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Vocabulary

最后

zuì hòu — finally; in the end; last of all

倘若

tǎng ruò — if; supposing that; in case

你

nǐ — you (second person singular pronoun)

我

wǒ — I; me (first person singular pronoun)

之间

zhī jiān — between; among two or more things

能够

néng gòu — to be able to; capable of doing something

达成

dá chéng — to reach; to achieve an agreement or goal

正确

zhèng què — correct; accurate; right and proper

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

谅解

liàng jiě — mutual understanding; forgiveness; to understand sympathetically

愿

yuàn — to wish; willing; to desire something

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using

牧师

mù shī — pastor; minister; Christian clergy member

之名

zhī míng — in the name of; under the title of

郑重

zhèng zhòng — solemn; serious; earnest and formal

声明

shēng míng — to declare; to state; an official statement

一旦

yī dàn — once; if ever; should something happen

遭到

zāo dào — to suffer; to encounter something negative

任何

rèn hé — any; whatever; whichever

此类

cǐ lèi — this kind; such type; of this category

起诉

qǐ sù — to sue; to prosecute; to file a lawsuit

将

jiāng — will; shall; about to (future marker)

一力

yī lì — solely; single-handedly; to bear alone

承担

chéng dān — to bear; to undertake; to take responsibility

即便

jí biàn — even if; even though; regardless of

涉及

shè jí — to involve; to relate to; to concern

罚款

fá kuǎn — fine; monetary penalty; to impose a fine

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

监禁

jiān jìn — imprisonment; to imprison; incarceration

亦然

yì rán — also so; likewise; the same applies

然而

rán ér — however; nevertheless; but yet

必须

bì xū — must; have to; obligatory

坦承

tǎn chéng — to frankly admit; to honestly confess

实

shí — truly; indeed; in fact (classical usage)

不愿

bù yuàn — unwilling; reluctant; not wanting to

接受

jiē shòu — to accept; to receive; to take on

鞭笞

biān chī — flogging; whipping as corporal punishment

既

jì — both; already; since (linking two conditions)

关乎

guān hū — to concern; to relate to; to involve

耻辱

chǐ rǔ — shame; disgrace; humiliation

又

yòu — also; again; in addition

刑罚

xíng fá — punishment; penalty; criminal sentence

其次

qí cì — secondly; next; in the second place

关于

guān yú — regarding; concerning; about a topic

法官

fǎ guān — judge; magistrate; judicial officer

本人

běn rén — oneself; the person in question; I myself

愤恨

fèn hèn — resentment; indignation; bitter anger

可以

kě yǐ — can; may; it is possible to

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell

毫不

háo bù — not at all; not in the slightest

在意

zài yì — to mind; to care about; to take notice

并不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means (emphatic negation)

愿意

yuàn yì — willing; to be willing to do something

轻蔑

qīng miè — to despise; contempt; disdain for someone

一位

yī wèi — one (person); a (polite measure word for people)

基督徒

Jī dū tú — Christian; follower of Christianity

他

tā — he; him (third person singular male)

果真

guǒ zhēn — indeed; really; if truly; as expected

当得起

dāng de qǐ — to deserve; to be worthy of a title

这一

zhè yī — this (one); this particular

称谓

chēng wèi — title; form of address; appellation

的话

de huà — if; in the case that; supposing

尽管

jǐn guǎn — although; despite; even though

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; in this manner

深感

shēn gǎn — to deeply feel; to be profoundly struck by

诧异

chà yì — astonished; surprised; bewildered

何以

hé yǐ — why; how; by what means (classical)

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is no; without

人

rén — person; people; human being

更加

gèng jiā — even more; increasingly; further

审慎

shěn shèn — cautious; prudent; careful and deliberate

地

de — structural particle for adverbial modification

那些

nà xiē — those; those ones (plural demonstrative)

流浪

liú làng — to wander; to roam; vagrant lifestyle

异乡

yì xiāng — foreign land; strange place; away from home

之

zhī — classical possessive or linking particle

外邦人

wài bāng rén — foreigner; outsider; person from another country

排除

pái chú — to exclude; to eliminate; to rule out

于

yú — at; in; from; classical preposition

之外

zhī wài — outside of; beyond; excluding

此等

cǐ děng — such; these kinds of people or things

理由

lǐ yóu — reason; grounds; justification

被

bèi — passive marker; by (in passive constructions)

怀疑

huái yí — to suspect; to doubt; suspicion

对

duì — toward; regarding; correct; facing

我国

wǒ guó — our country; our nation

教会

jiào huì — church; Christian congregation; ecclesiastical body

国家

guó jiā — country; nation; state

幸福

xìng fú — happiness; well-being; blessed contentment

宪制

xiàn zhì — constitutional system; constitutional order

心存

xīn cún — to harbor in one's heart; to hold secretly

上帝

Shàng dì — God; the Lord (Christian or general usage)

禁止

jìn zhǐ — to forbid; to prohibit; to ban

缺乏

quē fá — to lack; to be short of; deficiency

慈悲

cí bēi — compassion; mercy; benevolent kindness

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — to the extent that; so much so that

断然

duàn rán — resolutely; flatly; categorically

声称

shēng chēng — to claim; to assert; to profess

前述

qián shù — aforementioned; previously stated; as described above

不过

bù guò — however; merely; only; but

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

一个

yī gè — one; a (general measure word for things/people)

乔装

qiáo zhuāng — to disguise; to dress up as; masquerade

事

shì — matter; affair; thing; event

竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì — to do one's utmost; to spare no effort

加以

jiā yǐ — to proceed to; in addition; to apply

断言

duàn yán — to assert; to state categorically; affirmation

并

bìng — and; also; moreover (conjunction)

坚持

jiān chí — to persist; to insist; to uphold

自

zì — from; since; oneself (classical preposition)

取得

qǔ dé — to obtain; to acquire; to gain

资格

zī gé — qualification; eligibility; credential

起

qǐ — from; starting from; beginning at

从未

cóng wèi — never; at no time; not ever

见过

jiàn guò — to have seen; to have been witnessed

踏入

tà rù — to step into; to enter; to set foot in

教堂

jiào táng — church; chapel; Christian place of worship

围墙

wéi qiáng — enclosing wall; surrounding wall; perimeter wall

之内

zhī nèi — within; inside of; interior (classical)

亦即

yì jí — that is to say; namely; in other words

现身

xiàn shēn — to appear in person; to show up; manifest

教区

jiào qū — parish; diocese; ecclesiastical district

之中

zhī zhōng — within; in the middle of; among