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

Vocabulary

众神

zhòng shén — All the gods; the pantheon of deities.

会议

huì yì — Meeting; conference; assembly of people.

访问

fǎng wèn — To visit; to pay a call on someone.

对

duì — Correct; toward; facing; a pair.

求婚者

qiú hūn zhě — Suitor; person who seeks another's hand in marriage.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description.

挑战

tiǎo zhàn — Challenge; to provoke or contest someone.

请

qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely.

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.

我

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

哦

ó / ò — Oh; exclamation expressing realization or response.

女神

nǚ shén — Goddess; female deity in mythology.

那位

nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to a specific individual.

足智多谋

zú zhì duō móu — Resourceful and full of clever strategies.

英雄

yīng xióng — Hero; a person of great courage or ability.

故事

gù shi — Story; tale; narrative account of events.

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

在

zài — At; in; on; currently doing something.

攻克

gōng kè — To capture; to overcome a fortified place by force.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

著名

zhù míng — Famous; well-known; renowned for something.

之后

zhī hòu — After; afterward; following a particular event.

四处

sì chù — Everywhere; all around; in all directions.

漂泊

piāo bó — To drift; to wander without a settled home.

游历

yóu lì — To travel and gain experience; to journey widely.

四方

sì fāng — All four directions; everywhere; all over.

走访

zǒu fǎng — To visit; to go and call on people or places.

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a large number or quantity of things.

城市

chéng shì — City; urban area with many inhabitants.

熟悉

shú xī — To be familiar with; to know something well.

民族

mín zú — Ethnic group; nation; people sharing culture and identity.

风俗

fēng sú — Custom; local tradition; social practices of a community.

习惯

xí guàn — Habit; custom; accustomed way of doing something.

此外

cǐ wài — Besides; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

海上

hǎi shàng — On the sea; at sea; upon the ocean.

历经

lì jīng — To go through; to experience many hardships over time.

磨难

mó nàn — Hardship; suffering; prolonged ordeal or tribulation.

竭力

jié lì — To do one's utmost; to exert every effort.

保全

bǎo quán — To preserve; to keep something intact and safe.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

性命

xìng mìng — Life; one's very existence; vital life force.

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; conjunction linking actions.

试图

shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something.

将

jiāng — To take; will; particle indicating future or object.

部下

bù xià — Subordinates; troops under one's command.

平安

píng ān — Safe and sound; free from danger or harm.

带回

dài huí — To bring back; to return with someone or something.

家乡

jiā xiāng — Hometown; the place where one was born and raised.

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; yet; a contrasting conjunction.

无论

wú lùn — No matter; regardless of; whatever the circumstances.

怎样

zěn yàng — How; in what way; no matter what manner.

努力

nǔ lì — To work hard; to make a diligent effort.

都

dōu — All; both; even; indicating totality or emphasis.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible; having no way to do something.

拯救

zhěng jiù — To rescue; to save someone from danger or ruin.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; due to the reason that.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; on account of.

愚蠢

yú chǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking good sense or judgment.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

太阳神

tài yáng shén — Sun god; deity associated with the sun.

牛群

niú qún — Herd of cattle; a group of cows or oxen.

而

ér — And; but; yet; conjunction linking clauses.

葬送

zàng sòng — To ruin; to cause destruction or death to someone.

于是

yú shì — Therefore; so; as a result; consequently.

神明

shén míng — Gods; divine beings; deities with supernatural power.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to send; to enable.

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever; eternally; always; for all time.

回到

huí dào — To return to; to go back to a place.

故乡

gù xiāng — Hometown; native land; place of one's origin.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally.

这

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

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things; the whole of something.

吧

ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, supposition, or mild command.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

从

cóng — From; since; following; a preposition of origin.

何处

hé chù — Where; from what place; which location.

得知

dé zhī — To learn of; to come to know certain information.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or matters.

事情

shì qing — Matter; affair; thing; situation that occurred.

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at the present time; now.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all that exists or belongs.

战场

zhàn chǎng — Battlefield; the place where a battle is fought.

上

shàng — On; above; up; used as a locative particle.

或

huò — Or; either; perhaps; indicating alternatives.

海难

hǎi nàn — Shipwreck; disaster occurring at sea.

中

zhōng — In; among; within; middle; center.

幸免于难

xìng miǎn yú nàn — To narrowly escape disaster; to survive by good luck.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

都已

dōu yǐ — All have already; indicating everyone completed an action.

安全

ān quán — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm.

唯有

wéi yǒu — Only; solely; with the single exception of.

除外

chú wài — Except; excluding; not counting a specific case.

虽然

suī rán — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to long intensely for something.

妻子

qī zi — Wife; a man's female spouse.

和

hé — And; with; together with; harmony.

身边

shēn biān — By one's side; near oneself; close at hand.

却

què — But; yet; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; used in passive voice sentences.

羁留

jī liú — To detain; to hold someone back against their will.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.

她

tā — She; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.

藏在

cáng zài — Hidden in; concealed within a particular location.

一个

yī gè — One; a single; indefinite article equivalent in Chinese.

巨大

jù dà — Huge; enormous; very large in size or scale.

山洞

shān dòng — Cave; a hollow space inside a mountain or hill.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; interior of something.

想要

xiǎng yào — To want; to desire to have or do something.

嫁给

jià gěi — To marry; a woman marrying a specific man.

随着

suí zhe — Along with; as; following the passage of time or events.

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; months and years.

流逝

liú shì — To pass; to elapse; said of time slipping away.

终于

zhōng yú — Finally; at last; after a long time or effort.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

一天

yī tiān — One day; a single day; someday.

决定

jué dìng — To decide; to make a resolution or determination.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do something.

返回

fǎn huí — To return; to go back to a previous location.

但

dàn — But; however; yet; a contrasting conjunction.

即便

jí biàn — Even if; even though; regardless of circumstances.

如此

rú cǐ — Like this; so; in this manner or way.

当

dāng — When; while; at the time of; to serve as.

族人

zú rén — Clansmen; members of one's own tribe or kin group.

当中

dāng zhōng — Among; in the middle of; surrounded by others.

时

shí — When; at the time; a time or moment.

苦难

kǔ nàn — Suffering; hardship; painful and difficult experience.

仍未

réng wèi — Still not yet; has not yet happened even now.

结束

jié shù — To end; to finish; conclusion of something.

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Even though; despite; although; notwithstanding.

除了

chú le — Except for; apart from; other than.

海神

hǎi shén — Sea god; deity who rules over the ocean.

之外

zhī wài — Outside of; beyond; except for; apart from.

此时

cǐ shí — At this time; at this moment; now.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of something.

怜悯

lián mǐn — To pity; to feel compassion for someone's suffering.

仍

réng — Still; yet; continuing as before; nonetheless.

不停

bù tíng — Incessantly; without stopping; continuously.

迫害

pò hài — To persecute; to oppress someone systematically and cruelly.

不让

bù ràng — To not allow; to refuse to permit someone something.