The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 4

Vocabulary

像

xiàng — to resemble; like; similar to something

瓶塞

píng sāi — bottle cork or stopper

和

hé — and; together with; peaceful

汽水

qì shuǐ — carbonated drink; soda water; fizzy beverage

瓶

píng — bottle; flask; jar

里

lǐ — inside; within; interior of something

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

气泡

qì pào — air bubble; gas bubble in liquid

一样

yī yàng — the same; alike; identical to something else

弹跳

tán tiào — to bounce; to spring up; leap elastically

到

dào — to arrive at; to reach a destination

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

水面

shuǐ miàn — water surface; the top of water

上

shàng — above; on top; upper surface

他

tā — he; him; third-person male pronoun

用尽

yòng jìn — to use up completely; exhaust all resources

全力

quán lì — full strength; with all one's effort

游向

yóu xiàng — to swim toward; to head by swimming

池塘

chí táng — pond; small body of still water

边缘

biān yuán — edge; margin; border of something

爬上

pá shàng — to climb up; to crawl up onto something

遇到

yù dào — to encounter; to meet; to come across

第一处

dì yī chù — the first place or spot found

岸边

àn biān — shoreline; bank side; edge of shore

穿着

chuān zhe — wearing; dressed in certain clothing

破烂不堪

pò làn bù kān — tattered; worn out beyond use; extremely ragged

雨衣

yǔ yī — raincoat; waterproof outer garment

跳跃

tiào yuè — to jump; to leap; to bound forward

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

穿过

chuān guò — to pass through; to go across something

草地

cǎo dì — grassy area; lawn; meadow

回

huí — to return; to go back to a place

家

jiā — home; family; household

幸好

xìng hǎo — fortunately; luckily; it's a good thing

那

nà — that; those; referring to something distant

不是

bù shì — is not; are not; negation of identity

一条

yī tiáo — one (measure word for long objects, fish)

梭鱼

suō yú — pike fish; barracuda; predatory freshwater fish

先生

xiān sheng — Mr.; sir; gentleman; respectful male address

说道

shuō dào — said; spoke; uttered the following words

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

丢失

diū shī — to lose; to misplace; to have something lost

钓竿

diào gān — fishing rod; pole used for fishing

篮子

lán zi — basket; woven container for carrying things

但

dàn — but; however; yet; nevertheless

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby

不太

bù tài — not very; not particularly; not too much

要紧

yào jǐn — important; serious; to matter greatly

因为

yīn wèi — because; since; due to a reason

确信

què xìn — to be certain; to be convinced; firmly believe

再也

zài yě — never again; no longer; not anymore ever

不敢

bù gǎn — dare not; not bold enough to do something

去

qù — to go; to leave toward a destination

钓鱼

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

在

zài — at; in; on; located at a place

手指

shǒu zhǐ — finger; digit on the hand

贴

tiē — to stick on; to paste; to apply closely

些

xiē — some; a few; a small amount

橡皮膏

xiàng pí gāo — adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

两位

liǎng wèi — two people (polite measure word for persons)

朋友

péng yǒu — friend; companion; acquaintance

都

dōu — both; all; each; every one included

来

lái — to come; to arrive; to move toward

赴

fù — to attend; to go to a formal occasion

晚宴

wǎn yàn — dinner banquet; formal evening meal party

无法

wú fǎ — unable to; no way to; impossible to do

招待

zhāo dài — to entertain guests; to host; to treat someone

他们

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

吃鱼

chī yú — to eat fish; consuming fish as food

食橱

shí chú — food cupboard; pantry; kitchen cabinet for food

还有

hái yǒu — there is also; additionally; furthermore

别的

bié de — other; else; different things or people

东西

dōng xi — thing; stuff; object; item

爵士

jué shì — Sir; knight; title of honor for a gentleman

黑金色

hēi jīn sè — black and gold colored; dark golden hue

马甲

mǎ jiǎ — vest; waistcoat; sleeveless jacket

参议员

cān yì yuán — senator; member of a senate legislature

则

zé — then; while; on the other hand; in contrast

用

yòng — to use; to employ; to make use of

网袋

wǎng dài — net bag; mesh bag for carrying items

带来

dài lái — to bring; to carry here; to deliver something

一份

yī fèn — one portion; a serving; one share of something

沙拉

shā lā — salad; mixed vegetable or fruit dish

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is no; lacks something

吃

chī — to eat; to consume food

一盘

yī pán — one plate; one dish of food

美味

měi wèi — delicious; tasty; a delicious flavor or dish

小鱼

xiǎo yú — small fish; little fish

而是

ér shì — but rather; instead it is; on the contrary

烤蚱蜢

kǎo zhà měng — roasted grasshopper; grilled grasshopper dish

配

pèi — to pair with; to accompany; served with

青蛙们

qīng wā men — frogs; the frogs (plural group of frogs)

认为

rèn wéi — to think; to believe; to consider something

这是

zhè shì — this is; used to identify something present

一道

yī dào — one dish; a course of a meal

美妙

měi miào — wonderful; splendid; exquisite; delightfully good

佳肴

jiā yáo — fine dishes; delicacies; excellent food

觉得

jué de — to feel; to think; to have an impression

一定

yī dìng — certainly; definitely; must be the case

很

hěn — very; quite; extremely; highly

难吃

nán chī — bad-tasting; unpleasant to eat; disgusting food

全文完

quán wén wán — end of full text; the story is complete