Spoon River Anthology — Page 4

Vocabulary

叔叔

shūshu — Uncle, father's younger brother.

和

hé — And; together with; plus.

婶婶

shěnshen — Aunt, wife of father's younger brother.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located at.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; what place.

还有

hái yǒu — Also; furthermore; in addition there is.

老

lǎo — Old; elderly; experienced; longtime.

曾

céng — Once; formerly; at some past time.

与

yǔ — With; and; together with.

那些

nàxiē — Those; those particular ones.

革命

gémìng — Revolution; revolutionary movement or uprising.

元老

yuánlǎo — Senior statesman; founding elder; veteran member.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

交谈

jiāotán — To converse; to chat; to talk with someone.

过

guò — Experiential aspect marker; to have done before.

的

de — Structural particle; possessive or modifier marker.

少校

shàojiào — Major; military rank above captain.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.

长眠

chángmián — To rest in eternal sleep; to die and be buried.

于

yú — At; in; on; from (literary preposition).

山上

shān shàng — On the mountain; atop the hill.

他们

tāmen — They; them (third person plural).

从

cóng — From; since; following a certain starting point.

战场

zhànchǎng — Battlefield; the field of battle or war.

上

shàng — Above; on top; up; preceding particle.

带回

dài huí — To bring back; to carry something back home.

了

le — Completion aspect marker; indicates finished action.

战死

zhànsǐ — To die in battle; killed in combat or war.

儿子

érzi — Son; male child.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives action.

生活

shēnghuó — Life; livelihood; daily living and existence.

所

suǒ — Passive construction particle used before verbs.

摧残

cuīcán — To devastate; to wreck; to damage severely.

女儿

nǚ'ér — Daughter; female child.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; along with; and also.

失去

shīqù — To lose; to be deprived of something.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; male parent.

哭泣

kūqì — To weep; to cry; to sob with tears.

孩子

háizi — Child; children; kid.

沉睡

chénshuì — To sleep deeply; to be in deep slumber.

提琴手

tíqínshǒu — Violinist; fiddle player; string instrument player.

那个

nàge — That; that one; that particular thing or person.

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of (literary preposition).

生命

shēngmìng — Life; one's existence; living being.

为

wéi — As; to be; to take as; to act as.

度过

dùguò — To spend time; to pass through a period.

九十

jiǔshí — Ninety; the number 90.

年

nián — Year; a period of twelve months.

迎着

yíngzhe — Facing; heading into; going against wind or force.

风雪

fēngxuě — Wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard conditions.

酗酒

xùjiǔ — To drink excessively; to be an alcoholic drunkard.

放荡

fàngdàng — Dissolute; licentious; living without moral restraint.

既

jì — Both; already; since; used in correlative pairs.

不

bù — No; not; negation of verbs and adjectives.

念及

niànjí — To think of; to call to mind; to remember someone.

妻子

qīzi — Wife; one's married female partner.

也

yě — Also; too; either; likewise.

挂念

guàniàn — To worry about; to miss; to keep in mind fondly.

亲人

qīnrén — Loved ones; family members; close relatives.

不求

bùqiú — Not seeking; not pursuing; having no desire for.

黄金

huángjīn — Gold; precious yellow metal of high value.

爱情

àiqíng — Romantic love; love between two people.

天堂

tiāntáng — Heaven; paradise; an ideal blissful place.

瞧

qiáo — Look; see; take a look at something.

他

tā — He; him (third person singular masculine).

喃喃

nánnán — Murmuring; mumbling softly to oneself repeatedly.

絮语

xùyǔ — To chatter; to ramble on; whispered murmuring words.

着

zhe — Continuous aspect marker; indicates ongoing action.

往昔

wǎngxī — The past; former days; times long gone by.

炸鱼

zhá yú — Fried fish; fish cooked by deep frying.

宴

yàn — Feast; banquet; a celebratory meal gathering.

树林

shùlín — Woods; forest; a grove of trees.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior location.

昔日

xīrì — Former days; days of old; the past.

赛马

sàimǎ — Horse racing; to race horses competitively.

说过

shuōguò — Has said; once said; spoke on a previous occasion.

话

huà — Words; speech; what was said.

那是

nà shì — That is; that was; referring to something mentioned.

