The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3

Vocabulary

因此

yīncǐ — therefore; for this reason; as a result

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

无意

wúyì — have no intention of; not meaning to

假装

jiǎzhuāng — pretend; feign; act as if something is true

认为

rènwéi — think; believe; consider something to be true

学者

xuézhě — scholar; academic; learned person

们

men — plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

普遍

pǔbiàn — universal; widespread; generally applicable

认同

rèntóng — agree with; identify with; endorse an idea

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

结论

jiélùn — conclusion; final judgment reached after reasoning

将

jiāng — will; about to; future tense marker

以

yǐ — use; with; by means of

为

wéi — be; act as; serve as

他们

tāmen — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

不太

bù tài — not very; not quite; somewhat unlikely

可能

kěnéng — possible; maybe; might happen

反驳

fǎnbó — refute; rebut; argue against a claim

从而

cóng'ér — thus; thereby; consequently leading to result

无需

wúxū — no need to; not necessary to do

作出

zuòchū — make; produce; give a response or decision

回应

huíyìng — respond; reply; react to something said

态度

tàidu — attitude; manner; one's approach toward something

行事

xíngshì — act; conduct oneself; behave in a manner

并

bìng — and; furthermore; simultaneously doing another thing

专注

zhuānzhù — focus; concentrate; devote attention to something

于

yú — at; in; on; preposition indicating location or target

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language; the language of England

读者

dúzhě — reader; person who reads a text

翻译

fānyì — translate; translation; render into another language

附上

fùshàng — attach; append; include alongside a main document

有用

yǒuyòng — useful; helpful; serving a practical purpose

注释

zhùshì — annotation; footnote; explanatory note for text

其中

qízhōng — among them; within that; in particular from these

特别

tèbié — especially; particularly; specially notable

希望

xīwàng — hope; wish; desire something to happen

注意

zhùyì — pay attention to; notice; take note of

至

zhì — to; until; reaching up to a point

行

háng — line; row; a line of text

一条

yī tiáo — one (strip-shaped item); a measure word

勋爵

xūnjué — lord; British noble title of high rank

慷慨

kāngkǎi — generous; magnanimous; giving freely and willingly

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

允许

yǔnxǔ — allow; permit; grant permission to do

其

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

公开

gōngkāi — public; open; make available to the public

重复

chóngfù — repeat; reproduce; use again

使用

shǐyòng — use; make use of; employ something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

女作者

nǚ zuòzhě — female author; woman writer

中

zhōng — among; in; within a group or set

几幅

jǐ fú — several (paintings/images); a few framed pictures

插图

chātú — illustration; picture inserted into a text

新增

xīnzēng — newly added; add new content to something

两幅

liǎng fú — two (pictures/illustrations); a pair of images

能

néng — can; be able to; have the ability

让

ràng — let; allow; cause someone to do something

更

gèng — even more; still more; to a greater degree

生动

shēngdòng — vivid; lively; graphic and full of life

想象

xiǎngxiàng — imagine; visualize; form a mental picture

出

chū — out; resultative complement indicating emergence

宅邸

zháidǐ — mansion; grand residence; large private estate

外院

wàiyuàn — outer courtyard; exterior yard of a building

样貌

yàngmào — appearance; look; outward visual impression

想

xiǎng — want to; think; intend to do something

说明

shuōmíng — explain; clarify; give an explanation of

是

shì — is; am; are; copula verb to be

某幅

mǒu fú — a certain picture; one particular image

出现

chūxiàn — appear; emerge; show up unexpectedly

一个

yī gè — one (person or thing); general measure word

男人

nánrén — man; male person; adult male

和

hé — and; together with; connecting two nouns

狗

gǒu — dog; domestic canine animal

纯属

chúnshǔ — purely; entirely; completely belonging to chance

偶然

ǒurán — accidental; by chance; happening unexpectedly

直到

zhídào — until; up to; not before a certain time

冲洗

chōngxǐ — develop (film); wash; rinse photographic negatives

底片

dǐpiàn — negative (photography); film negative image

时

shí — when; at the time of; temporal marker

才

cái — only then; not until; indicates delayed result

发现

fāxiàn — discover; find; realize something was there

在

zài — at; in; located at; existence marker

附录

fùlù — appendix; supplementary section at book's end

还

hái — also; still; in addition; furthermore

重新

chóngxīn — again; anew; starting over from the beginning

收录

shōulù — include; collect and compile into a publication

关于

guānyú — about; regarding; concerning a topic

平面图

píngmiàntú — floor plan; flat diagram showing layout

段落

duànluò — paragraph; passage; section of written text

以及

yǐjí — as well as; and also; together with

本身

běnshēn — itself; in itself; the thing itself

建议

jiànyì — suggest; recommend; offer a suggestion

仔细

zǐxì — careful; attentive; thorough and meticulous

研读

yándú — study carefully; read and analyze in depth

此

cǐ — this; these; referring to something just mentioned