The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — By; from; due to; through

制作

zhìzuò — To produce, create, or make something

社会

shèhuì — Society; the social community or collective

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle; of (formal)

癌

ái — Cancer; malignant tumor; figurative social ill

根据

gēnjù — Based on; according to; basis or foundation

西班牙语

Xībānyáyǔ — The Spanish language

原著

yuánzhù — The original work or source text

完整

wánzhěng — Complete, whole, intact, without omissions

英译本

yīng yì běn — English translated edition of a text

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer of a work

菲律宾

Fēilǜbīn — The Philippines; Southeast Asian island nation

教育

jiàoyù — Education; the process of teaching and learning

公司

gōngsī — Company; business corporation or firm

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York; major US city (proper noun)

世界

shìjiè — The world; the entire earth or universe

图书

túshū — Books; publications; library materials

年

nián — Year; used for time measurement

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

小说

xiǎoshuō — Novel; fiction; a prose narrative work

从

cóng — From; since; following a starting point

译为

yì wéi — To translate into a specified language

英语

Yīngyǔ — The English language

译

yì — To translate; to interpret between languages

贪婪

tānlán — Greedy; excessively desirous of wealth or power

统治

tǒngzhì — To rule or govern; political control over people

颠覆者

diānfùzhě — Subverter; one who overthrows or undermines authority

版权

bǎnquán — Copyright; legal right over a creative work

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; owned by someone

已

yǐ — Already; previously completed action

在

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

登记

dēngjì — To register; to record officially

注册

zhùcè — To register; to officially enroll or record

保留

bǎoliú — To retain; to keep or reserve something

权利

quánlì — Rights; entitlements or legal claims

译者

yìzhě — Translator; the person who translates a text

序言

xùyán — Preface; introductory remarks before a text

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby plural things

历史

lìshǐ — History; the record of past events

速写

sùxiě — Sketch; quick written or drawn portrayal

中

zhōng — In; within; inside a range or context

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun

行进

xíngjìn — To march forward; to advance or proceed

迅速

xùnsù — Rapidly; quickly; at great speed

读者

dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads a text

乘坐

chéngzuò — To ride in or on a vehicle or transport

特快列车

tèkuài lièchē — Express train; a fast passenger railway service

短短

duǎnduǎn — In a very brief or short period of time

几分钟

jǐ fēnzhōng — A few minutes; a short amount of time

内

nèi — Within; inside; during a specified period

穿越

chuānyuè — To pass through; to cross over time or space

数百年

shù bǎi nián — Several hundred years; many centuries

而

ér — But; and; yet; connecting contrasting clauses

对于

duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning something

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to distant plural things

日复一日

rì fù yī rì — Day after day; repeatedly each passing day

地

de — Adverbial particle linking verb and adverb

度过

dùguò — To spend or pass a period of time

岁月

suìyuè — Years; the passage of time; life's span

人

rén — Person; people; human being

来说

lái shuō — For; speaking from someone's perspective

世纪

shìjì — Century; a period of one hundred years

流逝

liúshì — To pass away; time slipping or flowing by

得

de — Complement particle indicating degree or result

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree

缓慢

huǎnmàn — Slow; at a sluggish or leisurely pace

制度

zhìdù — System; institution; established rules or structures

成长

chéngzhǎng — To grow up; to develop and mature

并

bìng — And; also; simultaneously; moreover

良性

liángxìng — Benign; healthy; positively developing

发展

fāzhǎn — To develop; growth and advancement over time

深入

shēnrù — To penetrate deeply; to go deeper into something

一代

yī dài — One generation; a single generational period

又

yòu — Again; also; once more; additionally

心中

xīnzhōng — In the heart; within one's mind or feelings

寿命

shòumìng — Lifespan; the length of a life or existence

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparisons

更短

gèng duǎn — Even shorter; briefer than something else

赢得

yíngdé — To win; to earn or gain through effort

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state

爱戴

àidài — To love and respect; admiration shown to leaders

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal)

尊重

zūnzhòng — Respect; to regard with esteem and honor

获得

huòdé — To obtain; to gain or acquire something

忠诚

zhōngchéng — Loyalty; faithful devotion to someone or cause

服从

fúcóng — To obey; to comply with orders or authority

而后

érhòu — And then; afterwards; subsequently

因

yīn — Because of; due to; owing to a cause

自身

zìshēn — Oneself; one's own self or nature

缺陷

quēxiàn — Defect; flaw; shortcoming in something

逐渐

zhújiàn — Gradually; slowly and progressively over time

失去

shīqù — To lose; to no longer have something

更

gèng — Even more; to a higher degree

值得

zhídé — Worth; deserving of effort or attention

时代

shídài — Era; age; a period of historical time

所

suǒ — Particle before verb indicating passive or nominalizing

效忠

xiàozhōng — To pledge loyalty; to serve faithfully

看到

kàndào — To see; to notice or observe something

财富

cáifù — Wealth; riches; material or financial prosperity

伟大

wěidà — Great; magnificent; of outstanding importance

腐败

fǔbài — Corruption; moral decay or dishonest conduct

罪恶

zuì'è — Evil; sin; wicked or criminal behavior

两者

liǎng zhě — Both; the two things previously mentioned

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if something is so

紧随

jǐnsuí — To follow closely behind; to come right after

其后

qí hòu — After it; following that; subsequently

令

lìng — To cause; to make someone feel or do something

觉得

juéde — To feel; to think; to have an impression

它们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural for objects

必定

bìdìng — Certainly; must; bound to be the case

一直

yīzhí — Always; continuously; all along

共存

gòngcún — To coexist; to exist together simultaneously

仔细

zǐxì — Careful; attentive; thorough in observation

凝视

níngshì — To gaze; to stare fixedly at something

便

biàn — Then; immediately; as a result (formal)

察觉

chájué — To perceive; to become aware of something

到

dào — To arrive; to; reaching a point or result

漫长

màncháng — Long and drawn out; lengthy in duration

先有

xiān yǒu — First there is; existing before something else

后有

hòu yǒu — Then there is; coming after something else

衰败

shuāibài — Decline; decay; deterioration of strength or power

正如

zhèngrú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way

林中

lín zhōng — In the forest; within a wooded area

一棵

yī kē — One (tree); measure word for trees or plants

大树

dà shù — A large tree; a big or tall tree

上

shàng — On; above; on top of something

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that way; that manner

一座

yī zuò — One (building); measure word for structures

英国

Yīngguó — England; the United Kingdom

修道院

xiūdàoyuàn — Monastery or convent; a religious community building

编年史

biānnián shǐ — Chronicle; a historical record in chronological order

修道主义

xiūdào zhǔyì — Monasticism; the practice of monastic religious life

记录

jìlù — To record; a written account of events

眼光

yǎnguāng — Perspective; viewpoint; discernment or insight

并未

bìng wèi — Has not; did not at all (emphatic negation)

呈现

chéngxiàn — To present; to display or reveal something

出

chū — Out; outward; to emerge or produce

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which

新

xīn — New; fresh; not existing before

普遍

pǔbiàn — Universal; widespread; generally applicable

事实

shìshí — Fact; the truth; actual reality