The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 10

Vocabulary

转眼间

zhuǎn yǎn jiān — In the blink of an eye; very quickly

两个

liǎng gè — Two (people or things)

男孩

nán hái — Boy; male child

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as

猫

māo — Cat; domestic feline animal

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; just like

扭打

niǔ dǎ — To wrestle and fight; scuffle physically

在一起

zài yī qǐ — Together; in the same place

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

泥土

ní tǔ — Mud and soil; dirt on the ground

里

lǐ — Inside; within; a location particle

翻滚

fān gǔn — To roll around; tumble over and over

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist

那么

nà me — So; then; that much; to that degree

一分钟

yī fēn zhōng — One minute of time

他们

tā men — They; them; third person plural

互相

hù xiāng — Mutually; each other; reciprocally

拉扯

lā che — To pull and tug; drag at each other

对方

duì fāng — The other party; the opposing side

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

头发

tóu fa — Hair on the head

和

hé — And; together with; as well as

衣服

yī fu — Clothes; clothing; garments

拳打

quán dǎ — To punch; to strike with fists

鼻子

bí zi — Nose; the organ of smell on the face

抓挠

zhuā náo — To scratch and claw at someone

弄得

nòng de — To make something end up in a state

满身

mǎn shēn — All over the body; covered entirely

尘土

chén tǔ — Dust and dirt; fine dry particles

却也

què yě — Yet also; but still; nonetheless also

打出

dǎ chū — To fight out; to produce by fighting

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

几分

jǐ fēn — A certain degree; somewhat; a bit of

威风

wēi fēng — Impressive manner; air of authority and power

不久

bù jiǔ — Soon; before long; not long after

混乱

hùn luàn — Chaos; disorder; confused and messy situation

渐渐

jiàn jiàn — Gradually; little by little; slowly

有了眉目

yǒu le méi mù — Taking shape; becoming clearer; showing progress

战斗

zhàn dòu — Battle; fight; combat between opponents

烟雾

yān wù — Smoke and mist; haze; foggy atmosphere

中

zhōng — In the middle of; among; within

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up

他

tā — He; him; third person masculine singular

骑

qí — To ride; to sit astride an animal or vehicle

新来

xīn lái — Newly arrived; the newcomer; recently come

身上

shēn shang — On one's body; on someone's person

用

yòng — To use; to employ; by means of

拳头

quán tou — Fist; a clenched hand used to punch

猛揍

měng zòu — To beat fiercely; to pound hard repeatedly

喊

hǎn — To shout; to yell; to call out loudly

够了

gòu le — Enough; that's sufficient; stop it now

没有

méi yǒu — No; do not have; there is not

说道

shuō dào — Said; spoke; uttered the following words

那

nà — That; those; referring to something distant

只是

zhǐ shì — Just; only; merely; simply that

挣扎

zhēng zhá — To struggle; to writhe; to fight to free oneself

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action

想要

xiǎng yào — To want to; to desire; to wish for

脱身

tuō shēn — To free oneself; to escape; to get away

哭了

kū le — Started crying; began to weep or sob

起来

qǐ lái — Starting to; beginning an action; rising up

主要

zhǔ yào — Main; primary; chiefly; most importantly

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be; affirmative verb

因为

yīn wèi — Because; due to; on account of

愤怒

fèn nù — Anger; fury; intense rage and indignation

依旧

yī jiù — Still; as before; unchanged; just as previously

继续

jì xù — To continue; to go on; to keep doing

最终

zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end; eventually

陌生

mò shēng — Unfamiliar; strange; unknown; not acquainted with

憋出

biē chū — To force out; to suppress and then release

一声

yī shēng — One sound; a single utterance or cry

压抑

yā yì — Suppressed; repressed; stifled emotion or feeling

便

biàn — Then; so; thereupon; as a result

放

fàng — To release; to let go; to set free

"这下

zhè xià — This time; now; at this moment then

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

