The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 1

Vocabulary

插图

chātú — Illustration; picture inserted within a book

软绵绵

ruǎn miánmián — Soft and fluffy; gentle and cushiony in texture

兔子们

tùzi men — Rabbits; plural form of rabbit

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer of a book or text

彼得兔

Bǐdé Tù — Peter Rabbit; famous children's book character

等

děng — Et cetera; and others; and so on

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; to release a printed work

公司

gōngsī — Company; business corporation or firm

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York; major city in the United States

年

nián — Year; unit of time equal to twelve months

献给

xiàn gěi — Dedicated to; to offer something to someone

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; sir; respectful title for a man

和

hé — And; connecting two or more nouns or items

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something

小朋友们

xiǎopéngyǒu men — Children; young kids; little friends

据说

jùshuō — It is said; allegedly; reportedly

吃

chī — To eat; to consume food

太多

tài duō — Too much; excessively large in quantity

莴苣

wōjù — Lettuce; leafy green vegetable commonly eaten raw

会

huì — Will; can; likely to happen

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce; to generate; to bring about

催眠

cuīmián — Hypnosis; to induce sleep or trance

效果

xiàoguǒ — Effect; result; outcome of an action

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state

从来

cónglái — Never; always; at all times or never

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; did not

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

困倦

kùnjuàn — Drowsy; sleepy; feeling tired and wanting sleep

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

那

nà — That; used to refer to something previously mentioned

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be verb

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; due to a reason

不是

bù shì — Is not; am not; are not; negation of 是

兔子

tùzi — Rabbit; small furry long-eared mammal

对

duì — Correct; right; toward; directed at

确实

quèshí — Indeed; certainly; truly; without doubt

非常

fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually strong degree

强烈

qiángliè — Intense; strong; powerful in effect or feeling

兔

tù — Rabbit; hare; the animal or its character

长大

zhǎngdà — To grow up; to become an adult

后

hòu — After; later; behind in time or space

娶

qǔ — To marry a woman; to take a wife

他

tā — He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun

表妹

biǎomèi — Female cousin younger than oneself on mother's side

为妻

wéi qī — As a wife; to take as one's wife

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun

有

yǒu — Have; there is; to possess something

一大家子

yī dà jiāzi — A large family; a big household of relatives

生活

shēnghuó — Life; daily living; to live one's life

毫无

háowú — Completely without; absolutely lacking something

计划

jìhuà — Plan; scheme; to plan or organize ahead

却

què — Yet; but; however; expressing contrast

总是

zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times

快快乐乐

kuàikuàilèlè — Happily; cheerfully; in a joyful carefree manner

记不住

jì bu zhù — Cannot remember; unable to retain in memory

孩子

háizi — Child; children; son or daughter

各自

gèzì — Each; respectively; individually on one's own

名字

míngzi — Name; the word used to identify a person

大家

dàjiā — Everyone; everybody; all people present

通常

tōngcháng — Usually; normally; in most cases

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object of a verb action

统称

tǒngchēng — To collectively call; to refer to as a group

为

wéi — As; for; to be; used in formal expressions

由于

yóuyú — Due to; because of; owing to a cause

食物

shíwù — Food; things that are eaten for nourishment

不太

bù tài — Not very; not quite; not sufficiently

够吃

gòu chī — Enough to eat; sufficient food to consume

常常

chángcháng — Often; frequently; on many occasions

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of

哥哥

gēge — Older brother; elder male sibling

借

jiè — To borrow; to lend; to obtain temporarily

卷心菜

juǎnxīncài — Cabbage; round leafy green vegetable

经营

jīngyíng — To manage; to run; to operate a business

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state

一个

yīgè — One; a; single unit of something

苗圃

miáopǔ — Nursery; place where plants are grown and sold

花园

huāyuán — Garden; an outdoor space for growing plants

有时

yǒushí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times

多余

duōyú — Surplus; extra; more than what is needed

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is acceptable or possible

借出

jiè chū — To lend out; to give temporarily to another

每当

měidāng — Whenever; every time that something occurs

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind; this type of thing

情况

qíngkuàng — Situation; condition; state of affairs

发生

fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a moment

就

jiù — Then; right away; indicating immediate consequence

穿过

chuānguò — To pass through; to cross; to go across

田野

tiányě — Fields; open countryside; farmland and meadows

来到

láidào — To arrive at; to come to a place

外

wài — Outside; outer; external side or area

沟渠

gōuqú — Ditch; trench; a channel for water drainage

旁

páng — Beside; next to; at the side of

垃圾堆

lājīduī — Rubbish heap; pile of garbage or waste

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in the interior of something

什么

shénme — What; anything; used in questions or generalization

都有

dōu yǒu — Has everything; all kinds of things present

里面

lǐmiàn — Inside; interior; within a space or container

果酱罐

guǒjiàng guàn — Jam jar; a glass container for fruit preserves

纸袋

zhǐdài — Paper bag; a bag made of paper

割草机

gēcǎojī — Lawn mower; machine used for cutting grass

割下

gē xià — To cut off; to mow down; to sever

成堆

chéng duī — In piles; heaped up; forming a large mound

碎草

suì cǎo — Grass clippings; small cut pieces of grass

总

zǒng — Always; invariably; total; overall

带着

dài zhe — Carrying; bringing along with; having on one

一股

yī gǔ — A whiff; a puff; a strand of smell or air

油味

yóu wèi — Oily smell; the scent of oil or grease

还有

hái yǒu — Also; in addition; there is also

些

xiē — Some; a few; a small quantity of something

烂掉

làn diào — To rot away; to decay and become spoiled

西葫芦

xīhúlu — Zucchini; courgette; a type of summer squash

一两只

yī liǎng zhī — One or two pieces; a couple of items

旧靴子

jiù xuēzi — Old boots; worn-out footwear

一天

yītiān — One day; a particular day; all day long

真是

zhēn shì — Truly; really is; expressing genuine feeling

喜出望外

xǐ chū wàng wài — Pleasantly surprised; delighted beyond one's expectations

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; over there

一大堆

yī dà duī — A big pile; a large heap of things

徒长

túzhǎng — Overgrowth; plants growing excessively tall and leggy

已经

yǐjīng — Already; by now; having happened before present

抽薹

chōu tái — To bolt; plants sending up a flower stalk prematurely

开花

kāihuā — To bloom; to blossom; to produce flowers

拼命

pīnmìng — With all one's might; desperately; frantically

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

大吃

dà chī — To eat a lot; to feast; to devour greedily