The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 14

Vocabulary

本土

běntǔ — Native land; local or indigenous territory

征募

zhēngmù — To recruit or conscript soldiers or personnel

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

士兵

shìbīng — Soldier; enlisted military personnel

在

zài — At; in; under; indicating location or condition

西班牙人

Xībānyárén — Spanish person or people

领导

lǐngdǎo — To lead; leadership; a leader or guide

下

xià — Under; below; beneath a condition or authority

忠诚

zhōngchéng — Loyal; faithful; devoted to a cause or person

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

抵御

dǐyù — To resist; to defend against an attack or invasion

荷兰

Hélán — The Netherlands; Dutch nation

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases

英国

Yīngguó — United Kingdom; Britain

入侵者

rùqīnzhě — Invader; one who intrudes into another's territory

或

huò — Or; either; indicating alternatives

镇压

zhènyā — To suppress; to crush a rebellion or uprising

本族

běnzú — One's own ethnic group or clan

人民

rénmín — The people; citizens of a nation or community

中

zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of

地方

dìfāng — Place; local area; region

叛乱

pànluàn — Rebellion; armed uprising against authority

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to previously mentioned items

始终

shǐzhōng — From beginning to end; always; consistently throughout

源于

yuányú — Originate from; stem from a particular source

某种

mǒuzhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something unspecified

具体

jùtǐ — Specific; concrete; particular rather than abstract

不满

bùmǎn — Dissatisfaction; discontent; grievance against something

从未

cóngwèi — Never; at no time in the past has something occurred

明确

míngquè — Clear; explicit; definite and unambiguous

针对

zhēnduì — Aimed at; directed specifically toward something

西班牙

Xībānyá — Spain; European nation on the Iberian Peninsula

统治权

tǒngzhìquán — Right to rule; sovereign authority over a territory

菲律宾

Fēilǜbīn — The Philippines; Southeast Asian island nation

与

yǔ — With; and; together with another entity

除

chú — Except; excluding; apart from something specified

以外

yǐwài — Outside of; beyond; other than what is specified

任何

rènhé — Any; whichever; no matter which one

国家

guójiā — Country; nation; state

隔绝

géjué — Isolated; completely cut off from the outside

甚至

shènzhì — Even; going so far as; to an extreme degree

往来

wǎnglái — Interaction; communication; comings and goings between parties

也

yě — Also; too; as well; even

受到

shòudào — To receive; to be subjected to something

限制

xiànzhì — Restriction; limitation; to constrain or limit something

并

bìng — And; moreover; furthermore connecting clauses

严密

yánmì — Strict; tight; rigorous and closely controlled

看管

kānguǎn — To guard; to supervise; to watch over carefully

当时

dāngshí — At that time; back then; during that period

设有

shèyǒu — To have established; to be equipped with something

一套

yītào — A set of; a complete system of something

精密

jīngmì — Precise; sophisticated; highly detailed and accurate

中央

zhōngyāng — Central; the center; central authority or government

政府

zhèngfǔ — Government; ruling administrative body of a state

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless; transitional contrast word

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; hardly; on the verge of something

未

wèi — Not yet; did not; negation in classical or formal usage

触及

chùjí — To touch upon; to reach; to affect something

民众

mínzhòng — The masses; common people; general population

生活

shēnghuó — Life; daily living; way of life

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun

日常

rìcháng — Daily; everyday; routine and ordinary matters

由

yóu — By; through; guided or controlled by someone

教区

jiàoqū — Parish; local church district or religious jurisdiction

神父

shénfù — Catholic priest; father; ordained religious minister

引导

yǐndǎo — To guide; to lead; to direct someone's path

管治

guǎnzhì — To govern; to administer; ruling or managing a territory

每个

měi gè — Every; each one; each individual unit

市镇

shìzhèn — Town; market town; small urban settlement

程度上

chéngdù shang — To a certain extent; in terms of degree

都是

dōu shì — All are; each one is; without exception

独立

dúlì — Independent; self-governing; free from external control

个体

gètǐ — Individual; single entity; separate unit

关于

guānyú — Regarding; about; concerning a particular topic

太平盛世

tàipíng shèngshì — Era of peace and prosperity; golden age of harmony

即

jí — That is; namely; meaning the same as stated

分崩离析

fēn bēng lí xī — Fall apart; disintegrate; collapse into complete disorder

进程

jìnchéng — Process; course; progression of events over time

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of something

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to; earlier than a point in time

幸运

xìngyùn — Fortunate; lucky; having good fortune or luck

留存

liúcún — To preserve; to remain; to survive over time

一部

yī bù — One volume; one work referring to a book or film

记录

jìlù — Record; account; to document events or information

可

kě — Can; may; able to; permissible to do something

称之为

chēng zhī wéi — To call it; to refer to it as; to name something

有关

yǒuguān — Related to; concerning; having to do with something

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker preceding adjectives

杰出

jiéchū — Outstanding; remarkable; exceptionally talented or accomplished

文学

wénxué — Literature; literary works and writing as an art

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; literary or artistic creation or composition