某

mǒu — A certain; some particular; unspecified one.

一天

yītiān — One day; a certain day; someday.

我

wǒ — I; me (first person singular pronoun).

就

jiù — Just; right here; exactly; then; thereupon.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; this place; right here.

紧挨着

jǐn āizhe — Right next to; closely adjacent to; pressing beside.

墓旁

mù páng — Beside the grave; next to a tombstone.

靠

kào — To rely on; to lean against; by means of.

印第安人

Yìndì'ānrén — Native Americans; American Indians; indigenous Americans.

交易

jiāoyì — Trade; transaction; to do business or deal.

致富

zhìfù — To become wealthy; to get rich; to make fortune.

而后

érhòu — Afterward; then; subsequently; after that.

又

yòu — Again; also; once more; in addition.

借助

jièzhù — To make use of; to rely on; with the help of.

破产法

pòchǎn fǎ — Bankruptcy law; legal statute governing insolvency.

从中

cóng zhōng — From within; from among; out of a situation.

脱身

tuōshēn — To free oneself; to escape from a difficult situation.

后

hòu — After; later; behind; subsequent to.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; more than (comparison marker).

从前

cóngqián — Before; formerly; in the past; once upon a time.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; all the more; to a greater degree.

富有

fùyǒu — Wealthy; rich; abundantly possessing something.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own.

厌倦

yànjuàn — To be tired of; to be weary of; to feel fed up.

辛劳

xīnláo — Hard toil; laborious effort; wearisome hard work.

贫困

pínkùn — Poverty; destitution; living in very poor conditions.

眼见

yǎnjiàn — To witness with one's own eyes; to see clearly.

他人

tārén — Others; other people; someone else.

日益

rìyì — Increasingly; day by day; more and more gradually.

积累

jīlěi — To accumulate; to amass; to build up over time.

财富

cáifù — Wealth; riches; material assets and possessions.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; accordingly; so (literary connector).

一个

yīgè — One; a single (general measure word for items).

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; nighttime; the evening hours.

附近

fùjìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close to a place.

劫

jié — To rob; to plunder; to waylay and steal from.

一位

yīwèi — One (polite measure word for a person).

旅人

lǚrén — Traveler; wayfarer; person on a journey.

行劫

xíng jié — To commit robbery; to carry out a robbery.

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; during; when something occurred.

不料

bùliào — Unexpectedly; to one's surprise; contrary to expectation.

将

jiāng — About to; going to; will (future action marker).

杀害

shāhài — To kill; to murder; to cause someone's death.

为此

wèicǐ — For this reason; because of this; on account of this.

审判

shěnpàn — To try in court; a trial; judicial judgment proceeding.

并

bìng — And; furthermore; also; simultaneously.

处以

chǔyǐ — To sentence to; to punish with; to impose penalty.

绞刑

jiǎoxíng — Hanging; execution by hanging; death by noose.

那

nà — That; then; in that case.

便是

biàn shì — That is; that was; it happens to be exactly.

走上

zǒu shàng — To walk onto; to embark on; to take a path.

破产

pòchǎn — Bankruptcy; to go bankrupt; financial ruin.

之路

zhī lù — The road of; the path to; the way toward something.

方式

fāngshì — Way; method; manner; mode of doing something.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; now; at the present time.

我们

wǒmen — We; us (first person plural pronoun).

这些

zhèxiē — These; these ones; referring to nearby things.

各自

gèzì — Each; individually; on one's own respective way.

走过

zǒuguò — To have walked through; to have passed by somewhere.

安然

ānrán — Peacefully; calmly; safely without trouble or worry.

并肩

bìngjiān — Side by side; shoulder to shoulder; together.

于此

yú cǐ — Here; at this place; at this point (literary).

你

nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun).

可曾

kě céng — Have you ever; did you ever (rhetorical questioning).

见过

jiànguò — To have seen; to have encountered; ever witnessed.

穿行

chuānxíng — To pass through; to travel across; to thread through.

村中

cūn zhōng — In the village; within the village; among villagers.

目光

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

低垂

dīchuí — Drooping; hanging low; downcast eyes or head.

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; countenance; the look on one's face.

憔悴

qiáocuì — Haggard; wan; looking worn out and emaciated.