The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, due to; indicates agent or cause

及

jí — and, as well as; used to connect nouns

在线

zàixiàn — online; connected to the internet

校对

jiàoduì — proofreading; checking text for errors

团队

tuánduì — team; a group working together toward a goal

制作

zhìzuò — to produce, create, or make something

网址

wǎngzhǐ — website address, URL; location on the internet

注

zhù — note, annotation; a remark added to a text

本书

běn shū — this book; referring to the current volume

含有

hányǒu — to contain, to include within

大量

dàliàng — a large quantity, a great amount of something

插图

chātú — illustration, picture inserted within a text

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

相关

xiāngguān — related, relevant, associated with something

说明

shuōmíng — explanation, description; to explain or illustrate

已

yǐ — already; indicates a completed action

从

cóng — from; indicates starting point of action or place

本

běn — this; measure word for books and volumes

文字

wénzì — text, written characters, written language

版本

bǎnběn — version, edition of a book or document

中

zhōng — in, inside, within; middle position

删除

shānchú — to delete, remove, erase from a document

请

qǐng — please; polite request word

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

以下

yǐxià — below, the following; what comes after this

查找

cházhǎo — to search for, look up, find information

完整

wánzhěng — complete, whole, intact; not missing any parts

先生

xiānsheng — Mr., sir; polite title for an adult male

故事

gùshi — story, tale; a narrative account of events

作者

zuòzhě — author, writer; person who created a work

等

děng — et cetera, and so on; also means to wait

出版

chūbǎn — to publish; the act of publishing books or media

公司

gōngsī — company, corporation; a business organization

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York; major city in the United States

版权

bǎnquán — copyright; legal right to original creative work

所有

suǒyǒu — all, every; also means to own or possess

年

nián — year; unit of time measurement

献给

xiàngěi — dedicated to; to dedicate a work to someone

来自

láizì — from, coming from a person or place

表亲

biǎoqīn — cousin; a relative who is a cousin

从前

cóngqián — once upon a time, in the past, formerly

有

yǒu — there is, to have; indicates existence or possession

一只

yī zhī — one (animal); measure word for small creatures

青蛙

qīngwā — frog; a small amphibian living near water

叫

jiào — called, named; to call out or shout

他

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

住在

zhù zài — to live at, to reside in a place

池塘

chítáng — pond; a small body of still water

边

biān — side, edge, border; near or beside something

一间

yī jiān — one room; measure word for rooms

潮湿

cháoshī — damp, moist, humid; containing excess moisture

小

xiǎo — small, little, young; opposite of big

房子

fángzi — house, dwelling; a building where people live

里

lǐ — inside, within; indicates interior location

食品

shípǐn — food, foodstuff; items used for eating

和

hé — and; connects nouns or noun phrases together

后

hòu — back, rear, behind; also means after or later

走廊

zǒuláng — corridor, hallway; a passage in a building

到处

dàochù — everywhere, all over; in every place

都是

dōu shì — all are, everything is; indicating totality

水

shuǐ — water; the liquid essential to life

但是

dànshì — but, however; introduces a contrasting statement

喜欢

xǐhuān — to like, to enjoy; feeling fondness for something

把

bǎ — disposal marker indicating action on an object

脚

jiǎo — foot; the lower limb used for walking

弄湿

nòng shī — to get wet, to make something wet

从来

cónglái — always, never (with negation); from the beginning

没有

méiyǒu — don't have, there is no; negates existence or possession

人

rén — person, people; human being

责骂

zémà — to scold, to rebuke; criticizing someone harshly

也

yě — also, too; indicates addition or similarity

不会

bù huì — won't, cannot; indicates something will not happen

感冒

gǎnmào — to catch a cold; common respiratory illness

当

dāng — when, while; indicates a point in time

向外

xiàng wài — outward, toward the outside direction

望去

wàng qù — to look out, to gaze toward a direction

看到

kàndào — to see, to catch sight of something

大

dà — big, large, great; opposite of small

雨点

yǔdiǎn — raindrop; a single drop of falling rain

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

落在

luò zài — to fall on, to land on a surface

十分

shífēn — very, extremely; to a great degree

高兴

gāoxìng — happy, glad, pleased; feeling positive emotion

说

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

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

要

yào — want to, will; expresses desire or intention

去

qù — to go; movement away from speaker

挖

wā — to dig, to scoop out from the ground

些

xiē — some, a few; indefinite small quantity

然后

ránhòu — then, after that; indicates sequence of events

钓鱼

diào yú — to fish, to go fishing with a rod

钓

diào — to fish with a hook and line

一盘

yī pán — one plate, one dish of food

小鱼

xiǎo yú — small fish; little fish as food

作为

zuòwéi — as, in the capacity of; serving as something

晚餐

wǎncān — dinner, evening meal; the last meal of the day

如果

rúguǒ — if, supposing that; introduces a condition

钓到

diào dào — to catch by fishing; successfully hook a fish

五条

wǔ tiáo — five (fish); measure word for long thin things

以上

yǐshàng — above, more than; exceeding a stated number

鱼

yú — fish; aquatic vertebrate animal

就

jiù — then, immediately; used in conditional sentences

邀请

yāoqǐng — to invite; to ask someone to join an event

朋友

péngyou — friend; a person one has a close bond with

爵士

juéshì — Sir, knight; honorific title for a knighted person

不过

búguò — however, but; introduces a mild contrast

只

zhǐ — only, just; limiting to one thing alone

吃

chī — to eat; to consume food

沙拉

shālā — salad; a dish of mixed raw vegetables

穿上

chuān shàng — to put on clothing; to dress oneself in something

雨衣

yǔyī — raincoat; waterproof coat worn in rain

套上

tào shàng — to slip on, to put on over something

一双

yī shuāng — a pair of; measure word for paired items

拿上

ná shàng — to pick up and take along something

篮子

lánzi — basket; a woven container for carrying items

大步

dàbù — big strides; long steps when walking confidently

跳向

tiào xiàng — to leap toward, to jump in a direction

停放

tíngfàng — to park, to moor; to place something stationary

小船

xiǎo chuán — small boat; a little vessel for water travel

地方

dìfang — place, location; a specific spot or area