The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 3

Vocabulary

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

几乎

jīhū — almost, nearly, practically

位于

wèiyú — to be located at, situated in

赤道

chìdào — the equator, imaginary line around Earth's middle

之下

zhīxià — below, beneath, under something

沿

yán — along, following the edge or course of

海岸

hǎi'àn — coastline, seashore, coast

延伸

yánshēn — to extend, stretch out over a distance

约

yuē — approximately, about, roughly

英里

yīnglǐ — mile, unit of distance equal to 1.6 km

但

dàn — but, however, yet

向

xiàng — toward, in the direction of

非洲

Fēizhōu — Africa, the African continent

内陆

nèilù — inland, interior region away from coast

深入

shēnrù — to penetrate deeply into, go far inside

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

距离

jùlí — distance, the space between two points

据

jù — according to, based on

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

所知

suǒzhī — what one knows, to one's knowledge

迄今

qìjīn — up to now, until the present time

尚无

shàngwú — still none, not yet any, lacking so far

任何

rènhé — any, whichever, no matter which

旅行者

lǚxíngzhě — traveler, person who travels or journeys

探索

tànsuǒ — to explore, investigate, search and discover

过

guò — experiential aspect particle; have done something

其

qí — its, his, her; third-person possessive pronoun

尽头

jìntóu — the end, terminus, farthest point of something

似乎

sìhū — it seems, apparently, as if

仅止于

jǐn zhǐyú — only extends to, limited to, stops at

帝国

dìguó — empire, a large realm ruled by an emperor

距

jù — at a distance from, away from

起点

qǐdiǎn — starting point, origin, point of departure

近

jìn — near, close; approximately (before numbers)

这个

zhège — this, this one, referring to something nearby

王国

wángguó — kingdom, a country ruled by a king

被

bèi — passive marker; by (in passive constructions)

划分

huàfēn — to divide, partition into sections or categories

为

wéi — to be, as, into (resultative complement use)

许多

xǔduō — many, a lot of, numerous

省份

shěngfèn — province, administrative division of a country

或

huò — or, either, alternatively

地区

dìqū — region, area, district, zone

其中

qízhōng — among them, within that group or set

一个

yīgè — one, a single (general measure word)

最

zuì — most, -est; superlative degree marker

偏远

piānyuǎn — remote, isolated, far from civilization

而

ér — and yet, but also; conjunctive particle

富饶

fùráo — fertile, abundant, rich in resources

名叫

míngjiào — named, called, goes by the name of

便

biàn — then, thereupon, just, precisely (formal)

出生

chūshēng — to be born, to come into the world

于此

yúcǐ — here, in this place, at this location

出生地

chūshēngdì — birthplace, the place where one was born

是

shì — to be, is, am, are (copula verb)

一处

yīchù — a place, one location, a spot

迷人

mírén — charming, enchanting, captivating, delightful

山谷

shāngǔ — mountain valley, a valley between hills

首都

shǒudū — capital city of a country or kingdom

及

jí — and, as well as, reaching to

必定

bìdìng — certainly, definitely, must be the case

相当

xiāngdāng — quite, rather, considerably, fairly

遥远

yáoyuǎn — distant, far away, remote

因为

yīnwèi — because, since, due to the fact that

从未

cóngwèi — never, have never at any time

听说

tīngshuō — to hear about, have heard it said that

白人

báirén — white person, person of European descent

欧洲人

Ōuzhōurén — European, a person from Europe

也

yě — also, too, as well, either

大海

dàhǎi — the sea, ocean, vast body of water

我们

wǒmen — we, us, first-person plural pronoun

对

duì — toward, with regard to; correct

国王

guówáng — king, monarch of a kingdom

臣服

chénfú — to submit, yield allegiance, be a subject

不过

búguò — however, but, only, merely

名义上

míngyì shàng — nominally, in name only, formally

就

jiù — just, only, then; emphatic adverb

有限

yǒuxiàn — limited, finite, restricted in scope

观察

guānchá — to observe, watch, examine carefully

而言

éryán — as for, in terms of, with regard to

一切

yīqiè — everything, all, the whole of something

政务

zhèngwù — government affairs, administrative matters

皆

jiē — all, each, every (formal/literary)

由

yóu — by, through, from; indicating the agent

当地

dāngdì — local, of the local area or region

首领

shǒulǐng — chief, leader, head of a group

长老

zhǎnglǎo — elder, senior respected member of community

主持

zhǔchí — to preside over, manage, direct affairs

处理

chǔlǐ — to handle, deal with, process matters

与

yǔ — with, and, together with (formal)

他国

tāguó — other countries, foreign nations

往来

wǎnglái — interaction, contact, dealings between parties

甚少

shènshǎo — very little, very few, rarely

民族

mínzú — ethnic group, nationality, people, nation

风俗

fēngsú — customs, traditions, local practices and habits

治理

zhìlǐ — to govern, manage, administer a territory

方式

fāngshì — method, way, manner, mode of doing

通常

tōngcháng — usually, normally, typically, in general

极为

jíwéi — extremely, exceedingly, very much so

简朴

jiǎnpǔ — simple and plain, unpretentious, modest

家庭

jiātíng — family, household unit

村庄

cūnzhuāng — village, small rural settlement

中

zhōng — in, inside, within, among

所

suǒ — that which; nominalizing particle before verbs

发生

fāshēng — to happen, occur, take place

之事

zhīshì — matters of, things pertaining to (formal)

历史

lìshǐ — history, the record of past events

或可

huòkě — perhaps can, might possibly serve as

作为

zuòwéi — to serve as, act as, function as

整个

zhěnggè — the whole, entire, complete

缩影

suōyǐng — microcosm, miniature reflection, epitome

父亲

fùqīn — father, a formal word for one's dad

便是

biànshì — is precisely, was indeed, turns out to be

提及

tíjí — to mention, bring up, refer to

那些

nàxiē — those, referring to plural things over there

之一

zhīyī — one of, among those, one member of group

尊称

zūnchēng — honorific title, respectful form of address

记忆

jìyì — memory, recollection, to remember

这一

zhèyī — this, this particular (before a noun)

称谓

chēngwèi — title, form of address, appellation

代表着

dàibiǎo zhe — represents, stands for, symbolizes

崇高

chónggāo — lofty, sublime, noble, highly respected

荣誉

róngyù — honor, glory, distinction, prestige

在

zài — at, in, on; to be present at a place

语言

yǔyán — language, speech, tongue

意指

yìzhǐ — to mean, signify, denote, refer to

显赫

xiǎnhè — illustrious, prominent, distinguished, eminent

标志

biāozhì — symbol, sign, mark, emblem