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Vocabulary

撇开

piē kāi — To set aside or ignore something deliberately

情节

qíng jié — Plot or storyline of a narrative

不谈

bù tán — Not discussing or setting aside a topic

不少

bù shǎo — Quite a few; a considerable number

十九

shí jiǔ — The number nineteen

世纪

shì jì — Century; a period of one hundred years

侦探

zhēn tàn — Detective; one who investigates crimes

小说

xiǎo shuō — Novel or fiction; literary prose narrative

作家

zuò jiā — Writer or author of literary works

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility

能

néng — Can; to be able to do something

将

jiāng — Will; to take or use something

其

qí — Its; his; her; their (formal pronoun)

改进

gǎi jìn — To improve or make better

伯爵

bó jué — Count or earl; a noble title

历险记

lì xiǎn jì — Adventure story; record of dangerous experiences

本身

běn shēn — Itself; in and of itself

趣味性

qù wèi xìng — Degree of interest or entertainment value

不及

bù jí — Not as good as; inferior to

笔下

bǐ xià — Under one's pen; from an author's writing

任何

rèn hé — Any; whichever; no matter which

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; remaining ones

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; but

对于

duì yú — Regarding; with respect to; for

研究

yán jiū — To research or study; academic investigation

学者

xué zhě — Scholar; academic; learned person

而言

ér yán — As for; from the perspective of

此书

cǐ shū — This book; the book in question

极具

jí jù — Extremely possessing; having great amounts of

价值

jià zhí — Value; worth; importance

因为

yīn wèi — Because; due to the fact that

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects

展示

zhǎn shì — To display or demonstrate something clearly

作者

zuò zhě — Author; the person who wrote something

浪漫主义

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

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

情节剧化

qíng jié jù huà — Melodramatization; making plot excessively dramatic

倾向

qīng xiàng — Tendency; inclination toward something

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also

叙事

xù shì — Narration; storytelling; narrative technique

构建

gòu jiàn — To construct or build; structural formation

技巧

jì qiǎo — Skill; technique; craft

成长

chéng zhǎng — To grow up; development and maturation

致

zhì — To; dedicated to; addressed to someone

博士

bó shì — Doctor; PhD holder; learned scholar

好友

hǎo yǒu — Good friend; close companion

你我

nǐ wǒ — You and I; both of us

曾

céng — Once; previously; at some past time

多次

duō cì — Many times; repeatedly; on multiple occasions

商讨

shāng tǎo — To discuss and deliberate together

要

yào — To want; need; must; going to

写出

xiě chū — To write out; to produce in writing

一篇

yī piān — One piece; one article or essay

既能

jì néng — Both able to; simultaneously capable of

满足

mǎn zú — To satisfy; to meet a need

赞助人

zàn zhù rén — Patron; sponsor who provides financial support

自鸣得意

zì míng dé yì — Complacent; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself

之心

zhī xīn — Such a heart; that kind of feeling

又

yòu — Also; again; in addition

不致

bù zhì — So as not to; avoiding a result

令

lìng — To cause; to make someone do something

遭受

zāo shòu — To suffer; to be subjected to harm

公众

gōng zhòng — The public; general public; society at large

嘲笑

cháo xiào — To ridicule; to mock; to laugh at

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

非议

fēi yì — Criticism; censure; unfavorable public opinion

献辞

xiàn cí — Dedication; dedicatory inscription in a book

实属

shí shǔ — Truly is; genuinely belongs to a category

不易

bù yì — Not easy; difficult to accomplish

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I believe; in my opinion

通常

tōng cháng — Usually; normally; in general

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider

这项

zhè xiàng — This item; this particular task or matter

任务

rèn wu — Task; mission; assignment

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; from the root

无从

wú cóng — Unable to; having no way to start

实现

shí xiàn — To realize; to achieve; to accomplish

诚然

chéng rán — Admittedly; it is true that; indeed

始终

shǐ zhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently

看法

kàn fǎ — View; opinion; way of seeing things

一致

yī zhì — Unanimous; consistent; in agreement

为数不多

wéi shù bù duō — Small in number; only a few exist

话题

huà tí — Topic; subject of conversation

之一

zhī yī — One of; among; part of a group

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite

彼此

bǐ cǐ — Each other; one another; mutually

相互

xiāng hù — Mutual; reciprocal; each other

尊重

zūn zhòng — To respect; to show regard for someone

敬重

jìng zhòng — To revere; to hold in high esteem

但

dàn — But; however; yet

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; it is permissible to

确定

què dìng — To confirm; certain; definite

时常

shí cháng — Often; frequently; from time to time

意见

yì jiàn — Opinion; view; feedback

相左

xiāng zuǒ — To differ; to be at odds; disagreeing

取决于

qǔ jué yú — To depend on; determined by something

各种

gè zhǒng — Various kinds; all sorts of

不同

bù tóng — Different; unlike; varying

情感

qíng gǎn — Emotion; feeling; sentiment

主导

zhǔ dǎo — To dominate; leading; guiding force

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting clauses

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things

常常

cháng cháng — Often; frequently; habitually

扭曲

niǔ qū — To distort; to twist; to warp

判断

pàn duàn — Judgment; to judge or assess something

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker

明智

míng zhì — Wise; sensible; showing good judgment

之人

zhī rén — Such a person; a person of that kind

理解

lǐ jiě — To understand; comprehension; insight

也

yě — Also; too; as well; even

陷入

xiàn rù — To fall into; to become trapped in

困惑

kùn huò — Confused; perplexed; bewildered

一如

yī rú — Just as; exactly like; the same as

诗歌

shī gē — Poetry; poems; verse

没有

méi yǒu — To not have; there is no; without

折中

zhé zhōng — Compromise; middle ground; splitting the difference

之道

zhī dào — The way of; the path or method for

若

ruò — If; should; in the event that

列举

liè jǔ — To enumerate; to list examples

美德

měi dé — Virtue; moral excellence; good qualities

时

shí — When; at the time of; during

遗漏

yí lòu — To omit; to leave out; an oversight

一种

yī zhǒng — One kind; one type of something

人类

rén lèi — Humanity; humankind; the human race

德性

dé xìng — Moral character; virtue; ethical nature

整篇

zhěng piān — The entire piece; whole article or text

便会

biàn huì — Then will; consequently will happen

被视为

bèi shì wéi — To be regarded as; to be considered

冒犯

mào fàn — To offend; to cause offense or insult

懊恼

ào nǎo — Vexed; annoyed; feeling regret or frustration

发现

fā xiàn — To discover; to find out; to realize

赞美

zàn měi — To praise; to admire; words of appreciation

之词

zhī cí — Such words; that kind of expression or phrase

不过是

bù guò shì — Nothing more than; merely; only just

徒劳无功

tú láo wú gōng — Futile effort; working hard with no result