Wuthering Heights — Page 2

Vocabulary

就

jiù — then, right away, exactly, as early as

连

lián — even, including, connecting

他

tā — he, him (third person masculine pronoun)

倚靠

yǐ kào — to lean against or rely on something

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

那

nà — that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

扇

shàn — measure word for doors and windows

门

mén — door, gate, entrance

对

duì — toward, facing; correct, a pair

话语

huà yǔ — words, speech, utterance

也

yě — also, too, as well

毫无

háo wú — absolutely without, not the slightest

呼应

hū yìng — to echo, respond, coordinate with each other

之意

zhī yì — the intention or meaning of something

我

wǒ — I, me (first person pronoun)

想

xiǎng — to think, want, miss someone

正是

zhèng shì — exactly is, precisely, it is just

这

zhè — this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

一

yī — one, a, single

情形

qíng xíng — situation, circumstances, state of affairs

促使

cù shǐ — to prompt, urge, cause someone to act

接受

jiē shòu — to accept, receive, take on

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

邀请

yāo qǐng — to invite; an invitation

一个

yī gè — one (person or thing), a single

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — it looks like, it appears, seemingly

比

bǐ — compared to, more than (comparison particle)

更加

gèng jiā — even more, all the more, to a greater degree

矜持

jīn chí — reserved, restrained, aloof in manner

人

rén — person, people, human being

产生

chǎn shēng — to produce, generate, give rise to

兴趣

xìng qù — interest, enthusiasm for something

当

dāng — when, while; to serve as, to be

看到

kàn dào — to see, catch sight of, notice

已

yǐ — already, by now (indicating completion)

径直

jìng zhí — directly, straight, without detour or hesitation

顶着

dǐng zhe — pressing against, pushing up against something

栅栏

zhà lán — fence, railing, barrier made of posts

时

shí — when, at the time of, moment

才

cái — only then, not until, just

伸出

shēn chū — to stretch out, extend outward (hand, arm)

手来

shǒu lái — hand (coming forward), reaching one's hand out

将其

jiāng qí — to take it, handle it (formal written style)

解开

jiě kāi — to untie, undo, unfasten something

随后

suí hòu — soon after, immediately following, subsequently

阴沉

yīn chén — gloomy, sullen, overcast in expression

脸

liǎn — face, facial expression

走在

zǒu zài — walking at (a position relative to others)

前面

qián miàn — in front, ahead, the front side

沿

yán — along, following the edge or path of

石板路

shí bǎn lù — flagstone path, paved road of flat stones

向上

xiàng shàng — upward, moving in an upward direction

走去

zǒu qù — to walk away, walk toward a destination

待

dài — to wait; when, once (literary usage)

我们

wǒ men — we, us (first person plural pronoun)

进入

jìn rù — to enter, go into a place or state

庭院

tíng yuàn — courtyard, garden yard of a house

喊道

hǎn dào — to shout, cry out, yell saying something

把

bǎ — disposal particle; to take, handle an object

先生

xiān sheng — Mister, sir, gentleman, teacher

马

mǎ — horse

牵走

qiān zǒu — to lead away, take away by the reins

再

zài — again, then, in addition

拿些

ná xiē — to fetch some, bring a quantity of something

酒

jiǔ — alcohol, wine, liquor

上来

shàng lái — to come up, bring up (toward speaker)

这道

zhè dào — this (measure word for orders or commands)

复合

fù hé — compound, composite, combined together

命令

mìng lìng — order, command, directive

令

lìng — to cause, make, order; a command

不禁

bù jīn — cannot help but, involuntarily do something

想到

xiǎng dào — to think of, occur to one's mind

猜

cāi — to guess, speculate, conjecture

便是

biàn shì — is precisely, that must be, it is just

这里

zhè lǐ — here, this place

全部

quán bù — all, entire, the whole of something

家仆

jiā pú — household servant, domestic servant

难怪

nán guài — no wonder, it is not surprising that

石板

shí bǎn — flagstone, flat stone slab

缝里

fèng lǐ — within the cracks or gaps of something

草

cǎo — grass, weeds, plants

都

dōu — all, both, even (inclusive adverb)

