Heart of Darkness — Page 9

Vocabulary

这

zhè — This; used to indicate something nearby.

不过

búguò — However; but; merely; only.

是

shì — To be; is, am, are.

暴力

bàolì — Violence; use of physical force harmfully.

劫掠

jiélüè — To plunder; rob by force on a large scale.

大规模

dàguīmó — Large-scale; of great scope or magnitude.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

蓄意

xùyì — Premeditated; deliberate; done with prior intent.

谋杀

móushā — Murder; to kill someone with premeditation.

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses or contrasts.

人们

rénmen — People; persons in general; the public.

对此

duìcǐ — Regarding this; in response to this matter.

视而不见

shì ér bù jiàn — To turn a blind eye; ignore what is visible.

对于

duìyú — Regarding; as for; with respect to something.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things over there.

敢于

gǎnyú — To dare to; have the courage to do something.

直面

zhímiàn — To face directly; confront something without flinching.

黑暗

hēiàn — Darkness; dark; morally corrupt or sinister.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

来说

láishuō — As far as ... is concerned; speaking from a perspective.

也是

yěshì — Also is; likewise; equally the case.

理所应当

lǐ suǒ yīng dāng — As it should be; perfectly justified and expected.

征服

zhēngfú — To conquer; overcome; subdue by force or skill.

大地

dàdì — The earth; land; the ground broadly conceived.

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present at a location.

很大程度上

hěn dà chéngdù shàng — To a great extent; largely; in large measure.

意味着

yìwèizhe — To mean; to signify; to imply something.

从

cóng — From; since; following a source or starting point.

肤色

fūsè — Skin color; complexion; racial skin tone.

不同

bùtóng — Different; unlike; not the same.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively.

鼻梁

bíliáng — Bridge of the nose; the upper ridge of the nose.

比

bǐ — Compare; than; compared to something else.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; our group or people.

手中

shǒuzhōng — In one's hands; in someone's possession or control.

夺取

duóqǔ — To seize; take by force; wrest away from someone.

土地

tǔdì — Land; territory; soil; earth as property.

若

ruò — If; supposing; should; a literary conditional word.

细细

xìxì — Carefully; in detail; thoroughly and attentively.

思量

sīliang — To ponder; think over carefully; deliberate.

并不是

bìng bú shì — Is not at all; emphatically not the case.

一件

yī jiàn — One item; one matter or affair (measure word).

光彩

guāngcǎi — Glorious; honorable; something to be proud of.

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event; business.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; can; capable of doing something.

救赎

jiùshú — Redemption; to save or redeem from wrongdoing.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.

唯有

wéiyǒu — Only; solely; nothing but this one thing.

那个

nàge — That one; that particular thing or person.

理念

lǐniàn — Idea; concept; guiding principle or philosophy.

其

qí — Its; his; their; literary third-person possessive.

背后

bèihòu — Behind; at the back; underlying something.

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word for things).

不是

bú shì — Is not; are not; negation of being.

感情用事

gǎnqíng yòng shì — To act on emotion; let feelings override reason.

借口

jièkǒu — Excuse; pretext; false justification for an action.

而是

érshì — But rather; instead it is; used for contrast.

以及

yǐjí — And; as well as; along with something else.

对

duì — Toward; to; correct; facing; with regard to.

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular (used before nouns).

无私

wúsī — Selfless; unselfish; without personal gain motive.

信仰

xìnyǎng — Belief; faith; deeply held conviction or creed.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something unspecified.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is permissible to do something.

树立

shùlì — To establish; set up; erect an ideal or example.

起来

qǐlái — Up; to rise; complement indicating upward action.

俯身

fǔshēn — To bend down; bow one's body forward low.

叩拜

kòubài — To kneel and bow in worship or reverence.

并

bìng — And; moreover; at the same time; furthermore.

为之

wèi zhī — For it; on behalf of it; for that purpose.

献祭

xiànjì — To make a sacrifice; offer up as a sacrifice.

东西

dōngxi — Thing; stuff; object; something tangible or abstract.

他

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

停了

tíng le — Stopped; ceased; came to a halt.

