The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 6

Vocabulary

就连

jiùlián — Even (emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case)

近来

jìnlái — Recently, lately, in recent times

超越

chāoyuè — To surpass, transcend, or go beyond limits

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

命运

mìngyùn — Fate, destiny, one's lot in life

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to form noun phrases

注定

zhùdìng — Destined, fated, predetermined by fate

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

界限

jièxiàn — Boundary, limit, dividing line between things

娶了

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

之子

zhī zǐ — Son of, child of (literary/classical expression)

发妻

fāqī — First wife, one's original lawful wife

为

wéi — To be, act as, serve as (literary usage)

并

bìng — And, furthermore, additionally (conjunction)

在

zài — At, in, on; to be present at a location

其

qí — His, her, its, their (classical third person pronoun)

归来

guīlái — To return, come back to a place

之时

zhī shí — At the time of, when (classical time expression)

将

jiāng — About to, going to; will (future marker)

夫君

fūjūn — Husband (respectful or literary term)

杀死

shāsǐ — To kill, slay, cause someone's death

而

ér — And, yet, but (classical connective particle)

这一切

zhè yīqiè — All of this, everything mentioned here

皆

jiē — All, every, without exception (classical/literary)

明知

míngzhī — To know clearly, be fully aware of something

厄运

èyùn — Misfortune, bad luck, ill fate, doom

当前

dāngqián — Current, present, at this moment in time

之下

zhī xià — Under, below, beneath (classical locative expression)

所为

suǒwéi — What one does, actions, deeds performed

因为

yīnwèi — Because, since, due to the reason that

我们

wǒmen — We, us, our (first person plural pronoun)

已

yǐ — Already, previously (classical/literary aspect marker)

遣

qiǎn — To send, dispatch someone on a mission

目光

mùguāng — Gaze, eyesight, one's look or vision

锐利

ruìlì — Sharp, keen, acute (of eyes or mind)

前去

qiánqù — To go forward, go ahead to a destination

警告

jǐnggào — To warn, caution someone about danger

他

tā — He, him (third person masculine pronoun)

既

jì — Since, already, both (classical connective word)

不可

bùkě — Must not, cannot, impermissible, forbidden

那人

nà rén — That person, that man (referring to someone)

也

yě — Also, too, as well; nor (in negatives)

求娶

qiúqǔ — To court and seek to marry a woman

其妻

qí qī — His wife (classical possessive expression)

由

yóu — By, through, from; let, allow someone to

复仇

fùchóu — To take revenge, avenge a wrong done

待

dài — To wait until, when; treat, handle (literary)

一旦

yīdàn — Once, as soon as something happens

成年

chéngnián — To come of age, reach adulthood

思念

sīniàn — To miss, long for, think fondly of someone

故土

gùtǔ — Homeland, native land, one's birthplace

如此

rúcǐ — Like this, thus, in this way, so

说道

shuōdào — Said, spoke, uttered (narrative dialogue marker)

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless, but, yet (conjunction)

纵有

zòng yǒu — Even if there is, even having (concessive)

好意

hǎoyì — Good intentions, goodwill, kind-heartedness

仍

réng — Still, yet, continues to (adverb)

未能

wèi néng — Failed to, was unable to accomplish something

说动

shuōdòng — To persuade, convince someone to change mind

之心

zhī xīn — One's heart, mind, inner intentions (classical)

但

dàn — But, however, yet (adversative conjunction)

如今

rújīn — Now, nowadays, at the present time

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot

付出

fùchū — To pay, give, invest effort or sacrifice

代价

dàijià — Price, cost, sacrifice paid for something

女神

nǚshén — Goddess, female deity in mythology

回答

huídá — To answer, reply, respond to a question

道

dào — Said (narrative dialogue marker); way, path

啊

ā — Ah, oh (exclamation expressing emotion)

父亲

fùqīn — Father, dad (formal or written term)

于

yú — At, in, on, to (classical preposition)

至高

zhìgāo — Supreme, highest, most exalted position

之位

zhī wèi — Position, seat, place (classical noun phrase)

所受

suǒ shòu — What was received, suffered, or endured

确是

quèshì — Indeed is, certainly is, truly the case

咎由自取

jiù yóu zì qǔ — Brought trouble on oneself, self-inflicted doom

凡

fán — All, every, whoever, any (classical universal)

行

xíng — To do, carry out, perform an action

此等

cǐ děng — Such, this kind of, these sorts of things

同样

tóngyàng — Likewise, similarly, in the same way

灭亡

mièwáng — To perish, be destroyed, meet one's doom

我的

wǒ de — My, mine (first person possessive)

心

xīn — Heart, mind, feelings, inner emotions

智慧

zhìhuì — Wisdom, intelligence, sagacity, insight

那

nà — That (demonstrative pronoun or adjective)

可怜

kělián — Pitiful, pitiable, poor, deserving of sympathy

之人

zhī rén — Such a person, that person (classical expression)

长久

chángjiǔ — For a long time, prolonged, lasting long

以来

yǐlái — Since, ever since a certain point in time

远离

yuǎnlí — To be far from, keep away, stay distant

朋友

péngyou — Friend, companion, acquaintance

一座

yī zuò — One (island, mountain, building — measure word)

四面环海

sìmiàn huán hǎi — Surrounded by sea on all four sides

上

shàng — On top of, above, on (locative particle)

受苦

shòukǔ — To suffer, endure hardship, bear pain

乃是

nǎishì — Is indeed, is precisely (emphatic copula)

大海

dàhǎi — The sea, ocean, vast body of water

肚脐

dùqí — Navel, belly button; the navel of the sea

林木

línmù — Forest trees, woodland, timber trees

茂密

màomì — Dense, lush, thick (of vegetation or forest)

岛上

dǎo shàng — On the island, atop the island

住着

zhùzhe — Lives there, resides (ongoing state marker)

一位

yī wèi — One (person — polite measure word)

巫师

wūshī — Sorcerer, wizard, shaman, magician

之女

zhī nǚ — Daughter of (classical genitive expression)

知晓

zhīxiǎo — To know, be aware of, understand something

每一片

měi yī piàn — Every piece of, each part of (something)

海洋

hǎiyáng — Ocean, sea, vast expanse of water

深处

shēnchù — The depths, deep recesses of a place

亲自

qīnzì — Personally, in person, by oneself

支撑着

zhīchēngzhe — Supporting, propping up (ongoing action marker)

大地

dàdì — The earth, land, ground, the whole earth

与

yǔ — And, with, together with (conjunction)

天空

tiānkōng — The sky, the heavens above the earth

分隔开来

fēngé kāilái — To separate apart, divide and keep apart

高耸

gāosǒng — Towering, soaring high, tall and imposing

正是

zhèngshì — Precisely is, exactly is, it is none other

她的

tā de — Her, hers (third person feminine possessive)

女儿

nǚ'ér — Daughter, girl child

的人

de rén — The person who, one who (relative clause marker)

困于

kùn yú — Trapped in, confined to, stuck within

悲苦

bēikǔ — Grief and suffering, sorrow, misery

之中

zhī zhōng — In the midst of, within (classical expression)

她

tā — She, her (third person feminine pronoun)

不断

bùduàn — Continuously, unceasingly, without stopping

以

yǐ — With, using, by means of (classical preposition)

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle, tender, soft and warm in manner

狡黠

jiǎoxiá — Cunning, crafty, sly, artfully deceptive

话语

huàyǔ — Words, speech, utterances, what one says

引诱

yǐnyòu — To tempt, seduce, lure, entice someone

使他

shǐ tā — To cause him to, make him (causative)

忘却

wàngquè — To forget entirely, put out of one's mind