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

Vocabulary

她

tā — Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.

走

zǒu — To walk, to go, to move.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

进来

jìn lái — To come in, to enter a place.

把

bǎ — Preposition marking direct object of disposal or action.

双手

shuāng shǒu — Both hands, a pair of hands.

藏

cáng — To hide, to conceal something.

在

zài — Preposition indicating location: at, in, on.

围裙

wéi qún — Apron worn to protect clothing while working.

下面

xià miàn — Below, underneath, the underside of something.

太太

tài tai — Mrs., wife, a married woman.

发出

fā chū — To emit, to produce a sound or signal.

一声

yī shēng — One sound, a single utterance or noise.

不耐烦

bù nài fán — Impatient, showing irritation or lack of patience.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

叹息

tàn xī — To sigh, an expression of sorrow or frustration.

这些

zhè xiē — These, referring to a nearby group of things.

人

rén — Person, people, human being.

根本

gēn běn — At all, fundamentally, simply impossible or not.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to, impossible to, no way to.

调教

diào jiào — To train, to discipline, to teach proper behavior.

低声

dī shēng — In a low voice, quietly, under one's breath.

说道

shuō dào — Said, uttered, spoke (narrative verb of speech).

随后

suí hòu — Shortly after, thereupon, immediately following.

用

yòng — To use, with, using a particular manner.

平静

píng jìng — Calm, composed, tranquil in manner or tone.

淡漠

dàn mò — Indifferent, detached, showing little emotion or interest.

语气

yǔ qì — Tone of voice, manner of speaking.

大声

dà shēng — Loudly, in a loud voice.

吩咐

fēn fù — To instruct, to order, to direct someone to do.

道

dào — Particle following verbs of speech: said, spoke.

尽快

jǐn kuài — As quickly as possible, at the earliest opportunity.

西侧

xī cè — The western side, the west flank of something.

客厅

kè tīng — Living room, sitting room, parlor for guests.

备好

bèi hǎo — To prepare, to have something ready in advance.

茶

chá — Tea, the beverage made from tea leaves.

准备好

zhǔn bèi hǎo — To be fully prepared, to have everything ready.

就

jiù — Then, as soon as, immediately upon completion.

敲锣

qiāo luó — To strike a gong to announce or signal something.

通知

tōng zhī — To notify, to inform, to give official notice.

那

nà — That, well then, in that case (discourse marker).

我

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

不

bù — No, not, negation particle in Chinese.

正要

zhèng yào — Just about to, on the verge of doing something.

去

qù — To go, to proceed toward a destination.

拿

ná — To take, to fetch, to hold or grab something.

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question.

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to talk.

离开

lí kāi — To leave, to depart from a place or person.

房间

fáng jiān — Room, a space within a building.

门

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

大敞

dà chǎng — Wide open, fully open without restriction.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.

没有

méi yǒu — Did not, have not, lacking something.

关

guān — To close, to shut a door or window.

就是这样

jiù shì zhè yàng — That's just how it is, exactly like that.

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun.

想要

xiǎng yào — To want, to desire, to wish for something.

开着

kāi zhe — Left open, in an open state continuously.

他们

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

偏偏

piān piān — Contrary to expectation, stubbornly, just the opposite.

要

yào — To want, to need, will, going to do.

关上

guān shàng — To close up, to shut completely.

关着

guān zhe — Kept closed, in a closed state continuously.

又

yòu — Again, also, moreover, on the other hand.

敞着

chǎng zhe — Left open, remaining wide open continuously.

不关

bù guān — Not closing, leaving something open without shutting.

据我所知

jù wǒ suǒ zhī — As far as I know, to my knowledge.

英格兰

Yīng gé lán — England, the country in the United Kingdom.

也是

yě shì — Also is, it is the same, likewise.

如此

rú cǐ — Like this, in this way, so, thus.

乡绅

xiāng shēn — Country gentleman, rural landowner of social standing.

中

zhōng — Among, in the middle of, within a group.

略带

lüè dài — Slightly showing, bearing a trace of something.

一丝

yī sī — A trace, a hint, a tiny bit of something.

恼意

nǎo yì — Annoyance, a feeling of irritation or vexation.

好了

hǎo le — Alright, enough, used to change subject or stop.

趁

chèn — To take advantage of, while there is opportunity.

现在

xiàn zài — Now, at the present moment, currently.

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only, there is only, just the two of us.

我们

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

两个

liǎng gè — Two (people or things), a pair of.

想知道

xiǎng zhī dào — Want to know, curious to find out something.

打算

dǎ suàn — To plan, to intend, to have a plan.

如何

rú hé — How, in what way, what to do about.

处置

chǔ zhì — To deal with, to handle, to dispose of.

一万

yī wàn — Ten thousand, the number 10,000.

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound sterling, UK currency unit.

实在

shí zài — Really, honestly, truly, genuinely difficult to say.

说不准

shuō bu zhǔn — Hard to say, uncertain, cannot say for sure.

总是

zǒng shì — Always, invariably, at all times.

还的

huán de — To be repaid, something that must be returned.

知道的

zhī dào de — One who knows, something known, of course knowing.

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think, I suppose, I believe so.

是的

shì de — Yes, that's right, affirmative response.

总有一天

zǒng yǒu yī tiān — Someday, one day eventually it will happen.

会

huì — Will, can, able to, modal verb of likelihood.

今晚

jīn wǎn — Tonight, this evening.

去找

qù zhǎo — To go find, to go look for someone.

谈谈

tán tan — To have a talk, to chat briefly about something.

他

tā — He, him, third-person singular masculine pronoun.

是

shì — To be, is, am, are (copula verb).

最

zuì — Most, the most, superlative degree marker.

不会

bù huì — Will not, would not, cannot, unlikely to.

为难

wéi nán — To make things difficult, to put in awkward position.

还得

hái děi — Still must, still need to, have yet to.

再

zài — Again, once more, additionally.

卖掉

mài diào — To sell off, to sell away permanently.

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few, a certain amount of.

土地

tǔ dì — Land, soil, territory, plot of ground.

妻子

qī zi — Wife, a man's female spouse.

带着

dài zhe — With, carrying, accompanied by, showing a feeling.

烦躁

fán zào — Irritable, restless, feeling anxious and agitated.

租金

zū jīn — Rent, rental income, money paid for property use.

收入

shōu rù — Income, earnings, revenue received.

更少

gèng shǎo — Even less, fewer, a smaller amount than before.

用来

yòng lái — Used to, for the purpose of doing something.

培养

péi yǎng — To cultivate, to nurture, to educate and develop.

钱

qián — Money, currency, funds.

更

gèng — Even more, still more, to a greater degree.

不够

bù gòu — Not enough, insufficient, lacking adequate amount.

一心

yī xīn — Wholeheartedly, with single-minded focus and determination.

想让

xiǎng ràng — Want to have someone do, wish to let.

剑桥

Jiàn qiáo — Cambridge, the prestigious English university city.

或

huò — Or, either, alternatively.

牛津

Niú jīn — Oxford, the prestigious English university city.

读书

dú shū — To study, to read books, to attend school.

竟

jìng — Unexpectedly, actually, surprisingly, to one's amazement.

全然

quán rán — Completely, entirely, totally, wholly ignoring something.

忘了

wàng le — Forgot, had forgotten, failed to remember.

已经

yǐ jīng — Already, by now, at this point in time.

十八岁

shí bā suì — Eighteen years old, the age of eighteen.