Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 1

Vocabulary

简

jiǎn — Simple; brief; a surname.

爱

ài — Love; to love; to like.

第一版

dì yī bǎn — First edition of a book or publication.

无需

wú xū — No need for; does not require something.

序言

xù yán — Preface or foreword of a book.

故

gù — Therefore; hence; reason; old.

未作

wèi zuò — Did not write or compose something.

序

xù — Preface; introduction; order; sequence.

此

cǐ — This; these; here.

第二版

dì èr bǎn — Second edition of a book or publication.

则

zé — Then; but; however; a rule or norm.

需

xū — Need; require; necessity.

略述

lüè shù — To briefly describe or outline something.

数语

shù yǔ — A few words; brief remarks.

既

jì — Both; already; since; as well as.

表

biǎo — To express; show; table; surface.

谢忱

xiè chén — Sincere gratitude; heartfelt thanks.

杂感

zá gǎn — Miscellaneous thoughts; random reflections.

我

wǒ — I; me; myself.

有

yǒu — Have; exist; there is.

三处

sān chù — Three places; three instances or points.

致谢

zhì xiè — To express thanks; to acknowledge gratitude.

意

yì — Meaning; intention; idea; wish.

其一

qí yī — First of all; the first point.

感谢

gǎn xiè — To thank; to feel grateful toward someone.

读者

dú zhě — Reader; person who reads publications.

大众

dà zhòng — The general public; the masses.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; in order to.

宽容

kuān róng — Tolerant; lenient; forgiving toward others.

倾听

qīng tīng — To listen attentively; to lend an ear.

这部

zhè bù — This volume; this work (used for books).

朴素

pǔ sù — Simple; plain; unadorned; unpretentious.

无华

wú huá — Without embellishment; plain and unadorned.

毫无

háo wú — Completely without; absolutely lacking something.

矫饰

jiǎo shì — Affectation; artificial embellishment; pretentious ornamentation.

其二

qí èr — Secondly; the second point or item.

新闻界

xīn wén jiè — The press; the journalism world or community.

公正

gōng zhèng — Fair; just; impartial; unbiased.

之

zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; of.

评论

píng lùn — Commentary; review; to comment or critique.

为

wèi / wéi — For; to be; to act as; because of.

一位

yī wèi — One person (polite measure word for people).

默默无闻

mò mò wú wén — Unknown; obscure; without fame or recognition.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description.

追求者

zhuī qiú zhě — Pursuer; one who seeks or strives earnestly.

开辟

kāi pì — To open up; to pioneer; to create a path.

了

le — Completed action particle; indicates change of state.

公平

gōng píng — Fair; equitable; just treatment or conditions.

天地

tiān dì — Heaven and earth; world; realm; space.

其三

qí sān — Thirdly; the third point or item.

我的

wǒ de — My; mine; belonging to me.

出版商

chū bǎn shāng — Publisher; a company or person publishing books.

机敏

jī mǐn — Shrewd; quick-witted; sharp and perceptive.

活力

huó lì — Vitality; energy; vigor; dynamic force.

务实

wù shí — Pragmatic; realistic; practical-minded; down-to-earth.

精神

jīng shén — Spirit; mind; mental state; essence.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

坦诚

tǎn chéng — Frank; candid; open and sincere.

大度

dà dù — Magnanimous; generous; broad-minded.

助益

zhù yì — To benefit; to assist; helpful contribution.

籍籍无名

jí jí wú míng — Completely unknown; obscure; without any reputation.

无人

wú rén — No one; without anyone; nobody.

引荐

yǐn jiàn — To recommend; to introduce someone to another.

作者

zuò zhě — Author; writer; creator of a work.

对

duì — Toward; for; correct; facing; opposite.

而言

ér yán — As far as … is concerned; speaking of.

不过

bù guò — However; merely; only; no more than.

是

shì — To be; is; yes; correct.

模糊

mó hu — Vague; blurry; indistinct; unclear.

概念

gài niàn — Concept; notion; idea; abstract understanding.

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; be able to do nothing but.

泛泛

fàn fàn — Superficial; vague; general; not specific.

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; yet; but.

则是

zé shì — Then it is; in that case it becomes.

具体

jù tǐ — Concrete; specific; tangible; detailed.

