine

一样

yīyàng — the same as, just like

对

duì — toward, to; correct, right

却

què — yet, but, however (contrast conjunction)

不

bù — not, no (negation)

付出

fùchū — to pay, to give, to expend effort

代价

dàijià — cost, price, sacrifice paid

眼睛

yǎnjing — eyes

那

nà — that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

神情

shénqíng — expression, look on one's face

令人

lìng rén — to make people feel, causing one to

叹为观止

tàn wéi guān zhǐ — breathtaking, absolutely remarkable, awe-inspiring sight

它们

tāmen — they, them (non-human third person plural)

似乎

sìhū — it seems, apparently, as if

不断

bùduàn — continuously, unceasingly, without stopping

深处

shēnchù — deep place, depths, innermost part

退去

tuì qù — to recede, to withdraw, to retreat away

最终

zuìzhōng — finally, ultimately, in the end

化为

huà wéi — to transform into, to become

两点

liǎng diǎn — two points, two dots

寒光

hánguāng — cold glint, icy gleam of light

从

cóng — from, since (preposition)

浓重

nóngzhòng — dense, thick, heavy (of shadow or color)

之中

zhīzhōng — within, in the middle of, among

透射

tòushè — to penetrate through, to shine through

出来

chūlái — to come out (directional complement)

与之

yǔ zhī — compared with it, in relation to that

相对

xiāngduì — relatively; facing each other, contrasting

冷漠

lěngmò — cold, indifferent, aloof

而

ér — and, yet, but (conjunctive particle)

无动于衷

wú dòng yú zhōng — unmoved, indifferent, showing no reaction at all

目光

mùguāng — gaze, look, eyes' expression

是个

shì gè — to be a (person of a certain type)

硬汉

yìnghàn — tough guy, hard man, rugged man

作答

zuòdá — to answer, to respond to a question

只是

zhǐshì — just, merely, only

静静

jìngjìng — quietly, silently, calmly

听着

tīngzhe — listening (ongoing action)

发动机

fādòngjī — engine, motor

低沉

dīchén — low and deep (of sound), muffled

轰鸣声

hōngmíngshēng — roaring sound, rumbling noise

看来

kànlái — it seems, it appears, apparently

驱动

qūdòng — to drive, to power, to propel

这艘

zhè sōu — this (ship, using vessel measure word)

力量

lìliàng — strength, power, force

仿佛

fǎngfú — as if, seemingly, as though

意志

yìzhì — willpower, determination, resolve

一部分

yī bùfen — a part of, a portion of

如

rú — like, as, as if, such as

钢铁

gāngtiě — steel, iron (often metaphorical for strength)

也是

yě shì — also is, is also, likewise

个

gè — general measure word for people and things

就是

jiùshì — exactly is, precisely, that's just it

王

wáng — king, monarch; a common surname