Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 4

Vocabulary

两

liǎng — Two (used before measure words for counting)

艘

sōu — Measure word for boats and ships

船

chuán — Boat; ship; vessel

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located at

死寂

sǐ jì — Dead silence; completely still and quiet

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

海面

hǎi miàn — Surface of the sea; ocean surface

上

shàng — On top of; above; upper

风平浪静

fēng píng làng jìng — Calm winds and waves; perfectly peaceful conditions

我

wǒ — I; me; my

以为

yǐ wéi — To think; to mistakenly believe something

它们

tā men — They; them (referring to non-human things)

是

shì — To be; is; are; am

海上

hǎi shàng — On the sea; at sea; maritime

幽灵

yōu líng — Ghost; specter; phantom; apparition

那个

nà ge — That; that one (demonstrative pronoun)

恶魔

è mó — Demon; devil; evil spirit

将

jiāng — Will; about to; (formal particle before object)

小偷

xiǎo tōu — Thief; pickpocket; petty criminal

包袱

bāo fu — Bundle wrapped in cloth; burden; load

压在

yā zài — To press down upon; to weigh on

他

tā — He; him; his

身后

shēn hòu — Behind one's back; after death; behind someone

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly; rapidly; soon

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

略过

lüè guò — To skip over; to pass quickly; to gloss over

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

这幅

zhè fú — This (painting/picture); measure word for paintings

画

huà — Painting; picture; drawing; to draw

它

tā — It; referring to a non-human thing

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causing someone to feel

恐惧

kǒng jù — Fear; terror; dread; to be frightened

独坐

dú zuò — To sit alone; sitting by oneself

岩石

yán shí — Rock; stone; boulder

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of (formal/literary expression)

黑色

hēi sè — Black color; the color black

有角

yǒu jiǎo — Having horns; horned

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

同样

tóng yàng — Same; equally; in the same way

如此

rú cǐ — Like this; such; in this way; so

俯视

fǔ shì — To look down upon; to overlook from above

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state

远处

yuǎn chù — The distance; a faraway place; far away

围绕

wéi rào — To surround; to revolve around; encircling

人群

rén qún — Crowd; a group of people; throng

每幅

měi fú — Each painting; every picture or illustration

都

dōu — All; both; every; each

讲述

jiǎng shù — To narrate; to tell; to recount a story

一个

yī ge — One; a single (general measure word)