长出来

zhǎng chū lái — to grow out, sprout forth from a surface

牲口

shēng kǒu — livestock, draught animals, farm animals

是

shì — to be, is, am, are (copula verb)

唯一

wéi yī — the only one, sole, unique

修剪

xiū jiǎn — to trim, prune, clip plants or hedges

篱笆

lí ba — hedge, fence made of woven branches

园丁

yuán dīng — gardener, one who tends a garden

是个

shì gè — is a (introducing a description of someone)

上了年纪

shàng le nián jì — getting on in years, advanced in age

不

bù — no, not (negation particle)

该说

gāi shuō — should say, or rather, more accurately

老人

lǎo rén — old person, elderly man or woman

或许

huò xǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

年岁

nián suì — age, years of life, one's age

很大

hěn dà — very large, very great, very old

却

què — but, yet, however (adversative conjunction)

依然

yī rán — still, as before, unchanged

硬朗

yìng lǎng — robust, hale and hearty (of elderly person)

结实

jiē shi — sturdy, solid, strong and firm

一边

yī biān — on one side; at the same time as

接过

jiē guò — to take over, receive something handed over

马缰

mǎ jiāng — horse reins, bridle used to control horse

以

yǐ — with, using, by means of (literary)

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of, a sort of

满腹牢骚

mǎn fù láo sāo — full of complaints, grumbling discontentedly

低沉

dī chén — low and deep (voice), muffled, depressed

语气

yǔ qì — tone of voice, manner of speaking

自言自语

zì yán zì yǔ — to talk to oneself, mutter under one's breath

道

dào — to say, utter (literary narrative verb)

上帝

Shàng dì — God, the Lord (Christian usage)

帮帮

bāng bang — help (reduplicated, softened request form)

吧

ba — particle suggesting mild request or assumption

与此同时

yǔ cǐ tóng shí — at the same time, meanwhile, simultaneously

如此

rú cǐ — like this, so, in such a manner

酸楚

suān chǔ — bitter, sorrowful, pained, grieved feeling

眼神

yǎn shén — look in one's eyes, gaze, expression

望着

wàng zhe — gazing at, looking toward, staring at

好心

hǎo xīn — good intentions, kindheartedness, goodwill

地

de — adverbial particle (manner of doing something)

猜测

cāi cè — to guess, speculate, conjecture about something

大概

dà gài — probably, approximately, roughly speaking

需要

xū yào — to need, require, necessity

神明

shén míng — deity, divine being, god or goddess

帮助

bāng zhù — to help, assist, aid someone

来

lái — to come; used as directional complement

消化

xiāo huà — to digest food; digestion

晚餐

wǎn cān — dinner, evening meal, supper

而

ér — and, but, yet (literary conjunction)

那声

nà shēng — that sound, that utterance, that cry

虔诚

qián chéng — devout, pious, sincere in religious belief

感叹

gǎn tàn — exclamation, sigh of emotion, lament

与

yǔ — and, with, together with (literary)

不期而至

bù qī ér zhì — to arrive unexpectedly, come without prior notice

并无

bìng wú — has absolutely no, there is none at all

干系

gān xì — connection, relation, involvement with something

住所

zhù suǒ — residence, dwelling place, abode

名称

míng chēng — name, designation, title of something

呼啸

hū xiào — to howl, roar, whistle loudly (wind or sound)

颇具

pō jù — quite having, possessing considerably, fairly rich in

地方色彩

dì fāng sè cǎi — local color, regional character, distinctive flavor

形容词

xíng róng cí — adjective (grammatical term)

描述

miáo shù — to describe, depict, give an account of

该处

gāi chù — that place, the location in question

在

zài — at, in, on (location preposition)

狂风暴雨

kuáng fēng bào yǔ — violent wind and rain, fierce stormy weather

天气

tiān qì — weather, atmospheric conditions

中

zhōng — in, among, within, middle

所

suǒ — particle used before verb in passive structure

承受

chéng shòu — to bear, endure, withstand (pressure or hardship)

大气

dà qì — atmosphere, air; also magnanimous in character

动荡

dòng dàng — turbulence, upheaval, instability, agitation