该

gāi — Should; ought to; it is time to

长记性

zhǎng jì xing — To learn a lesson; to remember not to repeat

下次

xià cì — Next time; the following occasion

最好

zuì hǎo — Best; had better; it would be best

看清楚

kàn qīng chǔ — To see clearly; to look carefully and understand

跟

gēn — With; follow; together with someone

谁

shéi — Who; whoever; which person

耍

shuǎ — To play tricks on; to mess with; to fool

边走

biān zǒu — While walking; walking at the same time

边

biān — While; simultaneously; at the same time doing

拍打

pāi dǎ — To pat and brush off; to slap dust away

上

shàng — On; above; upper; to go up

灰尘

huī chén — Dust; fine particles of dirt in the air

抽泣

chōu qì — To sob; to cry with intermittent gasps

抽

chōu — To draw; to sob; to pull out

不时

bù shí — From time to time; occasionally; now and then

回头

huí tóu — To turn one's head; to look back

摇头

yáo tóu — To shake one's head; to indicate refusal

威胁

wēi xié — To threaten; to intimidate; a menacing warning

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone

逮到

dǎi dào — To catch; to capture; to get hold of

要

yào — Will; want to; going to; need to

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way; what to do

对付

duì fu — To deal with; to handle; to cope with

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this; in response to this matter

报以

bào yǐ — To respond with; to return with a reaction

嘲笑

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

得意扬扬

dé yì yáng yáng — Triumphant; extremely pleased and self-satisfied

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

走开

zǒu kāi — To walk away; to leave; to go away

可

kě — But; however; yet; indicating contrast

前脚

qián jiǎo — Just as soon as; the moment one leaves

一

yī — One; a single; the number one

转身

zhuǎn shēn — To turn around; to spin one's body

捡起

jiǎn qǐ — To pick up; to lift something off the ground

一块

yī kuài — One piece; a chunk; a lump of something

石头

shí tou — Stone; rock; a hard piece of mineral

扔

rēng — To throw; to toss; to hurl something

过去

guò qù — To pass; over there; past; to go across

正

zhèng — Exactly; right; just; precisely hitting the target

打在

dǎ zài — To hit at; to strike on a specific spot

肩胛骨

jiān jiǎ gǔ — Shoulder blade; scapula bone in upper back

之间

zhī jiān — Between; among; in the middle of two things

随即

suí jí — Immediately after; right away; at once then

像

xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to; as if

羚羊

líng yáng — Antelope; a swift graceful horned animal

逃跑

táo pǎo — To flee; to run away; to escape quickly

追着

zhuī zhe — Chasing after; pursuing continuously without stopping

这个

zhè ge — This; this one; this particular thing or person

叛徒

pàn tú — Traitor; betrayer; someone who turns against others

一直

yī zhí — Straight; all the way; continuously; the whole time

追到

zhuī dào — To chase until reaching; to follow all the way

他家

tā jiā — His home; his house; his family residence

这才

zhè cái — Only then; not until then; at that point

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of; to understand

住在

zhù zài — To live at; to reside in; to dwell somewhere

哪里

nǎ lǐ — Where; which place; what location

随后

suí hòu — Soon after; subsequently; then afterwards

大门口

dà mén kǒu — Front gate entrance; at the main doorway

守了

shǒu le — Stood guard; waited and watched at a spot

一阵子

yī zhèn zi — For a while; a period of time; a spell

叫嚣

jiào xiāo — To clamor; to shout aggressively; to make threats

让

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

对手

duì shǒu — Opponent; rival; adversary in a competition

出来

chū lái — To come out; to emerge; to step outside

但

dàn — But; however; yet; indicating a contrast

隔着

gé zhe — Through; separated by; across a barrier

窗户

chuāng hu — Window; an opening in a wall for light

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of

做鬼脸

zuò guǐ liǎn — To make a funny face; to grimace mockingly

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling to; refuse to; not willing at all