The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 12

Vocabulary

主

zhǔ — Lord, master, primary; used to address God

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis

这

zhè — This; refers to something nearby or just mentioned

段

duàn — Measure word for sections, periods, or passages

时期

shíqī — Period of time, era, stage in development

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

毫无

háowú — Completely without, not the slightest bit of

记忆

jìyì — Memory, recollection; to remember or recall

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only, have no choice but to

凭借

píngjiè — To rely on, depend on, based on something

他人

tārén — Other people, others, third parties

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

叙述

xùshù — To narrate, describe; an account or narrative

并

bìng — And, moreover; used to connect parallel actions

从

cóng — From, since; following or based upon something

所见过

suǒ jiànguò — That which one has seen or observed

其他

qítā — Other, the rest, other things or people

婴儿

yīng'ér — Infant, baby, very young child

身上

shēnshang — On one's body, on someone, in someone

加以

jiāyǐ — To apply, carry out; used before a verb phrase

推测

tuīcè — To speculate, infer, make a conjecture

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although, even though, despite the fact that

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

不差

bù chà — Not bad, fairly good, not inferior

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

仍

réng — Still, yet, continues to be the case

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling, reluctant, does not wish to

将其

jiāng qí — To take it, to count it, regarding it

计入

jì rù — To include in a count, factor into a total

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

世上

shìshang — In the world, on earth, in this life

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize them

度过

dùguò — To spend or pass a period of time

生命

shēngmìng — Life, existence, the span of one's living

之中

zhī zhōng — Within, among, in the midst of something

因为

yīnwèi — Because, since, for the reason that

那段

nà duàn — That section, that stretch, that period of time

时光

shíguāng — Time, days gone by, a stretch of time

对

duì — For, toward, with regard to; correct

而言

éryán — As far as... is concerned, speaking of

与

yǔ — And, with, together with; classical conjunction

中

zhōng — Inside, within, the middle of something

一样

yīyàng — The same, alike, equally, just like

都

dōu — All, both, entirely; universal quantifier

隐没

yǐnmò — To fade away, vanish, be obscured from view

遗忘

yíwàng — To forget, be forgotten, fall into oblivion

阴影

yīnyǐng — Shadow, shade; a dark or obscuring influence

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, but, nonetheless; formal conjunction

若

ruò — If, supposing that; classical conditional conjunction

是

shì — To be, is, am, are; affirmative copula

罪孽

zuìniè — Sin, iniquity, moral transgression, wickedness

被

bèi — Passive marker; by, indicates something done to subject

塑造

sùzào — To shape, mold, form the character of someone

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; one's female parent

也是

yě shì — Is also, was also, equally is something

罪

zuì — Sin, crime, guilt, offense, wrongdoing

怀了

huái le — Conceived, became pregnant with a child

那么

nàme — Then, in that case, so, that being so

恳求

kěnqiú — To earnestly beg, implore, plead sincerely

上帝

Shàngdì — God, the Lord; supreme deity in Christian context

仆人

púrén — Servant, attendant; one who serves another

究竟

jiūjìng — After all, exactly, in the end, what on earth

何处

héchù — Where, what place; formal interrogative of location

又

yòu — Again, also, and; adds another element

何时

héshí — When, at what time; formal interrogative of time

曾是

céng shì — Once was, used to be, formerly was

清白无辜

qīngbái wúgū — Pure, innocent, and free from guilt or sin

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or softening

且

qiě — Moreover, and, for now; classical conjunction or particle

罢了

bàle — That's all, nothing more, just leave it at that

就让

jiù ràng — Just let, simply allow, go ahead and let

略过

lüèguò — To skip over, gloss over, pass by briefly

吧

ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting mild suggestion or assumption

痕迹

hénjì — Trace, mark, vestige left behind by something

可

kě — Can, may, able to; also means 'but'

追忆

zhuīyì — To recall, look back on, reminisce about the past

岁月

suìyuè — Years, the passage of time, days and months

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of doing something

有

yǒu — To have, there is, exist, possess

什么

shénme — What; used in questions or as 'anything'

可说

kě shuō — Worth saying, that can be said, noteworthy

婴儿期

yīng'ér qī — Infancy, the period of being a baby

过渡

guòdù — Transition, to transition from one stage to another

而来

ér lái — And came, having come from, arriving thence

进入

jìnrù — To enter into, to go into, to transition into

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

童年

tóngnián — Childhood, the years of being a child

或者

huòzhě — Or, alternatively, or perhaps

更确切地说

gèng quèqiè de shuō — More precisely, more accurately speaking, to be exact

来到

láidào — To arrive at, come to, reach a place or state

将

jiāng — Will, about to; formal future marker or 'to take'

