The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 1

Vocabulary

注

zhù — Note; annotation; to annotate or remark

计划

jìhuà — Plan; project; to plan or scheme

还

hái — Still; also; in addition; furthermore

提供

tígōng — To provide; to supply; to offer something

本

běn — This; current; classifier for books/volumes

文件

wénjiàn — Document; file; official written material

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

版本

bǎnběn — Version; edition; variant of a document

其中

qízhōng — Among which; within that; included therein

包含

bāohán — To contain; to include; to encompass something

原始

yuánshǐ — Original; primitive; initial; first version

插图

chātú — Illustration; picture inserted in a text

请

qǐng — Please; to request; to invite politely

参阅

cānyuè — To refer to; to consult a reference source

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account of events

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer; creator of a work

等

děng — Etc.; and so on; and others; et cetera

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; creation; artistic or literary production

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; to release a book or publication

公司

gōngsī — Company; corporation; business organization

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York; major US city and state

年

nián — Year; used to indicate a specific year

献给

xiàngěi — Dedicated to; to dedicate something to someone

和

hé — And; with; together with; also

农家

nóngjiā — Farm family; farming household; rural family

看到

kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something

一群

yī qún — A group of; a flock of; a crowd

小鸭子

xiǎo yāzi — Little ducklings; small young ducks

跟着

gēnzhe — Following; going along behind someone

一只

yī zhī — One (animal); classifier for animals or birds

母鸡

mǔjī — Hen; female chicken; mother chicken

真是

zhēnshì — Really; truly; what a; indeed it is

有趣

yǒuqù — Interesting; amusing; fun; entertaining

景象

jǐngxiàng — Scene; sight; spectacle; visual appearance

啊

a — Ah; exclamatory particle expressing emotion

听

tīng — To listen; to hear; to obey

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun

很

hěn — Very; quite; rather; extremely

恼火

nǎohuǒ — Annoyed; irritated; angry; feeling vexed

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that

农夫

nóngfū — Farmer; male farmer; agricultural laborer

妻子

qīzi — Wife; a man's female spouse

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to permit someone

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; one's own self

孵蛋

fūdàn — To incubate eggs; to sit on and hatch eggs

嫂子

sǎozi — Sister-in-law; elder brother's wife

太太

tàitai — Mrs.; wife; married woman; madam

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; totally; fully

愿意

yuànyì — Willing; to be willing to; to want to

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; to take; to handle something

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event; task

交给

jiāogěi — To hand over to; to give to someone

别人

biérén — Other people; others; someone else

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

没有

méiyǒu — Don't have; there is not; lacking something

耐心

nàixīn — Patience; patient; ability to wait calmly

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located somewhere

巢

cháo — Nest; a bird's or animal's dwelling place

上

shàng — Above; on top of; upper; to go up

坐

zuò — To sit; to be seated; to ride

二十八

èrshíbā — Twenty-eight; the number 28

天

tiān — Day; sky; heaven; a unit of time

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

一样

yīyàng — Same; alike; identical; just like

会

huì — Will; can; able to; know how to

蛋

dàn — Egg; the oval reproductive body of birds

变凉

biàn liáng — To become cool; to turn cold

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact

想

xiǎng — To want; to think; to miss; to consider

孵

fū — To incubate; to hatch eggs by sitting on them

要

yào — To want; to need; must; will; important

靠

kào — To rely on; to depend on; to lean against

嘎嘎

gāgā — Quack quack; sound a duck makes

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

叫道

jiàodào — To cry out; to call out; to exclaim saying

试图

shìtú — To try to; to attempt to do something

藏起

cáng qǐ — To hide away; to conceal and keep secret

但

dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless

它们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural for objects/animals

总是

zǒngshì — Always; invariably; all the time

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; suffered an action

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something

并

bìng — And; moreover; furthermore; at the same time

带走

dàizǒu — To take away; to carry off somewhere

变得

biàn de — To become; to turn into a state

十分

shífēn — Very; extremely; fully; to a great degree

绝望

juéwàng — Desperate; hopeless; in a state of despair

决定

juédìng — To decide; decision; to make up one's mind

远离

yuǎnlí — To stay away from; to keep far from

农场

nóngchǎng — Farm; agricultural land and its facilities

地方

dìfang — Place; location; area; a specific spot

筑

zhù — To build; to construct; to make a nest

一个

yī gè — One; a; an; general classifier for objects

美好

měihǎo — Beautiful; wonderful; pleasant; fine

春日

chūnrì — Spring day; a day in springtime

下午

xiàwǔ — Afternoon; the time after midday

沿着

yánzhe — Along; following the length of a path

越过

yuèguò — To cross over; to go beyond; to pass over

山丘

shānqiū — Hill; small mountain; rolling elevated terrain

小车道

xiǎo chēdào — Little lane; narrow road; small track or path

出发

chūfā — To set off; to depart; to start a journey

了

le — Completion particle; indicating action is done

戴着

dàizhe — Wearing; having on (hat, accessory, etc.)

一条

yī tiáo — One (long, thin thing); classifier for scarves/roads

披肩

pījiān — Shawl; a wrap worn over the shoulders

一顶

yī dǐng — One (hat); classifier specifically for hats

宽沿

kuān yán — Wide-brimmed; having a broad hat brim

软帽

ruǎn mào — Soft hat; a hat made of soft material

当

dāng — When; at the time of; while; as

到达

dàodá — To arrive at; to reach a destination

山顶

shāndǐng — Mountaintop; the top of a hill or mountain

时

shí — When; time; at the moment of

远处

yuǎnchù — In the distance; far away; a faraway place

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of; a piece of

树林

shùlín — Woods; forest; a group of trees

觉得

juéde — To feel; to think; to sense; to believe

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; over there

看起来

kànqǐlái — Looks like; seems; appears to be

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative verb

个

gè — General classifier for people and many objects

安全

ānquán — Safe; secure; safety; free from danger

而

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

宁静

níngjìng — Peaceful; tranquil; calm; serene and quiet