Ulysses — Page 12

Vocabulary

连同

lián tóng — together with; along with something else

她的

tā de — her; belonging to her

玩具

wán jù — toy; plaything for children

一起

yī qǐ — together; at the same time or place

折叠

zhé dié — to fold; to collapse into layers

收藏

shōu cáng — to collect and keep; to store away

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

自然

zì rán — nature; natural; occurring without force

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

记忆

jì yì — memory; recollection of past events

之中

zhī zhōng — within; in the middle of something

困扰

kùn rǎo — to trouble; to perplex; to disturb someone

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

他

tā — he; him; third-person male pronoun

沉思

chén sī — to ponder deeply; to be lost in thought

大脑

dà nǎo — brain; the cerebrum of a person

她

tā — she; her; third-person female pronoun

领

lǐng — to receive; to lead; to partake of

圣餐

shèng cān — Holy Communion; Christian Eucharist sacrament

前

qián — before; in front of; previously

从

cóng — from; following; since a point in time

厨房

chú fáng — kitchen; room used for cooking food

水龙头

shuǐ lóng tóu — faucet; tap for controlling water flow

接来

jiē lái — to fetch; to bring over by receiving

那杯

nà bēi — that cup; that glass of liquid

水

shuǐ — water; liquid essential for life

一个

yī gè — one; a single item or person

挖去

wā qù — to dig out; to scoop out and remove

果核

guǒ hé — fruit core; seed center of a fruit

填满

tián mǎn — to fill up completely; to pack full

红糖

hóng táng — brown sugar; unrefined dark cane sugar

苹果

píng guǒ — apple; common round edible fruit

昏暗

hūn àn — dim; gloomy; poorly lit atmosphere

秋夜

qiū yè — autumn night; evening in the fall season

上

shàng — on top of; above; upper surface

烤着

kǎo zhe — roasting; baking continuously over heat

那

nà — that; referring to a distant object

秀美

xiù měi — elegant and beautiful; gracefully attractive

指甲

zhǐ jia — fingernail; hard covering at fingertip

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates action done to subject

孩子们

hái zi men — children; plural of child

衬衫

chèn shān — shirt; a light upper garment

捏死

niē sǐ — to pinch to death; to crush by squeezing

虱子

shī zi — louse; small parasitic insect infesting hair

血

xuè — blood; red fluid in living bodies

染红

rǎn hóng — to dye red; to stain something red

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

梦中

mèng zhōng — in a dream; while dreaming

悄无声息

qiāo wú shēng xī — silently; without making any sound at all

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

来到

lái dào — to arrive at; to come to a place

面前

miàn qián — in front of; before someone's face

憔悴

qiáo cuì — haggard; thin and worn from suffering

身躯

shēn qū — body; physical frame of a person

裹

guǒ — to wrap; to envelop in cloth or covering

宽松

kuān sōng — loose-fitting; not tight; relaxed in size

寿衣

shòu yī — burial clothes; garment worn by the deceased

里

lǐ — inside; within; inner part

散发出

sàn fā chū — to emit; to give off a smell or light

蜡

là — wax; substance used in candles or polish

和

hé — and; together with; connecting two elements

气味

qì wèi — smell; odor; scent of something

俯身

fǔ shēn — to bend down; to lean forward over something

用

yòng — to use; to employ; by means of

无声

wú shēng — silent; without sound; making no noise

秘语

mì yǔ — secret words; mysterious whispered language

低语

dī yǔ — to whisper; to speak in a low voice

呼出

hū chū — to breathe out; to exhale air or breath

一缕

yī lǚ — a wisp; a thin strand of smoke or breath

淡淡

dàn dàn — faint; light; subtle in quality or intensity

气息

qì xī — breath; the air exhaled; an atmosphere or aura

渐渐

jiàn jiàn — gradually; slowly and progressively over time

失神

shī shén — to lose focus; to become vacant or dazed

双眼

shuāng yǎn — both eyes; a pair of eyes

死亡

sǐ wáng — death; the end of life

中

zhōng — in the middle of; within; among

凝视

níng shì — to gaze steadily; to stare fixedly at something

震撼

zhèn hàn — to shake deeply; to profoundly move or shock

并

bìng — and; moreover; simultaneously

压弯

yā wān — to bend under weight; to bow down from pressure

我的

wǒ de — my; mine; belonging to me

灵魂

líng hún — soul; spirit; inner spiritual essence

唯独

wéi dú — only; solely; exclusively one thing or person

对着

duì zhe — facing; directed toward; aimed at

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

幽灵

yōu líng — ghost; spirit; apparition of a dead person

蜡烛

là zhú — candle; wax stick burned for light

