The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 14

Vocabulary

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple things nearby

诗歌

shīgē — Poetry; literary works written in verse

篇章

piānzhāng — Sections or chapters of a written work

通常

tōngcháng — Usually; normally; in most cases

不应

bù yīng — Should not; ought not to

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject

视为

shìwéi — To regard as; to consider something as something

该

gāi — The said; that particular; referring to previously mentioned

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; a piece of art or literature

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

作者

zuòzhě — Author; writer of a work

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize

创作

chuàngzuò — To create; original artistic or literary creation

它们

tāmen — They; them; referring to non-human things

大多

dàduō — Most; the majority; for the most part

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

借用

jièyòng — To borrow; to use something belonging to another

自

zì — From; since; self; oneself

他人

tārén — Others; other people; someone else

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within that group or set

许多

xǔduō — Many; a large number of

取自

qǔzì — Taken from; derived from a source

著名

zhùmíng — Famous; well-known; renowned

诗人

shīrén — Poet; person who writes poetry

为了

wèile — In order to; for the purpose of

避免

bìmiǎn — To avoid; to prevent something from happening

原文

yuánwén — Original text; source text before translation

在

zài — At; in; on; indicates location or time

每个

měi gè — Every; each one individually

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; evening; nighttime hours

结尾

jiéwěi — Ending; conclusion of a story or section

处

chù — Place; location; point in text or space

出现

chūxiàn — To appear; to emerge; to occur

冗长

rǒngcháng — Lengthy; tediously long; unnecessarily wordy

中断

zhōngduàn — Interruption; to break off; discontinuation

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

将

jiāng — Will; shall; future action marker

译文

yìwén — Translated text; the result of translation

分成

fēnchéng — To divide into; to split into parts

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

若干

ruògān — Several; a certain number of; some

章节

zhāngjié — Chapters and sections of a book

每章

měi zhāng — Each chapter; every chapter individually

由

yóu — By; composed of; through; from

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or unit

故事

gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

两个

liǎng gè — Two; a pair of things

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching up to

以上

yǐshàng — Above; more than; and upward

相互

xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally

关联

guānlián — Connected; related; linked to one another

组成

zǔchéng — To form; to compose; to make up

并

bìng — And; furthermore; simultaneously

仅

jǐn — Only; merely; just

注明

zhùmíng — To indicate; to note clearly; to specify

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; start; the beginning

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two items

结束

jiéshù — To end; to finish; conclusion

时

shí — Time; when; at the time of

对应

duìyìng — Corresponding; to correspond to; matching

原著

yuánzhù — Original work; the source literary work

阿拉伯人

Ālābó rén — Arabs; people of Arab ethnicity or culture

娱乐

yúlè — Entertainment; amusement; recreation

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses

作

zuò — To make; to write; to compose; to do

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; consequently; for this reason

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among

添加

tiānjiā — To add; to include additional content

大量

dàliàng — A large amount; numerous; in great quantity

注释

zhùshì — Annotations; footnotes; explanatory notes

其

qí — Its; their; his; her; that

对

duì — For; toward; correct; facing

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads a text

而言

éryán — Speaking of; in terms of; as for

更

gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree

易

yì — Easy; simple; not difficult

理解

lǐjiě — To understand; comprehend; grasp meaning

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to an even greater extent

愉悦

yúyuè — Joyful; pleasant; delightful

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; wholly

出自

chūzì — Originating from; coming from a source

本人

běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; I myself

除非

chúfēi — Unless; only if; except when

另有

lìng yǒu — Otherwise stated; there is another; separately having

说明

shuōmíng — To explain; explanation; to indicate clearly

情况

qíngkuàng — Situation; circumstances; condition; state of affairs

下

xià — Under; below; next; in a situation

总体

zǒngtǐ — Overall; general; as a whole

目标

mùbiāo — Goal; objective; target; aim

提供

tígōng — To provide; to supply; to offer

足以

zúyǐ — Sufficient to; enough to; adequate for

令

lìng — To cause; to make; to order

普通

pǔtōng — Ordinary; common; general; average

满意

mǎnyì — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

无需

wúxū — No need to; without needing to

迫使

pòshǐ — To force; to compel; to drive someone to

参阅

cānyuè — To consult; to refer to other sources

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; additional ones

著作

zhùzuò — Written works; published books or writings

努力

nǔlì — To strive; to make effort; to work hard

通过

tōngguò — Through; by means of; to pass through

引用

yǐnyòng — To quote; to cite; to reference a source

推崇

tuīchóng — To hold in high esteem; to revere; to admire

阿拉伯

Ālābó — Arabia; Arabic; relating to Arab culture

史书

shǐshū — History books; historical records and chronicles

科学

kēxué — Science; scientific knowledge or discipline

等

děng — Etc.; and so on; and others

片段

piànduàn — Fragment; excerpt; a passage from a work

主要

zhǔyào — Main; primary; principal; most important

手稿

shǒugǎo — Manuscript; handwritten original document

以及

yǐjí — As well as; along with; and also

与

yǔ — With; and; together with

交往

jiāowǎng — To associate with; interaction; social dealings

期间

qījiān — During; period of time; in the course of

听闻

tīngwén — To hear about; to learn by hearing

陈述

chénshù — To state; to describe; a formal statement

轶事

yìshì — Anecdote; interesting little-known story or incident

目睹

mùdǔ — To witness; to see with one's own eyes

行为

xíngwéi — Behavior; conduct; action

举止

jǔzhǐ — Manner; bearing; deportment; behavior

来

lái — To come; to arrive; used as directional complement

本书

běn shū — This book; the present volume

最为

zuì wéi — Most; to the greatest degree; the most

奇异

qíyì — Strange; bizarre; extraordinary; unusual

叙述

xùshù — To narrate; to describe; narration; account

即便

jíbiàn — Even if; even though; regardless of whether

那个

nàge — That; that one; referring to something distant

民族

mínzú — Ethnic group; nation; people; nationality

教育

jiàoyù — Education; to educate; schooling

阶层

jiēcéng — Social class; stratum; tier of society

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; to not know how to

难以置信

nán yǐ zhì xìn — Unbelievable; hard to believe; incredible