The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 2

Vocabulary

就

jiù — then, just, precisely; used for emphasis

我

wǒ — I, me, my

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, one's own self

而言

éryán — as far as... is concerned, regarding

迄今为止

qìjīn wéizhǐ — up to now, so far, until the present

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

这

zhè — this, these

方面

fāngmiàn — aspect, respect, side, area

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

经历

jīnglì — experience, to undergo, to go through

甚少

shèn shǎo — very few, very little, rarely

只

zhǐ — only, merely, just

结

jié — to tie, to form, to conclude

过

guò — experiential particle; to pass, to cross

一次

yī cì — once, one time

婚

hūn — marriage, wedding

那

nà — that, those

是

shì — to be, is, are, am

因为

yīnwèi — because, due to, on account of

与

yǔ — and, with, together with

一位

yī wèi — one (person), a (polite measure word)

年轻

niánqīng — young, youthful

女子

nǚzǐ — woman, female, girl

之间

zhījiān — between, among, in the middle of

产生

chǎnshēng — to produce, to generate, to arise

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

误会

wùhuì — misunderstanding, to misunderstand

慵懒

yōnglǎn — lazy, languid, lethargic

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

觉得

juéde — to feel, to think, to sense

对

duì — toward, regarding; correct, right

你

nǐ — you (singular)

家庭

jiātíng — family, household

生活

shēnghuó — life, livelihood, to live

有

yǒu — to have, there is, to exist

多大

duō dà — how big, how much, to what extent

兴趣

xìngqù — interest, hobby, curiosity

先生

xiānsheng — mister, sir, gentleman, teacher

并不

bìng bù — not at all, definitely not

一个

yī gè — one, a (basic measure word)

很

hěn — very, quite, rather

有趣

yǒuqù — interesting, amusing, fun

话题

huàtí — topic of conversation, subject

从来

cónglái — always, at all times, never (with negation)

去

qù — to go, to leave for

想

xiǎng — to think, to want, to miss

它

tā — it (third person inanimate pronoun)

自然

zìrán — nature; natural, of course, naturally

确信

quèxìn — to be certain, to be convinced, sure

好

hǎo — good, well, fine, okay

谢谢

xièxie — thank you, thanks

您

nín — you (formal, polite form)

退场

tuìchǎng — to exit the stage, to leave the scene

婚姻

hūnyīn — marriage, matrimony

看法

kànfǎ — view, opinion, way of looking at things

似乎

sìhū — it seems, apparently, as if

有些

yǒuxiē — somewhat, rather, a little, some

随便

suíbiàn — casual, careless, whatever, as one pleases

说

shuō — to say, to speak, to talk

真的

zhēn de — really, truly, genuine

如果

rúguǒ — if, in case, supposing that

下层

xiàcéng — lower class, lower stratum of society

阶级

jiējí — class, social class, stratum

不能

bù néng — cannot, unable to, not allowed to

给

gěi — to give; for, to (preposition)

我们

wǒmen — we, us, our

树立

shùlì — to set up, to establish, to serve as model

榜样

bǎngyàng — example, model, role model

他们

tāmen — they, them (male or mixed group)

究竟

jiūjìng — after all, in the end, exactly, on earth

什么

shénme — what, anything, whatever

用

yòng — use, function; to use

这个

zhège — this, this one

阶层

jiēcéng — social stratum, class, tier

完全

wánquán — completely, entirely, totally

没有

méiyǒu — do not have, there is no, without

道德

dàodé — morality, ethics, moral

责任感

zérèngǎn — sense of responsibility, feeling of duty

上场

shàngchǎng — to enter the stage, to come on scene

到

dào — to arrive, to reach, to go to

吗

ma — question particle for yes/no questions

亲爱

qīn'ài — dear, beloved, darling

风

fēng — wind, breeze

把

bǎ — disposal marker; handle; to hold

吹

chuī — to blow, to puff

进城

jìn chéng — to go into town, to enter the city

来

lái — to come, to arrive

哦

ó / ò — oh! (interjection of realization or mild surprise)

享乐

xiǎnglè — pleasure, enjoyment, to indulge in pleasure

还有

hái yǒu — also, in addition, furthermore

别的

bié de — other, else, another

理由

lǐyóu — reason, grounds, justification

能

néng — can, able to, capable of

让

ràng — to let, to allow, to make someone do

人

rén — person, people, human being

任何

rènhé — any, whatever, whichever

地方

dìfang — place, location, area, region

呢

ne — modal particle for questions or continuation

老样子

lǎo yàngzi — same as usual, same old way

又

yòu — again, once more, in addition

吃东西

chī dōngxi — to eat something, to have food

看到

kàndào — to see, to catch sight of

僵硬

jiāngyìng — stiff, rigid, inflexible

认为

rènwéi — to think, to believe, to consider

上流

shàngliú — upper class, high society, elite

社会

shèhuì — society, community

五点钟

wǔ diǎn zhōng — five o'clock

吃些

chī xiē — to eat some, to have a little food

点心

diǎnxin — snack, dim sum, light refreshment

惯例

guànlì — convention, usual practice, custom

自

zì — from, since, self

上周四

shàng zhōusì — last Thursday

以来

yǐlái — since, ever since (a point in time)

哪儿

nǎr — where, which place

坐到

zuò dào — to sit down onto, to sit until

沙发

shāfā — sofa, couch

上

shàng — on, above, up; to go up

乡下

xiāngxia — countryside, rural area

那里

nàlǐ — there, that place

做

zuò — to do, to make, to perform

脱下

tuō xià — to take off (clothing), to remove

手套

shǒutào — gloves, mittens

当

dāng — when, while; to serve as, to act as

一个人

yī gè rén — alone, by oneself, one person

城里

chénglǐ — in the city, downtown, urban area

时

shí — when, at the time of, during

他

tā — he, him (third person masculine)

自娱自乐

zì yú zì lè — to amuse oneself, to entertain oneself alone

别人

biérén — other people, others, someone else

开心

kāixīn — happy, joyful, to feel pleased

实在是

shízài shì — really is, truly, honestly speaking

无聊

wúliáo — boring, dull, bored, tedious

透顶

tòudǐng — to the extreme, thoroughly, utterly

那么

nàme — then, in that case, so, that way

哪些

nǎxiē — which ones, what (plural)

轻描淡写

qīng miáo dàn xiě — to touch on lightly, to play down, to gloss over