Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 1

Vocabulary

三部曲

sān bù qǔ — trilogy; a series of three related works

作者

zuò zhě — author; the person who wrote something

目录

mù lù — table of contents; catalog or index listing

王

wáng — king; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

在

zài — at; in; located at a place or time

译者

yì zhě — translator; person who translates written works

文学

wén xué — literature; the study or art of written works

学士

xué shì — bachelor's degree; holder of an undergraduate degree

曾

céng — once; formerly; at some point in the past

为

wéi — to be; to serve as; acting in a role

剑桥大学

Jiàn Qiáo Dà Xué — University of Cambridge, prestigious British university

学者

xué zhě — scholar; learned person dedicated to academic study

古典

gǔ diǎn — classical; relating to ancient Greek or Roman culture

丛书

cóng shū — series of books published together under one title

版本

bǎn běn — version; edition of a published book or text

最初

zuì chū — originally; at the very beginning or first instance

由

yóu — by; through; published or done by someone

剑桥

Jiàn Qiáo — Cambridge, city in Massachusetts or England

哈佛大学

Hā Fó Dà Xué — Harvard University, prestigious American Ivy League school

出版社

chū bǎn shè — publishing house; company that publishes books

及

jí — and; as well as; together with something else

伦敦

Lún Dūn — London, capital city of the United Kingdom

有限公司

yǒu xiàn gōng sī — limited company; Ltd.; a type of business entity

出版

chū bǎn — to publish; to release a book or printed work

首次

shǒu cì — for the first time; the initial occurrence of something

于

yú — in; at; on; used to indicate time or place

年

nián — year; used to indicate a specific calendar year

故事

gù shi — story; narrative account of events or characters

梗概

gěng gài — synopsis; brief summary of a story's main plot

神谕

shén yù — divine oracle; prophecy delivered by a god

预告

yù gào — to foretell; advance notice or announcement of events

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

与

yǔ — and; with; together with another person or thing

王后

wáng hòu — queen; the wife of a king or monarch

所生

suǒ shēng — born of; offspring produced by specific parents

之子

zhī zǐ — son of; classical expression for a male child

将会

jiāng huì — will; shall; indicating a future certain action

弑父

shì fù — to kill one's own father; patricide

因此

yīn cǐ — therefore; as a result; consequently

当

dāng — when; at the time that something happens

儿子

ér zi — son; a male child of a parent

降生

jiàng shēng — to be born; to come into the world

后

hòu — after; afterward; following a particular event

婴儿

yīng ér — infant; baby; a very young child

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

双脚

shuāng jiǎo — both feet; a pair of feet on a person

被

bèi — passive marker indicating an action done to subject

钉

dìng — to nail; to pin together with a spike

一起

yī qǐ — together; at the same time or place

遗弃

yí qì — to abandon; to desert someone leaving them helpless

上

shàng — on; above; on top of a surface or place

等死

děng sǐ — to wait for death; to be left to die

但

dàn — but; however; introducing a contrasting statement

一位

yī wèi — one person; polite measure word for an individual

牧羊人

mù yáng rén — shepherd; person who herds and tends sheep

发现

fā xiàn — to discover; to find something previously unknown

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

这个

zhè ge — this; referring to a nearby person or thing

并

bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously performing another action

照料

zhào liào — to take care of; to look after someone

将

jiāng — to take; used to indicate bringing something somewhere

交给

jiāo gěi — to hand over to; to give something to someone

另一位

lìng yī wèi — another person; a different individual from before

那人

nà rén — that person; referring to a previously mentioned individual

把

bǎ — disposal marker; takes object before the verb

带去

dài qù — to bring away; to take someone or something somewhere

见

jiàn — to see; to meet with a person

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; referring back to the subject themselves

