History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — Page 1

Vocabulary

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or existence

整个

zhěng gè — entire, whole; referring to the complete thing

章节

zhāng jié — chapters and sections of a book or text

中

zhōng — middle, within, among; inside something

根本

gēn běn — fundamentally, at all; basic root or foundation

不会

bù huì — will not, cannot; negates ability or likelihood

笑

xiào — to laugh, to smile; expressing amusement

一次

yī cì — once, one time; a single occurrence

除非

chú fēi — unless, only if; introduces an exception condition

他

tā — he, him; third-person singular male pronoun

碰巧

pèng qiǎo — by chance, happen to; occurring coincidentally

会

huì — can, will; indicates ability or future likelihood

嘲笑

cháo xiào — to mock, to ridicule; laughing at someone scornfully

作者

zuò zhě — author, writer; person who creates written work