Heart of Darkness — Page 12

Vocabulary

当

dāng — when; while; at the time of

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

一家

yī jiā — one (shop, company, or household)

商店

shāng diàn — shop; store; retail establishment

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

橱窗

chú chuāng — shop window; display window of a store

里

lǐ — inside; within; interior location marker

看着

kàn zhe — looking at; gazing at continuously

那张

nà zhāng — that (flat object, used with sheet/map)

地图

dì tú — map; geographical representation of an area

时

shí — at the time when; while; temporal marker

它

tā — it; third-person singular for non-human things

像

xiàng — to be like; to resemble; similar to

蛇

shé — snake; serpent

迷住

mí zhù — to captivate; to bewitch; to fascinate completely

鸟儿

niǎo er — bird; small bird (colloquial, affectionate form)

一样

yī yàng — the same; alike; just like something else

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

一只

yī zhī — one (animal); measure word for birds/animals

愚蠢

yú chǔn — stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or sense

小鸟

xiǎo niǎo — little bird; small bird

然后

rán hòu — then; afterwards; subsequently

想起来

xiǎng qǐ lái — to recall; to remember; to suddenly think of

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are; to exist

大

dà — big; large; great in size or importance

公司

gōng sī — company; corporation; business organization

那条

nà tiáo — that (long/narrow thing); measure word for rivers

河上

hé shàng — on the river; upon the river surface

从事

cóng shì — to engage in; to be involved in an occupation

贸易

mào yì — trade; commerce; exchange of goods between parties

管

guǎn — to mind; to care about; to bother with

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

呢

ne — modal particle for continuation or rhetorical question

心想

xīn xiǎng — to think to oneself; to say inwardly

他们

tā men — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

那片

nà piàn — that expanse of; that stretch of (area/water)

淡水

dàn shuǐ — fresh water; non-saline water

上

shàng — on; above; upon a surface or body of water

做生意

zuò shēng yi — to do business; to conduct trade or commerce

总得

zǒng děi — must always; inevitably need to do something

用

yòng — to use; to employ; to make use of

某种

mǒu zhǒng — some kind of; a certain type of thing

船只

chuán zhī — vessels; boats; ships collectively

吧

ba — particle suggesting supposition or seeking agreement

蒸汽船

zhēng qì chuán — steamship; steamboat; vessel powered by steam

为什么

wèi shén me — why; for what reason

不

bù — no; not; negation of verbs and adjectives

试着

shì zhe — to try; to attempt doing something tentatively

去

qù — to go; to leave toward a destination

谋求

móu qiú — to seek; to try to obtain something desirable

一艘

yī sōu — one (ship/vessel); measure word for boats

船

chuán — boat; ship; vessel for water transport

指挥权

zhǐ huī quán — command authority; right to command a vessel

继续

jì xù — to continue; to carry on; to go on doing

沿着

yán zhe — along; following the length of a path or road

走着

zǒu zhe — walking along; continuing to walk

却

què — yet; but; however; indicating contrast

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; cannot; no way to do something

摆脱

bǎi tuō — to shake off; to free oneself from something

这个

zhè ge — this; this one; referring to something nearby

念头

niàn tou — thought; idea; notion that comes to mind

已经

yǐ jīng — already; by now; having occurred before present

把

bǎ — disposal particle marking the object of an action

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

要

yào — to want; must; will; need to

知道

zhī dào — to know; to be aware of a fact

那个

nà ge — that; that one; referring to something farther away

是

shì — to be; is; am; are; affirmative copula

欧洲大陆

ōu zhōu dà lù — the European continent; continental Europe

机构

jī gòu — institution; organization; agency or establishment

但

dàn — but; however; yet; introduces a contrast

许多

xǔ duō — many; a lot of; numerous

亲戚

qīn qi — relatives; family relations beyond immediate family

住

zhù — to live; to reside; to stay somewhere

因为

yīn wèi — because; due to; for the reason that

据说

jù shuō — it is said that; reportedly; allegedly

那里

nà lǐ — there; that place; over there

消费

xiāo fèi — consumption; spending; cost of living

低廉

dī lián — cheap; inexpensive; low-priced

也

yě — also; too; as well; in addition

没有

méi yǒu — to not have; there isn't; negation of existence

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — to look like; to seem; to appear a certain way