下来

xiàlái — To come down; stop; settle; complement of completion.

火焰

huǒyàn — Flame; fire; a tongue of burning light.

河面

hémiàn — River surface; the top face of a river.

上

shàng — On; above; upper; on top of a surface.

滑行

huáxíng — To glide; slide smoothly across a surface.

细小

xìxiǎo — Tiny; very small; minute in size or detail.

绿色

lǜsè — Green; the color green.

红色

hóngsè — Red; the color red.

白色

báisè — White; the color white.

相互

xiānghù — Mutual; each other; reciprocally between two parties.

追逐

zhuīzhú — To chase; pursue; follow after something moving.

超越

chāoyuè — To surpass; transcend; go beyond a limit or boundary.

汇合

huìhé — To converge; merge together; join into one flow.

交织

jiāozhī — To interweave; intermingle; interlace with each other.

而后

érhòu — Then; after that; subsequently in sequence.

缓缓

huǎnhuǎn — Slowly; gradually; in an unhurried gentle manner.

匆匆

cōngcōng — Hastily; hurriedly; in a rushed busy manner.

地

de — Structural particle linking adverb to verb.

分离

fēnlí — To separate; part; become detached from each other.

大城市

dà chéngshì — Large city; major metropolis; big urban center.

川流不息

chuān liú bù xī — Endless stream; continuous flow without stopping.

深沉

shēnchén — Deep; profound; heavy; somber in tone or feeling.

夜色

yèsè — Night scene; darkness of night; nocturnal atmosphere.

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among; inside something.

继续

jìxù — To continue; keep going; carry on without stopping.

那条

nà tiáo — That (long thing); that strip or river (measure word).

不眠

bùmián — Sleepless; without sleep; never resting.

河流

héliú — River; a natural flowing body of water.

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of; over (literary usage).

旁观

pángguān — To look on; observe from the side without participating.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.

耐心

nàixīn — Patient; patience; ability to wait calmly.

等待

děngdài — To wait; await; remain in expectation of something.

涨潮

zhǎngcháo — High tide; the rising of tidal water levels.

结束

jiéshù — To end; finish; conclude; bring to a close.

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to; earlier than a reference point.

别无他事

bié wú tā shì — Nothing else to do; no other matters at hand.

可做

kě zuò — Can do; available to be done; something doable.

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless; indicating a contrast.

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only; only if; there is only one condition.

长久

chángjiǔ — Long; lengthy; for a long period of time.

沉默

chénmò — Silence; to be silent; say nothing; quiet.

之后

zhīhòu — After; following; subsequent to a point in time.

当

dāng — When; at the time that; while something happens.

用

yòng — To use; with; using; by means of.

迟疑

chíyí — Hesitant; to hesitate; uncertain and wavering.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; noise produced by speaking or things.

说道

shuōdào — Said; spoke; uttered the following words.

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I suppose; I imagine or believe.

你们

nǐmen — You all; plural second-person pronoun.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby plural things or people.

家伙

jiāhuo — Fellow; guy; chap; informal word for a person.

还记得

hái jìde — Still remember; have not forgotten something.

我

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

曾经

céngjīng — Once; formerly; at some past point in time.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; exist; possess.

一段时间

yī duàn shíjiān — A period of time; a stretch of time.

做过

zuòguò — Have done; have worked as; experienced doing something.

内河

nèihé — Inland river; interior waterway within a country.

水手

shuǐshǒu — Sailor; seaman; person who works on a boat.

才

cái — Only then; just; not until; expressing condition.

明白

míngbai — To understand; clear; comprehend fully.

退潮

tuìcháo — Ebb tide; the falling or receding of tidal water.

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; start; the beginning of something.

注定

zhùdìng — Destined; fated; bound to happen inevitably.

要

yào — Want; will; must; going to; need to.

听

tīng — To listen; hear; attend to a sound or story.

一段

yī duàn — A section; a passage; a stretch or segment.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; without; not.

结论

jiélùn — Conclusion; final judgment or decision reached.

经历

jīnglì — Experience; something personally lived through.

之一

zhī yī — One of; one among several; part of a group.