The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 7

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

从未

cóng wèi — never, have never at any time

见过

jiàn guò — have seen, encountered before

如此

rú cǐ — so, like this, such as this

一圈

yī quān — a circle, a round, a group surrounding

令人

lìng rén — causing someone to feel, making people

憎恶

zēng wù — to detest, to hate, feel strong disgust

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

面孔

miàn kǒng — face, facial appearance, countenance

而

ér — conjunction: and, but, yet, while

那个

nà ge — that one, that particular thing or person

男人

nán rén — man, adult male person

站在

zhàn zài — standing at, positioned standing in a place

中间

zhōng jiān — middle, center, in between two things

带着

dài zhe — carrying, bearing, wearing an expression or item

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of something

阴沉

yīn chén — gloomy, sullen, dark and forbidding in manner

冷笑

lěng xiào — sneer, cold mocking laugh or smile

般

bān — like, similar to, resembling something

冷静

lěng jìng — calm, composed, cool-headed under pressure

看得出

kàn de chū — can tell, able to see or perceive clearly

他

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

也

yě — also, too, as well, equally

很

hěn — very, quite, extremely

害怕

hài pà — afraid, scared, feeling fear

但

dàn — but, however, yet, nevertheless

撑过来

chēng guò lái — managed to hold on, endured through difficulty

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change of state

先生

xiān sheng — mister, sir, gentleman, respectful male address

真的

zhēn de — really, truly, genuinely

像

xiàng — to resemble, like, similar to

一样

yī yàng — the same, alike, just like something else

如果

rú guǒ — if, supposing that, in the event that

你们

nǐ men — you (plural), all of you

选择

xuǎn zé — to choose, to select, make a choice

借

jiè — to borrow, lend, or use as a pretext

这次

zhè cì — this time, this particular occasion

事故

shì gù — accident, incident, unexpected mishap

大做文章

dà zuò wén zhāng — to make a big deal out of something

说

shuō — to say, speak, tell, express in words

自然

zì rán — naturally, of course, nature itself

是

shì — to be, is, am, are

无能为力

wú néng wéi lì — powerless, unable to do anything about it

没有

méi yǒu — do not have, there is no, without

哪位

nǎ wèi — which person, which one (polite form)

绅士

shēn shì — gentleman, a man of good social standing

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

希望

xī wàng — to hope, wish for, desire something

避免

bì miǎn — to avoid, prevent, keep away from

一场

yī chǎng — one instance of an event, a bout or episode

风波

fēng bō — disturbance, trouble, stormy controversy

数

shù — number, figure, amount of money

吧

ba — modal particle suggesting suggestion or agreement

好吧

hǎo ba — all right, fine, okay then, reluctant agreement

我们

wǒ men — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

逼

bī — to force, compel, pressure someone

赔偿

péi cháng — to compensate, pay damages for a loss

那

nà — that, those; demonstrative pronoun

孩子

hái zi — child, kid, young person

家人

jiā rén — family members, relatives of a person

一百

yī bǎi — one hundred, the number 100

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound sterling, UK currency unit

显然

xiǎn rán — obviously, clearly, evidently, apparently

很想

hěn xiǎng — really want to, strongly desire to do

拒绝

jù jué — to refuse, reject, decline a request

这一伙人

zhè yī huǒ rén — this group of people, this gang or crowd

身上

shēn shang — on one's body, about one's person

有

yǒu — to have, there is, exist

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind of, some type of

不好惹

bù hǎo rě — not to be trifled with, dangerous to provoke

气势

qì shì — imposing manner, momentum, powerful aura

最终

zuì zhōng — ultimately, finally, in the end

还是

hái shì — still, or, in the end decided to

妥协

tuǒ xié — to compromise, make concessions, give in

接下来

jiē xià lái — next, following that, what came after

就是

jiù shì — precisely is, exactly, that is to say

取钱

qǔ qián — to withdraw money, collect cash

事

shì — matter, affair, thing, task

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

猜

cāi — to guess, speculate, try to figure out

带

dài — to take, bring, lead someone somewhere

去了

qù le — went, has gone to a place

哪里

nǎ lǐ — where, which place, what location

地方

dì fāng — place, location, area, spot

掏出

tāo chū — to pull out, take out from pocket or bag

一把

yī bǎ — a handful, one (key or handheld object)

钥匙

yào shi — key, instrument for locking and unlocking

进去

jìn qù — to go inside, enter a place

不一会儿

bù yī huì er — before long, in a short while, shortly after

大约

dà yuē — approximately, about, roughly (a number)

十

shí — ten, the number 10

金币

jīn bì — gold coin, gold currency piece

和

hé — and, together with, connecting nouns

一张

yī zhāng — one (flat object), one sheet or slip

在

zài — at, in, on; indicating location or existence

补足差额

bǔ zú chā é — to make up the difference, cover the shortfall

支票

zhī piào — cheque, written bank payment order

出来

chū lái — to come out, emerge from inside

注明

zhù míng — to indicate, note clearly, specify in writing

签名

qiān míng — signature, to sign one's name

一个

yī gè — one (person or thing), a single one

不便

bù biàn — inconvenient, inappropriate, not suitable to reveal

透露

tòu lù — to reveal, disclose, leak information

名字

míng zi — name, given name of a person

尽管

jǐn guǎn — even though, despite the fact that

这是

zhè shì — this is, this happens to be

故事

gù shi — story, tale, narrative account

关键

guān jiàn — key point, crucial, pivotal element

之一

zhī yī — one of (a group or set)

至少

zhì shǎo — at least, minimum, no fewer than

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dǐng dǐng — very famous, renowned, of great reputation

常见于

cháng jiàn yú — commonly found in, frequently seen in

印刷品

yìn shuā pǐn — printed material, publications, printed matter

金额

jīn é — amount of money, monetary sum

不小

bù xiǎo — not small, considerable, quite significant

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects

价值

jià zhí — value, worth, significance

远

yuǎn — far, distant, by far, much more

不止于此

bù zhǐ yú cǐ — not limited to this, goes far beyond this