故事

gù shi — Story; tale; narrative

对于

duì yú — Regarding; concerning; with respect to

尚未

shàng wèi — Not yet; still not; has yet to

成熟

chéng shú — Mature; ripe; fully developed

理解力

lǐ jiě lì — Comprehension ability; capacity for understanding

和

hé — And; together with; harmonious

不完善

bù wán shàn — Imperfect; incomplete; not fully developed

情感

qíng gǎn — Emotion; feeling; sentiment; affection

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as ... is concerned

这些

zhè xiē — These; these things or people

往往

wǎng wǎng — Often; frequently; usually; more often than not

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with

神秘

shén mì — Mysterious; mystical; enigmatic; secretive

却

què — But; yet; however; nevertheless

始终

shǐ zhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently

深深

shēn shēn — Deeply; profoundly; intensely

吸引

xī yǐn — To attract; to draw in; to fascinate

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; as if; similar to

有时

yǒu shí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally

冬日

dōng rì — Winter day; a day in winter

傍晚

bàng wǎn — Dusk; early evening; toward nightfall

一样

yī yàng — Same; alike; just like; equally

引人入胜

yǐn rén rù shèng — Fascinating; captivating; drawing people in irresistibly

那是

nà shì — That is; that was; referring to a past situation

她

tā — She; her

碰巧

pèng qiǎo — By chance; coincidentally; happen to

心情

xīn qíng — Mood; state of mind; feelings

愉快

yú kuài — Happy; cheerful; pleasant; joyful

时候

shí hou — Time; moment; when; period of time

搬到

bān dào — To move to; to carry something to a place

壁炉

bì lú — Fireplace; hearth built into a wall

旁

páng — Beside; next to; by the side of

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do

我们

wǒ men — We; us; our

围坐

wéi zuò — To sit around; to gather and sit in a circle

四周

sì zhōu — All around; surrounding; on all sides

一边

yī biān — On one side; while doing something simultaneously

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to

太太

tài tai — Married woman; Mrs.; wife; madam

熨烫

yùn tàng — To iron; to press clothes with a hot iron

花边

huā biān — Lace; decorative border; floral edging

整理

zhěng lǐ — To tidy up; to organize; to sort out

用

yòng — To use; using; by means of

从

cóng — From; since; following; through

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient; very old; age-old

童话

tóng huà — Fairy tale; children's story; fantasy story

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; other things or people

民谣

mín yáo — Folk song; ballad; traditional popular song

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among

摘取

zhāi qǔ — To pick out; to extract; to select passages

爱情

ài qíng — Romantic love; love between people

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/literary)

冒险

mào xiǎn — Adventure; to take risks; daring action

片段

piàn duàn — Fragment; passage; excerpt; episode

来

lái — To come; to do something (directional complement)

满足

mǎn zú — To satisfy; to meet needs; contented

热切

rè qiē — Eager; ardent; fervent; enthusiastic

注意力

zhù yì lì — Attention; ability to concentrate; focus

或者

huò zhě — Or; either...or; perhaps; alternatively

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; as stated

后来

hòu lái — Later; afterward; subsequently

发现

fā xiàn — To discover; to find out; to realize

伯爵

bó jué — Count; earl; a European noble title

书页

shū yè — Page of a book; leaf of a book

膝上

xī shàng — On the knees; on one's lap

放着

fàng zhe — Placed; lying there; kept in a position

书

shū — Book; volume; written work

那时

nà shí — At that time; back then; in those days

快乐

kuài lè — Happy; joyful; happiness; pleasure

至少

zhì shǎo — At least; at a minimum

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using; according to

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own

方式

fāng shì — Way; method; manner; approach

唯一

wéi yī — Only; sole; the one and only

害怕

hài pà — To be afraid; to fear; scared of something

就是

jiù shì — Exactly; precisely; it is just; none other than

被

bèi — Passive particle; by (indicating passive voice)

打扰

dǎ rǎo — To disturb; to interrupt; to bother someone

而

ér — And; but; yet; then (conjunction)

这

zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby

便

biàn — Then; as a result; thereupon; immediately

来了

lái le — Has come; arrived; here it comes

门

mén — Door; gate; entrance

开

kāi — To open; to start; open

哟

yo — Exclamation particle expressing surprise or emphasis

愁眉苦脸

chóu méi kǔ liǎn — Looking miserable; wearing a gloomy worried expression

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; young lady; unmarried woman

声音

shēng yīn — Sound; voice; noise

叫道

jiào dào — To call out; to cry; to shout (narrative verb)

随后

suí hòu — Soon after; subsequently; then; shortly afterward

停

tíng — To stop; to halt; to pause

下来

xià lái — To come down; to stop; directional complement

房间

fáng jiān — Room; chamber; enclosed living space

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior

似乎

sì hū — It seems; apparently; as if; seemingly

空无一人

kōng wú yī rén — Completely empty; not a single person present

到底

dào dǐ — In the end; exactly; after all; on earth

跑

pǎo — To run; to flee; to rush

哪儿

nǎr — Where; which place (colloquial)

去了

qù le — Has gone; went away; departed

继续

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

说道

shuō dào — To say; said (narrative dialogue verb)

呼唤

hū huàn — To call out to; to summon; to beckon someone

姐妹们

jiě mèi men — Sisters; female siblings (plural form)

不在

bù zài — Not here; absent; not present

这里

zhè lǐ — Here; this place; in this location

去

qù — To go; to leave; to head toward

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform; to let someone know

妈妈

māma — Mom; mother; mama

跑到

pǎo dào — To run to; to dash to a place

雨里

yǔ lǐ — In the rain; into the rain

坏

huài — Bad; naughty; broken; wicked

丫头

yā tou — Girl; young girl; servant girl (informal/affectionate)