The Great Gatsby — Page 12

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First-person pronoun; I, me

回头

huí tóu — To turn one's head; look back

看向

kàn xiàng — To look toward someone or something

我的

wǒ de — Possessive pronoun; my, mine

表妹

biǎo mèi — Younger female cousin on mother's or father's side

她

tā — Third-person singular feminine pronoun; she, her

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, start; the beginning of something

用

yòng — To use, employ; with, using

那

nà — Demonstrative pronoun; that, those

低沉

dī chén — Low and deep in tone; somber, heavy

而

ér — Conjunction meaning and, yet, while, but

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causing someone to feel

心颤

xīn chàn — Heart trembling; emotionally stirring or thrilling

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice; audio or spoken noise

向

xiàng — Toward, in the direction of; facing

问起

wèn qǐ — To begin asking about; to bring up in conversation

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of something

让

ràng — To let, allow, cause; to make someone do something

耳朵

ěr duo — Ear; the organ of hearing

情不自禁

qíng bù zì jīn — Cannot help oneself; involuntarily overcome by emotion

随之

suí zhī — Following it; along with that, accordingly

起伏

qǐ fú — To rise and fall; undulate, fluctuate

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if, as though; seemingly resembling something

每

měi — Every, each; used before measure words or nouns

一句话

yī jù huà — One sentence; a single utterance or phrase

都是

dōu shì — All are, both are; without exception it is

一段

yī duàn — A section, a passage, a segment of something

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever, eternally; for all time

不会

bù huì — Will not; unable to, unlikely to happen

奏响

zòu xiǎng — To play and sound out music; to strike up a tune

音符

yīn fú — Musical note; symbol representing a sound in music

组合

zǔ hé — Combination, grouping; to combine or assemble together

脸庞

liǎn páng — Face, facial features; the contours of one's face

忧郁

yōu yù — Melancholy, gloomy; sad and pensive in mood

美丽

měi lì — Beautiful, pretty; pleasing to the eye

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within it; therein

闪烁

shǎn shuò — To glimmer, twinkle, sparkle; flickering light

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action

明亮

míng liàng — Bright, shining; well-lit and radiant

光彩

guāng cǎi — Radiance, brilliance; glowing luster or splendor

眼睛

yǎn jing — Eyes; the organs of sight

和

hé — And; connecting nouns or clauses together

热情洋溢

rè qíng yáng yì — Overflowing with enthusiasm and warmth; exuberant

红唇

hóng chún — Red lips; lips that are vivid or brightly colored

但

dàn — But, however; introducing a contrasting clause

里

lǐ — Inside, within; interior of a place or thing

有

yǒu — To have, there is/are; possession or existence

令

lìng — To cause, make; to order or command someone

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant things

曾经

céng jīng — Once, formerly; having done something in the past

爱慕过

ài mù guò — To have admired or adored someone romantically before

男人

nán rén — Man, men; adult male person

难以忘怀

nán yǐ wàng huái — Hard to forget; unforgettable, lingering in memory

激动

jī dòng — Excited, agitated; emotionally stirred or moved

如歌

rú gē — Song-like; resembling or flowing like a melody

魔力

mó lì — Magic power, charm; irresistible enchanting force

一声

yī shēng — One sound; a single utterance or vocal expression

低语

dī yǔ — To whisper; speak in a low, soft voice

听着

tīng zhe — Listen! Listening; pay attention to what is said

一个

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

承诺

chéng nuò — Promise, commitment; to pledge or guarantee something

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now, a moment ago; very recently

才

cái — Just, only then; indicating recency or condition met

做过

zuò guò — Have done; to have previously performed an action

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few; an unspecified small quantity