取而代之

qǔ ér dài zhī — To replace it, take its place, supersede something

并未

bìng wèi — Has not, did not at all; emphatic negation

离去

líqù — To leave, depart, go away from a place

它

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

去了

qù le — Has gone, went away, departed somewhere

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where, which place; interrogative of location

却已

què yǐ — Yet already, but already, nevertheless by now

不复存在

bù fù cúnzài — No longer exists, ceased to exist entirely

不再

bù zài — No longer, not anymore, will not again

那个

nàge — That one, that particular person or thing

不会

bù huì — Cannot, does not know how, unable to

言语

yányǔ — Speech, words, language, verbal expression

婴孩

yīnghái — Infant, baby, very young child

而

ér — And, but, yet; classical connective conjunction

成了

chéngle — Became, turned into, has become something new

一个

yī gè — One, a single (person or thing)

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of, can do something

开口

kāikǒu — To open one's mouth, begin to speak

说话

shuōhuà — To speak, talk, say words, communicate verbally

男孩

nánhái — Boy, male child, young male person

一点

yīdiǎn — A little, a bit, somewhat, a small amount

记得

jìde — To remember, to recall, to have in memory

此后

cǐhòu — After this, thereafter, from then on

也

yě — Also, too, as well, likewise

观察到

guānchá dào — Observed, noticed, perceived through careful watching

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self, one's own

如何

rúhé — How, in what way, by what means

学会

xuéhuì — To learn to, master, succeed in learning

并非

bìng fēi — Is not, was not; emphatic negation of a claim

长辈们

zhǎngbèimen — Elders, seniors, older generation members

用

yòng — To use, employ, by means of, using

固定

gùdìng — Fixed, set, established, regular and unchanging

方法

fāngfǎ — Method, approach, way of doing something

教导

jiāodǎo — To teach and guide, instruct, impart knowledge

学习

xuéxí — To study, learn, engage in learning

词语

cíyǔ — Words, vocabulary items, terms in a language

正如

zhèng rú — Just as, exactly as, in the same way as

稍后

shāo hòu — Shortly after, a little later, soon afterward

他们

tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

知识

zhīshi — Knowledge, information, learning, what one knows

那样

nàyàng — Like that, in that manner, that way

而是

érshì — But rather, instead is, on the contrary

渴望

kěwàng — To yearn for, desire strongly, crave eagerly

通过

tōngguò — Through, by means of, via a method or process

哭喊

kūhǎn — To cry out, wail and shout, weep loudly

断续

duànxù — Intermittent, off and on, stopping and starting

发音

fāyīn — To pronounce, articulate; pronunciation of sounds

以及

yǐjí — As well as, and also, together with

四肢

sìzhī — Four limbs; arms and legs of the body

各种

gèzhǒng — Various kinds of, all sorts of, diverse

动作

dòngzuò — Movement, action, gesture, physical motion

来

lái — To come; used after verbs to indicate purpose

表达

biǎodá — To express, convey, communicate thoughts or feelings

思想

sīxiǎng — Thought, idea, thinking, mental conception

以便

yǐbiàn — So as to, in order to, for the purpose of

达成

dáchéng — To achieve, accomplish, reach a goal or agreement

意愿

yìyuàn — Wish, desire, will, one's intended aim

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, no way to, incapable of doing

完全

wánquán — Completely, entirely, fully, wholly

想要

xiǎng yào — To want, wish for, desire to have or do

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all things, the whole of something

想

xiǎng — To think, want, miss, intend to do

对谁

duì shéi — To whom, toward whom, for which person

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell, express verbally

话

huà — Speech, words, what is said, talk

便

biàn — Then, thus, thereupon; classical consequential adverb

赐予

cìyǔ — To bestow, grant, give as a gift or blessing

理解力

lǐjiě lì — Comprehension ability, capacity to understand things

自行

zìxíng — By oneself, independently, on one's own accord

练习

liànxí — To practice, drill, exercise a skill repeatedly

那些

nàxiē — Those, those particular ones, those things or people

声音

shēngyīn — Sound, voice, noise, auditory sensation