The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 14

Vocabulary

劳碌

láolù — Busy with toil; working hard without rest

疲倦

píjuàn — Feeling tired and weary from exertion

我

wǒ — First-person pronoun; I, me

急忙

jímáng — In a hurry; rushing hastily

奔向

bēn xiàng — Rush toward; hurry in a direction

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

床

chuáng — Bed; furniture for sleeping

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun

是

shì — To be; linking verb

奔波

bēnbō — Rush about busily; hustle back and forth

劳苦

láokǔ — Hard labor; toil and suffering

四肢

sìzhī — The four limbs; arms and legs

所

suǒ — Particle indicating the object of a verb

渴望

kěwàng — Yearn for; deeply desire something

安歇

ānxiē — Rest peacefully; settle down to sleep

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; conjunction showing contrast

此时

cǐshí — At this moment; right now

脑海

nǎohǎi — The mind; one's mental space or imagination

中

zhōng — Inside; within; middle

又

yòu — Again; once more; additionally

开始

kāishǐ — Begin; start something

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state

一段

yī duàn — A section or stretch of something

旅程

lǚchéng — A journey; the course of travel

当

dāng — When; while; at the time of

身体

shēntǐ — The physical body; one's health

劳作

láozuò — Engage in physical labor or work

终止

zhōngzhǐ — Come to an end; cease completely

心灵

xīnlíng — The soul; inner spirit or mind

运转

yùnzhuǎn — Operate; keep running or functioning

却

què — But; yet; contrary conjunction

于是

yúshì — Therefore; as a result; consequently

思绪

sīxù — Train of thought; threads of thinking

从

cóng — From; starting point of movement or time

遥远

yáoyuǎn — Far away; distant in space or time

居处

jūchù — Place of dwelling; abode or residence

出发

chūfā — Set out; depart on a journey

向

xiàng — Toward; in the direction of

你

nǐ — Second-person pronoun; you

展开

zhǎnkāi — Unfold; launch or begin something broadly

一场

yī chǎng — One occurrence of an event or episode

虔诚

qiánchéng — Devout; sincere and reverent in belief

朝圣

cháoshèng — Pilgrimage; journey to a sacred place

之旅

zhī lǚ — A journey of; trip characterized by something

使

shǐ — Cause; make; enable something to happen

沉重

chénzhòng — Heavy; burdensome in weight or feeling

眼睑

yǎnjiǎn — Eyelid; the skin covering the eye

睁得

zhēng de — Open (eyes) to a degree; force open

大大

dàdà — Wide open; greatly; to a large extent

凝视

níngshì — Gaze fixedly; stare intently at something

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state

盲人

mángrén — A blind person; someone without sight

所见

suǒ jiàn — What is seen; things perceived visually

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; absence of light

唯有

wéiyǒu — Only; nothing but; solely

灵魂

línghún — Soul; spiritual essence of a person

幻象

huànxiàng — Vision; illusion; imagined image

将

jiāng — Will; shall; particle for future action

影像

yǐngxiàng — Image; visual representation or picture

呈现

chéngxiàn — Present; display; appear before one's eyes

于

yú — In; at; within; literary preposition

视野

shìyě — Field of vision; visual range

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle of

宛如

wǎnrú — Just like; as if; resembling closely

一颗

yī kē — One piece; one (for small round objects)

宝石

bǎoshí — Gemstone; precious jewel

悬挂

xuánguà — Hang suspended; dangle from above

阴森

yīnsēn — Gloomy and eerie; dark and forbidding

夜色

yèsè — The color or appearance of night

令

lìng — Cause; make; literary causative verb

漆黑

qīhēi — Pitch black; completely dark

夜

yè — Night; nighttime

变得

biàn de — Become; grow into a different state

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; attractive in appearance

她

tā — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun

苍老

cānglǎo — Aged; old and withered in appearance

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; countenance

焕然一新

huànrán yī xīn — Look completely new; transformed with fresh appearance

瞧

qiáo — Look; see; take a look

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; in such a manner

白日

báirì — Daytime; the daylight hours

肢体

zhītǐ — Limbs and body; physical extremities

夜晚

yèwǎn — Evening; nighttime

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to

也

yě — Also; too; as well

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self

皆

jiē — All; each and every; literary 'all'

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — Cannot find; unable to locate something

片刻

piànkè — A brief moment; a short while

安宁

ānníng — Peace and tranquility; calm state

怎能

zěn néng — How can; how is it possible to

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of

愉悦

yúyuè — Joyful; cheerful; pleasurable feeling

心境

xīnjìng — State of mind; mental mood

归来

guīlái — Return; come back to a place

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (agent of action)

剥夺

bōduó — Deprive; forcibly take away from someone

休息

xiūxi — Rest; take a break from activity

恩惠

ēnhuì — Favor; blessing; kindness bestowed on someone

重压

zhòngyā — Heavy pressure; great burden or oppression

而

ér — And yet; but; linking conjunction

得以

déyǐ — Be able to; manage to achieve something

减轻

jiǎnqīng — Lighten; reduce weight or burden

受

shòu — Receive; suffer; endure something

压迫

yāpò — Oppress; suppress with force or pressure

两者

liǎng zhě — Both parties; the two sides or things

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite

各自

gèzì — Each separately; individually on their own

为敌

wéi dí — Be enemies; act as adversaries to each other

一致

yīzhì — Unanimous; in agreement; consistent

携手

xiéshǒu — Join hands; cooperate together

来

lái — Come; directional complement particle

折磨

zhémó — Torment; cause suffering or anguish

一个

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

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; the other one

则

zé — Then; while; on the other hand

诉说

sùshuō — Tell; recount; express feelings in words

跋涉

báshè — Trek; travel over difficult terrain laboriously

得

de — Structural particle indicating degree or result

多么

duōme — How; to what extent; exclamatory adverb

离

lí — Away from; separated from; distance

愈来愈

yù lái yù — More and more; increasingly; progressively

远

yuǎn — Far; distant

告诉

gàosu — Tell; inform; let someone know

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to

悦

yuè — Please; delight; make happy

说

shuō — Say; speak; tell

光彩夺目

guāngcǎi duómù — Dazzlingly brilliant; radiant and eye-catching

云

yún — Cloud; clouds in the sky

遮蔽

zhēbì — Cover up; conceal by blocking from view

苍穹

cāngqióng — The vast sky; the heavenly firmament

时

shí — When; at the time; temporal marker

赐予

cìyǔ — Bestow; grant graciously as a gift

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

荣光

róngguāng — Glory; honor and brilliance

奉承

fèngcheng — Flatter; compliment insincerely to please

肤色

fūsè — Skin color; complexion

黝黑

yǒuhēi — Dark-complexioned; swarthy or deeply tanned

闪烁

shǎnshuò — Twinkle; flicker; shine with intermittent light

星辰

xīngchén — Stars; celestial bodies in the sky

不再

bù zài — No longer; not anymore

窥探

kuītàn — Peep at; spy on; pry into secretly

暮色

mùsè — Dusk; the dim light of twilight

镀上

dù shàng — Plate with; coat with a layer of

金辉

jīnhuī — Golden radiance; brilliant golden light