The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 2

Vocabulary

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shì tú — To attempt or try to do something.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; used to indicate future action.

永恒

yǒng héng — Eternal, everlasting, timeless.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

女性

nǚ xìng — Female; women as a gender category.

从

cóng — From; since; following a source or origin.

其

qí — Its; his; her; their (formal pronoun).

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present somewhere.

事物

shì wù — Things; objects; matters in general.

秩序

zhì xù — Order; orderliness; organized arrangement of things.

中

zhōng — Middle; within; among; in the process of.

自然

zì rán — Nature; natural; of course; spontaneous.

而

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

正常

zhèng cháng — Normal; regular; standard; within expected parameters.

领域

lǐng yù — Field; domain; sphere of activity or knowledge.

消除

xiāo chú — To eliminate; remove; get rid of something.

努力

nǔ lì — To work hard; make effort; strive diligently.

遭遇

zāo yù — To encounter; meet with (usually difficulties or misfortune).

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

同样

tóng yàng — Same; equally; in the same way.

确定

què dìng — To confirm; determine; certain; definite.

显著

xiǎn zhù — Remarkable; notable; significant; conspicuously evident.

灾难

zāi nàn — Disaster; calamity; catastrophe; serious misfortune.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing.

等待

děng dài — To wait; await; to remain in expectation.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state.

每

měi — Every; each; per.

一种

yī zhǒng — One kind of; a type of something.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing.

人类

rén lèi — Humanity; humankind; the human race.

活动

huó dòng — Activity; event; to move around; be active.

扭曲

niǔ qū — To distort; twist; warp; pervert something.

一群

yī qún — A group of; a crowd of people or animals.

热忱

rè chén — Enthusiasm; fervor; earnest passion for something.

认真

rèn zhēn — Serious; earnest; conscientious; doing things carefully.

信念

xìn niàn — Belief; conviction; firmly held faith or principle.

真诚

zhēn chéng — Sincere; genuine; honest in feelings or intentions.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; start; the beginning of something.

他们

tā men — They; them (referring to a group of people).

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as something is concerned.

事业

shì yè — Career; cause; undertaking; professional endeavor.

高于

gāo yú — Higher than; above; surpassing in rank or importance.

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things; anything and everything.

个人

gè rén — Individual; personal; oneself as a single person.

无足轻重

wú zú qīng zhòng — Insignificant; of little importance; negligible weight.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; over there.

如同

rú tóng — Just like; similar to; as if; resembling.

别处

bié chù — Elsewhere; another place; some other location.

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; equally; just as.

经历

jīng lì — To experience; undergo; personal life experience.

惯常

guàn cháng — Habitual; customary; usual; characteristically recurring.

有用

yǒu yòng — Useful; helpful; practical; serving a purpose.

停滞

tíng zhì — Stagnation; standstill; ceasing to progress or move.

腐败

fǔ bài — Corruption; decay; moral or institutional rottenness.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal conjunction).

堕落

duò luò — Moral decline; depravity; to fall into corruption.

循环

xún huán — Cycle; circulation; to repeat in a loop.

西班牙

Xī bān yá — Spain; the country in southwestern Europe.

很大

hěn dà — Very large; to a great extent; significant degree.

程度

chéng dù — Degree; extent; level of something.

上

shàng — Above; on top; up; in terms of (context).

菲律宾

Fēi lǜ bīn — The Philippines; Southeast Asian island nation.

群岛

qún dǎo — Archipelago; a group or chain of islands.

统治

tǒng zhì — To rule; govern; dominate; exercise political control.

归功

guī gōng — To attribute credit; give merit to someone.

于

yú — At; in; to; from (formal preposition).

早期

zǎo qī — Early period; early stage; the beginning phase.

传教士

chuán jiào shì — Missionary; person spreading religious faith abroad.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

无私

wú sī — Selfless; unselfish; without personal motives or gain.

英勇

yīng yǒng — Brave; heroic; courageous in facing danger.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; consequently; as a result of this.

走向

zǒu xiàng — To move toward; trend; direction of development.

文明

wén míng — Civilization; culture; civilized; cultural advancement.

民族

mín zú — Nation; ethnic group; people sharing culture and identity.

发展

fā zhǎn — Development; growth; to develop and expand.

道路

dào lù — Road; path; way; route toward a goal.

取得

qǔ dé — To achieve; obtain; gain; acquire results or success.

进步

jìn bù — Progress; advancement; improvement; to move forward.

事实上

shì shí shàng — In fact; actually; in reality; as a matter of fact.

黄金

huáng jīn — Gold; the precious metal; golden.

香料

xiāng liào — Spices; aromatic seasonings used in cooking or trade.

一夜暴富

yī yè bào fù — To get rich overnight; sudden dramatic wealth acquisition.