照亮

zhào liàng — to illuminate; to light up a dark space

临终

lín zhōng — at the moment of death; dying final moment

苦痛

kǔ tòng — pain; suffering; anguish both physical and mental

鬼魅

guǐ mèi — demons and ghosts; sinister supernatural beings

光

guāng — light; radiance; brightness

落在

luò zài — to fall on; to rest upon a surface

饱受

bǎo shòu — to suffer greatly; to be subjected to much pain

折磨

zhé mó — to torment; to cause great suffering or anguish

脸上

liǎn shàng — on the face; the surface of someone's face

嘶哑

sī yǎ — hoarse; raspy; rough-sounding voice

粗重

cū zhòng — heavy and rough; thick labored breathing sound

呼吸

hū xī — to breathe; breathing; respiration

恐惧

kǒng jù — fear; terror; feeling of dread

作响

zuò xiǎng — to make a sound; to produce a noise

而

ér — and; but; yet; conjunction linking clauses

众人

zhòng rén — everyone; all the people present

皆

jiē — all; everyone; without exception

跪地

guì dì — to kneel on the ground; to go down on knees

祈祷

qí dǎo — to pray; to offer prayer to a deity

眼睛

yǎn jing — eyes; the organs of sight

盯着

dīng zhe — to stare at; to fix one's gaze upon

击倒

jī dǎo — to knock down; to strike and fell someone

愿

yuàn — to wish; may it be; expressing a hope

发光

fā guāng — to emit light; to shine; to glow

忏悔者

chàn huǐ zhě — penitent; one who confesses and repents sins

群众

qún zhòng — the masses; the crowd; common people

环绕

huán rào — to surround; to encircle; to go around

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

欢欣

huān xīn — joyful; delighted; filled with happiness

合唱团

hé chàng tuán — choir; a group singing together in harmony

迎接

yíng jiē — to welcome; to go out to meet someone

尸骸

shī hái — corpse; skeletal remains of a dead body

之徒

zhī tú — those who; a type of person; such people

不

bù — no; not; negation particle

母亲

mǔ qīn — mother; one's female parent

让我

ràng wǒ — let me; allow me to do something

安宁

ān níng — peace; tranquility; free from disturbance

活下去

huó xià qù — to keep living; to survive and continue existing

声音

shēng yīn — sound; voice; an audible noise

塔楼

tǎ lóu — tower; a tall tower-like building structure

唱了

chàng le — sang; completed the act of singing

出来

chū lái — to come out; to emerge from within

沿着

yán zhe — along; following the length or edge of

楼梯

lóu tī — staircase; steps between floors of a building

越来越

yuè lái yuè — more and more; increasingly over time

近

jìn — near; close; not far away

再次

zài cì — once again; a second time; once more

呼唤

hū huàn — to call out to; to summon by calling

仍

réng — still; yet; continuing as before

因

yīn — because of; due to; as a result of

哭喊

kū hǎn — to cry and shout; to wail loudly

颤抖

chàn dǒu — to tremble; to shake from fear or cold

听见

tīng jiàn — to hear; to perceive sound through ears

温暖

wēn nuǎn — warm; comforting warmth of temperature or feeling

流动

liú dòng — to flow; to move fluidly; circulating

阳光

yáng guāng — sunlight; sunshine; light from the sun

以及

yǐ jí — as well as; and also; in addition to

身后

shēn hòu — behind one; at one's back

空气

kōng qì — air; the atmosphere; the air around us

传来

chuán lái — to come through; sounds or news reaching here

亲切

qīn qiè — warm and friendly; kind and approachable

话语

huà yǔ — words; spoken language; utterance

下来

xià lái — to come down; to descend from above

吧

ba — particle suggesting suggestion or mild command

乖乖

guāi guāi — be good; behave nicely; used to coax someone

溜下来

liū xià lái — to slide down; to slip down quietly

早饭

zǎo fàn — breakfast; the morning meal

好了

hǎo le — it's ready; it's done; all right now

正在

zhèng zài — currently; in the process of doing right now

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; for the sake of

昨晚

zuó wǎn — last night; the previous evening

吵醒

chǎo xǐng — to wake someone by making noise

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

道歉

dào qiàn — to apologize; to express regret to someone

呢

ne — sentence-final particle indicating ongoing situation

没事

méi shì — it's nothing; no problem; never mind

我来

wǒ lái — let me do it; I'll take care of it

转过身

zhuǎn guò shēn — to turn around; to rotate one's body

说道

shuō dào — said; uttered; spoke the following words

快点

kuài diǎn — hurry up; be quick; move faster

来

lái — to come; to arrive; used as imperative

看在

kàn zài — for the sake of; out of consideration for

份上

fèn shàng — for someone's sake; on account of someone

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell