The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

诅咒

zǔzhòu — Curse; to place a hex or evil spell.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

口袋

kǒudài — Pocket; a small bag or pouch.

里

lǐ — Inside; within a space or container.

有

yǒu — To have; to exist; there is.

一份

yī fèn — One copy; one portion of a document.

手稿

shǒugǎo — Manuscript; handwritten original document or text.

博士

bóshì — Doctor; holder of a doctoral degree or physician.

说道

shuōdào — Said; uttered words in speech or dialogue.

您

nín — You; polite second-person singular pronoun.

进入

jìnrù — To enter; to go or come into a place.

房间

fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

时

shí — When; at the time of an action or event.

便

biàn — Then; immediately; as a result or consequence.

注意到

zhùyì dào — Noticed; became aware of something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb in Chinese.

古老

gǔlǎo — Ancient; very old; dating from long ago.

十八

shíbā — Eighteen; the number 18.

世纪

shìjì — Century; a period of one hundred years.

初期

chūqī — Early period; the beginning stage of an era.

除非

chúfēi — Unless; only if a condition is not met.

伪造

wěizào — To forge; to fabricate or falsify a document.

怎么

zěnme — How; in what way; used to ask manner.

能

néng — Can; to be able to do something.

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way or manner.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; sir; a polite form of address.

谈话

tánhuà — Conversation; to talk or have a discussion.

期间

qījiān — During; throughout a period of time.

一直

yīzhí — Continuously; all along; straight ahead.

将

jiāng — To take; preposition indicating handling of an object.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects.

露出

lùchū — To reveal; to expose part of something.

一两

yī liǎng — One or two; a small number of something.

英寸

yīngcùn — Inch; a unit of length in imperial measurement.

供

gōng — For; to provide for someone's use or inspection.

查看

chákan — To examine; to look at something carefully.

若是

ruòshì — If; supposing that a condition is true.

连

lián — Even; including; used to emphasize inclusion.

文件

wénjiàn — Document; official paper or written record.

年代

niándài — Era; age; the period or date of origin.

都

dōu — All; both; even; an adverb of inclusion.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; no way to accomplish something.

断定

duàndìng — To conclude; to determine decisively; to ascertain.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time.

十年

shí nián — Ten years; a decade.

左右

zuǒyòu — Approximately; around; give or take a little.

以内

yǐnèi — Within; inside a range or limit.

那

nà — Then; that; used as a demonstrative or connector.

可

kě — But; however; used for emphasis or contrast.

算不上

suàn bu shàng — Cannot be considered; does not qualify as something.

什么

shénme — What; anything; used in questions or negations.

专家

zhuānjiā — Expert; specialist with deep knowledge in a field.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

读过

dúguò — Have read; past experience of reading something.

就

jiù — Then; exactly; right away; used for emphasis.

此

cǐ — This; referring to something just mentioned.

课题

kètí — Topic; subject of research or academic study.

撰写

zhuànxiě — To write; to compose a formal document or work.

小册子

xiǎocèzi — Pamphlet; a small booklet on a specific topic.

判断

pànduàn — To judge; to make a determination or assessment.

年

nián — Year; a unit of time measurement.

确切

quèqiē — Exact; precise; accurate and definite.

日期

rìqī — Date; a specific calendar day or time.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point in space or time.

胸前

xiōng qián — In front of the chest; at one's breast.

取出

qǔchū — To take out; to remove something from a place.

这份

zhè fèn — This (document/copy); referring to a specific item.

家族

jiāzú — Family; clan; a group of related individuals.

由

yóu — By; from; indicating agent or means.

爵士

juéshì — Knight; Sir; a title of British nobility.

托付

tuōfù — To entrust; to hand over for safekeeping.

给

gěi — To give; for; used to indicate recipient.

保管

bǎoguǎn — To keep safe; to take charge of something.

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

大约

dàyuē — Approximately; roughly; an estimated amount or time.

三个

sān gè — Three (items); the number three with a measure word.

月前

yuè qián — Months ago; a period of months in the past.

突然

tūrán — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

离世

líshì — To pass away; to die; to leave this world.

死状

sǐzhuàng — Manner of death; the condition in which one died.

凄惨

qīcǎn — Miserable; tragic; wretched and heartbreaking.

引起

yǐnqǐ — To cause; to arouse; to give rise to.

极大

jídà — Extremely great; enormous in degree or scale.

轰动

hōngdòng — Sensation; commotion; causing a great stir.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is permissible or possible.

既

jì — Both; since; already; used in correlative structures.

私人

sīrén — Personal; private; not related to official duties.

友人

yǒurén — Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally.

医生

yīshēng — Doctor; physician; a medical professional.

一个

yī gè — One (person or thing); a single individual.

意志

yìzhì — Will; willpower; determination and mental strength.

坚强

jiānqiáng — Strong; resilient; unyielding in character or spirit.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.

精明

jīngmíng — Shrewd; astute; clever and perceptive in judgment.

务实

wùshí — Pragmatic; practical; focused on real-world results.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.

一样

yīyàng — The same; alike; identical in nature or quality.

缺乏

quēfá — To lack; to be deficient in something.

想象力

xiǎngxiànglì — Imagination; the ability to form mental images.

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; expressing contrast or concession.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; with respect to something.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating unexpected contrast.

十分

shífēn — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

重视

zhòngshì — To value; to attach importance to something.

内心

nèixīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings or thoughts.

早已

zǎoyǐ — Long since; already a long time ago.

预料到

yùliào dào — To have anticipated; to foresee an outcome.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; a reflexive pronoun.

终将

zhōng jiāng — Will eventually; bound to happen in the end.

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter; to meet with (usually misfortune).

结局

jiéjú — Ending; outcome; the final result of events.

伸出

shēnchū — To stretch out; to extend a hand or limb.

手

shǒu — Hand; the end part of the arm.

接过

jiēguò — To receive; to take something handed over.

展平

zhǎnpíng — To smooth out; to spread flat on a surface.

膝盖

xīgài — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg.

上

shàng — On; above; on top of a surface.

会

huì — Will; can; to be likely or able to do.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal usage).

交替

jiāotì — To alternate; to take turns in succession.

使用

shǐyòng — To use; to employ something for a purpose.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; to have the capacity to.

几个

jǐ gè — Several; a few; an unspecified small number.

依据

yījù — Basis; grounds; evidence used for reasoning.

之一

zhī yī — One of; one among several things or people.