The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 12

Vocabulary

然后

rán hòu — then; after that; subsequently

他

tā — he; him; third person singular masculine

做出

zuò chū — to make; to produce a gesture or action

一个

yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)

绝望

jué wàng — despair; hopelessness; feeling utterly without hope

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

手势

shǒu shì — gesture; movement of the hand to express meaning

从

cóng — from; since; a preposition of origin or starting point

脸上

liǎn shàng — on the face; surface of one's face

扯下

chě xià — to tear off; to rip something downward forcefully

面具

miàn jù — mask; a covering worn over the face

将其

jiāng qí — to take it; formal phrase meaning 'taking that object'

摔

shuāi — to throw down; to smash or drop forcefully

在

zài — at; in; on; indicates location or existence

地上

dì shàng — on the ground; on the floor

你

nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun

说得对

shuō de duì — you are right; what you said is correct

喊道

hǎn dào — to shout; cried out loudly saying

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

就是

jiù shì — exactly is; precisely; indeed is

国王

guó wáng — king; monarch of a country

何必

hé bì — why bother; there is no need to

试图

shì tú — to attempt; to try to do something

隐瞒

yǐn mán — to conceal; to hide the truth from someone

呢

ne — modal particle indicating a question or continuation

的确

dí què — indeed; certainly; that is true

如此

rú cǐ — so; thus; in this way; like this

喃喃

nán nán — to murmur; to mutter softly to oneself

道

dào — said; verbal particle following a speaker's attribution

陛下

bì xià — Your Majesty; honorific address for a monarch

尚未

shàng wèi — not yet; still has not done something

开口

kāi kǒu — to open one's mouth; to begin speaking

便已

biàn yǐ — had already; formal expression meaning 'already by then'

察觉到

chá jué dào — to perceive; to notice or detect something

与

yǔ — with; and; together with (formal conjunction)

交谈

jiāo tán — to converse; to talk with someone

正是

zhèng shì — exactly is; precisely; it is none other than

大公

dà gōng — grand duke; a high-ranking European noble title

世袭

shì xí — hereditary; passed down through generations by bloodline

但

dàn — but; however; yet (conjunction of contrast)

您

nín — you; respectful second person singular pronoun

可以

kě yǐ — can; may; it is possible or permissible

理解

lǐ jiě — to understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first person plural pronoun

这位

zhè wèi — this (person); polite demonstrative for a person

奇异

qí yì — strange; unusual; extraordinary; bizarre

访客

fǎng kè — visitor; guest who comes to visit

说道

shuō dào — said; spoke; verbal attribution phrase

再次

zài cì — once again; a second time; once more

坐下

zuò xià — to sit down; to take a seat

用手

yòng shǒu — using one's hand; with the hand

抚过

fǔ guò — to stroke over; to pass a hand gently across

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

宽阔

kuān kuò — wide; broad; spacious

白皙

bái xī — fair-skinned; pale and smooth complexion

额头

é tóu — forehead; the front part of the head above eyes

并不

bìng bù — not at all; emphatically does not

习惯

xí guàn — habit; to be accustomed to; custom

亲自

qīn zì — personally; in person; by oneself

处理

chǔ lǐ — to handle; to deal with; to process

这类

zhè lèi — this type; this kind; such matters

事务

shì wù — affairs; matters; business to be handled

然而

rán ér — however; nevertheless; yet (formal conjunction)

此事

cǐ shì — this matter; this particular affair

极为

jí wéi — extremely; exceedingly; to a very great degree

敏感

mǐn gǎn — sensitive; delicate; easily affected or offended

若

ruò — if; should; in the event that (literary)

委托

wěi tuō — to entrust; to commission someone to do something

他人

tā rén — others; other people; another person

便

biàn — then; consequently; formal connector meaning 'then'

无异于

wú yì yú — tantamount to; no different from; equivalent to

将

jiāng — to; will; formal preposition indicating an object

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own

置于

zhì yú — to place in; to put into a situation

对方

duì fāng — the other party; the opposing side

掌控

zhǎng kòng — to control; to have power over someone

之中

zhī zhōng — within; in the middle of; among

乔装

qiáo zhuāng — to disguise oneself; to dress up in disguise

前来

qián lái — to come here; to arrive at this place

为了

wèi le — in order to; for the purpose of

向

xiàng — toward; to; in the direction of (preposition)

请教

qǐng jiào — to seek advice; to ask for guidance humbly

那么

nà me — then; in that case; so (transitional connector)

请

qǐng — please; to invite; polite request particle

说吧

shuō ba — go ahead and speak; please tell me then

闭上

bì shàng — to close; to shut one's eyes or mouth

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

双眼

shuāng yǎn — both eyes; a pair of eyes

事情

shì qing — matter; thing; affair; situation

经过

jīng guò — process; course of events; to pass through

大略

dà lüè — roughly; approximately; in general outline

如下

rú xià — as follows; as stated below

大约

dà yuē — approximately; about; roughly (for numbers or time)

五年前

wǔ nián qián — five years ago; five years in the past

进行了

jìn xíng le — carried out; conducted; performed (completed action)

一次

yī cì — one time; once; a single occurrence

长期

cháng qī — long-term; extended period of time

访问

fǎng wèn — visit; to visit officially; to call upon

期间

qī jiān — during; in the period of; throughout the time

结识了

jiē shí le — got acquainted with; came to know someone

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dǐng dǐng — world-famous; renowned; having a great reputation

女冒险家

nǚ mào xiǎn jiā — female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure

这个

zhè ge — this; this one (demonstrative with measure word)

名字

míng zi — name; a person's given name

想必

xiǎng bì — presumably; I suppose; most likely

不

bù — no; not; negation particle

陌生

mò shēng — unfamiliar; strange; not known to one

帮我

bāng wǒ — help me; do something for me

索引

suǒ yǐn — index; a reference guide listing topics alphabetically

里

lǐ — inside; within; in (locative particle)

查

chá — to look up; to check; to investigate

一下

yī xià — once; briefly; give it a try (casual softener)

她

tā — she; her; third person singular feminine pronoun

医生

yī shēng — doctor; physician; medical professional

没有

méi yǒu — did not; have not; there is no

睁开

zhēng kāi — to open one's eyes; to unclose the eyelids

眼睛

yǎn jing — eyes; the organs of sight

低声

dī shēng — in a low voice; softly; quietly said

多年来

duō nián lái — over many years; for years; through the years

养成了

yǎng chéng le — developed; cultivated; formed a habit over time

一套

yī tào — a set; a system; a complete method

所有

suǒ yǒu — all; every; all of; everything

涉及

shè jí — to involve; to relate to; to concern

人物

rén wù — person; character; notable individual

事件

shì jiàn — event; incident; occurrence

段落

duàn luò — paragraph; passage; section of text

加以

jiā yǐ — to apply; to proceed to do (formal verb prefix)

归档

guī dàng — to file; to archive; to put into records

整理

zhěng lǐ — to organize; to sort out; to tidy up

方法

fāng fǎ — method; approach; way of doing something

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — to the extent that; so much so that

几乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; hardly any

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — cannot find; unable to locate something

任何

rèn hé — any; whatever; whichever; any at all

话题

huà tí — topic; subject of conversation

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

是

shì — is; are; to be (copula verb)

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; cannot; no way to do something

立即

lì jí — immediately; at once; right away

提供

tí gōng — to provide; to supply; to offer information

相关

xiāng guān — related; relevant; pertaining to the subject

资料

zī liào — data; information; reference materials