The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 2

Vocabulary

正是

zhèng shì — exactly is; precisely; it is exactly the case

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of thing

贸易

mào yì — trade; commercial exchange between parties

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — all kinds of; various sorts of things

恐怖

kǒng bù — terror; horrifying; causing extreme fear

使我

shǐ wǒ — caused me to; made me do something

最初

zuì chū — at first; initially; in the beginning

被迫

bèi pò — be forced to; compelled against one's will

离开

lí kāi — to leave; to depart from a place

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

所有

suǒ yǒu — all; every; everything one possesses

那些

nà xiē — those; referring to previously mentioned things

自然而然

zì rán ér rán — naturally; happening by itself without effort

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

令我

lìng wǒ — caused me to feel; made me experience something

心中

xīn zhōng — in one's heart; within one's mind

珍视

zhēn shì — to cherish; to value highly and treasure

温柔

wēn róu — gentle; tender; soft and affectionate in manner

联系

lián xì — connection; ties; to maintain contact with

然而

rán ér — however; yet; but on the other hand

这一切

zhè yī qiè — all of this; everything mentioned previously

通过

tōng guò — through; by means of; to pass through

天意

tiān yì — divine will; providence; the will of Heaven

神秘莫测

shén mì mò cè — mysterious and unfathomable; impossible to predict

安排

ān pái — arrangement; to arrange; to plan and organize

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

应当

yīng dāng — should; ought to; morally obliged to do

视之为

shì zhī wéi — regard it as; consider it to be something

已

yǐ — already; having been done; completion marker

得到

dé dào — to obtain; to receive; to get something

无限

wú xiàn — unlimited; infinite; without boundaries or limits

补偿

bǔ cháng — compensation; to compensate; to make up for

因为

yīn wèi — because; due to; for the reason that

由此

yóu cǐ — from this; thereby; as a result of this

得以

dé yǐ — to be able to; to manage to accomplish something

认识

rèn shi — to know; to understand; to come to recognize

基督教

jī dū jiào — Christianity; the Christian religion and faith

并

bìng — and; also; furthermore; in addition to

了解

liǎo jiě — to understand; to learn about; to get acquainted

这样

zhè yàng — such; like this; of this kind or manner

一个

yī gè — one; a single; general measure word for things

民族

mín zú — ethnic group; nation; people sharing culture

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for things

以其

yǐ qí — by means of its; with its own qualities

开明

kāi míng — enlightened; open-minded; progressive in thinking

思想

sī xiǎng — thought; ideology; ideas and way of thinking

其

qí — its; his; her; their; third-person possessive

人道

rén dào — humane; humanitarianism; benevolent treatment of people

精神

jīng shén — spirit; mind; mental essence of something

政府

zhèng fǔ — government; the administrative authority of state

辉煌

huī huáng — glorious; brilliant; splendid and magnificent

自由

zì yóu — freedom; liberty; free from restraint

以及

yǐ jí — as well as; and; together with something else

在

zài — at; in; on; indicating location or time

艺术

yì shù — art; artistic creation and expression

与

yǔ — and; with; together with (formal usage)

科学

kē xué — science; systematic study of natural phenomena

上

shàng — on; above; in the domain of; regarding

精深

jīng shēn — profound; deep and sophisticated in knowledge

造诣

zào yì — attainment; level of achievement in a field

提升

tí shēng — to elevate; to raise; to improve and promote

人类

rén lèi — humanity; humankind; the human race collectively

本性

běn xìng — inherent nature; fundamental character of beings

尊严

zūn yán — dignity; honor; self-respect and worthiness

深知

shēn zhī — to know deeply; to be fully aware of something

恳请

kěn qǐng — to earnestly request; to sincerely beg for

您们

nín men — you (plural, respectful); honorific plural address

宽恕

kuān shù — forgiveness; to pardon; to excuse someone's faults

向

xiàng — toward; to; in the direction of someone

呈献

chéng xiàn — to present respectfully; to offer as a gift

一部

yī bù — one volume; one work; measure for books/films

如此

rú cǐ — such; like this; in this manner or degree

缺乏

quē fá — to lack; to be deficient in; shortage of

文学

wén xué — literature; literary arts and written works

价值

jià zhí — value; worth; importance of something

作品

zuò pǐn — work; literary or artistic creation produced

作为

zuò wéi — as; in the capacity of; serving as something

没有

méi yǒu — to not have; without; lacking something

受过

shòu guò — to have received; to have undergone (education/training)