可感

kě gǎn — Perceptible; tangible; can be felt or sensed.

某些

mǒu xiē — Some; certain; particular ones among many.

慷慨

kāng kǎi — Generous; magnanimous; fervent; impassioned.

评论家

píng lùn jiā — Critic; commentator; reviewer of works.

亦然

yì rán — Also so; likewise; the same applies.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

宽厚

kuān hòu — Tolerant and kind; generous in character.

而

ér — And; yet; but; linking conjunction.

高尚

gāo shàng — Noble; lofty; morally elevated; honorable.

特有

tè yǒu — Unique to; characteristic of; exclusively possessed.

方式

fāng shì — Method; way; manner; mode of doing.

鼓励

gǔ lì — To encourage; to motivate; to inspire someone.

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present somewhere.

艰难

jiān nán — Difficult; arduous; hard; full of hardship.

中

zhōng — In; middle; among; within.

挣扎

zhēng zhá — To struggle; to strive; to fight against difficulty.

陌生人

mò shēng rén — Stranger; unknown person; unfamiliar individual.

即

jí — Namely; that is; immediately; promptly.

精选

jīng xuǎn — Carefully selected; handpicked; best chosen works.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people.

衷心

zhōng xīn — Heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted; from the heart.

诸位

zhū wèi — Ladies and gentlemen; all of you (formal address).

先生

xiān sheng — Mister; gentleman; sir; teacher.

由衷

yóu zhōng — Heartfelt; sincere; from the bottom of one's heart.

你们

nǐ men — You all; second-person plural pronoun.

既已

jì yǐ — Since already; having already done something.

援助

yuán zhù — Aid; assistance; to help or support someone.

认可

rèn kě — Approval; recognition; to endorse or acknowledge.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

表达

biǎo dá — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings.

转而

zhuǎn ér — Then turn to; shift to another topic.

谈及

tán jí — To mention; to touch upon; to bring up.

另一类

lìng yī lèi — Another type; a different category or kind.

据

jù — According to; based on; to hold; evidence.

所知

suǒ zhī — What one knows; to the best of one's knowledge.

此类

cǐ lèi — This type; this kind; such a category.

为数

wéi shù — In number; amounting to; to number a quantity.

甚少

shèn shǎo — Very few; extremely little; scarce in number.

却

què — Yet; but; however; on the contrary.

不可

bù kě — Cannot; must not; impermissible; impossible.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result; consequently.

忽视

hū shì — To ignore; to overlook; to neglect something.

所指

suǒ zhǐ — What is referred to; the thing indicated.

那些

nà xiē — Those; those ones; referring to specific things.

胆怯

dǎn qiè — Timid; cowardly; fearful; lacking courage.

或

huò — Or; either; perhaps; possibly.

吹毛求疵

chuī máo qiú cī — To nitpick; to find fault with trivial things.

一类

yī lèi — A type; one category; a kind of.

书籍

shū jí — Books; publications; literary works.

倾向

qīng xiàng — Tendency; inclination; to lean toward something.

心存

xīn cún — To harbor in one's heart; to hold in mind.

疑虑

yí lǜ — Doubt; misgiving; worry; apprehension.

眼中

yǎn zhōng — In one's eyes; from one's perspective or view.

异常

yì cháng — Unusual; abnormal; extraordinary; exceptional.

过错

guò cuò — Fault; mistake; error; wrongdoing.

耳朵

ěr duo — Ear; the organ of hearing.

每一声

měi yī shēng — Every sound; each single sound heard.

偏执

piān zhí — Paranoid; obsessive; biased; stubbornly one-sided.

那

nà — That; those; then.

罪恶

zuì è — Evil; sin; crime; wickedness.

抗议

kàng yì — To protest; to object; formal opposition.

都

dōu — All; both; already; even.

听出

tīng chū — To detect by listening; to make out a sound.

虔诚

qián chéng — Pious; devout; sincere religious reverence.

冒犯

mào fàn — To offend; to affront; to disrespect someone.

正是

zhèng shì — Exactly is; precisely; it is none other than.

上帝

shàng dì — God; the Lord; the Supreme Being.

人间

rén jiān — The human world; on earth; among people.

代行者

dài xíng zhě — One who acts on behalf of another; agent.