Won from the Waves — Page 3

Vocabulary

这里

zhèlǐ — here, this place

并不

bìng bù — not at all, not really

特别

tèbié — especially, particularly, special

迷人

mírén — charming, enchanting, captivating

确实

quèshí — indeed, truly, certainly

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

那

nà — that, those

一刻

yī kè — a moment, a quarter hour

几乎

jīhū — almost, nearly, hardly

没有

méiyǒu — do not have, there is no

什么

shénme — what; anything, something

景色

jǐngsè — scenery, landscape, view

能

néng — can, able to, capable of

显出

xiǎnchū — to reveal, to show, to display

其

qí — its, his, her, their (literary pronoun)

优美

yōuměi — graceful, elegant, beautiful

之处

zhī chù — the place of, the aspect of (literary)

但

dàn — but, however, yet

当

dāng — when, while, as

阳光

yángguāng — sunlight, sunshine

照耀

zhàoyào — to shine upon, to illuminate brightly

蓝色

lánsè — blue color

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

粼粼

línlín — sparkling, glistening (of water)

波光

bōguāng — light reflected on rippling water

之上

zhī shàng — above, upon (literary expression)

又有

yòu yǒu — and there is also, additionally there are

飘过

piāoguò — to drift past, to float by

云影

yúnyǐng — shadow or reflection of clouds

点缀

diǎnzhuì — to embellish, to adorn, to decorate

其间

qí jiān — among them, in between (literary)

海洋

hǎiyáng — ocean, sea

画家

huàjiā — painter, artist who paints

或许

huòxǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

那些

nàxiē — those, those ones

风景如画

fēngjǐng rú huà — scenery as beautiful as a painting

茅屋

máowū — thatched cottage, humble straw-roofed house

健壮

jiànzhuàng — strong, sturdy, robust (of a person)

渔民

yúmín — fishermen, fishing community people

荒野

huāngyě — wilderness, wasteland, desolate open land

峭壁

qiàobì — cliff, steep rocky precipice

以及

yǐjí — as well as, and also

闪烁

shǎnshuò — to glitter, to twinkle, to shimmer

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

贝壳

bèiké — shell, seashell

光芒

guāngmáng — rays of light, radiance, gleam

黄色

huángsè — yellow color

沙滩

shātān — sandy beach, sandbank

中

zhōng — in, within, among, middle

找到

zhǎodào — to find, to locate, to discover

许多

xǔduō — many, a lot of, numerous

值得

zhídé — worth, deserving, to be worthwhile

入画

rù huà — worthy of being painted, picturesque

题材

tícái — subject matter, theme for artistic work

再

zài — again, further, then

往

wǎng — toward, in the direction of

内陆

nèilù — inland, interior of a country

走

zǒu — to walk, to go, to move

便

biàn — then, consequently (literary connector)

愈发

yùfā — increasingly, even more, all the more

宜人

yírén — pleasant, agreeable, delightful

南面

nánmiàn — southern side, to the south

高地

gāodì — highland, elevated land, uplands

上

shàng — on, above, upper

整洁

zhěngjié — neat, tidy, clean and orderly

村舍

cūnshè — village cottage, rural dwelling

掩映

yǎnyìng — half-hidden among, partially concealed by foliage

灌木丛

guànmùcóng — shrubbery, thicket of bushes

教区

jiàoqū — parish, church district

教堂

jiàotáng — church, chapel

方形

fāngxíng — square-shaped, rectangular form

钟楼

zhōnglóu — bell tower, clock tower

高高

gāogāo — high up, loftily, tall and prominent

耸立

sǒnglì — to tower, to stand tall, to loom

更

gèng — even more, still further

远处

yuǎnchù — a distant place, far away

则是

zé shì — then there is, while on the other hand

爵士

juéshì — knight, sir (honorific title)

庄园

zhuāngyuán — manor, estate, large country property

坐落

zuòluò — to be situated, to be located

于

yú — in, at, from (literary preposition)

园林

yuánlín — garden, park, landscaped grounds

之中

zhī zhōng — within, among, in the midst of

园内

yuán nèi — within the garden, inside the grounds

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are

宽阔

kuānkuò — wide, broad, spacious

湖泊

húpō — lake, lakes (collective)

