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

Vocabulary

还有

hái yǒu — And also; in addition; furthermore.

更多

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

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

土地

tǔ dì — Land; territory; ground or soil area.

必须

bì xū — Must; have to; obligatory action required.

出让

chū ràng — To transfer ownership; yield or give up property.

乡绅

xiāng shēn — Country gentleman; local gentry or squire.

是

shì — To be; is/am/are; affirmative linking verb.

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects.

高大

gāo dà — Tall and big; large in stature or build.

体格

tǐ gé — Physique; body build or physical constitution.

健壮

jiàn zhuàng — Robust; strong and healthy in body.

男人

nán rén — Man; adult male person.

眼窝

yǎn wō — Eye socket; the hollow cavity around the eye.

深陷

shēn xiàn — Deeply sunken; recessed far inward.

眉骨

méi gǔ — Brow bone; the ridge of bone above the eyes.

粗犷

cū guǎng — Rough and rugged; bold and unrefined in manner.

突出

tū chū — Protruding; prominent; standing out noticeably.

他

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

头发

tóu fa — Hair; the hair growing on one's head.

灰白

huī bái — Gray-white; ashen; mixed gray and white color.

又

yòu — Also; again; both…and; additionally.

浓

nóng — Thick; dense; rich in texture or color.

密

mì — Dense; thick; closely packed together.

还

hái — Still; also; yet; in addition.

留着

liú zhe — Keeping; wearing; retaining (hair or beard).

蓬乱

péng luàn — Disheveled; unkempt; messy and tangled.

胡须

hú xū — Beard; facial hair on a man's face.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.

一撮

yī zuǒ — A small tuft or pinch of hair or fibers.

长长

cháng cháng — Long and lengthy; elongated in appearance.

垂髭

chuí zī — Drooping mustache; long hanging facial whiskers.

走进

zǒu jìn — To walk into; enter by walking.

北侧

běi cè — North side; the northern part of a space.

客厅

kè tīng — Living room; lounge; reception room in a home.

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.

动静

dòng jìng — Noise and movement; commotion; disturbance made.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; comparison marker.

进来

jìn lái — To come in; enter toward the speaker.

还要

hái yào — Even more; still more so than before.

大

dà — Big; large; loud; great in size or degree.

狗儿们

gǒu er men — The dogs; plural form referring to pet dogs.

欢快

huān kuài — Joyful; cheerful; lively and happy in manner.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

吠叫

fèi jiào — To bark; the sound a dog makes loudly.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.

朝

cháo — Toward; facing; in the direction of.

扑

pū — To pounce; leap at; throw oneself toward.

了

le — Completion particle; indicates action has occurred.

过去

guò qù — To go over; past; move toward something.

下去

xià qù — Get down; calm down; directional complement downward.

说

shuō — To say; speak; talk; express in words.

啊

a — Ah; oh; exclamatory or softening sentence particle.

它们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural for animals/objects.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

一样

yī yàng — The same as; alike; equally; just like.

迷人

mí rén — Charming; captivating; enchanting and attractive.

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young; diminutive in size.

女人

nǚ rén — Woman; adult female person.

长得

zhǎng de — Looks; has grown to appear a certain way.

真是

zhēn shì — Truly; really is; indeed; used for emphasis.

越来越

yuè lái yuè — More and more; increasingly; progressively greater.

漂亮

piào liang — Pretty; beautiful; attractive in appearance.

我

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

养大

yǎng dà — To raise up; bring up to adulthood.

为

wèi — For; because of; on behalf of.

俩

liǎ — Both; the two of them; a pair.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel; sense; experience an emotion.

骄傲

jiāo ào — Proud; pride; feeling of honor and satisfaction.

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; exist.

一段时间

yī duàn shí jiān — A period of time; a while; some duration.

以为

yǐ wéi — To think mistakenly; assume; believe wrongly.

活

huó — To live; survive; be alive.