它

tā — It; third person singular pronoun for objects or things

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be

一位

yī wèi — One person; a measure word for respected individuals

将

jiāng — Will; about to; going to do something in future

壮年

zhuàngnián — Prime of life; vigorous middle years of adulthood

岁月

suìyuè — Years; time; the passage of time in one's life

倾注

qīngzhù — To pour into; to devote fully; to invest deeply

于

yú — In; at; to; classical preposition indicating location or time

当地

dāngdì — Local; of the local area; pertaining to that place

工作

gōngzuò — Work; job; to work or labor at something

人

rén — Person; human being; people

所

suǒ — Particle indicating the object of a verb in formal usage

留下

liú xià — To leave behind; to remain; to bequeath something

平静

píngjìng — Calm; tranquil; peaceful and undisturbed in manner

充满

chōngmǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with something

同情

tóngqíng — Sympathy; compassion; feeling for another's suffering

公允

gōngyǔn — Fair; impartial; just and unbiased in judgment

叙述

xùshù — Narration; account; to describe or recount events

他

tā — He; him; third person singular masculine pronoun

年岁

niánsuì — Age; years of age; one's accumulated years of life

阅历

yuèlì — Experience; life experience gained over many years

丰富

fēngfù — Rich; abundant; plentiful in experience or resources

之后

zhīhòu — After; following; subsequent to a point in time

坐

zuò — To sit; to be seated; to settle down

下来

xià lái — To sit down; to settle; to come to rest

娓娓

wěiwěi — Engagingly; fluently narrating in a captivating manner

道出

dào chū — To speak out; to tell; to recount a story

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a location previously mentioned

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account of events

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking something entirely

幼稚

yòuzhì — Naive; childish; immature in thinking or behavior

抱怨

bàoyuàn — To complain; to grumble; expressing dissatisfaction verbally

因

yīn — Because; due to; on account of a reason

热带

rèdài — Tropical; the tropics; hot equatorial climate zone

马来人

Mǎláirén — Malay people; ethnic Malay from Southeast Asia

不像

bù xiàng — Not like; unlike; different from what is expected

成长

chéngzhǎng — To grow up; to mature; personal development over time

村庄

cūnzhuāng — Village; small rural settlement or community

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in; interior of a place

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that way; in that manner

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting clauses with contrast or sequence

发出

fā chū — To emit; to make a sound; to issue forth

怨声载道

yuànshēng zàidào — Complaints everywhere; widespread grievances filling the roads

诅咒

zǔzhòu — Curse; to curse; to wish evil upon someone

原住民

yuánzhùmín — Indigenous people; native inhabitants of a territory

对

duì — Toward; regarding; directed at something or someone

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items

未曾

wèicéng — Never; have not ever; did not at any time

寻求

xúnqiú — To seek; to pursue; to look for something desired

且

qiě — And; moreover; furthermore; also in addition

只是

zhǐshì — Only; merely; just; nothing more than something

一知半解

yī zhī bàn jiě — Superficial understanding; knowing only half the truth

恩惠

ēnhuì — Favor; kindness; benevolence bestowed upon someone

缺乏

quēfá — Lack; to be deficient in; shortage of something

感恩

gǎn'ēn — Gratitude; to feel thankful; appreciation for kindness received

自私

zìsī — Selfish; self-centered; concerned only with oneself

哀叹

āitàn — To lament; to sigh with grief; to mourn sorrowfully

真实

zhēnshí — Real; true; genuine; reflecting actual facts

状况

zhuàngkuàng — Condition; situation; state of affairs at a given time

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Foolish; stupid; lacking good judgment or sense

自欺

zìqī — Self-deception; deceiving oneself about reality

有的

yǒu de — Some; certain ones; referring to part of a group

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter; to meet with; an experience especially difficult

困难

kùnnán — Difficulty; hardship; challenging obstacle to overcome

取得

qǔdé — To achieve; to obtain; to gain something through effort

成就

chéngjiù — Achievement; accomplishment; success attained through effort

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to something else

人类

rénlèi — Humanity; humankind; the human race as a whole

事业

shìyè — Cause; career; undertaking; a significant life's work

不可避免

bùkě bìmiǎn — Inevitable; unavoidable; impossible to prevent or escape

之

zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; of or its

弊病

bìbìng — Drawback; malady; inherent flaw or problem in something

耐心

nàixīn — Patient; patience; ability to wait calmly without frustration

省思

xǐngsī — To reflect; to contemplate; thoughtful introspection on matters