主人

zhǔ rén — master; owner; host of a household

膝下

xī xià — at one's knee; under parental care without children

无子

wú zǐ — childless; having no sons or children

便

biàn — then; thereupon; so; as a result of that

收养

shōu yǎng — to adopt; to take in and raise a child

男孩

nán hái — boy; a young male child

成长

chéng zhǎng — to grow up; the process of developing into adulthood

过程

guò chéng — process; course of development or events over time

中

zhōng — within; in the middle of a process or place

始终

shǐ zhōng — always; from beginning to end; throughout the whole time

以为

yǐ wéi — to mistakenly believe; to think incorrectly that something

是

shì — to be; linking subject with identity or description

国王

guó wáng — king; the ruler of a country or kingdom

亲生

qīn shēng — biological; born of one's own flesh and blood

后来

hòu lái — later; afterward; subsequently in the course of events

对

duì — regarding; concerning; directed toward a subject

身世

shēn shì — one's background; life history and origin story

产生

chǎn shēng — to generate; to give rise to a feeling or situation

疑惑

yí huò — doubt; confusion; feeling uncertain about something

去

qù — to go; to travel to a place or destination

向

xiàng — toward; in the direction of; facing something

神

shén — god; deity; divine supernatural being

询问

xún wèn — to inquire; to ask about something formally

亲耳

qīn ěr — with one's own ears; personally hearing something firsthand

听到

tīng dào — to hear; to receive auditory information successfully

曾经

céng jīng — once; at some point in the past; formerly

降示

jiàng shì — to reveal from above; divine revelation or proclamation

给

gěi — to give; for the benefit of; directed at someone

于是

yú shì — thereupon; so; consequently; as a result

逃离

táo lí — to flee from; to escape away from a place

父亲

fù qīn — father; a male parent of a child

家

jiā — home; family; one's place of residence

逃亡

táo wáng — to flee; to escape and go into exile

途中

tú zhōng — on the way; during the course of a journey

相遇

xiāng yù — to encounter; to meet each other by chance

并非

bìng fēi — not at all; definitely not; contrary to expectation

出于

chū yú — out of; stemming from a particular motive or cause

本意

běn yì — original intention; one's true or initial purpose

地

de — adverbial particle linking manner to a following verb

杀死

shā sǐ — to kill; to cause death of a person or animal

亲父

qīn fù — biological father; one's own birth father

抵达

dǐ dá — to arrive at; to reach a destination after traveling

解开

jiě kāi — to solve; to untie or unlock a puzzle or knot

谜语

mí yǔ — riddle; a puzzling question with a clever answer

心存

xīn cún — to harbor in one's heart; to feel internally

感激

gǎn jī — grateful; feeling thankful for a kindness received

人

rén — people; person; human being

拥立

yōng lì — to enthrone; to support and install someone as ruler

这位

zhè wèi — this person; polite reference to a specific individual

救星

jiù xīng — savior; rescuer; a person who delivers others from danger

为王

wéi wáng — to become king; to be made the ruler

取

qǔ — to take; to obtain; used in compound expressions

而

ér — and then; connecting two contrasting or sequential clauses

代之

dài zhī — to replace it; to take the place of something

登上

dēng shàng — to ascend to; to mount and assume a position

王位

wáng wèi — throne; the position or seat of royal power

娶

qǔ — to marry; for a man to take a wife

那位

nà wèi — that person; polite reference to a specific individual

守寡

shǒu guǎ — to remain widowed; to live as a widow after bereavement

他们

tā men — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

生育

shēng yù — to give birth; to reproduce and bear children

子女

zǐ nǚ — children; sons and daughters of a family

统治

tǒng zhì — to rule; to govern a country or people

下

xià — under; beneath; under the rule or condition of

繁荣昌盛

fán róng chāng shèng — prosperous and flourishing; thriving in every aspect

然而

rán ér — however; but; nevertheless; introducing a contrast

一场

yī cháng — one bout of; measure word for events or disasters

严酷

yán kù — severe; harsh; brutal in nature or effect

瘟疫

wēn yì — plague; epidemic disease causing widespread death

再次

zài cì — once again; a second time; repeating an action

降临

jiàng lín — to descend upon; to befall; to arrive as a calamity

这座

zhè zuò — this; measure word for cities or large structures

城市

chéng shì — city; an urban area with large population

求询

qiú xún — to seek counsel; to consult for guidance or answers

命

mìng — fate; life; destiny; a divine command or order

洗清

xǐ qīng — to cleanse; to clear oneself of guilt or blame

自身

zì shēn — oneself; one's own person or being

血债

xuè zhài — blood debt; guilt incurred by causing someone's death

罪孽

zuì niè — sin; moral wrongdoing deserving divine punishment