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Vocabulary

看来

kànlái — It seems; it appears that something is the case

这只

zhè zhī — This one (used for animals or certain objects)

苍蝇

cāngyíng — Housefly; a common flying insect pest

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; have no choice but to

通过

tōngguò — Through; by means of; to pass through

口吻

kǒuwěn — Snout; tone of voice; manner of speaking

吸取

xīqǔ — To absorb; to draw in; to extract liquid

液体

yètǐ — Liquid; fluid substance

所以

suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for animals or objects

把

bǎ — Grammatical particle indicating disposal of object

糖

táng — Sugar; candy; sweet substance

弄湿

nòng shī — To make wet; to dampen something

溶解

róngjiě — To dissolve; to break down in liquid

以便

yǐbiàn — So as to; in order to facilitate something

将其

jiāng qí — To take it; formal way of saying 'it'

吸

xī — To suck; to inhale; to absorb

上来

shànglái — To come up; directional complement upward

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something

唇部

chún bù — The lip area; lips region of the mouth

鼓胀

gǔzhàng — To swell up; to bulge outward; distended

起来

qǐlái — Complement indicating start or upward action

按压

ànyā — To press down; to push against a surface

揉捏

róuniē — To knead; to squeeze and manipulate with fingers

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

那

nà — That; indicating something previously mentioned

琥珀色

hǔpò sè — Amber color; warm golden-brown hue

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

以

yǐ — In order to; so as to; formal purpose marker

使其

shǐ qí — To cause it; to make it do something

更快

gèng kuài — Faster; even quicker than before

融化

rónghuà — To melt; to dissolve into liquid form

从而

cóng'ér — Thus; thereby; consequently enabling something

能

néng — Can; to be able to do something

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree

迅速地

xùnsù de — Rapidly; quickly; in a swift manner

真是

zhēn shì — It really is; truly; indeed something notable

一件

yī jiàn — One item; a single matter or thing

令人

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

愉快

yúkuài — Pleasant; happy; delightful feeling or experience

事

shì — Matter; thing; affair; event

这位

zhè wèi — This (person); polite reference to someone present

小小的

xiǎoxiǎo de — Tiny; very small; diminutive in size

见习

jiànxí — Trainee; apprentice; learning on the job

博物学家

bówù xuéjiā — Naturalist; scholar who studies natural history

饶有兴致

ráo yǒu xìngzhì — With great interest; full of enthusiasm and curiosity

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

观察

guānchá — To observe; to watch carefully and study

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

这一切

zhè yīqiè — All of this; everything just described

举动

jǔdòng — Action; movement; behavior; conduct

好

hǎo — A good while; quite some (time)

一会儿

yīhuìr — A moment; a short period of time

后

hòu — After; afterwards; later in time

忍不住

rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself

喊道

hǎn dào — To shout out; to exclaim loudly saying

哎

āi — Hey; oh; exclamation expressing surprise or delight

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young; affectionate diminutive

客人

kèrén — Guest; visitor; someone being hosted

一副

yī fù — A set of; a pair; an expression of

吃

chī — To eat; to consume food

本领

běnlǐng — Skill; ability; talent; capability

另一只

lìng yī zhī — Another one (of animals); the other one

胆怯

dǎnqiè — Timid; fearful; lacking courage or boldness

湿漉漉

shī lùlù — Soaking wet; dripping with moisture

翅膀

chìbǎng — Wings; the limbs used for flying

收拢

shōulǒng — To fold up; to pull together; to retract

看起来

kàn qǐlái — To look like; to appear; to seem

光秃秃

guāng tūtū — Bare; bald; stripped of covering or feathers

仍

réng — Still; yet; continuing as before

留在

liú zài — To remain at; to stay in a place

窗框

chuāng kuàng — Window frame; the border structure of a window

上

shàng — On; on top of; upon a surface

年长

niánzhǎng — Older; elder; senior in age

来吧

lái ba — Come on; come here; encouragement to approach

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

这

zhè — This; indicating something nearby or present

可怜

kělián — Pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy

落汤鸡

luò tāng jī — Drenched like a soaked chicken; soaking wet

刚才

gāngcái — Just now; a moment ago; very recently

还在

hái zài — Still is; still doing; continuing to be

抱怨

bàoyuàn — To complain; to grumble about something

生活中

shēnghuó zhōng — In life; within daily life and living

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only have; there is nothing but

不适

bùshì — Discomfort; unease; feeling unwell or uncomfortable

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal usage)

寒冷

hánlěng — Cold; chilly; freezing weather or temperature

难道

nándào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker

看不见

kàn bu jiàn — Cannot see; unable to perceive visually

阳光

yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; rays of the sun

光芒

guāngmáng — Rays of light; brilliance; radiance shining outward

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes-no question

感觉不到

gǎnjué bu dào — Cannot feel; unable to sense or perceive

美食

měishí — Delicious food; gourmet cuisine; fine food

香气

xiāngqì — Fragrance; pleasant aroma; sweet smell

年轻

niánqīng — Young; youthful; of a young age

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking

经验

jīngyàn — Experience; knowledge gained through practice

起初

qǐchū — At first; initially; in the beginning

打算

dǎsuàn — To plan; to intend; to have in mind

字典

zìdiǎn — Dictionary; reference book for word definitions

和

hé — And; with; together with; connecting nouns

当成

dàng chéng — To treat as; to regard as something else

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of something

山脉

shānmài — Mountain range; a series of connected mountains

然而

rán'ér — However; but; nevertheless; yet (formal contrast)

当

dāng — When; at the time that; while something happens

女孩

nǚhái — Girl; young female person

她

tā — She; her; third-person female pronoun

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner

孩子气

háiziqì — Childlike; childish quality or character

脸

liǎn — Face; the front of the head

转向

zhuǎn xiàng — To turn toward; to shift direction toward something

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker

昆虫

kūnchóng — Insect; small six-legged arthropod creature

感受到

gǎnshòu dào — To feel; to sense; to perceive something

呼吸

hūxī — Breath; breathing; to inhale and exhale

温暖

wēnnuǎn — Warm; warmth; comfortably heated feeling

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something

重新

chóngxīn — Anew; again; to start over or renew

振作

zhènzuò — To cheer up; to pull oneself together; to revive

勇气

yǒngqì — Courage; bravery; boldness to act

一跃

yī yuè — A leap; in one jump; with a single bound

飞到

fēi dào — To fly to; to arrive by flying somewhere

手臂

shǒubì — Arm; the upper limb of the body

带着

dài zhe — Carrying; bearing; with a certain feeling or manner

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; a sort of

突如其来

tū rú qí lái — Sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere

亲昵

qīnnì — Affectionate; intimate; showing fondness and closeness

低声

dī shēng — In a low voice; softly; in a whisper

喃喃

nán nán — To murmur; to mutter softly repeatedly

道

dào — To say; to speak (used after speech verb)

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; it is possible that

是

shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)

姐姐

jiějie — Older sister; elder female sibling

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion