The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 4
My wife, who is very fond of toasted cheese, presents her compliments to him, and begs to know if there's any of that kind, which he was so good as to send us last Christmas, to be sold in London.
我的妻子非常喜欢烤奶酪,她向他致意,并恳切地想知道他去年圣诞节好心送给我们的那种奶酪,在伦敦是否有售。
Vocabulary
- 我
- wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
- 妻子
- qīzi — Wife; one's female spouse or partner.
- 非常
- fēicháng — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives or verbs.
- 喜欢
- xǐhuān — To like; to be fond of something or someone.
- 烤
- kǎo — To bake, roast, or grill food using heat.
- 奶酪
- nǎilào — Cheese; a dairy product made from milk.
- 她
- tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
- 向
- xiàng — Towards; in the direction of; used to indicate direction.
- 他
- tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
- 致意
- zhìyì — To send greetings or regards to someone.
- 并
- bìng — And; furthermore; used to connect clauses or actions.
- 恳切
- kěnqiè — Earnest; sincere; expressing genuine and heartfelt desire.
- 地
- de — Adverbial structural particle linking adverb to verb.
- 想
- xiǎng — To want; to think; to desire or consider something.
- 知道
- zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact or information.
- 去年
- qùnián — Last year; the year immediately before the current one.
- 圣诞节
- Shèngdànjié — Christmas; the holiday celebrated on December 25th.
- 好心
- hǎoxīn — Kindness; good intentions; acting with a generous heart.
- 送给
- sònggěi — To give as a gift; to present something to someone.
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun.
- 那种
- nà zhǒng — That kind; that type; referring to a previously mentioned variety.
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place or time.
- 伦敦
- Lúndūn — London; the capital city of the United Kingdom.
- 是否
- shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to ask about a true/false condition.
- 有售
- yǒu shòu — Available for sale; sold at a particular location.
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