Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has occurred before now

花了

huā le — Spent (time or money); used up resources

两个

liǎng gè — Two (items); a pair of something

小时

xiǎoshí — Hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes

试图

shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something

睡上

shuì shàng — To manage to sleep; to get some sleep

片刻

piànkè — A brief moment; a short while

就在

jiù zài — Just at (a moment); right at the point when

快要

kuài yào — About to; on the verge of doing something

成功

chénggōng — To succeed; to achieve a desired result

的

de — Structural particle; links modifier to noun

时候

shíhou — Time; moment; a particular point in time

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

进来

jìn lái — To come in; to enter a place

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; indicates action done to object

弄醒

nòng xǐng — To wake someone up; to cause to awaken

了

le — Completion particle; indicates action is completed

深感

shēn gǎn — To deeply feel; to sincerely feel something

抱歉

bàoqiàn — To feel sorry; to apologize for an inconvenience

说道

shuō dào — Said; remarked (used in narrative speech attribution)

她

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

走向

zǒu xiàng — To walk toward; to move in the direction of

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; a female parent

单膝

dān xī — One knee; refers to kneeling on a single knee

跪下

guì xià — To kneel down; to lower oneself onto knees

用

yòng — To use; with; by means of

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

红润

hóngrùn — Rosy and healthy; having a glowing complexion

脸庞

liǎnpáng — Face; the surface of a person's face

凝视着

níngshì zhe — Gazing at; staring steadily and intently at something

这位

zhè wèi — This (person); polite demonstrative for a person

年长

nián zhǎng — Older; senior in age compared to another person

女性

nǚxìng — Female; woman; of the female gender

憔悴

qiáocuì — Haggard; worn and exhausted in appearance

而

ér — And; yet; connecting adjectives or contrasting clauses

黯淡

àndàn — Dim; dull; lacking brightness or vitality

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; the look of someone's face

妈妈

māma — Mom; informal word for mother

在

zài — At; in; to be present at a location

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; this place; this location

再次

zàicì — Once again; one more time

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to permit someone to do something

陪

péi — To accompany; to keep someone company

坐

zuò — To sit; to take a seat

一会儿

yīhuìr — A little while; a short period of time

好吗

hǎo ma — Is that okay? Used to seek agreement or approval

太太

tàitai — Mrs.; a married woman; wife

微微

wēiwēi — Slightly; gently; in a subtle manner

一笑

yī xiào — A smile; to smile once briefly

打量着

dǎliáng zhe — Looking over; sizing up; examining someone carefully

女孩

nǚhái — Girl; a young female person

纤细

xiānxì — Slender; slim; delicately thin in build

身形

shēnxíng — Figure; body shape; the form of one's body

最终

zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end

目光

mùguāng — Gaze; one's eyes; the direction of one's look

停留在

tíngliú zài — To rest on; to linger at a particular place

那张

nà zhāng — That (face/sheet); classifier for flat objects

笑意盈盈

xiàoyì yíngyíng — Full of smiles; radiating a warm smiling expression

美丽动人

měilì dòngrén — Beautiful and captivating; strikingly lovely in appearance

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face; on one's facial surface

随后

suíhòu — Soon after; subsequently; then immediately following

眉头

méitóu — Brow; the area between or above the eyebrows

蹙起

cù qǐ — To furrow; to knit (the brows) together in worry

眼中

yǎn zhōng — In one's eyes; within one's gaze

蒙上

méng shàng — To be covered with; to have a layer settle over

一层

yī céng — A layer; one stratum of something

泪雾

lèi wù — A mist of tears; teary haze obscuring the eyes

听说

tīngshuō — To hear (that); to have heard about something

最近

zuìjìn — Recently; lately; in the near past

发生

fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event

了吗

le ma — Has it happened? Particle combo asking about completion

太多

tài duō — Too many; too much; an excessive amount

但

dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception

这是

zhè shì — This is; introducing or identifying something present

最新

zuìxīn — Latest; most recent; newest

一件

yī jiàn — One (matter/item); classifier for affairs or clothing

父亲

fùqīn — Father; a male parent

必须

bìxū — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

偿还

chánghuán — To repay; to pay back a debt owed

乡绅

xiāngshēn — Local squire; a landed rural gentleman of status

借给

jiè gěi — To lend to; to give as a loan to someone

他

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

钱

qián — Money; currency; financial funds

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; used to emphasize a statement

件

jiàn — Classifier for matters, clothing, or items

奇怪

qíguài — Strange; odd; unusual or puzzling in nature

扬言

yángyán — To threaten; to declare openly one's threatening intention

如果

rúguǒ — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction

那笔

nà bǐ — That sum (of money); classifier for monetary amounts

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; negation of existence

如数

rúshù — In full amount; in the exact agreed-upon sum

所说

suǒ shuō — As stated; what was said; as previously mentioned

取消

qǔxiāo — To cancel; to annul; to revoke something

抵押

dǐyā — Mortgage; collateral; pledging property as security

将在

jiāng zài — Will be at; shall occur within a time frame

三个月

sān gè yuè — Three months; a period of three calendar months

内

nèi — Within; inside; in the interior of a time or space

执行

zhíxíng — To execute; to carry out; to implement an action

很

hěn — Very; quite; a common degree adverb

清楚

qīngchǔ — Clear; to understand clearly; well-defined

意味着

yìwèi zhe — To mean; to signify; to imply something

什么

shénme — What; used in questions or as an indefinite pronoun

握住

wò zhù — To grasp; to hold firmly in one's hand

手

shǒu — Hand; the end part of the arm

轻轻地

qīngqīng de — Gently; softly; in a light and delicate manner

抚摸着

fǔmō zhe — Stroking; caressing gently with the hand

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I want; expressing thought or desire

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

再

zài — Again; once more; additionally

割让

gēràng — To cede; to give up land or territory

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of something

那片

nà piàn — That stretch of; classifier for expanses of land

深爱

shēn ài — Deeply loved; to love something dearly and profoundly

土地

tǔdì — Land; soil; territory; a piece of ground

土地上

tǔdì shàng — On the land; upon the surface of the earth

每一块

měi yī kuài — Every piece; each single patch or chunk

草皮

cǎopí — Turf; sod; a patch of grass-covered ground

都

dōu — All; both; each; an inclusive adverb

珍视

zhēnshì — To cherish; to value highly; to treasure something

确实

quèshí — Indeed; certainly; truly; used to affirm a fact

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if; seemingly

越来越

yuè lái yuè — More and more; increasingly; progressively

穷

qióng — Poor; impoverished; lacking money or resources

没关系

méi guānxi — It doesn't matter; never mind; that's okay

能

néng — Can; to be able to; expressing capability

改变

gǎibiàn — To change; to alter; to transform something

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such as this

一个

yī gè — One (item); the most common general classifier

事实

shìshí — Fact; reality; an actual state of affairs

孩子

háizi — Child; kid; a young person