欢快

huān kuài — Cheerful, lively; joyful and spirited in manner

心跳

xīn tiào — Heartbeat; the beating of the heart

事

shì — Matter, thing, affair; an event or activity

在

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

接下来

jiē xià lái — Next, following; in the time that comes after

小时

xiǎo shí — Hour; unit of time equal to sixty minutes

还有

hái yǒu — There is also; furthermore, in addition to this

更多

gèng duō — Even more, much more; greater in quantity

事情

shì qíng — Matter, thing, affair; something that happens

正在

zhèng zài — Currently, in the process of; right now doing something

悄然

qiǎo rán — Quietly, silently; in a hushed or stealthy manner

等候

děng hòu — To wait, await; to stand by in anticipation

告诉

gào su — To tell, inform; to let someone know something

东行

dōng xíng — Traveling eastward; journeying in the eastern direction

途中

tú zhōng — Along the way, en route; during the journey

芝加哥

Zhī jiā gē — Chicago; major city in the state of Illinois, USA

停留

tíng liú — To stay, remain; to pause at a place temporarily

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

一天

yī tiān — One day; a single day's duration

许多人

xǔ duō rén — Many people; a large number of persons

托

tuō — To entrust, ask someone to carry or deliver something

带去

dài qù — To bring or take something to another place

他们

tā men — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

问候

wèn hòu — Greetings, regards; to send one's respects to someone

想念

xiǎng niàn — To miss someone; to think of with longing

吗

ma — Question particle turning a statement into a yes/no question

欣喜若狂

xīn xǐ ruò kuáng — Overjoyed, ecstatic; wild with happiness and excitement

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb

叫道

jiào dào — To call out, exclaim; to shout or cry aloud

整座

zhěng zuò — The entire (city, building); whole of a structure

城市

chéng shì — City, urban area; a large populated municipality

都

dōu — All, both, every; indicating totality without exception

萧条

xiāo tiáo — Desolate, depressed; bleak and economically stagnant

所有

suǒ yǒu — All, every; the entirety of something owned or present

车子

chē zi — Vehicle, car; a general term for automobiles

涂成

tú chéng — Painted into; coated to become a certain color

黑色

hēi sè — Black color; the darkest achromatic color

像

xiàng — To resemble, be like; similar to something

一只

yī zhī — One (for animals or certain objects); a single piece

丧葬

sāng zàng — Funeral, burial; rites associated with mourning the dead

花环

huā huán — Wreath, garland; circular arrangement of flowers

北岸

běi àn — North shore; the northern bank of a body of water

整夜

zhěng yè — All night, the whole night; throughout the night

回荡

huí dàng — To echo, resound; to reverberate through a space

绵绵不绝

mián mián bù jué — Continuous and unending; going on without stopping

哀鸣

āi míng — Mournful cry, wail; sad plaintive sound or lament

太妙

tài miào — Wonderful, marvelous; how splendid or amazing

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

回去

huí qù — To go back, return; to head back to a place

吧

ba — Suggestion particle; let's, shall we, right?

明天

míng tiān — Tomorrow; the day following today

随后

suí hòu — Soon after, shortly afterward; following immediately

漫不经心

màn bù jīng xīn — Casually, carelessly; in an absent-minded nonchalant way

补充

bǔ chōng — To add, supplement; to supply additional information

道

dào — Said (after dialogue); to say, to speak, to express

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

应该

yīng gāi — Should, ought to; expressing moral or logical obligation

去

qù — To go; to move toward a destination

看看

kàn kàn — Take a look; to have a casual glance at something

那个

nà gè — That one; singular demonstrative for a distant object

孩子

hái zi — Child, kid; a young person or offspring

很想

hěn xiǎng — Really want to; having a strong desire for something

睡着

shuì zháo — To fall asleep; to succeed in sleeping

三岁

sān suì — Three years old; age of three

从来

cóng lái — Never, always; used with negation for emphasis over time

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; have not, there is not

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen, have met; encountered before at some point

一直

yī zhí — Always, continuously; all along without interruption

房间里

fáng jiān lǐ — Inside the room; within the enclosed living space

焦躁

jiāo zào — Anxious and irritable; restless with nervous agitation

踱来踱去

duó lái duó qù — To pace back and forth; walk restlessly to and fro

停下

tíng xià — To stop, halt; to cease moving or doing something

脚步

jiǎo bù — Footstep, pace; the movement or sound of walking

把手

bǎ shǒu — To place one's hand; handle, or put hand on something

搭在

dā zài — To rest or place upon; to lay something on a surface

肩上

jiān shàng — On the shoulder; atop someone's shoulder

做什么

zuò shén me — What are you doing? What is one doing here?