不

bù — No; not; negation particle.

但

dàn — But; however; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction.

看

kàn — To look; see; watch; observe.

它

tā — It; third-person singular for animals or objects.

现在

xiàn zài — Now; at present; currently; at this moment.

毛色

máo sè — Coat color; the color of an animal's fur.

黑

hēi — Black; dark; the color black.

如

rú — Like; as; resembling; similar to.

乌玉

wū yù — Black jade; dark lustrous gemstone-like color.

顺

shùn — Smooth; sleek; in order; following direction.

滑

huá — Slippery; smooth; glossy in texture.

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; take/handle an object; measure word.

门

mén — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building.

关上

guān shàng — To close shut; shut a door or window.

好吗

hǎo ma — Okay? All right? Seeking agreement or consent.

妻子

qī zi — Wife; a man's female spouse or partner.

天哪

tiān na — Good heavens; oh my; exclamation of surprise.

忘了

wàng le — Forgot; failed to remember something.

穿过

chuān guò — To pass through; cross; go across a space.

房间

fáng jiān — Room; a space within a building or house.

努力

nǔ lì — To try hard; make an effort; strive.

想

xiǎng — To think; want; try to; intend.

轻手轻脚

qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo — Softly and carefully; moving quietly without noise.

却

què — Yet; but; however; unexpectedly contrasting result.

用

yòng — To use; employ; apply; make use of.

一只

yī zhī — One (animal/small object); single measure word unit.

脚

jiǎo — Foot; leg; lower limb extremity.

带上

dài shàng — To bring along; pull shut; take with oneself.

然后

rán hòu — Then; after that; subsequently; next in sequence.

在

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

身旁

shēn páng — Beside; at one's side; next to a person.

坐下

zuò xià — To sit down; take a seat.

好些

hǎo xiē — Much better; feeling improved in health or condition.

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.

忧虑

yōu lǜ — Worried; anxious; full of concern or unease.

看着

kàn zhe — Looking at; watching; gazing at continuously.

她

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

希望

xī wàng — To hope; wish; desire a certain outcome.

不要

bù yào — Don't; do not; used to express prohibition.

叫

jiào — To call; name; shout; address someone as.

讨厌

tǎo yàn — Annoying; hateful; disliked; to find something unpleasant.

名字

míng zi — Name; a person's given or full name.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action.

爱尔兰

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

化

huà — To change into; transform; -ize; suffix of change.

眼中

yǎn zhōng — In one's eyes; within one's gaze or vision.

闪烁着

shǎn shuò zhe — Twinkling; flickering; gleaming with a shimmering light.

压抑

yā yì — To suppress; repress; hold back a feeling.

住

zhù — To hold; stop; live; resultative complement of restraint.

笑意

xiào yì — A hint of a smile; smiling expression or feeling.

不管

bù guǎn — No matter; regardless of; whether or not.

喜不喜欢

xǐ bu xǐ huān — Whether one likes it or not; regardless of preference.

都

dōu — All; both; every; in every case.

一半

yī bàn — Half; one half of a whole amount.

血统

xuè tǒng — Bloodline; ancestry; ethnic or family lineage.

不是

bù shì — Is not; am not; are not; negation of 是.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle for continuation or mild questions.

小姑娘

xiǎo gū niang — Little girl; young girl; a term of endearment.

今天

jīn tiān — Today; this day; the current day.

天气

tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions on a given day.

真好

zhēn hǎo — Really good; truly wonderful; genuinely nice.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

终于

zhōng yú — Finally; at last; eventually after a long wait.

迎来

yíng lái — To welcome; usher in; greet the arrival of.

夏日

xià rì — Summer day; a day during the summer season.

觉得

jué de — To feel; think; have a sense or opinion.

去

qù — To go; move away toward a destination.

兜兜风

dōu dōu fēng — To go for a drive; take a casual outing.

怎么样

zěn me yàng — How about it? What do you think? How is it?