The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 11

Vocabulary

英雄

yīngxióng — Hero; person of great courage or achievement.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action.

与

yǔ — And; together with; used to connect nouns.

之间

zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of two things.

树林

shùlín — Woods; a small forest or grove of trees.

中

zhōng — Inside; within; in the middle of something.

度过

dùguò — To spend or pass a period of time.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

那个

nàge — That; referring to a specific person or thing.

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; the period of darkness after sunset.

对

duì — For; toward; with regard to someone or something.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

十八世纪

shíbā shìjì — The eighteenth century; 1700s historical period.

先辈

xiānbèi — Ancestors; forebears; people of earlier generations.

来说

lái shuō — Speaking from; as far as someone is concerned.

无疑

wúyí — Undoubtedly; without doubt; certainly true.

比

bǐ — Compared to; more than; used in comparisons.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree than before.

毛骨悚然

máogǔ sǒngrán — Hair-raising; spine-chilling; to feel terrified.

已

yǐ — Already; by now; indicating a completed state.

为数不多

wéishù bù duō — Only a few; not many in number; scarce.

属于

shǔyú — To belong to; to be part of a category.

文学经典

wénxué jīngdiǎn — Literary classics; canonical works of great literature.

精彩

jīngcǎi — Brilliant; splendid; wonderfully vivid or exciting.

浪漫

làngmàn — Romantic; characterized by idealism, adventure, or love.

小说

xiǎoshuō — Novel; fiction; a book-length narrative story.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to.

更多

gèng duō — More; a greater quantity or number of things.

不

bù — Not; no; negation particle in Chinese.

此类

cǐlèi — This kind; such types; of this category.

作品

zuòpǐn — Works; literary or artistic creations and productions.

见识过

jiànshíguò — To have experienced or been exposed to something.

无数

wúshù — Countless; innumerable; too many to count.

类似

lèisì — Similar; resembling; of a like nature or kind.

情节

qíngjié — Plot; storyline; sequence of events in a narrative.

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; expressing contrast or concession.

即便

jíbiàn — Even if; even though; conceding a hypothetical condition.

今日

jīnrì — Today; the present day; in modern times.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for people.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; owing to a reason.

劣质

lièzhì — Poor quality; inferior; of low standard or grade.

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses or phrases.

审美疲劳

shěnměi píláo — Aesthetic fatigue; numbness from overexposure to stimuli.

读者

dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads books or texts.

阅读

yuèdú — To read; the act of reading written material.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

老妪

lǎoyù — Old woman; an elderly female person.

锁

suǒ — To lock; to fasten with a lock; a lock.

阁楼

gélóu — Attic; loft; a room at the top of a building.

过夜

guòyè — To spend the night; to stay overnight somewhere.

经历

jīnglì — Experience; to go through an event or situation.

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal indicator.

依然

yīrán — Still; as before; remaining unchanged over time.

会

huì — Will; can; expressing ability or future possibility.

感受到

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

文学

wénxué — Literature; the art of written works and texts.

力量

lìliang — Power; strength; force or influence of something.

随之而来

suí zhī ér lái — Coming along with it; following as a consequence.

阵阵

zhènzhèn — Wave after wave; in repeated bursts or bouts.

惊悚

jīngsǒng — Thrilling; horrifying; causing shock and fear.

这一

zhè yī — This; this particular one; referring to what follows.

与其说

yǔqíshuō — Rather than saying; it's more accurate to say.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb in Chinese.

浪漫主义

làngmàn zhǔyì — Romanticism; 18th–19th century artistic and literary movement.

不如说

bùrú shuō — Better to say; more appropriately described as.

情节剧

qíngjié jù — Melodrama; drama emphasizing sensational plot and emotion.

式

shì — Style; type; suffix indicating manner or pattern.

就

jiù — Just; then; with regard to; emphasizing focus.

该词

gāi cí — This word; the said term being discussed.

十八

shíbā — Eighteen; the number 18.

十九世纪

shíjiǔ shìjì — The nineteenth century; the 1800s historical period.

研究

yánjiū — Research; study; to investigate a subject thoroughly.

专业

zhuānyè — Professional; specialized; a field of expertise or study.

用法

yòngfǎ — Usage; the way a word or term is used.

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as something is concerned.

不乏

bùfá — Not lacking; there is no shortage of something.

真正

zhēnzhèng — Truly; genuinely; real and authentic in nature.

具有

jùyǒu — To possess; to have; to be characterized by.

后一种

hòu yī zhǒng — The latter kind; the second of two mentioned types.

意义

yìyì — Meaning; significance; the sense or value of something.

上

shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding a topic.

