The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 12

Vocabulary

一个

yī gè — One; a single unit or item

结婚

jié hūn — To get married; to wed

时

shí — When; at the time of

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand; to know well

的

de — Possessive or descriptive particle

男人

nán rén — Man; adult male person

日子

rì zi — Days; life; period of time

会

huì — Will; can; to be able to

过得

guò de — To spend time in a certain way

非常

fēi cháng — Extremely; very; unusually

乏味

fá wèi — Dull; boring; lacking interest

那

nà — That; those; in that case

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

胡说

hú shuō — Nonsense; to talk rubbish

如果

rú guǒ — If; in case; supposing that

我

wǒ — I; me; myself

娶了

qǔ le — Married (a woman); took as wife

像

xiàng — Like; similar to; resembling

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such

迷人

mí rén — Charming; enchanting; attractive

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; young female person

而

ér — And; but; yet; connective particle

她

tā — She; her; third person female pronoun

这辈子

zhè bèi zi — In this lifetime; all one's life

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen; have met before

唯一

wéi yī — Only; sole; the one and only

愿意

yuàn yì — Willing to; want to; be glad to

娶

qǔ — To marry (a woman); to take a wife

当然

dāng rán — Of course; naturally; certainly

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; unlikely to

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss

去

qù — To go; to leave for a place

那么

nà me — Then; in that case; so

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

妻子

qī zi — Wife; married female partner

似乎

sì hū — Seems like; apparently; as if

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; there is no; not

意识到

yì shí dào — To realize; to become aware of

在

zài — In; at; to be present at

婚姻

hūn yīn — Marriage; matrimony; wedlock

生活

shēng huó — Life; daily living; to live

中

zhōng — In; among; within; middle

三个人

sān gè rén — Three people; a group of three

才

cái — Only then; not until; just

热闹

rè nao — Lively; bustling; fun and festive

两个人

liǎng gè rén — Two people; a pair of persons

反而

fǎn ér — On the contrary; instead; but rather

无趣

wú qù — Boring; uninteresting; dull

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear; beloved; darling

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful in age

朋友

péng yǒu — Friend; acquaintance; companion

正是

zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely; it is indeed

堕落

duò luò — Moral decline; corruption; degeneration

法国

Fǎ guó — France; the country of France

戏剧

xì jù — Drama; theater; play

过去

guò qù — Past; the past; former times

五十年

wǔ shí nián — Fifty years; a period of fifty years

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in (a period)

一直

yī zhí — Always; continuously; all along

鼓吹

gǔ chuī — To advocate; to promote; to preach

理论

lǐ lùn — Theory; theoretical framework or idea

是的

shì de — Yes; that's right; indeed

幸福

xìng fú — Happiness; blessed; felicity

英国

Yīng guó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom

家庭

jiā tíng — Family; household; home

用

yòng — To use; by means of; with

一半

yī bàn — Half; one half of something

时间

shí jiān — Time; period; duration

就

jiù — Then; right away; already; just

证明

zhèng míng — To prove; to demonstrate; proof

了

le — Completion particle; indicates finished action

这一点

zhè yī diǎn — This point; this aspect; this fact

看在

kàn zài — For the sake of; out of regard for

老天

lǎo tiān — Heaven; God; for heaven's sake

份上

fèn shàng — For the sake of; on account of

别

bié — Don't; must not; refrain from

试图

shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something

愤世嫉俗

fèn shì jí sú — Cynical; resentful of society's ways

实在

shí zài — Really; truly; in reality; honest

太

tài — Too; excessively; overly

容易

róng yì — Easy; simple; not difficult

老兄

lǎo xiōng — Old chap; buddy; mate (informal address)

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; currently; these days

做

zuò — To do; to make; to act

什么

shén me — What; anything; whatever

都

dōu — All; both; every; entirely

到处

dào chù — Everywhere; all over the place

都是

dōu shì — All are; everything is; full of

激烈

jī liè — Intense; fierce; sharp; vigorous

得

de — Structural particle linking verb and complement

可怕

kě pà — Terrible; frightening; awful

竞争

jìng zhēng — Competition; rivalry; to compete

电铃声

diàn líng shēng — Sound of an electric bell ringing

响起

xiǎng qǐ — To ring out; to sound; to be heard

啊

ā — Ah; exclamation of surprise or realization

一定

yī dìng — Certainly; definitely; must be

姑妈

gū mā — Aunt; father's sister

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only; only if; none but

亲戚

qīn qi — Relatives; family relations

或

huò — Or; either; perhaps

债主

zhài zhǔ — Creditor; person owed money

才会

cái huì — Only then would; would only

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of

方式

fāng shì — Method; manner; way of doing

按铃

àn líng — To ring a bell; to press a doorbell

现在

xiàn zài — Now; at present; currently

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; to take; handle

支开

zhī kāi — To send away; to dismiss; to distract

十分钟

shí fēn zhōng — Ten minutes; a ten-minute period

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist

机会

jī huì — Opportunity; chance; occasion

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of

求婚

qiú hūn — To propose marriage; to ask to wed

今晚

jīn wǎn — Tonight; this evening

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; it is okay to

餐厅

cān tīng — Restaurant; dining room; eatery

与

yǔ — With; and; together with

共进

gòng jìn — To dine together; to share a meal

晚餐

wǎn cān — Dinner; evening meal; supper

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I suppose; I would like

的话

de huà — If; in the case that; supposing

但

dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless

必须

bì xū — Must; have to; it is necessary

认真

rèn zhēn — Serious; earnest; to take seriously

对待

duì dài — To treat; to handle; to deal with

讨厌

tǎo yàn — To dislike; annoying; disgusting

那些

nà xiē — Those; those ones; that group

饮食

yǐn shí — Diet; food and drink; eating habits

人

rén — Person; people; human being

他们

tā men — They; them; third person plural

肤浅

fū qiǎn — Superficial; shallow; lacking depth

上

shàng — On; above; upper; to go up

夫人

fū rén — Madam; Mrs.; a married woman

和

hé — And; with; together with

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; young woman; unmarried lady

上前

shàng qián — To step forward; to move ahead

迎接

yíng jiē — To welcome; to greet; to receive guests