The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 11

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

亲眼

qīn yǎn — with one's own eyes; personally witnessed

见过

jiàn guò — have seen; encountered before

亲身

qīn shēn — personally; firsthand; experienced oneself

了解

liǎo jiě — to understand; to have knowledge of something

过

guò — experiential aspect marker; have done something before

一个

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

嫉妒

jí dù — jealousy; envy; to feel envious of others

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

婴儿

yīng ér — infant; baby; very young child

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun

还

hái — still; yet; also; in addition

不会

bù huì — cannot; does not know how to do

说话

shuō huà — to speak; to talk; to use language

却

què — yet; but; however; contrary conjunction

已

yǐ — already; by now; indicates completed state

面色

miàn sè — complexion; color of one's face

苍白

cāng bái — pale; pallid; lacking color or vitality

以

yǐ — with; using; by means of

怨恨

yuàn hèn — resentment; hatred; bitter grudge toward someone

目光

mù guāng — gaze; look; the expression in one's eyes

凝视

níng shì — to stare; to gaze fixedly at something

着

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuing action

谁

shéi — who; which person; interrogative pronoun

不

bù — not; no; negation particle

知道

zhī dào — to know; to be aware of a fact

这样

zhè yàng — like this; this kind; in such a way

事

shì — matter; affair; thing; event

呢

ne — modal particle softening questions or statements

母亲们

mǔ qīn men — mothers; plural of mother

和

hé — and; with; together with

奶妈们

nǎi mā men — wet nurses; plural of nursing caregiver

告诉

gào sù — to tell; to inform; to let someone know

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

她们

tā men — they; them; third-person feminine plural pronoun

用

yòng — to use; to employ; by means of

某些

mǒu xiē — certain; some; unspecified particular ones

所

suǒ — particle forming noun phrases with verbs

不知晓

bù zhī xiǎo — not knowing; unaware; ignorant of something

方法

fāng fǎ — method; approach; way of doing something

来

lái — to come; used to indicate purpose or action

平息

píng xī — to calm down; to quell; to pacify

这些

zhè xiē — these; plural demonstrative pronoun

事情

shì qíng — matters; things; affairs; situations

当

dāng — when; at the time of; while

奶水

nǎi shuǐ — breast milk; mother's milk for nursing

充盈

chōng yíng — abundant; full; plentiful; overflowing

丰沛

fēng pèi — plentiful; rich; ample; abundantly supplied

之时

zhī shí — at the time of; when (literary expression)