梦想

mèng xiǎng — Dream; aspiration; cherished hope for the future.

破灭

pò miè — To be shattered; dashed; dreams or hopes destroyed.

之后

zhī hòu — After; afterwards; following a certain event or time.

这些

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

岛屿

dǎo yǔ — Islands; collective term for islands of various sizes.

主要

zhǔ yào — Main; primary; major; most important.

作为

zuò wéi — As; in the role of; to serve as something.

传教

chuán jiào — To spread religion; missionary work; proselytizing.

征服

zhēng fú — To conquer; overcome; subjugate by force.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

和

hé — And; with; together; peaceful.

通往

tōng wǎng — Leading to; heading toward; a route connecting places.

亚洲

Yà zhōu — Asia; the largest continent on Earth.

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.

广阔

guǎng kuò — Vast; expansive; broad; wide-ranging in scope.

跳板

tiào bǎn — Springboard; stepping stone; launchpad for further advance.

被

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

保留

bǎo liú — To retain; preserve; keep; maintain something.

下来

xià lái — To come down; result particle indicating continuation.

马尼拉

Mǎ ní lā — Manila; capital city of the Philippines.

则

zé — Then; on the other hand; a contrasting conjunction.

成为

chéng wéi — To become; to turn into something.

东方

dōng fāng — The East; the Orient; eastern direction or culture.

贸易

mào yì — Trade; commerce; exchange of goods between parties.

集散地

jí sàn dì — Distribution hub; trading center; gathering and dispersal point.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to multiple distant things or people.

岁月

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

记录

jì lù — Record; to document; a written account of events.

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with something.

堪称

kān chēng — Worthy of being called; can be regarded as.

最

zuì — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

辉煌

huī huáng — Glorious; splendid; brilliant; magnificent achievement.

年代

nián dài — Era; decade; period of time in history.

勇气

yǒng qì — Courage; bravery; the spirit to face danger.

英雄主义

yīng xióng zhǔ yì — Heroism; the ideal or ethos of heroic behavior.

故事

gù shi — Story; tale; narrative of events real or fictional.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using (formal preposition).

不懈

bù xiè — Tireless; unrelenting; persistent without slackening effort.

热情

rè qíng — Enthusiasm; passion; warm and eager feeling.

致力于

zhì lì yú — To be devoted to; dedicate oneself to a cause.

传播

chuán bō — To spread; disseminate; propagate information or beliefs.

信仰

xìn yǎng — Faith; belief; religious or ideological conviction.

并

bìng — And; also; simultaneously; moreover (conjunction).

改善

gǎi shàn — To improve; make better; ameliorate conditions or situations.

所

suǒ — Place; that which; used before verbs in formal contexts.

置身

zhì shēn — To place oneself; to be situated in an environment.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within it; in the middle of something.

马来

Mǎ lái — Malay; relating to the Malay people or region.

处境

chǔ jìng — Situation; circumstances; the condition one finds oneself in.

赢得

yíng dé — To win; earn; gain through effort or merit.

当地

dāng dì — Local; of the area; pertaining to the local place.

民众

mín zhòng — The people; the masses; ordinary citizens of a place.

信任

xìn rèn — Trust; confidence; to rely on someone's integrity.

聚集

jù jí — To gather; assemble; congregate in one place.

到

dào — To arrive at; reach; go to a place.

定居点

dìng jū diǎn — Settlement; a place where people establish permanent residence.

村庄

cūn zhuāng — Village; a small rural community or settlement.

引导

yǐn dǎo — To guide; lead; direct someone toward a goal.

走上

zǒu shàng — To walk onto; embark on; take a certain path.

和平

hé píng — Peace; peaceful; absence of war or conflict.

之路

zhī lù — The road of; the path toward something.

保护者

bǎo hù zhě — Protector; guardian; one who defends others.

向导

xiàng dǎo — Guide; one who leads others through unfamiliar territory.

顾问

gù wèn — Advisor; consultant; one who provides expert counsel.

那个

nà ge — That; that one; referring to a specific distant thing.

时代

shí dài — Era; age; epoch; a distinct period in history.

十字架

shí zì jià — Cross; the Christian cross symbol.

刀剑

dāo jiàn — Swords and blades; edged weapons collectively.

携手

xié shǒu — Hand in hand; to cooperate; work together jointly.

并进

bìng jìn — To advance together simultaneously; proceed side by side.

但

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

后者

hòu zhě — The latter; the second of two mentioned items.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast or surprise.

鲜少

xiǎn shǎo — Rarely; seldom; very infrequently.

需要

xū yào — To need; require; necessity; something needed.

或

huò — Or; either; possibly; alternative conjunction.

使用

shǐ yòng — To use; employ; make use of something.