The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1

Vocabulary

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

第十三卷

dì shísān juàn — the thirteenth volume or book

第

dì — ordinal prefix indicating numbered sequence

行

háng — line, row; a line of text

中间

zhōngjiān — in the middle, between two points

醒来

xǐng lái — to wake up, to regain consciousness

从

cóng — from; starting from a point

那里

nàlǐ — there, that place

继续

jìxù — to continue, to carry on doing something

直到

zhídào — until, up to a certain point in time

第二十四卷

dì èrshísì juàn — the twenty-fourth volume or book

结束

jiéshù — to end, to conclude, to finish

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

女作者

nǚ zuòzhě — female author, woman writer

中

zhōng — within, inside, among a group or text

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

写道

xiě dào — wrote (introducing a quotation from text)

第十一卷

dì shíyī juàn — the eleventh volume or book

至

zhì — to, until; indicating a range or extent

及

jí — and, as well as; reaching to

第九卷

dì jiǔ juàn — the ninth volume or book

引入

yǐnrù — to introduce, to bring into use

以及

yǐjí — as well as, along with, and also

第五卷

dì wǔ juàn — the fifth volume or book

开头

kāitóu — beginning, the start of something

新写

xīn xiě — newly written, freshly composed text

众神

zhòngshén — the gods, all the deities collectively

会议

huìyì — meeting, conference, assembly of people

用以

yòng yǐ — in order to, used to achieve a purpose

取代

qǔdài — to replace, to substitute for something else

被

bèi — passive marker indicating action done to subject

移至

yí zhì — to move to, to relocate to a place

第一卷

dì yī juàn — the first volume or book

那段

nà duàn — that passage, that section of text

这些

zhèxiē — these, referring to previously mentioned items

是

shì — to be; affirmative copula verb

仅有

jǐn yǒu — only existing, the sole available ones

为使

wèi shǐ — in order to make or cause something

旧

jiù — old, former, previous version of something

方案

fāng'àn — plan, scheme, proposed solution or arrangement

与

yǔ — and, with; connecting two elements together

新

xīn — new, fresh, recently made or introduced

哪怕

nǎpà — even if, even though, conceding a condition

表面上

biǎomiàn shàng — on the surface, superficially, apparently

看起来

kàn qǐlái — to appear, to seem, to look like

统一

tǒngyī — unified, consistent; to unify into one

并

bìng — and, moreover; simultaneously doing two things

掩盖

yǎngài — to cover up, to conceal, to hide facts

如下

rúxià — as follows, as listed below

事实

shìshí — fact, reality, the true state of affairs

所做

suǒ zuò — what is done, actions performed

事

shì — thing, matter, affair, event

请求

qǐngqiú — to request, to ask for something formally

歌咏

gēyǒng — to sing of, to celebrate in song or verse

某一

mǒu yī — a certain, some particular unspecified one

主题

zhǔtí — theme, main subject or topic

之后

zhīhòu — after, afterwards, following a point in time

却

què — yet, but, however; indicating contrast

将

jiāng — to take, to use; future action marker

三分之二

sān fēn zhī èr — two-thirds, a fraction of the whole

时间

shíjiān — time, period, duration

用于

yòng yú — to use for, to apply to a purpose

一个

yī gè — one, a single item or entity

截然不同

jiérán bùtóng — completely different, sharply distinct from each other

并以

bìng yǐ — and with, ending or concluding by means of

无人

wú rén — no one, nobody, not a single person

要求

yāoqiú — to demand, to require; a requirement or demand

高潮

gāocháo — climax, peak, high point of a narrative

作结

zuò jié — to conclude, to use as an ending

因为

yīnwèi — because, for the reason that

粗略

cūlüè — rough, approximate, not precise or detailed

来说

lái shuō — speaking from a perspective, generally speaking

归返

guīfǎn — to return home, the homecoming portion

部分

bùfen — part, portion, section of a whole

占了

zhàn le — occupied, took up a portion of something

八卷

bā juàn — eight volumes or books

而

ér — while, whereas; conjunctive contrast particle

求婚者

qiúhūnzhě — suitors, those seeking marriage with Penelope

则

zé — then, on the other hand; contrastive particle

十六卷

shíliù juàn — sixteen volumes or books

相信

xiāngxìn — to believe, to trust, to be convinced of

这

zhè — this, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

实质上

shízhì shàng — essentially, in substance, fundamentally correct

正确的

zhèngquè de — correct, accurate, right

最后

zuìhòu — finally, last, at the end

谈

tán — to talk about, to discuss a topic

无关紧要

wúguān jǐnyào — trivial, unimportant, not significant or relevant

细节

xìjié — detail, minor particular, small specific point

注意到

zhùyì dào — to notice, to observe, to become aware of

年版

nián bǎn — edition of a given year, annual publication

第二卷

dì èr juàn — the second volume or book

和

hé — and; connecting two nouns or elements

第三卷

dì sān juàn — the third volume or book

结尾

jiéwěi — ending, conclusion, the final part

标以

biāo yǐ — marked with, annotated using a symbol

逗号

dòuhào — comma, the punctuation mark

标点符号

biāodiǎn fúhào — punctuation marks, symbols marking written text

出现

chūxiàn — to appear, to emerge, to come into existence

年代

niándài — era, period, decade, time period

远比

yuǎn bǐ — far more than, much greater in comparison

晚

wǎn — late, later in time

得多

de duō — much more so, to a far greater degree

因此

yīncǐ — therefore, consequently, as a result

如此

rúcǐ — so, such, like this, in this way

细小

xìxiǎo — tiny, minute, very small and trivial

问题

wèntí — question, problem, issue to address

上

shàng — on, above; regarding a particular matter

坚守

jiānshǒu — to adhere firmly to, to stand by resolutely

原文

yuánwén — original text, source text as written

似乎

sìhū — it seems, apparently, as if

意义

yìyì — meaning, significance, value or importance

不大

bú dà — not great, not much, of little degree

然而

rán'ér — however, nevertheless, yet, on the other hand

出于

chūyú — out of, stemming from a motive or feeling

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of something

纯粹

chúncuì — purely, simply, entirely without other motives

保守

bǎoshǒu — conservative, preserving traditional practices

精神

jīngshén — spirit, mindset, mental attitude or disposition

还是

háishì — still, or; preferring one option over another

倾向于

qīngxiàng yú — to tend toward, to be inclined to do

遵从

zūncóng — to comply with, to follow and obey

为何

wèihé — why, for what reason

第八卷

dì bā juàn — the eighth volume or book

希腊语

Xīlàyǔ — Greek language, the language of ancient Greece

第七卷

dì qī juàn — the seventh volume or book