The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 5

Vocabulary

然后

rán hòu — Then; afterwards; after that.

她

tā — She; her (third-person singular feminine).

有了

yǒu le — Had; got; came up with an idea.

新的

xīn de — New; fresh; a new kind of.

灵感

líng gǎn — Inspiration; a sudden creative idea.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

不需要

bù xū yào — Do not need; there is no need to.

解开

jiě kāi — To undo; to untie; to loosen something.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

缝好

féng hǎo — Sewn up properly; finished sewing neatly.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

衬衫

chèn shān — Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body.

领子

lǐng zi — Collar; the neck part of a garment.

来

lái — Come; directional verb indicating movement toward speaker.

往

wǎng — Toward; in the direction of; to go.

头上

tóu shang — On the head; above one's head.

浇水

jiāo shuǐ — To water; to pour water on something.

对吧

duì ba — Right? Isn't that so? Seeking confirmation.

你的

nǐ de — Your; belonging to you.

外套

wài tào — Coat; outer garment worn over clothing.

脸上

liǎn shang — On the face; one's facial expression area.

慌乱

huāng luàn — Flustered; panicked; in a state of confusion.

消失

xiāo shī — To disappear; to vanish; to be gone.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

他

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

他的

tā de — His; belonging to him.

缝

féng — To sew; to stitch fabric or clothing together.

得

de — Structural particle linking verb to result complement.

好好的

hǎo hǎo de — Perfectly fine; properly done; in good condition.

讨厌

tǎo yàn — Annoying; to dislike; how disgusting or hateful.

好吧

hǎo ba — Fine then; alright; reluctant acceptance of situation.

走吧

zǒu ba — Let's go; go ahead; suggestion to leave now.

还以为

hái yǐ wéi — Had thought; mistakenly believed something was the case.

逃了

táo le — Escaped; got away; managed to flee successfully.

学

xué — To learn; to study; to practice a skill.

去

qù — To go; directional verb away from the speaker.

游泳

yóu yǒng — To swim; the activity of swimming in water.

呢

ne — Modal particle indicating continuation or mild question.

但

dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception.

原谅

yuán liàng — To forgive; to pardon; to excuse someone's fault.

觉得

jué de — To feel; to think; to have an impression.

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; similar to something.

俗话

sú huà — Common saying; proverb; folk expression or adage.

说的

shuō de — As the saying goes; what is said.

那只

nà zhī — That (classifier for animals); that one creature.

烧焦

shāo jiāo — Burned; scorched; charred by fire or heat.

猫

māo — Cat; a common domestic feline animal.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; used in comparisons.

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — To look like; to appear; seems from appearance.

强

qiáng — Better; stronger; superior to something else.

就

jiù — Just; then; exactly; used for emphasis or immediacy.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

次

cì — Time; occurrence; a measure word for instances.

一半

yī bàn — Half; one half of something.

遗憾

yí hàn — Regret; pity; feeling sorry about something missed.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self.

聪明才智

cōng míng cái zhì — Intelligence and talent; wit and wisdom combined.

落了空

luò le kōng — Came to nothing; plans failed; ended in vain.

庆幸

qìng xìng — To feel fortunate; to be glad about good luck.

这次

zhè cì — This time; on this occasion.

歪打正着

wāi dǎ zhèng zháo — Accidentally succeeding; lucky hit; unintended correct result.

表现

biǎo xiàn — Performance; behavior; to show or display conduct.

规规矩矩

guī guī jǔ jǔ — Well-behaved; orderly; following rules properly and obediently.

但是

dàn shì — But; however; on the other hand.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

嗯

ń / ng — Hmm; a sound expressing thinking or mild acknowledgment.

原以为

yuán yǐ wéi — Originally thought; had previously believed something different.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be.

用

yòng — To use; to employ; using a tool or method.

白线

bái xiàn — White thread; white sewing thread or string.

那是

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

黑线

hēi xiàn — Black thread; black sewing thread or string.

哎

āi — Hey; oh; exclamation of surprise or mild complaint.

明明

míng míng — Clearly; obviously; it is plain to see.

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; did not.

等

děng — To wait; to wait for; and so on.

说完

shuō wán — Finished speaking; done talking; after completing speech.

走出

zǒu chū — To walk out; to exit; to leave a place.

门

mén — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building.

时

shí — When; at the time of; a point in time.

要

yào — To want; will; need to; going to do.

为

wèi — For; because of; on account of something.

这事

zhè shì — This matter; this thing; this incident or affair.

揍

zòu — To beat up; to punch; to hit someone hard.

在

zài — At; in; located at; existing in a place.

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word with noun).

安全

ān quán — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm.

地方

dì fang — Place; location; a spot or area somewhere.

仔细

zǐ xì — Carefully; attentively; with great care and detail.

查看

chá kàn — To examine; to check; to look at carefully.

插在

chā zài — Stuck in; inserted into; pinned in a position.

翻领

fān lǐng — Lapel; a folded-back collar on a jacket.

上的

shàng de — On the; located on top of something.

两根

liǎng gēn — Two (long thin objects); two pieces or strands.

大针

dà zhēn — Large needle; a big sewing or safety pin needle.

针上

zhēn shàng — On the needle; on top of or around the needle.

缠着

chán zhe — Wrapped around; wound around; entangled with thread.

线

xiàn — Thread; string; line used in sewing or tying.

一根

yī gēn — One (long thin object); one strand or piece.

针

zhēn — Needle; a thin pointed tool for sewing.

穿着

chuān zhe — Threaded with; strung through; wearing (here: threaded).

另一根

lìng yī gēn — The other one; another strand or long thin object.

要不是

yào bù shì — If it were not for; were it not that.

根本

gēn běn — At all; fundamentally; not at all (with negation).

不会

bù huì — Would not; cannot; will not be able to.

注意到

zhù yì dào — To notice; to become aware of; to pay attention.

真该死

zhēn gāi sǐ — Dammit; how annoying; an expression of frustration.

有时

yǒu shí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally.

真希望

zhēn xī wàng — Really hope; sincerely wish that something were true.

能

néng — Can; able to; have the ability to do.

固定

gù dìng — To fix; to settle on; to make stable and consistent.

一种

yī zhǒng — One kind; one type; a single sort of something.

记不住

jì bù zhù — Cannot remember; unable to keep in memory.

用的

yòng de — The one used; what is being used for purpose.

哪种

nǎ zhǒng — Which kind; which type; what sort of thing.

跟你说

gēn nǐ shuō — Let me tell you; speaking to you seriously now.

一定要

yī dìng yào — Must; definitely must; absolutely have to do something.

让

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

长长

zhǎng zhǎng — To grow; to learn a good lesson from experience.

记性

jì xìng — Memory; the ability to remember things well.