Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1

Vocabulary

二

èr — The number two.

还

hái / huán — Still, yet; also: to return something.

得

de / dé / děi — Structural particle; to obtain; must.

卖掉

mài diào — To sell off something completely.

更多

gèng duō — Even more; a greater quantity or number.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

土地

tǔ dì — Land, soil, territory, or ground.

三

sān — The number three.

野性

yě xìng — Wild nature; untamed instinct or character.

一家

yī jiā — A family; one household or establishment.

四

sì — The number four.

邀请

yāo qǐng — To invite someone; an invitation.

五

wǔ — The number five.

我

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

为

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

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

羞耻

xiū chǐ — Shame; a feeling of humiliation or disgrace.

六

liù — The number six.

女妖

nǚ yāo — Female demon, witch, or supernatural female creature.

洞穴

dòng xué — Cave; a hollow space inside rock or earth.

七

qī — The number seven.

八

bā — The number eight.

乡绅

xiāng shēn — Country gentleman; rural landed gentry member.

烦恼

fán nǎo — Worry, trouble, or mental distress.

九

jiǔ — The number nine.

教育

jiào yù — Education; the process of teaching and learning.

及

jí — And; as well as; to reach.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; additional things or people.

十

shí — The number ten.

十一

shí yī — The number eleven.

钻石

zuàn shí — Diamond; a precious gemstone of great hardness.

十字架

shí zì jià — Cross; a crucifix or cross-shaped structure.

十二

shí èr — The number twelve.

羽绒床

yǔ róng chuáng — Feather-down bed; a soft bed filled with down.

之家

zhī jiā — Home of; a place belonging to a group.

十三

shí sān — The number thirteen.

来了

lái le — Has come; arrived; someone or something has appeared.

十四

shí sì — The number fourteen.

几句

jǐ jù — A few sentences or words.

俚语

lǐ yǔ — Slang; informal colloquial expressions or phrases.

十五

shí wǔ — The number fifteen.

两封

liǎng fēng — Two (letters); measure word for correspondence.

信

xìn — Letter; written correspondence; also: trust.

十六

shí liù — The number sixteen.

一个

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

厚脸皮

hòu liǎn pí — Thick-skinned; shameless or brazenly impudent person.

爱尔兰

Ài ěr lán — Ireland; the island nation in northwestern Europe.

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; a young female person.

十七

shí qī — The number seventeen.

两段

liǎng duàn — Two paragraphs or two passages of text.

描述

miáo shù — Description; to describe or depict something.

十八

shí bā — The number eighteen.

一份

yī fèn — One copy or portion of a document or item.

契约

qì yuē — Contract; a formal binding agreement or covenant.

十九

shí jiǔ — The number nineteen.

她

tā — She, her; third-person singular female pronoun.

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly; soon; in a short time.

就会

jiù huì — Will then; is bound to; indicates certainty.

驯服

xún fú — To tame; to make docile or obedient.

下来

xià lái — To come down; to settle; resultative complement.

二十

èr shí — The number twenty.

二十一

èr shí yī — The number twenty-one.

玫瑰色

méi guì sè — Rose-colored; a shade of pink or rosy hue.

裙子

qún zi — Skirt; a garment worn around the lower body.

二十二

èr shí èr — The number twenty-two.

信件

xìn jiàn — Letters; written correspondence or mail items.

二十三

èr shí sān — The number twenty-three.

一盒

yī hé — One box or case of something.

糖果

táng guǒ — Candy; sweets; sugary confectionery treats.

二十四

èr shí sì — The number twenty-four.

电报

diàn bào — Telegram; a message sent by telegraph.

二十五

èr shí wǔ — The number twenty-five.

打击

dǎ jī — To strike, hit, or deal a blow to.

二十六

èr shí liù — The number twenty-six.

英镑

Yīng bàng — British pound; the currency unit of the UK.

二十七

èr shí qī — The number twenty-seven.

历险记

lì xiǎn jì — Adventure tale; a record of thrilling experiences.

再度

zài dù — Once again; a second time; anew.

归家

guī jiā — To return home; to go back to one's family.

二十八

èr shí bā — The number twenty-eight.

爱尔兰人

Ài ěr lán rén — Irish person; a native or citizen of Ireland.

二十九

èr shí jiǔ — The number twenty-nine.

变化

biàn huà — Change; transformation; alteration over time.

三十

sān shí — The number thirty.

笼中

lóng zhōng — Inside a cage; trapped within an enclosure.

三十一

sān shí yī — The number thirty-one.

囚徒

qiú tú — Prisoner; a person confined or held captive.

获释

huò shì — To be released; to gain freedom from captivity.

三十二

sān shí èr — The number thirty-two.

三十三

sān shí sān — The number thirty-three.

山间

shān jiān — Among the mountains; located in a mountain area.

小屋

xiǎo wū — Small hut or cabin; a tiny dwelling place.

三十四

sān shí sì — The number thirty-four.

一桩

yī zhuāng — One instance of an affair, matter, or deed.

大胆

dà dǎn — Bold, daring, audacious; having great courage.

之举

zhī jǔ — An act or move of a certain kind.

三十五

sān shí wǔ — The number thirty-five.

他

tā — He, him; third-person singular male pronoun.

出生

chū shēng — To be born; one's birth or place of origin.

三十六

sān shí liù — The number thirty-six.