那么

nà me — so; that much; to that degree

糟糕

zāo gāo — terrible; awful; bad situation or outcome

不得不

bù dé bù — have no choice but to; must; compelled to

承认

chéng rèn — to admit; to acknowledge; to confess a truth

开始

kāi shǐ — to begin; to start; commencement of an action

烦扰

fán rǎo — to disturb; to bother; to annoy persistently

对此

duì cǐ — regarding this; about this matter

感到

gǎn dào — to feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

抱歉

bào qiàn — to feel sorry; to apologize; to regret something

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

对

duì — for; toward; regarding; correct; right

来说

lái shuō — for; as far as something is concerned

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of; one sort of

全新

quán xīn — brand new; completely new; entirely fresh

尝试

cháng shì — to try; to attempt; an experimental effort

习惯

xí guàn — habit; custom; to be accustomed to something

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of

方式

fāng shì — method; way; manner of doing something

事情

shì qíng — matter; thing; affair; situation or event

一向

yī xiàng — always; consistently; all along up to now

都是

dōu shì — all are; everything is; invariably the case

独自

dú zì — alone; by oneself; without others' help

走

zǒu — to walk; to go; to move on foot

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own

路

lù — road; path; way; route

靠

kào — to rely on; to depend on; to lean on

双腿

shuāng tuǐ — both legs; a pair of legs

去往

qù wǎng — to go to; to head toward a destination

想去

xiǎng qù — to want to go; to wish to visit a place

地方

dì fang — place; location; area; somewhere

本

běn — originally; fundamentally; by nature or default

不会

bù huì — would not; cannot; unlikely to do something

相信

xiāng xìn — to believe; to trust; to have faith in

会

huì — will; can; to be able to; likely to

这样

zhè yàng — like this; in this way; such a manner

做

zuò — to do; to make; to act; to perform

但是

dàn shì — but; however; nevertheless; introduces contrast

你看

nǐ kàn — you see; look; used to draw attention

不知

bù zhī — not knowing; unaware; for unknown reasons

为何

wèi hé — why; for what reason (formal/literary)

就是

jiù shì — exactly; it is precisely; just is

觉得

jué de — to feel; to think; to have a subjective sense

必须

bì xū — must; have to; it is necessary to

不择手段

bù zé shǒu duàn — by any means necessary; using unscrupulous methods

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

达到

dá dào — to achieve; to reach; to attain a goal

目的

mù dì — purpose; goal; objective; aim

于是

yú shì — therefore; consequently; as a result

便

biàn — then; thereupon; so; used in literary style

男人们

nán rén men — men; males; plural form of male persons

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell

亲爱

qīn ài — dear; beloved; affectionate address term

老兄

lǎo xiōng — old chap; buddy; familiar address for a man

什么

shén me — what; anything; something (in questions/statements)

没做

méi zuò — did not do; have not done something

能

néng — can; to be able to; capable of doing

吗

ma — question particle forming yes/no questions

求助

qiú zhù — to seek help; to ask for assistance

于

yú — to; from; in; at (literary preposition)

女人们

nǚ rén men — women; females; plural form of female persons

竟然

jìng rán — unexpectedly; to one's surprise; actually did

求

qiú — to beg; to request earnestly; to seek

帮忙

bāng máng — to help; to do a favor; to assist someone

只为

zhǐ wèi — only for the purpose of; solely to achieve

谋得

móu dé — to obtain through effort; to secure a position

一份

yī fèn — one (portion/job); measure word for jobs/portions

差事

chāi shi — assignment; job; errand; official task

天哪

tiān nǎ — oh my God; goodness; exclamation of surprise

唉

āi — alas; sigh; exclamation of regret or resignation

驱使

qū shǐ — to drive; to impel; to urge someone to act

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite); measure word for respected persons

姑妈

gū mā — aunt; father's married sister

一个

yī gè — one; a; measure word for general objects/people

热心肠

rè xīn cháng — warm-hearted; enthusiastic and generous person

人

rén — person; human being; people

她

tā — she; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun

写道

xiě dào — to write (stating); wrote as follows

将会

jiāng huì — will; shall; is going to happen in future

一件

yī jiàn — one (item/matter); measure word for affairs/clothing

令人愉快

lìng rén yú kuài — pleasing; delightful; makes people feel happy

事

shì — matter; affair; thing; event; business