The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 6

Vocabulary

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of thing

个性

gè xìng — individuality; personal character or personality

作者

zuò zhě — author; writer of a text or work

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of thing

难以

nán yǐ — difficult to; hard to accomplish something

言传

yán chuán — convey through words; express verbally

只可

zhǐ kě — can only; one can merely do this

意会

yì huì — intuitively understand; grasp meaning without words

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

独特

dú tè — unique; distinctive and unlike anything else

精神

jīng shén — spirit; mental character or essence of something

体现

tǐ xiàn — embody; reflect or manifest a quality

在

zài — in; at; located within a place or context

献给

xiàn gěi — dedicate to; offer something to someone

某某

mǒu mǒu — so-and-so; placeholder for an unspecified name

博士

bó shì — doctor; person holding a doctoral degree

题献

tí xiàn — dedication inscription; dedicatory note in a book

之中

zhī zhōng — within; among; inside a group or context

而

ér — and; but; linking or contrasting clauses

这位

zhè wèi — this person; polite reference to someone nearby

不是

bù shì — is not; negation of identity or existence

别人

bié rén — other people; someone else besides oneself

正是

zhèng shì — exactly is; precisely the very person or thing

本人

běn rén — the person himself; oneself in person

顺带

shùn dài — incidentally; by the way while doing something

一提

yī tí — mention once; bring something up briefly

这篇

zhè piān — this piece; this article or written work

也

yě — also; too; as well in addition

坦诚

tǎn chéng — candid; frank and sincere in expression

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

揭示

jiē shì — reveal; disclose or make something known

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

他

tā — he; him; third person masculine pronoun

性格

xìng gé — character; a person's natural personality traits

同样

tóng yàng — equally; in the same way or manner

开篇

kāi piān — opening section; the beginning part of a work

几章

jǐ zhāng — several chapters; a few sections of a book

其中

qí zhōng — among them; within that group or set

对

duì — toward; regarding; in relation to something

之母

zhī mǔ — mother of; the origin or source of something

描绘

miáo huì — depict; portray something in detail with skill

展示

zhǎn shì — display; show or present something to others

虚构

xū gòu — fiction; invented and not based on reality

才能

cái néng — talent; natural ability or gifted skill

然而

rán ér — however; yet; introducing a contrasting statement

此后

cǐ hòu — after this; from this point onward in time

不得不

bù dé bù — have no choice but; must reluctantly do something

承认

chéng rèn — admit; acknowledge something as true or real

创造力

chuàng zào lì — creativity; the power to create or innovate

与

yǔ — and; together with; connecting two elements

都

dōu — all; both; indicating everything is included

日渐

rì jiàn — gradually day by day; increasingly over time

衰退

shuāi tuì — decline; deteriorate or decrease in quality

从

cóng — from; starting from a point or perspective

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind; some type of unspecified thing

