The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 7

Vocabulary

当

dāng — when; at the time of

任何

rènhé — any; whichever; no matter what

拒绝

jùjué — to refuse; to reject something or someone

接受

jiēshòu — to accept; to receive willingly

或

huò — or; alternatively

后来

hòulái — afterwards; later on

表现出

biǎoxiàn chū — to show; to display a certain behavior or tendency

脱离

tuōlí — to break away from; to separate from

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

倾向

qīngxiàng — tendency; inclination toward something

时

shí — when; at the time

军队

jūnduì — army; military troops

通常

tōngcháng — usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances

依照

yīzhào — according to; in accordance with

神父

shénfù — Catholic priest; father in the church

秘密

mìmì — secret; confidential; hidden from others

指示

zhǐshì — instructions; directives given by authority

对

duì — toward; against; with respect to

不满

bùmǎn — dissatisfied; discontented with a situation

地区

dìqū — region; area; district

发动

fādòng — to launch; to initiate an attack or movement

突袭

tūxí — surprise attack; sudden raid on a target

将

jiāng — will; about to; future action marker

西班牙

Xībānyá — Spain; the European country

士兵

shìbīng — soldier; enlisted military personnel

在

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

对待

duìdài — to treat; to deal with someone in a manner

弱小

ruòxiǎo — weak and small; powerless and insignificant

民族

mínzú — ethnic group; nation; people

所能

suǒ néng — what one is capable of; all that is possible

展现

zhǎnxiàn — to display; to demonstrate; to show fully

一切

yīqiè — everything; all; the whole of something

无情

wúqíng — merciless; ruthless; without compassion

暴行

bàoxíng — atrocity; violent and brutal act

施以

shī yǐ — to inflict; to administer punishment or treatment

足够

zúgòu — enough; sufficient amount or degree

惩罚

chéngfá — punishment; penalty for wrongdoing

并

bìng — and; furthermore; simultaneously

激起

jīqǐ — to arouse; to provoke a strong reaction

相当

xiāngdāng — quite; considerably; to a significant degree

程度

chéngdù — degree; extent; level of something

恐惧

kǒngjù — fear; dread; intense feeling of terror

之后

zhīhòu — after; following a certain event or time

便

biàn — then; thereupon; right away

出面

chūmiàn — to step forward; to appear on behalf of someone

为

wèi — for; on behalf of

土著

tǔzhù — indigenous; native inhabitants of a place

居民

jūmín — residents; inhabitants of a place

借此

jiècǐ — by this means; using this as an opportunity

使

shǐ — to cause; to make someone do something

他们

tāmen — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

相信

xiāngxìn — to believe; to trust; to have confidence in

和平

hépíng — peace; absence of war or conflict

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

安全

ānquán — safety; security; free from danger

在于

zàiyú — to lie in; to consist of; depends on

顺从

shùncóng — to obey; to submit; to comply with authority

当局

dāngjú — the authorities; those in power

尤其是

yóuqí shì — especially; particularly; most notably

其

qí — its; their; that particular (formal)

所在

suǒzài — where something is located; the place of

城镇

chéngzhèn — towns; small urban settlements

一个

yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)

例子

lìzi — example; instance illustrating a point

足以

zúyǐ — sufficient to; enough to demonstrate something

说明

shuōmíng — to illustrate; to explain; to clarify

这一

zhè yī — this particular; referring to the aforementioned

方法

fāngfǎ — method; approach; way of doing something

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby or mentioned

并非

bìng fēi — is not; by no means; emphatically not

孤立

gūlì — isolated; standalone; cut off from others

事件

shìjiàn — event; incident; occurrence of significance

而是

ér shì — but rather; instead it is

从

cóng — from; since; starting from a point

主要

zhǔyào — main; primary; most important

当事人

dāngshìrén — person involved; party concerned in a matter

自己

zìjǐ — oneself; self; one's own

留下

liúxià — to leave behind; to keep; to retain

大量

dàliàng — large quantity; a great deal of

记录

jìlù — record; written account; documentation

中

zhōng — among; within; in the middle of

挑选出

tiāoxuǎn chū — to select out; to pick and identify from a group

典型

diǎnxíng — typical; representative example of something

案例

ànlì — case; example used for study or reference

显然

xiǎnrán — obviously; evidently; clearly apparent

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite); a certain individual

富有

fùyǒu — rich in; full of; possessing abundantly

勇气

yǒngqì — courage; bravery; boldness to face danger

信念

xìnniàn — belief; conviction; firmly held principle

人

rén — person; human being; people

因为

yīnwèi — because; since; due to the fact that

他

tā — he; him; third-person singular male pronoun

所

suǒ — that which; used before verbs to nominalize

记述

jìshù — to describe; to document; written account

传教

chuánjiào — missionary work; spreading religious faith

工作

gōngzuò — work; job; professional activity

献出

xiàn chū — to dedicate; to give up one's life for a cause

了

le — completed action particle; indicates change of state

生命

shēngmìng — life; one's living existence

暂时

zànshí — temporarily; for the time being

手中

shǒu zhōng — in the hands of; under the control of

接管

jiēguǎn — to take over; to assume control of something

海岸

hǎi àn — coast; shoreline; the edge of the sea

正是

zhèng shì — it is precisely; exactly; just at this point

该

gāi — that particular; the said; the aforementioned