The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 8

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

冒昧

mào mèi — to take the liberty; presumptuous, bold

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

向

xiàng — toward; to face; preposition indicating direction

那位

nà wèi — that (person); polite reference to someone

先生

xiān sheng — Mr.; gentleman; sir

指出

zhǐ chū — to point out; to indicate clearly

整件

zhěng jiàn — the whole matter; entire affair

事

shì — matter, affair, thing, event

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — it looks like; it appears that

疑点

yí diǎn — suspicious point; doubtful aspect

重重

chóng chóng — numerous, layer upon layer; full of

而且

ér qiě — moreover; furthermore; in addition

在

zài — at, in, on; preposition of location or time

现实

xiàn shí — reality; real life; actual situation

生活

shēng huó — life; daily living; to live

中

zhōng — in, inside, within; middle

一个

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

人

rén — person, human being, people

不会

bù huì — would not; cannot; unlikely to

凌晨

líng chén — early morning hours; just after midnight

四点

sì diǎn — four o'clock

走进

zǒu jìn — to walk into; to enter on foot

一扇

yī shàn — one (door or window); measure word

地窖

dì jiào — cellar, underground storage room

门

mén — door, gate, entrance

然后

rán hòu — then, after that, subsequently

拿着

ná zhe — holding; carrying in one's hand

另

lìng — another, other, separate

将近

jiāng jìn — nearly, almost, close to a number

一百

yī bǎi — one hundred

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound sterling currency unit

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

支票

zhī piào — check; bank cheque

出来

chū lái — to come out; to emerge

但

dàn — but, however; yet

他

tā — he, him; third-person singular male

却

què — yet, however; unexpectedly contrary

十分

shí fēn — very, extremely, fully, completely

从容

cóng róng — calm, composed, unhurried, at ease

带着

dài zhe — wearing; carrying; with an expression

嘲讽

cháo fěng — to mock, sneer at; sarcastic mockery

神情

shén qíng — expression; look on one's face

请

qǐng — please; to invite; to request politely

放心

fàng xīn — to rest assured; to feel at ease

说

shuō — to say, to speak, to tell

会

huì — will; can; to be able to

陪着

péi zhe — accompanying; keeping someone company

你们

nǐ men — you (plural); all of you

直到

zhí dào — until, up to the time when

银行

yín háng — bank; financial institution

开门

kāi mén — to open the door; to open for business

亲自

qīn zì — personally, in person, oneself

去

qù — to go; to leave toward a destination

兑现

duì xiàn — to cash a check; to honor a promise

这张

zhè zhāng — this (flat object); this sheet/check

于是

yú shì — so, therefore, thereupon, as a result

我们

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

一行

yī xíng — a group traveling together; party

出发

chū fā — to set out, to depart, to start off

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are; to exist

医生

yī shēng — doctor, physician, medical professional

孩子

hái zi — child, kid, children

父亲

fù qīn — father; a formal term for one's dad

朋友

péng yǒu — friend, companion

还有

hái yǒu — and also; in addition there is

自己

zì jǐ — oneself, self; one's own

寓所

yù suǒ — residence, lodgings, dwelling place

里

lǐ — inside, within; interior location particle

度过

dù guò — to spend time; to pass through a period

剩余

shèng yú — remaining, leftover, surplus

夜晚

yè wǎn — night, nighttime, evening

第二天

dì èr tiān — the next day, the following day

吃完

chī wán — to finish eating; done with a meal

早饭

zǎo fàn — breakfast; morning meal

便

biàn — then, thereupon; literary conjunction

一同

yī tóng — together, at the same time, jointly

前往

qián wǎng — to go to; to proceed toward a destination

递上

dì shàng — to hand over; to present something formally

那张

nà zhāng — that (flat object, e.g., that check)

并

bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously

表示

biǎo shì — to express, indicate; to show an attitude

充分

chōng fèn — sufficient, ample, full, adequate

理由

lǐ yóu — reason, grounds, justification

相信

xiāng xìn — to believe, to trust, to be convinced

它

tā — it; third-person singular non-human pronoun

是

shì — to be; is, am, are

一张

yī zhāng — one (flat object, sheet, ticket, check)

伪票

wěi piào — forged check; counterfeit banknote or ticket

根本

gēn běn — fundamental; at all; simply not

不是

bù shì — is not; to not be

那么

nà me — like that; so; in that way

回事

huí shì — the case; the matter; how things are

真的

zhēn de — really, truly; is that so? indeed

啧啧

zé zé — tut-tut; exclamation of amazement or admiration

说道

shuō dào — to say, to speak (narrative verb)

看

kàn — to look, to see, to watch

您

nín — you (formal, polite form of address)

和

hé — and; with; together with

感受

gǎn shòu — feeling, sense, experience; to feel

一样

yī yàng — the same, alike, identical

是的

shì de — yes, that's right; affirmative response

这

zhè — this; indicating something nearby

糟糕

zāo gāo — terrible, awful, too bad, what a mess

故事

gù shi — story, tale, narrative

因为

yīn wèi — because, since, due to

说的

shuō de — the one being spoken of; what is said

那个

nà gè — that one; that person or thing

是个

shì gè — is a (person); to be someone

谁

shuí — who; whoever; which person

都

dōu — all, both, every; even

不愿

bù yuàn — unwilling, reluctant, not want to

打交道

dǎ jiāo dào — to deal with; to have dealings with someone

家伙

jiā huo — fellow, guy; colloquial term for person

真正

zhēn zhèng — true, genuine, real, authentic

该死

gāi sǐ — damn; deserves to die; dreadful person

而

ér — yet, but, and; literary conjunction

开出

kāi chū — to issue, to write out (a check, etc.)

却是

què shì — yet it is; but turns out to be

体面

tǐ miàn — respectable, decent, dignified in appearance

规矩

guī ju — rules; well-behaved, proper, disciplined

典范

diǎn fàn — model, exemplar, paragon, example

还

hái — still, also, yet, in addition

颇有

pō yǒu — quite have; considerably possessing

名望

míng wàng — fame, reputation, prestige, renown

更

gèng — even more, still more, further

还是

hái shì — still; or; had better; nevertheless

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of

人们

rén men — people, folks, the public

所说

suǒ shuō — what is said; so-called

行善

xíng shàn — to do good deeds; to practice charity

之人

zhī rén — a person who; one who (literary)

我猜

wǒ cāi — I guess; I suppose; I think

这是

zhè shì — this is; it is

敲诈

qiāo zhà — to extort, to blackmail, to squeeze money

勒索

lè suǒ — to extort; blackmail, coercion for money

正直

zhèng zhí — upright, honest, righteous, principled

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; because of

年轻

nián qīng — young, youthful

时

shí — time, period; when (literary particle)

某些

mǒu xiē — certain, some, particular (unspecified)

荒唐

huāng táng — absurd, outrageous; dissipated behavior

行为

xíng wéi — behavior, conduct, action

付出

fù chū — to pay, to expend effort or price

沉重

chén zhòng — heavy, serious, weighty, grave

代价

dài jià — price, cost; sacrifice paid for something

因此

yīn cǐ — therefore, for this reason, consequently

把

bǎ — disposal particle; to hold, to take

地方

dì fang — place, location, area, locality

称为

chēng wéi — to call, to refer to as, to name

屋

wū — room, house, dwelling, building