教育

jiào yù — education; the process of teaching and learning

非洲人

fēi zhōu rén — African person; a person from the continent Africa

创作

chuàng zuò — creative writing; to create artistic or literary work

动力

dòng lì — motivation; driving force; power behind action

在于

zài yú — lies in; consists in; the key point is

希望

xī wàng — hope; to hope; to wish for something

成为

chéng wéi — to become; to turn into; to develop into

解救

jiě jiù — to rescue; to save from suffering or danger

苦难

kǔ nàn — suffering; hardship; great pain and misery

同胞

tóng bāo — compatriot; fellow countrymen; people of same origin

一份

yī fèn — a portion; a share; one measure of something

力量

lì liàng — strength; power; force that achieves something

相信

xiāng xìn — to believe; to trust; to have confidence in

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; for the sake of

而

ér — and; yet; connecting clauses in a sentence

申诉

shēn sù — to appeal; to petition; to voice a grievance

免于

miǎn yú — to be exempt from; to avoid a penalty

鲁莽

lǔ mǎng — reckless; rash; acting without careful thought

愿

yuàn — to wish; may it be so; expressing a hope

上天

shàng tiān — Heaven; God; divine celestial authority above

那

nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned

重要

zhòng yào — important; significant; of great consequence

日子

rì zi — day; days; a specific time or period

里

lǐ — inside; within; in (a time or place)

激励

jī lì — to inspire; to encourage; to motivate someone

心

xīn — heart; mind; center of emotion and thought

怀抱

huái bào — to embrace; to cherish in one's heart

特别

tè bié — special; especially; particularly significant

仁慈

rén cí — benevolence; mercy; kindness and compassion

那一天

nà yī tiān — that day; referring to a specific important day

废除

fèi chú — to abolish; to eliminate; to do away with

奴隶制

nú lì zhì — slavery; the institution of enslaving people

问题

wèn tí — question; problem; issue to be addressed

将被

jiāng bèi — will be (passive); shall be acted upon

讨论

tǎo lùn — to discuss; to deliberate; to talk over issues

届时

jiè shí — at that time; when the time comes; then

数以千计

shù yǐ qiān jì — numbering in the thousands; thousands of people

人

rén — person; people; human being

将

jiāng — will; shall; future tense auxiliary word

因

yīn — because of; due to; as a result of

决断

jué duàn — decision; decisive judgment; resolute determination

寄望于

jì wàng yú — to place hopes on; to pin expectations upon

幸福

xìng fú — happiness; well-being; a state of contentment

或

huò — or; either; alternatively; expressing a choice

陷入

xiàn rù — to fall into; to sink into; to become trapped

我是

wǒ shì — I am; first-person statement of identity

先生们

xiān sheng men — gentlemen; plural respectful address for men

最

zuì — most; the most; superlative degree marker

忠诚

zhōng chéng — loyal; faithful; devoted to someone or cause

谦卑

qiān bēi — humble; modest; lowly in one's own estimation

仆人

pú rén — servant; a person employed to serve others

又名

yòu míng — also known as; another name for someone

3月

sān yuè — March; the third month of the year

24日

èr shí sì rì — the 24th day; 24th of the month

订阅者

dìng yuè zhě — subscriber; a person who subscribes to a publication

名单

míng dān — list of names; roster; a written list of people

亲王

qīn wáng — prince; a royal title for a king's close relative

殿下

diàn xià — Your Highness; respectful address for royalty

公爵

gōng jué — duke; the highest rank of British nobility

尊敬的

zūn jìng de — honorable; respected; reverend (formal title prefix)

伯爵

bó jué — earl; count; a rank of European nobility

海军上将

hǎi jūn shàng jiàng — admiral; the highest rank in a naval force

先生

xiān sheng — mister; sir; a respectful title for a man

册

cè — volume; copy; measure word for books

绅士

shēn shì — gentleman; a man of good social standing

牧师

mù shī — pastor; minister; a Christian religious leader