The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 9

Vocabulary

一旦

yīdàn — Once; as soon as a condition is met.

理解

lǐjiě — To understand; to comprehend something fully.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.

这首

zhè shǒu — This (measure word for poems or songs).

诗

shī — Poem; poetry; verse.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time.

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer; creator of a work.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; in one's mind.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

发展

fāzhǎn — Development; growth; to develop or evolve.

过程

guòchéng — Process; course of events or development.

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; remaining things or people.

困难

kùnnán — Difficulty; hardship; hard to accomplish.

也

yě — Also; too; as well.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to happen in the future.

随之

suí zhī — Along with it; following that; consequently.

消失

xiāoshī — To disappear; to vanish; to cease to exist.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

女

nǚ — Female; woman; feminine.

第

dì — Prefix forming ordinal numbers (first, second…).

至

zhì — To; until; reaching up to a point.

页

yè — Page; a leaf of a book or document.

中

zhōng — In; among; within; middle.

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this; concerning this matter.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

较为

jiào wéi — Relatively; comparatively; rather more so.

详尽

xiángjìn — Detailed; thorough; exhaustive in description.

论述

lùnshù — Exposition; to discuss and elaborate on a topic.

简而言之

jiǎn ér yán zhī — In brief; to put it simply; in short.

由

yóu — By; from; composed of; due to.

两首

liǎng shǒu — Two (poems or songs); measure word for verse.

截然不同

jiérán bùtóng — Completely different; sharply contrasting; poles apart.

诗歌

shīgē — Poetry; poems; literary verse in general.

组成

zǔchéng — To compose; to make up; to form a whole.

归来

guīlái — To return; to come back home.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are.

开篇

kāipiān — Opening section; the beginning of a written work.

数行

shù háng — Several lines of text or verse.

唯一

wéiyī — The only one; sole; unique.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicating passive voice).

请求

qǐngqiú — To request; to ask for; a formal appeal.

吟唱

yínchàng — To chant; to sing in a melodious reciting style.

内容

nèiróng — Content; subject matter; what something contains.

包含

bāohán — To include; to contain; to encompass within.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

情节

qíngjié — Plot; episode; narrative storyline of a work.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with.

第九

dì jiǔ — The ninth; ordinal number nine.

第十二

dì shí'èr — The twelfth; ordinal number twelve.

卷

juàn — Volume; book; scroll; chapter of a long work.

亲口

qīnkǒu — Personally spoken; in one's own words.

讲述

jiǎngshù — To narrate; to tell; to recount a story.

冒险

màoxiǎn — Adventure; to take risks; daring undertaking.

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account of events.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects.

第一卷

dì yī juàn — The first volume or book of a work.

行

háng — Line; row; a line of text or verse.

大约

dàyuē — Approximately; about; roughly estimated.

第五卷

dì wǔ juàn — The fifth volume or book of a work.

此后

cǐhòu — After this; henceforth; from this point on.

不间断

bù jiànduàn — Without interruption; continuous; unbroken sequence.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

延续

yánxù — To continue; to extend; to carry on uninterrupted.

中部

zhōngbù — The middle part; central section of something.

原来

yuánlái — Originally; as it turns out; formerly planned.

构思

gòusī — Conception; to conceive a plan or creative idea.

此处

cǐchù — Here; at this place; this location or point.

放弃

fàngqì — To give up; to abandon; to relinquish something.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with someone or something.

求婚者

qiúhūnzhě — Suitor; one who seeks to marry another person.

航行

hángxíng — To sail; to navigate; a voyage by sea.