Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 8

Vocabulary

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)

南方

nán fāng — The south; southern region

监工

jiān gōng — Overseer; supervisor of workers

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; by now

够

gòu — Enough; sufficient; to reach

难受

nán shòu — Uncomfortable; feeling bad or distressed

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

北方

běi fāng — The north; northern region

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree

糟糕

zāo gāo — Terrible; awful; in a bad state

但

dàn — But; however; yet

最

zuì — Most; -est (superlative marker)

是

shì — To be; is/am/are

当

dāng — When; while; to serve as

你

nǐ — You (second person singular)

成为

chéng wéi — To become; to turn into

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self

人们

rén men — People; folks; human beings (plural)

谈论

tán lùn — To talk about; to discuss a topic

人类

rén lèi — Humanity; humankind; the human race

身上

shēn shàng — On one's body; upon a person

神性

shén xìng — Divinity; divine nature within beings

看看

kàn kàn — Take a look; have a glance at

那

nà — That; those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present

大路

dà lù — Main road; highway; broad path

上

shàng — On; above; up; to go up

赶车

gǎn chē — To drive a cart; to operate a horse-drawn vehicle

去

qù — To go; to leave toward a destination

市场

shì chǎng — Market; marketplace; commercial trading area

车夫

chē fū — Coachman; cart driver; carriage driver

无论

wú lùn — Regardless of; no matter what/how

白天

bái tiān — Daytime; during the day

还是

hái shì — Or; still; had better (connecting alternatives)

黑夜

hēi yè — Dark night; nighttime darkness

他

tā — He; him (third person masculine)

可

kě — Can; may; but; emphasizing contrast

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; whichever

涌动

yǒng dòng — To surge; to flow and stir within

崇高

chóng gāo — Lofty; noble; sublime in character

职责

zhí zé — Duty; responsibility; one's obligations

不过

bù guò — However; but; merely; no more than

喂料

wèi liào — To feed fodder; to provide feed to animals

饮水

yǐn shuǐ — Drinking water; to give water to drink

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

运输

yùn shū — Transportation; to transport goods or people

利益

lì yì — Benefit; interest; profit; advantage

相比

xiāng bǐ — In comparison; compared with something else

命运

mìng yùn — Fate; destiny; one's lot in life

对

duì — Toward; for; correct; facing

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as concerned

又

yòu — Again; also; moreover; in addition

算

suàn — To count as; to calculate; to consider

什么

shén me — What; anything; whatever

难道

nán dào — Could it be that; is it possible that (rhetorical)

不是

bù shì — Is not; are not; to not be

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to

制造

zhì zào — To manufacture; to create; to produce

喧嚣

xuān xiāo — Clamor; uproar; noisy commotion

老爷

lǎo ye — Master; lord; form of address for superiors

效力

xiào lì — To serve; to work for someone's benefit

吗

ma — Question particle at sentence end

多么

duō me — How; what a; to what extent (exclamatory)

神圣

shén shèng — Sacred; holy; divine; sanctified

不朽

bù xiǔ — Immortal; undying; everlasting fame

啊

ā — Ah; oh; exclamatory or softening particle

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; what is it like

畏缩

wèi suō — To flinch; to shrink back in fear

偷溜

tōu liū — To sneak away; to slip off quietly

整日

zhěng rì — All day long; the whole day

懵懵懂懂

měng měng dǒng dǒng — Confused; muddleheaded; in a daze

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

活在

huó zài — To live in; to exist within a state

恐惧

kǒng jù — Fear; dread; terror

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; inside

既非

jì fēi — Neither; not one nor the other

也非

yě fēi — Nor; also not (paired with 既非)

自身

zì shēn — Oneself; one's own self or being

看法

kàn fǎ — View; opinion; way of seeing things

奴隶

nú lì — Slave; one held in bondage

囚徒

qiú tú — Prisoner; captive; one confined in jail

受困

shòu kùn — To be trapped; to be confined or stuck

于

yú — In; at; from; by (literary preposition)

行为

xíng wéi — Behavior; conduct; actions

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive constructions

赢得

yíng dé — To win; to earn; to gain through effort

名声

míng shēng — Reputation; fame; public standing

我们

wǒ men — We; us (first person plural)

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; innermost feelings; mind

公众

gōng zhòng — The public; the general public

舆论

yú lùn — Public opinion; popular sentiment

是个

shì gè — Is a; serves as (introducing a noun)

软弱

ruǎn ruò — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or resolve

暴君

bào jūn — Tyrant; despot; cruel ruler

一个人

yī gè rén — One person; a single individual; alone

决定

jué dìng — To decide; to determine; a decision

或者

huò zhě — Or; alternatively; either...or

确切地说

què qiè de shuō — To put it precisely; to be exact

预示

yù shì — To foretell; to presage; to indicate in advance

即便

jí biàn — Even if; even though; granted that

幻想

huàn xiǎng — Fantasy; illusion; to daydream

想象

xiǎng xiàng — Imagination; to imagine; to envision

省份

shěng fèn — Province; an administrative regional division

中

zhōng — Middle; within; among; in the center

自我

zì wǒ — Self; ego; one's own identity

解放

jiě fàng — Liberation; to free from oppression or constraint

哪个

nǎ gè — Which one; which (interrogative)

能够

néng gòu — To be able to; capable of doing something

促成

cù chéng — To bring about; to facilitate; to accomplish

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this affair; this thing

再

zài — Again; once more; further

想想

xiǎng xiǎng — Think about it; consider for a moment

这片

zhè piàn — This piece of; this stretch of (area)

土地

tǔ dì — Land; soil; territory; the earth

女士们

nǚ shì men — Ladies; women (polite plural address)

为了

wèi le — In order to; for the sake of

末日

mò rì — Doomsday; the last day; judgment day

审判

shěn pàn — Trial; judgment; to adjudicate

坐垫

zuò diàn — Cushion; seat pad; sitting pad

以免

yǐ miǎn — So as to avoid; lest; in order to prevent

显出

xiǎn chū — To appear; to show; to reveal oneself as

过于

guò yú — Too; excessively; overly

青涩

qīng sè — Immature; green; inexperienced and naive

关切

guān qiè — Concern; to care about earnestly

好像

hǎo xiàng — As if; it seems like; resembling

消磨

xiāo mó — To while away; to wear down over time

时光

shí guāng — Time; passage of time; days gone by

而

ér — And yet; but; while (conjunctive particle)

不

bù — No; not (negation particle)

损伤

sǔn shāng — To damage; to harm; injury; impairment

永恒

yǒng héng — Eternal; everlasting; permanence

可能

kě néng — Possible; maybe; perhaps; possibility

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; similar; as...as

大多数人

dà duō shù rén — Most people; the majority of people

过着

guò zhe — Living (a life); spending time in a state

静默

jìng mò — Silent; quiet; still; in silence

绝望

jué wàng — Despair; hopelessness; to give up hope

生活

shēng huó — Life; livelihood; to live day to day

所谓

suǒ wèi — So-called; what is known as

听天由命

tīng tiān yóu mìng — To resign to fate; to let heaven decide

根深蒂固

gēn shēn dì gù — Deep-rooted; firmly entrenched; hard to change

从

cóng — From; since; following a path

城市

chéng shì — City; urban area; town

走入

zǒu rù — To walk into; to enter on foot

乡村

xiāng cūn — Village; countryside; rural area

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; the only option is

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using (literary)

和

hé — And; with; together with

勇气

yǒng qì — Courage; bravery; boldness

来

lái — To come; to arrive; (used after verb for purpose)

安慰

ān wèi — To comfort; to console; solace