意义

yì yì — meaning; significance or importance of something

上

shàng — above; on top; used to indicate perspective

说

shuō — say; speak; express through words

比

bǐ — compare; more than; used in comparisons

任何

rèn hé — any; whichever; without exception among all

一部

yī bù — one volume; one work such as a novel

小说

xiǎo shuō — novel; fictional narrative literary work

展现

zhǎn xiàn — demonstrate; reveal or show something clearly

出

chū — out; emerge; directional complement indicating outward

更多

gèng duō — even more; a greater quantity or degree

它

tā — it; third person pronoun for objects or things

其他

qí tā — other; the rest besides what is mentioned

作品

zuò pǐn — work; a creative or artistic production

更少

gèng shǎo — even less; a smaller amount by comparison

依赖

yī lài — rely on; depend on something or someone

个人

gè rén — personal; individual; relating to one person

经历

jīng lì — experience; personal encounter or lived event

不幸

bù xìng — unfortunately; misfortune; sad or unlucky situation

是

shì — is; am; are; basic verb of being

彻底

chè dǐ — thoroughly; completely without reservation or exception

创作

chuàng zuò — creative writing; produce an artistic or literary work

并不

bìng bù — not at all; emphasizes negation more strongly

适合

shì hé — suit; be appropriate or fitting for something

天赋

tiān fù — innate talent; natural gift one is born with

其

qí — its; his; their; third person possessive pronoun

结果

jié guǒ — result; outcome or consequence of an action

作为

zuò wéi — as; in the capacity or role of something

当代

dāng dài — contemporary; of the current era or generation

风俗

fēng sú — customs; social manners and traditional practices

虽然

suī rán — although; even though; concessive conjunction

乏善可陈

fá shàn kě chén — nothing good to mention; mediocre and unremarkable

却

què — yet; but; however; indicating contrast

因

yīn — because of; due to a particular reason

另一面

lìng yī miàn — another aspect; a different side of something

自有

zì yǒu — naturally has; possesses inherently on its own

趣味

qù wèi — interest; charm; an appealing or amusing quality

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first person plural pronoun

通常

tōng cháng — usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances

把

bǎ — disposal particle marking direct object in sentence

看作

kàn zuò — regard as; consider to be a certain thing

一位

yī wèi — one person; polite measure word for individuals

漫无边际

màn wú biān jì — rambling; boundless and without clear focus

故事

gù shi — story; narrative account of events or experiences

者

zhě — person who does; suffix indicating a practitioner

一个

yī gè — one; a single person or object

理性

lǐ xìng — rationality; reason-based thinking and judgment

不

bù — not; negation particle used before verbs

浪漫

làng màn — romantic; full of imagination and idealized emotion

世故

shì gù — worldly-wise; sophisticated about social realities

之人

zhī rén — such a person; one who possesses that quality

将

jiāng — will; about to; also used as disposal marker

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; one's own self or personal identity

奇异

qí yì — bizarre; strange and unusual in character

变形

biàn xíng — distorted figures; transformed or deformed shapes

亲身

qīn shēn — personal; directly experienced by oneself firsthand

相识

xiāng shí — acquaintances; people one has personally met

填满

tián mǎn — fill up; pack completely with content or people

笔下

bǐ xià — under one's pen; in one's writing or portrayal

篇章

piān zhāng — chapters and sections; passages of written work

伯爵

bó jué — count; earl; a European noble title

中

zhōng — in; within; inside a scope or context

则

zé — then; however; contrastive or conditional connector

恰恰相反

qià qià xiāng fǎn — exactly the opposite; completely contrary to expectation

更像

gèng xiàng — more like; resembles something to a greater degree

浪漫主义

làng màn zhǔ yì — Romanticism; literary and artistic movement valuing emotion

流派

liú pài — school; genre or stylistic movement in arts

先驱

xiān qū — pioneer; forerunner who leads the way forward

凭借

píng jiè — by means of; relying on something as basis

头脑

tóu nǎo — mind; brain; one's intellect and thinking capacity

创造

chuàng zào — create; bring something new into existence

结构

jié gòu — structure; the way something is organized or built

尚算

shàng suàn — still counts as; can barely be considered adequate

完整

wán zhěng — complete; whole and intact without missing parts

冒险

mào xiǎn — adventure; taking risks or daring activities

尽管

jǐn guǎn — despite; even though; notwithstanding a condition

此书

cǐ shū — this book; the current work being discussed

可读性

kě dú xìng — readability; how easy or enjoyable a text is

明显

míng xiǎn — obviously; clearly evident to everyone

不及

bù jí — not as good as; inferior in comparison

早期

zǎo qī — early period; the initial stage of something

但

dàn — but; however; introducing a contrasting clause

令人

lìng rén — makes one feel; causes a person to experience

称奇

chēng qí — marvel; express wonder at something surprising

当

dāng — when; at the time that something occurs

如此

rú cǐ — so; like this; to such an extent

远离

yuǎn lí — far from; keep away from a place or thing

惯常

guàn cháng — habitual; customary and familiar territory or method

领域

lǐng yù — domain; field or area of knowledge or activity

时

shí — when; at the time; temporal marker in sentences

竟然

jìng rán — surprisingly; unexpectedly against all expectation

还能

hái néng — still able to; can yet manage to do something

熟练

shú liàn — skilled; proficient through practice and experience

应对

yìng duì — handle; cope with or respond to a situation

眼前

yǎn qián — before one's eyes; the current immediate situation

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — various; all sorts of different things or conditions

陌生

mò shēng — unfamiliar; strange and not previously encountered

条件

tiáo jiàn — conditions; circumstances or requirements for something