The Scarlet Letter — Page 2

Vocabulary

这篇

zhè piān — This (article/essay); classifier for written pieces

随笔

suí bǐ — Essay; informal personal writing style

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; acceptable; permissible

完全

wán quán — Completely; entirely; wholly

略去

lüè qù — To omit; to leave out; to skip over

对

duì — Toward; for; correct; regarding

公众

gōng zhòng — The public; general public; masses

无所

wú suǒ — Having no; without any; nothing to

损失

sǔn shī — Loss; damage; to lose something valuable

本书

běn shū — This book; the present volume

亦

yì — Also; too; likewise (literary usage)

无任何

wú rèn hé — Without any; no whatsoever

妨害

fáng hài — To harm; to hinder; to be detrimental

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; yet; but

既已

jì yǐ — Since already; having already done something

着手

zhuó shǒu — To set about; to begin; to start working on

撰写

zhuàn xiě — To write; to compose; to author a text

他

tā — He; him; third-person male pronoun

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider; to hold

此文

cǐ wén — This text; this article; this piece of writing

无论

wú lùn — Regardless of; no matter; whether or not

在

zài — At; in; on; existing at a location

更佳

gèng jiā — Better; more excellent; superior quality

或

huò — Or; either; perhaps (literary)

更

gèng — Even more; still more; further; greater

仁厚

rén hòu — Benevolent and generous; kind-hearted; magnanimous

的

de — Possessive/attributive particle; structural particle

精神

jīng shén — Spirit; mind; mental state; vigor

上

shàng — On; above; upper; in terms of

还是

hái shì — Or; still; had better; nevertheless

他的

tā de — His; belonging to him

才力

cái lì — Talent and ability; intellectual capacity

所能

suǒ néng — What one is capable of; within one's ability

企及

qǐ jí — To reach; to attain; to hope to achieve

范围

fàn wéi — Scope; range; extent; boundary

内

nèi — Inside; within; inner; interior

以

yǐ — With; by means of; in order to

生动

shēng dòng — Vivid; lively; animated; expressive

真实

zhēn shí — True; real; authentic; genuine

效果

xiào guǒ — Effect; result; outcome; impact

都已

dōu yǐ — All already; have all already been done

无可

wú kě — Cannot; impossible to; no way to

改进

gǎi jìn — To improve; to make better; improvement

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result; consequently

作者

zuò zhě — Author; writer; creator of a work

不得不

bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must; compelled to

将

jiāng — Will; going to; take; (future marker)

引言

yǐn yán — Preface; introduction; foreword; preamble

原文

yuán wén — Original text; source text; unaltered version

重新

chóng xīn — Again; anew; once more; afresh

付印

fù yìn — To send to print; to publish; to go to press

一字不改

yī zì bù gǎi — Without changing a single character; verbatim

3月

sān yuè — March; the third month of the year

30日

sānshí rì — The 30th day of the month

目录

mù lù — Table of contents; catalog; list; index

海关

hǎi guān — Customs; customs office; border inspection

红

hóng — Red; crimson; popular; revolutionary

字

zì — Character; letter; word; written symbol

一

yī — One; first; a; single

狱门

yù mén — Prison gate; jail door; entrance to a prison

二

èr — Two; second; number two

市场

shì chǎng — Market; marketplace; trading place

三

sān — Three; third; number three

认出

rèn chū — To recognize; to identify; to pick out

四

sì — Four; fourth; number four

会面

huì miàn — To meet; to have a meeting; an encounter

五

wǔ — Five; fifth; number five

针线活

zhēn xiàn huó — Needlework; sewing; embroidery work

六

liù — Six; sixth; number six

七

qī — Seven; seventh; number seven

总督

zǒng dū — Governor; governor-general; colonial governor

府邸

fǔ dǐ — Mansion; official residence; grand residence

八

bā — Eight; eighth; number eight

精灵

jīng líng — Sprite; elf; spirit; supernatural being

之子

zhī zǐ — Child of; son/daughter of (literary)

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (literary)

牧师

mù shī — Pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

九

jiǔ — Nine; ninth; number nine

郎中

láng zhōng — Traditional Chinese doctor; physician; healer

十

shí — Ten; tenth; number ten

病人

bìng rén — Patient; sick person; ill individual

十一

shí yī — Eleven; eleventh; number eleven

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; mind; innermost feelings

世界

shì jiè — World; universe; realm; domain

十二

shí èr — Twelve; twelfth; number twelve

守夜

shǒu yè — To keep vigil; night watch; to stay awake overnight

十三

shí sān — Thirteen; thirteenth; number thirteen

另一面

lìng yī miàn — Another side; the other aspect; flip side

十四

shí sì — Fourteen; fourteenth; number fourteen

医生

yī shēng — Doctor; physician; medical doctor

十五

shí wǔ — Fifteen; fifteenth; number fifteen

十六

shí liù — Sixteen; sixteenth; number sixteen

林中

lín zhōng — In the forest; within the woods

漫步

màn bù — To stroll; leisurely walk; to wander slowly

十七

shí qī — Seventeen; seventeenth; number seventeen

教区

jiào qū — Parish; church district; ecclesiastical district

居民

jū mín — Resident; inhabitant; local people

十八

shí bā — Eighteen; eighteenth; number eighteen

阳光

yáng guāng — Sunlight; sunshine; solar rays

泛滥

fàn làn — To overflow; to flood; to spread uncontrollably

十九

shí jiǔ — Nineteen; nineteenth; number nineteen

溪边

xī biān — Beside a stream; by the brook; streamside

孩子

hái zi — Child; children; kid; offspring

二十

èr shí — Twenty; twentieth; number twenty

迷惘

mí wǎng — Confused; bewildered; lost; disoriented

中的

zhōng de — Within; in the middle of; among (attributive)

二十一

èr shí yī — Twenty-one; twenty-first; number twenty-one

节日

jié rì — Holiday; festival; celebration day

二十二

èr shí èr — Twenty-two; twenty-second; number twenty-two

游行

yóu xíng — Parade; procession; march; demonstration

队伍

duì wu — Procession; troops; group; organized team

二十三

èr shí sān — Twenty-three; twenty-third; number twenty-three

红字

hóng zì — The Scarlet Letter; red letter; crimson character

揭示

jiē shì — To reveal; to disclose; to unveil; to expose

二十四

èr shí sì — Twenty-four; twenty-fourth; number twenty-four

结局

jié jú — Ending; conclusion; final outcome; denouement

插图

chā tú — Illustration; picture insert; artwork in book

绘图

huì tú — To draw; illustration; drafting; artwork creation

雕版

diāo bǎn — Engraving; woodblock printing; carved printing plate

装饰

zhuāng shì — Decoration; ornament; to decorate; embellishment

题头

tí tóu — Header; title decoration; heading ornament