碧绿

bìlǜ — emerald green, bright green

草地

cǎodì — lawn, meadow, grassy ground

和

hé — and, with, together with

一簇簇

yī cùcù — cluster after cluster, in clumps

枝桠

zhīyā — branches, boughs of a tree

舒展

shūzhǎn — to stretch out, to unfurl, to spread

大树

dàshù — large tree, big tree

四周

sìzhōu — all around, on all four sides

围以

wéi yǐ — to surround with, to enclose by

栅栏

zhàlán — fence, railing, paling

既

jì — both...and, not only (paired conjunction)

拒绝

jùjué — to refuse, to reject, to deny entry

外人

wàirén — outsider, stranger, person not of the group

入内

rù nèi — to enter inside, to go in

又将

yòu jiāng — and also (used to), and moreover will

那群

nà qún — that group, that herd of

林间

lín jiān — between the trees, in the forest

空地

kōngdì — open ground, clearing, empty land

跳跃

tiàoyuè — to leap, to jump, to bound

奔腾

bēnténg — to gallop, to surge, to rush forward

优雅

yōuyǎ — elegant, graceful, refined

鹿群

lùqún — herd of deer

圈守

quān shǒu — to keep enclosed, to confine within bounds

其中

qízhōng — among them, within it, therein

渔夫们

yúfūmen — the fishermen (plural)

全然

quánrán — completely, entirely, totally

不顾

bùgù — to disregard, to ignore, heedless of

弥漫

mímàn — to pervade, to fill the air, to spread

雾气

wùqì — mist, fog, misty vapor

落在

luò zài — to fall on, to settle upon

他们

tāmen — they, them

鲜红

xiānhóng — bright red, vivid red

外套

wàitào — overcoat, jacket, outer garment

防水帽

fángshuǐ mào — waterproof hat, sou'wester rain hat

化作

huà zuò — to turn into, to transform into

细流

xìliú — thin trickle, small stream of liquid

淌下

tǎng xià — to trickle down, to flow downward

不断

búduàn — continuously, incessantly, without stopping

将

jiāng — to take, to direct toward (preposition)

目光

mùguāng — gaze, eyes, line of sight

投向

tóu xiàng — to direct toward, to cast toward

海面

hǎimiàn — sea surface, the surface of the ocean

竭力

jiélì — to do one's utmost, to try one's best

穿透

chuāntòu — to penetrate, to see through, to pierce

日益

rìyì — increasingly, day by day, more and more

深沉

shēnchén — deep, heavy, profound; somber

阴霾

yīnmái — haze, overcast gloom, murky atmosphere

来了

lái le — has come, is here, arrived

一人

yī rén — one person, someone

转过

zhuǎnguò — to turn around, to rotate toward

身来

shēn lái — around (body turning, as in 转过身来)

喊道

hǎn dào — to call out, to shout saying

我们

wǒmen — we, us

且

qiě — let us, just, for now (literary)

听听

tīng ting — to have a listen, let's hear

他

tā — he, him

对

duì — regarding, toward, about

这

zhè — this

天气

tiānqì — weather, atmospheric conditions

有何

yǒu hé — what does he have to say, what opinion

看法

kànfǎ — opinion, view, perspective

若是

ruòshì — if, supposing that (literary)

已

yǐ — already, by now (literary)

打定

dǎdìng — to make up one's mind, to firmly decide

主意

zhǔyi — idea, plan, decision, mind

今夜

jīnyè — tonight, this evening

出海

chū hǎi — to go out to sea, to set sail

除非

chúfēi — unless, only if not

比

bǐ — compared to, than

现在

xiànzài — now, at present, currently

糟糕

zāogāo — terrible, awful, bad

得多

de duō — much more (comparative intensifier)

否则

fǒuzé — otherwise, or else, if not

没什么

méi shénme — nothing, there's nothing, no reason

把

bǎ — (disposal marker) take/cause something to

留在

liú zài — to stay in, to remain at

家里

jiālǐ — at home, inside the house