The Souls of Black Folk — Page 3

Vocabulary

最后

zuì hòu — Finally; at last; in the end

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

还

hái — Still; yet; also; in addition

需要

xū yào — To need; to require; necessity

补充

bǔ chōng — To supplement; to add; to replenish

吗

ma — Question particle indicating yes/no question

在此

zài cǐ — Here; at this place; herein

发言者

fā yán zhě — Speaker; one who makes a speech

乃是

nǎi shì — Is indeed; is precisely; to be exactly

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural things

生活

shēng huó — Life; to live; daily existence

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located at

帷幕

wéi mù — Curtain; veil; figurative barrier or divide

之内

zhī nèi — Within; inside; on the inner side of

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

人们

rén men — People; persons; human beings collectively

2月

èr yuè — February; the second month of the year

1日

yī rì — The first day; the 1st of a month

一

yī — One; the number one; first

论

lùn — To discuss; essay; on the topic of

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

精神

jīng shén — Spirit; mind; mental state; consciousness

追求

zhuī qiú — To pursue; to seek; aspiration; pursuit

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing emotion or emphasis

水

shuǐ — Water; liquid; aquatic

心

xīn — Heart; mind; center; emotion

之声

zhī shēng — The voice of; the sound of something

沙滩

shā tān — Sandy beach; shoreline with sand

上

shàng — On; above; on top of; upper

哭泣

kū qì — To weep; to cry; to sob softly

整夜

zhěng yè — All night; the entire night; throughout night

哭声

kū shēng — Sound of crying; the noise of weeping

凄凉

qī liáng — Desolate; dreary; bleak; mournfully lonely

躺卧

tǎng wò — To lie down; to recline; to rest lying

聆听

líng tīng — To listen attentively; to hear carefully

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible; no way to

理解

lǐ jiě — To understand; to comprehend; understanding

胸中

xiōng zhōng — Within the chest; in one's heart or mind

心灵

xīn líng — Soul; spirit; inner heart; psyche

抑或

yì huò — Or; alternatively; either...or construction

大海

dà hǎi — The sea; the ocean; vast body of water

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to crave; deep longing

安息

ān xī — To rest in peace; to repose; eternal rest

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives

那

nà — That; those; referring to something distant

水声

shuǐ shēng — Sound of water; noise made by water

不息

bù xī — Ceaseless; unceasing; without stopping; incessant

永无

yǒng wú — Never; eternally without; forever lacking

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when; the moment of

直到

zhí dào — Until; up to; all the way until

月亮

yuè liang — The moon; Earth's natural satellite

低垂

dī chuí — To hang low; to droop; lowered and drooping

潮水

cháo shuǐ — Tidal water; the tide; tidal flow

终结

zhōng jié — End; conclusion; to bring to an end

西方

xī fāng — The West; western direction; western world

燃起

rán qǐ — To ignite; to kindle; to blaze up

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker

疲惫

pí bèi — Exhausted; weary; extremely tired

惶惑

huáng huò — Perplexed; confused; anxious and bewildered

般

bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of

终其一生

zhōng qí yī shēng — Throughout one's entire life; for a whole lifetime

徒劳无益

tú láo wú yì — Futile effort; labor in vain; utterly useless

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; between

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another; a different one; one other

世界

shì jiè — World; the earth; all of existence

之间

zhī jiān — Between; among; in the middle of

始终

shǐ zhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently

存在

cún zài — To exist; existence; to be present

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

一个

yī gè — One; a single; one item or entity

未被

wèi bèi — Not yet having been; unasked; not yet done

提出

tí chū — To raise; to put forward; to propose

问题

wèn tí — Question; problem; issue; matter at hand

有些人

yǒu xiē rén — Some people; certain individuals; a portion of people

因

yīn — Because of; due to; owing to

顾虑

gù lǜ — Misgiving; concern; hesitation about consequences

礼节

lǐ jié — Etiquette; courtesy; social manners and protocol

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses or phrases

不曾

bù céng — Never; have never; not once done something

问出口

wèn chū kǒu — To actually ask aloud; to voice a question

另一些人

lìng yī xiē rén — Others; other people; a different group of people

则

zé — Then; while; on the other hand; contrast marker

难以

nán yǐ — Difficult to; hard to; not easy to do

恰当

qià dàng — Appropriate; proper; fitting; just right

措辞

cuò cí — To word; phrasing; choice of words used

沉默

chén mò — Silence; to be silent; quiet without speaking

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; but; yet; despite this

所有人

suǒ yǒu rén — Everyone; all people; every single person

都

dōu — All; both; every; entirely; without exception

它

tā — It; third-person singular for non-human things

周围

zhōu wéi — Around; surrounding; the area nearby

徘徊

pái huái — To linger; to pace; to wander hesitantly

游移

yóu yí — To vacillate; to waver; to be irresolute

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of; in order to

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of

迟疑

chí yí — To hesitate; to waver; hesitant and uncertain

方式

fāng shì — Method; manner; way of doing something

走来

zǒu lái — To come over; to walk toward; approaching

好奇

hào qí — Curious; inquisitive; full of curiosity

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively; perhaps

怜悯

lián mǐn — Pity; compassion; to feel sympathy for someone

打量

dǎ liang — To size up; to look over; to scrutinize

然后

rán hòu — Then; after that; subsequently; and then

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; actually not; by no means

直接

zhí jiē — Direct; directly; straightforward; without detour

说出

shuō chū — To say aloud; to express; to utter out

身为

shēn wéi — Being; in the capacity of; as a person who is

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; yes

什么

shén me — What; whatever; any; used in questions

感受

gǎn shòu — Feeling; experience; to feel; sensation