不肯

bù kěn — unwilling; refuse to; not willing to do

让

ràng — to let; to allow; to permit someone

另一个

lìng yī gè — another one; a different one

极度

jí dù — extremely; to the highest degree; intensely

需要

xū yào — to need; to require; necessity

生命

shēng mìng — life; existence; living being

全赖

quán lài — entirely dependent on; relying wholly upon

于此

yú cǐ — on this; from this; in this regard

人

rén — person; human being; people

分享

fēn xiǎng — to share; to partake of together with others

这

zhè — this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

也

yě — also; too; as well; even

算是

suàn shì — to count as; to be considered; regarded as

天真无邪

tiān zhēn wú xié — innocent and pure; naive without evil intent

吗

ma — question particle turning statement into yes/no question

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

对

duì — toward; regarding; facing; correct

这一切

zhè yī qiè — all of this; everything mentioned here

宽容以待

kuān róng yǐ dài — to treat with tolerance; to be lenient toward

并非

bìng fēi — is not actually; by no means; definitely not

因为

yīn wèi — because; due to; for the reason that

不是

bù shì — is not; are not; negation of identity

恶行

è xíng — evil deed; wicked act; immoral behavior

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

只是

zhǐ shì — merely; only; just; simply

轻微

qīng wēi — minor; slight; mild; not serious

而是

ér shì — but rather; instead; on the contrary

随着

suí zhe — along with; following; as something progresses

年岁

nián suì — years; age; the passing of years

增长

zēng zhǎng — to grow; to increase; to develop over time

毛病

máo bìng — fault; defect; bad habit; problem

自会

zì huì — will naturally; will of itself; automatically will

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to vanish; to fade away

同样

tóng yàng — same; likewise; similarly; in the same way

脾性

pí xìng — temperament; disposition; natural character traits

虽然

suī rán — although; even though; despite the fact

如今

rú jīn — nowadays; at present; currently

可以

kě yǐ — can; may; it is permissible to do

容忍

róng rěn — to tolerate; to endure; to put up with

一旦

yī dàn — once; if ever; as soon as something happens

出现

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

在

zài — at; in; on; located at a place

年长

nián zhǎng — older; elder; more advanced in age

身上

shēn shàng — on one's body; in a person's character

则是

zé shì — then it is; in that case it becomes

断然

duàn rán — absolutely; flatly; resolutely; categorically

不可

bù kě — must not; cannot; impermissible; unacceptable

主

zhǔ — Lord; master; God; the Almighty

啊

ā — ah; oh; exclamatory particle expressing feeling

我的

wǒ de — my; mine; belonging to me

神

shén — God; deity; spirit; divine being

是

shì — is; am; are; to be

赐予

cì yǔ — to bestow; to grant; to give as a gift

了

le — particle indicating completion or change of state

时期

shí qī — period; phase; stage of time

如

rú — as; like; such as; according to

所见

suǒ jiàn — what is seen; that which one observes

赋予

fù yǔ — to endow with; to invest with; to grant

躯体

qū tǐ — body; physical frame; the human torso

感官

gǎn guān — sense organs; sensory faculties of the body

结实

jiē shi — sturdy; strong; robust; solidly built

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

四肢

sì zhī — four limbs; arms and legs of the body

匀称

yún chèn — well-proportioned; balanced; symmetrical in form

比例

bǐ lì — proportion; ratio; relative size or scale

并

bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously; furthermore

为

wèi — for; for the sake of; on behalf of

其

qí — its; his; her; their (literary pronoun)

整体

zhěng tǐ — whole; entirety; overall; as a complete unit

健康

jiàn kāng — health; healthy; in good physical condition

与

yǔ — and; with; together with (formal/literary)

安全

ān quán — safety; security; safe from harm

其中

qí zhōng — among them; within it; in the midst of

植入

zhí rù — to implant; to embed; to insert into

一切

yī qiè — all; everything; every single thing

机能

jī néng — function; capability; physiological functioning

命令

mìng lìng — command; order; to instruct authoritatively

赞美

zàn měi — to praise; to glorify; to speak highly of

向

xiàng — toward; facing; in the direction of

倾诉

qīng sù — to pour out one's heart; to confide feelings

歌颂

gē sòng — to sing praises of; to extol; to laud

名

míng — name; renown; reputation; famous

至高

zhì gāo — supreme; highest; most exalted

全能

quán néng — almighty; omnipotent; all-powerful

而

ér — and; yet; but; connecting clauses (literary)

良善

liáng shàn — good and kind; benevolent; virtuous in nature

纵使

zòng shǐ — even if; even though; granted that

只

zhǐ — only; merely; just; no more than

做了

zuò le — did; has done; completed an action

一件

yī jiàn — one item; one piece; one matter

足够

zú gòu — enough; sufficient; adequate in quantity

除

chú — except; besides; apart from; excluding

之外

zhī wài — outside of; beyond; other than (literary)

无人

wú rén — no one; nobody; no person can do

能做

néng zuò — able to do; capable of performing an action

合一

hé yī — unity; union; oneness; to become unified

万物

wàn wù — all things; everything in the universe

模型

mó xíng — model; pattern; template; physical representation

自身

zì shēn — oneself; one's own self; itself

美好

měi hǎo — beautiful; wonderful; good; fine and lovely

使

shǐ — to cause; to make; to enable; to let

律法

lǜ fǎ — law; divine law; commandments; legal code

统治

tǒng zhì — to rule; to govern; to reign over