色彩

sècǎi — Color; hue; tone or character of something.

内容

nèiróng — Content; substance; the material contained within something.

例如

lìrú — For example; for instance; such as the following.

伯爵夫人

Bójué fūren — Countess; the wife or widow of a count.

被囚

bèi qiú — To be imprisoned; held captive against one's will.

于

yú — In; at; from; a literary preposition of location.

城堡

chéngbǎo — Castle; a large medieval fortified stone building.

塔楼

tǎlóu — Tower; a tall narrow structure on a building.

一节

yī jié — A section; a passage or chapter segment in text.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of something.

年轻

niánqīng — Young; youthful; of a relatively early age.

伯爵

bójué — Count; a European noble title of mid-ranking nobility.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child of a parent.

兼

jiān — Also serving as; simultaneously holding two roles.

意欲

yìyù — Intending to; desiring or wishing to do something.

前来

qiánlái — To come forward; to arrive at a location.

营救

yíngjiù — To rescue; to save someone from danger or captivity.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

挥舞

huīwǔ — To wave; to brandish; to swing something in the air.

手帕

shǒupà — Handkerchief; a small square cloth for wiping.

尤为

yóuwéi — Especially; particularly; to an exceptional degree.

突出

tūchū — Outstanding; prominent; to stand out conspicuously.

教堂

jiàotáng — Church; a Christian place of worship and gathering.

那一幕

nà yī mù — That scene; that particular moment or episode.

光是

guāngshì — Just; merely; simply by virtue of alone.

这个

zhège — This; this one; referring to something nearby.

名字

míngzi — Name; the word by which someone is called.

便

biàn — Then; already; just; indicating immediacy or sufficiency.

充满

chōngmǎn — To be full of; filled with; brimming over.

午夜

wǔyè — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night; the dead of night.

时分

shífēn — Time; hour; a specific moment or period of day.

前往

qiánwǎng — To go to; to head toward a destination.

他

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

心爱

xīn'ài — Beloved; cherished; deeply loved by one's heart.

女子

nǚzǐ — Woman; female; a girl or young woman.

当

dāng — When; at the time; while something is happening.

等待

děngdài — To wait; to await; to remain until something occurs.

开门

kāimén — To open the door; to unlock and open an entrance.

之际

zhī jì — At the time of; just when; at the moment of.

灵魂

línghún — Soul; spirit; the spiritual or immaterial part of a person.

激昂

jī'áng — Impassioned; roused; stirred up with strong emotion.

悲伤

bēishāng — Sad; sorrowful; feeling deep grief or unhappiness.

最高点

zuìgāo diǎn — Highest point; peak; the maximum level of something.

异乎寻常

yìhū xúncháng — Extraordinary; unusual; markedly different from the ordinary.

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; dark; lacking light or moral goodness.

庄严

zhuāngyán — Solemn; majestic; dignified and awe-inspiring in manner.

寂静

jìjìng — Silent; quiet; completely still and without noise.

这处

zhè chù — This place; this particular location or spot.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; a particular area or region.

荒僻

huāngpì — Remote and desolate; wild and secluded; far from civilization.

此行

cǐ xíng — This trip; the purpose of this particular journey.

缘由

yuányóu — Reason; cause; the origin or motive behind something.

心中

xīnzhōng — In one's heart; within the mind; inwardly felt.

阴郁

yīnyù — Gloomy; melancholy; dark and depressing in mood.

幻想

huànxiǎng — Fantasy; illusion; imaginative and unrealistic thoughts.

相互交织

xiānghù jiāozhī — Intertwined with each other; mutually interwoven together.

共同

gòngtóng — Together; jointly; in common with others.

催生出

cuīshēng chū — To give rise to; to produce or generate something new.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of thing.

真实

zhēnshí — Real; genuine; true and not imagined or false.

阴沉

yīnchén — Gloomy; overcast; dark and somber in appearance.

期待

qīdài — To anticipate; to expect eagerly; hopeful expectation.

狂喜

kuángjǐ — Ecstasy; wild joy; extreme and uncontrollable happiness.

任凭

rènpíng — No matter how; regardless of; allowing freely without restraint.

全世界

quán shìjiè — The whole world; everyone on earth; globally.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; no matter how things are.

劝说

quànshuō — To persuade; to convince someone through reasoning.

也

yě — Also; too; even; still; an additive particle.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; impossible to; having no way to.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do something.

放弃

fàngqì — To give up; to abandon; to relinquish something.

这份

zhè fèn — This; this particular feeling or item (measure word).

感受

gǎnshòu — Feeling; sensation; a subjective emotional or sensory experience.